| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $5,501,950 | 3,706 | $139,854,287 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $4,656,067 | 3,375 | $148,313,048 | Sep 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $1,897,450 | 2,787 | $65,001,093 | Sep 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Looper | - | - | - | $1,737,417 | 2,993 | $66,486,205 | Sep 28 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 5 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $1,662,450 | 3,005 | $35,291,068 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $603,011 | 2,780 | $41,003,371 | Sep 21 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 7 | Trouble with the Curve | - | - | - | $504,169 | 3,212 | $35,763,137 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | House at the End of the Street | - | - | - | $405,929 | 3,083 | $31,611,916 | Sep 21 | Relativity Media | false |
| 9 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $332,972 | 2,904 | $41,128,283 | Sep 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Master | - | - | - | $270,630 | 864 | $16,377,274 | Sep 14 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 11 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $227,214 | 745 | $17,742,948 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 12 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $165,373 | 3,016 | $42,345,531 | Sep 14 | Screen Gems | false |
| 13 | Won't Back Down | - | - | - | $150,081 | 2,517 | $5,310,554 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | Dredd | - | - | - | $116,580 | 2,557 | $13,414,714 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 15 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $103,983 | 4,404 | $448,139,099 | Jul 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $82,700 | 256 | $7,919,574 | Sep 14 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 17 | The Possession | - | - | - | $62,059 | 2,860 | $49,130,154 | Aug 31 | Lionsgate | false |
| 18 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $50,610 | 3,753 | $113,203,870 | Aug 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $50,008 | 3,886 | $161,321,843 | Jul 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | - | - | - | $47,613 | 2,717 | $51,854,875 | Aug 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | - | - | - | $31,358 | 3,401 | $49,008,662 | Aug 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Lawless | - | - | - | $30,151 | 3,138 | $37,400,127 | Aug 29 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 23 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $27,506 | 3,455 | $56,003,051 | Aug 17 | Focus Features | false |
| 24 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $24,780 | 3,302 | $86,907,746 | Aug 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | To the Arctic 3D | - | - | - | $23,843 | 52 | $14,560,838 | Apr 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $22,171 | 3,355 | $85,028,192 | Aug 17 | Lionsgate | false |
| 27 | Ted | - | - | - | $20,570 | 3,303 | $218,815,487 | Jun 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | Barfi! | - | - | - | $20,438 | 132 | $2,804,874 | Sep 14 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $19,633 | 4,263 | $216,391,482 | Jun 8 | DreamWorks | false |
| 30 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $18,101 | 194 | $10,198,820 | May 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 31 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $9,693 | 924 | $45,512,466 | May 25 | Focus Features | false |
| 32 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | - | - | - | $9,259 | 318 | $12,795,746 | Jun 27 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 33 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $8,888 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Thaandavam | - | - | - | $8,538 | 45 | $213,476 | Sep 28 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $4,050 | 1,298 | $46,412,041 | May 4 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 36 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | - | - | - | $3,406 | 12 | $126,238 | Oct 5 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 37 | The Watch | - | - | - | $2,502 | 3,168 | $35,353,000 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | For a Good Time, Call... | - | - | - | $2,379 | 107 | $1,251,749 | Aug 31 | Focus Features | false |
| 39 | Heroine | - | - | - | $2,023 | 114 | $598,668 | Sep 21 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Apparition | - | - | - | $1,955 | 810 | $4,936,819 | Aug 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Safety Not Guaranteed | - | - | - | $1,411 | 182 | $4,010,957 | Jun 8 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 42 | Ruby Sparks | - | - | - | $898 | 261 | $2,540,106 | Jul 25 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 43 | 10 Years | - | - | - | $557 | 63 | $203,373 | Sep 14 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 44 | Now, Forager | - | - | - | $330 | 4 | $11,146 | Oct 3 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 45 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $216 | 27 | $64,918 | Sep 7 | Hannover House | false |
| 46 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | - | - | - | $172 | 800 | $3,377,618 | Aug 8 | Arc Entertainment | false |
