| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $4,462,017 | 2,625 | $47,617,067 | Jan 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | Contraband | - | - | - | $4,165,665 | 2,870 | $66,528,000 | Jan 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Joyful Noise | - | - | - | $2,577,118 | 2,735 | $30,932,113 | Jan 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $2,515,206 | 3,555 | $209,397,903 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $2,108,742 | 3,734 | $133,110,742 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $1,851,414 | 3,703 | $186,848,418 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $1,808,450 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $1,589,756 | 3,087 | $77,591,831 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | War Horse | - | - | - | $1,427,409 | 2,856 | $79,884,879 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $1,371,856 | 2,950 | $102,515,793 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $1,215,514 | 1,244 | $30,017,992 | Dec 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 12 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $1,006,422 | 2,551 | $53,261,944 | Jan 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $823,730 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | Nov 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 14 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $669,881 | 886 | $24,149,393 | Dec 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 15 | Hugo | - | - | - | $500,111 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Artist | - | - | - | $411,236 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | Nov 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 17 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $285,035 | 3,440 | $88,631,237 | Nov 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $193,097 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $185,550 | 2,327 | $21,443,494 | Dec 25 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 20 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $177,607 | 3,505 | $54,544,638 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $156,169 | 630 | $14,600,347 | Nov 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 22 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $156,164 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | Nov 18 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 23 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $149,564 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 24 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $109,994 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | The Sitter | - | - | - | $98,426 | 2,752 | $30,441,326 | Dec 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 26 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $95,730 | 987 | $16,311,571 | Dec 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $49,400 | 3,370 | $78,046,570 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | Shame | - | - | - | $43,486 | 95 | $3,909,002 | Dec 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 29 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $42,482 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Immortals | - | - | - | $34,528 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | Nov 11 | Relativity Media | false |
| 31 | Pariah | - | - | - | $27,121 | 24 | $769,552 | Dec 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 32 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $26,443 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $19,773 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $19,199 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Courageous | - | - | - | $18,057 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 36 | In Time | - | - | - | $16,112 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | Oct 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | Vettai | - | - | - | $12,152 | 34 | $204,373 | Jan 13 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $12,092 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | - | - | - | $10,762 | 18 | $303,877 | Dec 23 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 40 | Drive | - | - | - | $6,501 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 41 | Don 2 | - | - | - | $3,827 | 167 | $3,680,306 | Dec 22 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 42 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $3,753 | 199 | $5,354,039 | Oct 21 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 43 | Nostalgia for the Light | - | - | - | $636 | 6 | $163,962 | Jan 13 | Icarus Films | false |
| 44 | El Sicario, Room 164 | - | - | - | $40 | 1 | $6,123 | Dec 28 | Icarus Films | false |
