| Row | Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio | Gross / Theaters | Total Gross / % of Total | Open |
| 1 | 1 | The Dark Knight Rises | WB | $448,139,099 | 4,404 | $448,139,099 | 100.0% | 7/20/12 |
| 2 | 2 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | WB (NL) | $228,546,604 | 4,100 | $303,003,568 | 75.4% | 12/14/12 |
| 3 | 8 | Dark Shadows | WB | $79,727,149 | 3,755 | $79,727,149 | 100.0% | 5/11/12 |
| 4 | 9 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | WB | $62,796,789 | 3,703 | $186,848,418 | 33.6% | 12/16/11 |
| 5 | 7 | Wrath of the Titans | WB | $83,670,083 | 3,545 | $83,670,083 | 100.0% | 3/30/12 |
| 6 | 5 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | WB (NL) | $103,860,290 | 3,500 | $103,860,290 | 100.0% | 2/10/12 |
| 7 | 12 | Rock of Ages | WB (NL) | $38,518,613 | 3,470 | $38,518,613 | 100.0% | 6/15/12 |
| 8 | 6 | The Campaign | WB | $86,907,746 | 3,302 | $86,907,746 | 100.0% | 8/10/12 |
| 9 | 4 | Argo | WB | $108,720,920 | 3,247 | $136,025,503 | 79.9% | 10/12/12 |
| 10 | 13 | Trouble with the Curve | WB | $35,763,137 | 3,212 | $35,763,137 | 100.0% | 9/21/12 |
| 11 | 10 | The Lucky One | WB | $60,457,138 | 3,175 | $60,457,138 | 100.0% | 4/20/12 |
| 12 | 3 | Magic Mike | WB | $113,721,571 | 3,120 | $113,721,571 | 100.0% | 6/29/12 |
| 13 | 11 | Project X | WB | $54,731,865 | 3,055 | $54,731,865 | 100.0% | 3/2/12 |
| 14 | 15 | Joyful Noise | WB | $30,932,113 | 2,735 | $30,932,113 | 100.0% | 1/13/12 |
| 15 | 14 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | WB | $31,579,958 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | 99.2% | 12/25/11 |
| 16 | 17 | Chernobyl Diaries | WB | $18,119,640 | 2,433 | $18,119,640 | 100.0% | 5/25/12 |
| 17 | 19 | New Year's Eve | WB (NL) | $10,339,384 | 2,225 | $54,544,638 | 19.0% | 12/9/11 |
| 18 | 16 | Cloud Atlas | WB | $26,785,673 | 2,023 | $27,108,272 | 98.8% | 10/26/12 |
| 19 | 22 | The Apparition | WB | $4,936,819 | 810 | $4,936,819 | 100.0% | 8/24/12 |
| 20 | 25 | Singin' In the Rain (2012 re-release) | WB | $1,608,925 | 561 | $1,608,925 | 100.0% | 7/12/12 |
| 21 | 23 | Happy Feet Two | WB | $3,314,072 | 525 | $64,006,466 | 5.2% | 11/18/11 |
| 22 | 28 | Casablanca (2012 re-release) | WB | $1,155,330 | 507 | $1,155,330 | 100.0% | 3/21/12 |
| 23 | 35 | The Bodyguard (2012 re-release) | WB | $61,020 | 484 | $61,020 | 100.0% | 3/28/12 |
| 24 | 30 | J. Edgar | WB | $812,979 | 455 | $37,306,030 | 2.2% | 11/9/11 |
| 25 | 32 | Thunderstruck | WB | $587,211 | 250 | $587,211 | 100.0% | 8/24/12 |
| 26 | 34 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | WB | $207,975 | 245 | $35,061,031 | 0.6% | 11/4/11 |
| 27 | 33 | Dolphin Tale | WB | $364,063 | 188 | $72,286,779 | 0.5% | 9/23/11 |
| 28 | 18 | To the Arctic (IMAX) | WB | $10,518,625 | 52 | $14,525,459 | 72.4% | 4/20/12 |
| 29 | 20 | Born to Be Wild (IMAX) | WB | $6,498,379 | 49 | $25,680,153 | 25.3% | 4/8/11 |
| 30 | 21 | Hubble 3D | WB | $5,305,861 | 23 | $52,145,605 | 10.2% | 3/19/10 |
| 31 | 24 | Under the Sea 3D | WB | $2,179,308 | 20 | $35,801,373 | 6.1% | 2/13/09 |
| 32 | 31 | The Polar Express (2012 re-issue) | WB | $667,342 | 17 | $669,289 | 99.7% | 11/21/12 |
| 33 | 36 | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | WB | $6,286 | 16 | $711,168 | 0.9% | 11/25/11 |
| 34 | 29 | Deep Sea 3D (IMAX) | WB | $832,096 | 7 | $46,331,680 | 1.8% | 3/3/06 |
| 35 | 26 | The Dark Knight (2012 re-release) | WB | $1,513,086 | N/A | $1,513,086 | 100.0% | 7/19/12 |
| 36 | 27 | Batman Begins (2012 re-release) | WB | $1,508,658 | N/A | $1,508,658 | 100.0% | 7/19/12 |
| Summary of 36 Movies on Chart: |
| Totals: | $1,665,395,807 | - | - | - | - |
| Averages: | $46,260,995 | - | - | - | - |
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