| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Butler | - | - | - | $20,201,272 | 3,330 | $116,632,095 | Aug 16 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 2 | One Direction: This Is Us | - | - | - | $18,472,875 | 2,735 | $28,873,374 | Aug 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 3 | We're the Millers | - | - | - | $16,288,094 | 3,445 | $150,394,119 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Planes | - | - | - | $10,882,322 | 3,716 | $90,288,712 | Aug 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Instructions Not Included | - | - | - | $10,378,558 | 978 | $44,467,206 | Aug 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 6 | Elysium | - | - | - | $8,420,783 | 3,284 | $93,050,117 | Aug 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | - | - | - | $7,069,709 | 3,118 | $31,165,421 | Aug 21 | Screen Gems | false |
| 8 | The World's End | - | - | - | $6,511,335 | 1,553 | $26,004,851 | Aug 23 | Focus Features | false |
| 9 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | - | - | - | $6,189,447 | 3,080 | $68,559,554 | Aug 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Getaway | - | - | - | $5,606,142 | 2,135 | $10,501,938 | Aug 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Blue Jasmine | - | - | - | $5,306,163 | 1,283 | $33,405,481 | Jul 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 12 | You're Next | - | - | - | $5,069,361 | 2,437 | $18,494,006 | Aug 23 | Lionsgate | false |
| 13 | Despicable Me 2 | - | - | - | $3,800,500 | 4,003 | $368,065,385 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | 2 Guns | - | - | - | $3,386,425 | 3,028 | $75,612,460 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Grandmaster | - | - | - | $3,181,334 | 804 | $6,594,959 | Aug 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 16 | Closed Circuit | - | - | - | $3,116,885 | 870 | $5,750,401 | Aug 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 17 | The Smurfs 2 | - | - | - | $2,831,627 | 3,867 | $71,017,784 | Jul 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Kick-Ass 2 | - | - | - | $2,469,015 | 2,945 | $28,795,985 | Aug 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Monsters University | - | - | - | $2,284,055 | 4,004 | $268,492,764 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Wolverine | - | - | - | $2,213,405 | 3,924 | $132,556,852 | Jul 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | The Conjuring | - | - | - | $1,711,018 | 3,115 | $137,400,141 | Jul 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | World War Z | - | - | - | $1,650,374 | 3,607 | $202,359,711 | Jun 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | Jobs | - | - | - | $1,542,027 | 2,381 | $16,131,410 | Aug 16 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 24 | The Spectacular Now | - | - | - | $1,476,581 | 770 | $6,854,611 | Aug 2 | A24 | false |
| 25 | Star Trek Into Darkness | - | - | - | $1,056,014 | 3,907 | $228,778,661 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | Turbo | - | - | - | $1,039,650 | 3,809 | $83,028,128 | Jul 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Pacific Rim | - | - | - | $989,213 | 3,285 | $101,802,906 | Jul 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | The Way Way Back | - | - | - | $986,004 | 1,001 | $21,506,546 | Jul 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 29 | Grown Ups 2 | - | - | - | $964,290 | 3,491 | $133,668,525 | Jul 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | The Heat | - | - | - | $804,870 | 3,184 | $159,582,188 | Jun 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Satyagraha | - | - | - | $500,714 | 83 | $738,525 | Aug 30 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Now You See Me | - | - | - | $499,140 | 3,082 | $117,723,989 | May 31 | Lionsgate | false |
| 33 | The Lone Ranger | - | - | - | $492,435 | 3,904 | $89,302,115 | Jul 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 34 | RED 2 | - | - | - | $464,511 | 3,016 | $53,262,560 | Jul 19 | Lionsgate | false |
| 35 | In a World... | - | - | - | $442,634 | 144 | $2,963,902 | Aug 9 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 36 | Man of Steel | - | - | - | $390,175 | 4,207 | $291,045,518 | Jun 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | White House Down | - | - | - | $304,681 | 3,222 | $73,103,784 | Jun 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 38 | Chennai Express | - | - | - | $287,445 | 196 | $5,307,960 | Aug 8 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | R.I.P.D. | - | - | - | $281,450 | 2,852 | $33,618,855 | Jul 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Austenland | - | - | - | $264,097 | 274 | $2,159,041 | Aug 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 41 | Fruitvale Station | - | - | - | $256,962 | 1,086 | $16,101,339 | Jul 12 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 42 | Iron Man 3 | - | - | - | $239,233 | 4,253 | $409,013,994 | May 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 43 | Paranoia | - | - | - | $231,505 | 2,459 | $7,388,654 | Aug 16 | Relativity Media | false |
| 44 | Blackfish | - | - | - | $126,001 | 99 | $2,073,582 | Jul 19 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 45 | Short Term 12 | - | - | - | $123,256 | 75 | $1,013,100 | Aug 23 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | false |
| 46 | This Is the End | - | - | - | $119,145 | 3,055 | $101,470,202 | Jun 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 47 | 20 Feet from Stardom | - | - | - | $111,799 | 147 | $4,946,445 | Jun 14 | RADiUS-TWC | false |
| 48 | Fast & Furious 6 | - | - | - | $101,480 | 3,771 | $238,679,850 | May 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 49 | Hubble | - | - | - | $88,971 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Ain't Them Bodies Saints | - | - | - | $86,141 | 44 | $396,519 | Aug 16 | IFC Films | false |
| 51 | Epic | - | - | - | $68,329 | 3,894 | $107,518,682 | May 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 52 | Drinking Buddies | - | - | - | $59,719 | 33 | $343,341 | Aug 23 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 53 | The Attack | - | - | - | $57,562 | 55 | $1,720,325 | Jun 21 | Cohen Media Group | false |
| 54 | The Croods | - | - | - | $43,597 | 4,065 | $187,168,425 | Mar 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 55 | Passion | - | - | - | $42,469 | 14 | $92,181 | Aug 30 | Entertainment One | false |
| 56 | Afternoon Delight | - | - | - | $34,476 | 39 | $174,496 | Aug 30 | The Film Arcade | false |
| 57 | Cutie and the Boxer | - | - | - | $28,837 | 16 | $200,036 | Aug 16 | RADiUS-TWC | false |
| 58 | You Will Be My Son 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $28,350 | 21 | $285,151 | Aug 16 | Cohen Media Group | false |
| 59 | Thérèse | - | - | - | $27,715 | 8 | $101,944 | Aug 23 | MPI Media Group | false |
| 60 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $26,796 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 61 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $24,869 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 62 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $23,338 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | To the Arctic 3D | - | - | - | $22,302 | 52 | $14,560,838 | Apr 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 64 | Before Midnight | - | - | - | $21,728 | 897 | $8,114,627 | May 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 65 | When Comedy Went to School | - | - | - | $21,032 | 13 | $369,065 | Jul 31 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 66 | Prince Avalanche | - | - | - | $20,133 | 23 | $205,139 | Aug 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 67 | Una noche | - | - | - | $20,019 | 6 | $100,887 | Aug 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 68 | Still Mine | - | - | - | $19,798 | 41 | $1,159,336 | May 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 69 | The Internship | - | - | - | $18,482 | 3,399 | $44,672,764 | Jun 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 70 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $14,958 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 71 | The Hunt | - | - | - | $14,445 | 47 | $613,308 | Jul 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 72 | The Act of Killing | - | - | - | $13,454 | 29 | $486,919 | Jul 19 | Drafthouse Films | false |
| 73 | The Artist and the Model | - | - | - | $13,454 | 11 | $127,958 | Aug 2 | Cohen Media Group | false |
| 74 | Hannah Arendt | - | - | - | $12,804 | 21 | $717,205 | May 29 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 75 | I Declare War | - | - | - | $10,793 | 14 | $14,928 | Aug 30 | Drafthouse Films | false |
| 76 | Frances Ha | - | - | - | $10,502 | 233 | $4,069,826 | May 17 | IFC Films | false |
| 77 | I'm So Excited! | - | - | - | $10,353 | 99 | $1,368,119 | Jun 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 78 | Drug War | - | - | - | $9,749 | 13 | $128,195 | Jul 26 | Variance Films | false |
| 79 | The Servant | - | - | - | $9,396 | 2 | $36,463 | Jul 26 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 80 | Unfinished Song | - | - | - | $8,544 | 91 | $1,702,668 | Jun 21 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 81 | Our Nixon | - | - | - | $7,566 | 5 | $20,584 | Aug 30 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | false |
| 82 | The Patience Stone | - | - | - | $7,001 | 20 | $148,671 | Aug 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 83 | Lovelace | - | - | - | $6,303 | 118 | $356,582 | Aug 9 | RADiUS-TWC | false |
| 84 | Much Ado About Nothing | - | - | - | $6,291 | 222 | $4,328,849 | Jun 7 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 85 | Free the Mind | - | - | - | $5,718 | 6 | $157,201 | May 3 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 86 | Love Is All You Need | - | - | - | $5,178 | 101 | $1,631,709 | May 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 87 | Fill the Void | - | - | - | $4,081 | 64 | $1,775,316 | May 24 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 88 | A Hijacking | - | - | - | $3,925 | 32 | $414,437 | Jun 21 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 89 | Savannah | - | - | - | $3,901 | 14 | $37,240 | Aug 23 | Ketchup Entertainment | false |
| 90 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $3,545 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 91 | Underdogs | - | - | - | $3,293 | 4 | $35,271 | Aug 16 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 92 | Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus | - | - | - | $3,241 | 20 | $202,370 | Jul 12 | IFC Films | false |
| 93 | Tiny Times 2.0 | - | - | - | $2,902 | 6 | $43,788 | Aug 16 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
| 94 | Mud | - | - | - | $2,786 | 960 | $21,590,086 | Apr 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 95 | Only God Forgives | - | - | - | $2,700 | 81 | $779,188 | Jul 19 | RADiUS-TWC | false |
| 96 | I Give It a Year | - | - | - | $2,414 | 6 | $34,657 | Aug 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 97 | Inch'Allah | - | - | - | $2,222 | 2 | $9,840 | Aug 16 | Entertainment One | false |
| 98 | Last Flight of the Champion | - | - | - | $2,220 | 15 | $2,597 | Aug 30 | High Top Releasing | false |
| 99 | The Silence 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,008 | 11 | $100,214 | Mar 8 | Music Box Films | false |
| 100 | American Made Movie | - | - | - | $1,939 | 6 | $45,175 | Aug 30 | Variance Films | false |
| 101 | Europa Report | - | - | - | $1,925 | 12 | $125,687 | Aug 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 102 | Far from Vietnam | - | - | - | $1,828 | 1 | $8,132 | Aug 28 | Icarus Films | false |
| 103 | Stories We Tell | - | - | - | $946 | 70 | $1,600,145 | May 10 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 104 | An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | - | - | - | $819 | 4 | $71,906 | Apr 26 | Variance Films | false |
| 105 | Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers | - | - | - | $634 | 3 | $18,938 | Jul 31 | Doppelganger Releasing | false |
| 106 | Girl Most Likely | - | - | - | $566 | 351 | $1,378,591 | Jul 19 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 107 | A Band Called Death | - | - | - | $525 | 16 | $127,257 | Jun 28 | Drafthouse Films | false |
| 108 | 100 Bloody Acres | - | - | - | $276 | 13 | $6,388 | Jun 28 | Doppelganger Releasing | false |
| 109 | Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie | - | - | - | $231 | 5 | $21,652 | Jun 7 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 110 | More Than Honey | - | - | - | $228 | 7 | $79,772 | Jun 12 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 111 | Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me | - | - | - | $55 | 9 | $105,998 | Jul 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 112 | Tiny Times | - | - | - | $55 | 3 | $23,462 | Jul 26 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
