| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Contraband | - | - | - | $28,515,480 | 2,870 | $66,528,000 | Jan 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $22,213,922 | 2,625 | $47,617,067 | Jan 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $14,201,823 | 3,555 | $209,397,903 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Joyful Noise | - | - | - | $13,802,308 | 2,735 | $30,932,113 | Jan 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $10,444,071 | 3,703 | $186,848,418 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $9,034,861 | 2,551 | $53,261,944 | Jan 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $8,032,763 | 2,950 | $102,515,793 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $8,002,573 | 3,734 | $133,110,742 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $7,369,231 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | War Horse | - | - | - | $7,350,537 | 2,856 | $79,884,879 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $6,628,448 | 1,244 | $30,017,992 | Dec 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 12 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $5,624,780 | 3,087 | $77,591,831 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $3,864,053 | 886 | $24,149,393 | Dec 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 14 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $2,923,986 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | Nov 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Artist | - | - | - | $1,604,416 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | Nov 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 16 | Hugo | - | - | - | $1,546,579 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $1,264,849 | 2,327 | $21,443,494 | Dec 25 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 18 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $1,216,461 | 3,505 | $54,544,638 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $925,478 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | Nov 18 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 20 | Carnage | - | - | - | $861,596 | 494 | $2,547,047 | Dec 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 21 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $858,903 | 3,440 | $88,631,237 | Nov 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $677,296 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $627,445 | 630 | $14,600,347 | Nov 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 24 | The Sitter | - | - | - | $611,448 | 2,752 | $30,441,326 | Dec 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $600,066 | 365 | $5,704,709 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 26 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $562,581 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 27 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $525,883 | 987 | $16,311,571 | Dec 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $523,006 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $291,200 | 3,370 | $78,046,570 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Immortals | - | - | - | $199,180 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | Nov 11 | Relativity Media | false |
| 31 | Shame | - | - | - | $187,694 | 95 | $3,909,002 | Dec 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 32 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $180,796 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 33 | Pina | - | - | - | $162,219 | 84 | $3,524,826 | Dec 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 34 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $147,948 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Pariah | - | - | - | $128,936 | 24 | $769,552 | Dec 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 36 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $117,472 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Courageous | - | - | - | $106,097 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 38 | Vettai | - | - | - | $100,073 | 34 | $204,373 | Jan 13 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $98,251 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 40 | A Separation | - | - | - | $97,184 | 282 | $7,099,055 | Dec 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 41 | In Time | - | - | - | $91,465 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | Oct 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $67,348 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $59,558 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | - | - | - | $55,506 | 80 | $1,738,692 | Dec 9 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 45 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | - | - | - | $54,854 | 18 | $303,877 | Dec 23 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 46 | Hubble | - | - | - | $53,003 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Don 2 | - | - | - | $42,711 | 167 | $3,680,306 | Dec 22 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 48 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,920 | 283 | $4,430,765 | Oct 7 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | false |
| 49 | Drive | - | - | - | $35,328 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 50 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $29,862 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $27,027 | 116 | $3,185,812 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 52 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $18,940 | 199 | $5,354,039 | Oct 21 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 53 | The Help | - | - | - | $17,789 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 54 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $16,496 | 17 | $719,823 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 55 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $15,207 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 56 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | - | - | - | $14,850 | 6 | $152,408 | Jan 4 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 57 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $14,043 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 58 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $8,082 | 91 | $1,730,296 | Sep 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 59 | The Guard | - | - | - | $4,210 | 203 | $5,360,274 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars | - | - | - | $3,506 | 5 | $8,688 | Jan 13 | First Run | false |
| 61 | Domain 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,502 | 1 | $7,105 | Jan 13 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 62 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | - | - | - | $2,626 | 8 | $183,342 | Sep 23 | First Run | false |
| 63 | Addiction Incorporated | - | - | - | $2,539 | 5 | $40,106 | Dec 14 | Variance Films | false |
| 64 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $2,468 | 29 | $906,666 | Jul 8 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 65 | CornerStore | - | - | - | $2,200 | 2 | $45,176 | Aug 12 | Shotown Pictures | false |
| 66 | Nostalgia for the Light | - | - | - | $2,189 | 6 | $163,962 | Jan 13 | Icarus Films | false |
| 67 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | - | - | - | $1,809 | 7 | $100,119 | Nov 11 | Variance Films | false |
| 68 | The Bride Wore Black | - | - | - | $1,359 | 2 | $44,566 | Nov 4 | The Film Desk | false |
| 69 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,209 | 2 | $28,563 | Nov 18 | First Run | false |
| 70 | Pianomania | - | - | - | $1,021 | 6 | $49,852 | May 27 | First Run | false |
| 71 | Loosies | - | - | - | $966 | 3 | $3,519 | Jan 11 | IFC Films | false |
| 72 | Jane's Journey | - | - | - | $524 | 3 | $27,253 | Sep 16 | First Run | false |
| 73 | El Sicario, Room 164 | - | - | - | $361 | 1 | $6,123 | Dec 28 | Icarus Films | false |
| 74 | Redneck Carnage | - | - | - | $330 | 1 | $706 | Oct 29 | - | false |
