| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $17,416,362 | 4,070 | $292,324,737 | Nov 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 2 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $16,555,894 | 3,526 | $304,360,277 | Nov 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Rise of the Guardians | - | - | - | $13,388,852 | 3,672 | $103,412,758 | Nov 21 | DreamWorks | false |
| 4 | Lincoln | - | - | - | $13,376,696 | 2,293 | $182,207,973 | Nov 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Life of Pi | - | - | - | $12,151,853 | 2,946 | $124,987,023 | Nov 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $6,948,550 | 3,752 | $189,422,889 | Nov 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Killing Them Softly | - | - | - | $6,812,900 | 2,424 | $15,026,056 | Nov 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 8 | Red Dawn | - | - | - | $6,500,245 | 2,781 | $44,806,783 | Nov 21 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 9 | Flight | - | - | - | $4,479,067 | 2,638 | $93,772,375 | Nov 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Collection | - | - | - | $3,104,269 | 1,403 | $6,842,058 | Nov 30 | LD Entertainment | false |
| 11 | Silver Linings Playbook | - | - | - | $3,090,131 | 2,809 | $132,092,958 | Nov 16 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 12 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $2,245,570 | 422 | $12,816,367 | Nov 16 | Focus Features | false |
| 13 | Argo | - | - | - | $2,010,349 | 3,247 | $136,025,503 | Oct 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | - | - | - | $1,638,706 | 172 | $2,871,956 | Nov 30 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 15 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $467,975 | 3,706 | $139,854,287 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Hitchcock | - | - | - | $408,692 | 561 | $6,008,677 | Nov 23 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 17 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $387,070 | 2,787 | $65,001,093 | Sep 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Sessions | - | - | - | $333,315 | 516 | $6,002,451 | Oct 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 19 | Cloud Atlas | - | - | - | $243,338 | 2,023 | $27,108,272 | Oct 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Here Comes the Boom | - | - | - | $224,797 | 3,014 | $45,290,318 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $212,501 | 745 | $17,742,948 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 22 | Looper | - | - | - | $200,410 | 2,993 | $66,486,205 | Sep 28 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 23 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $134,598 | 3,375 | $148,313,048 | Sep 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Back to 1942 | - | - | - | $105,702 | 20 | $312,954 | Nov 30 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
| 25 | The Man with the Iron Fists | - | - | - | $102,575 | 1,872 | $15,634,090 | Nov 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Seven Psychopaths | - | - | - | $101,548 | 1,480 | $15,024,049 | Oct 12 | CBS Films | false |
| 27 | Brave | - | - | - | $96,382 | 4,164 | $237,283,207 | Jun 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | Chasing Ice | - | - | - | $94,300 | 53 | $1,328,467 | Nov 9 | Submarine Deluxe | false |
| 29 | A Late Quartet | - | - | - | $93,371 | 100 | $1,562,548 | Nov 2 | Entertainment One | false |
| 30 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | - | - | - | $76,385 | 2,717 | $51,854,875 | Aug 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $76,315 | 2,904 | $41,128,283 | Sep 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Made In Mexico | - | - | - | $76,123 | 26 | $151,133 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 33 | The Polar Express 2012 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $62,645 | 17 | $669,289 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $59,660 | 3,455 | $56,003,051 | Aug 17 | Focus Features | false |
| 35 | The Other Son | - | - | - | $57,864 | 53 | $1,285,918 | Oct 26 | Cohen Media Group | false |
| 36 | A Royal Affair | - | - | - | $57,591 | 56 | $1,546,761 | Nov 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 37 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $57,056 | 3,005 | $35,291,068 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | Alex Cross | - | - | - | $52,149 | 2,541 | $25,888,412 | Oct 19 | Lionsgate | false |
| 39 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $51,840 | 3,886 | $161,321,843 | Jul 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Silent Hill: Revelation | - | - | - | $51,618 | 2,933 | $17,529,157 | Oct 26 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 41 | To the Arctic 3D | - | - | - | $51,268 | 52 | $14,560,838 | Apr 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Fun Size | - | - | - | $48,466 | 3,016 | $9,409,538 | Oct 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 43 | Searching for Sugar Man | - | - | - | $46,570 | 157 | $3,696,196 | Jul 27 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 44 | House at the End of the Street | - | - | - | $44,189 | 3,083 | $31,611,916 | Sep 21 | Relativity Media | false |
| 45 | Chasing Mavericks | - | - | - | $42,953 | 2,030 | $6,002,756 | Oct 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $40,865 | 4,404 | $448,139,099 | Jul 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Sinister | - | - | - | $40,556 | 2,542 | $48,086,903 | Oct 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 48 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $40,302 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | Holy Motors | - | - | - | $35,242 | 29 | $641,100 | Oct 17 | Indomina Releasing | false |
| 50 | Trouble with the Curve | - | - | - | $34,423 | 3,212 | $35,763,137 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | Hubble | - | - | - | $34,339 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | The Central Park Five | - | - | - | $33,148 | 22 | $325,653 | Nov 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 53 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $26,137 | 3,412 | $53,885,000 | Oct 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 54 | Samsara | - | - | - | $25,126 | 70 | $2,672,413 | Aug 24 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 55 | Rust and Bone | - | - | - | $24,738 | 168 | $2,062,027 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | The Flat | - | - | - | $24,489 | 27 | $471,842 | Oct 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 57 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $22,715 | 2,780 | $41,003,371 | Sep 21 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 58 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | - | - | - | $22,478 | 3,401 | $49,008,662 | Aug 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 59 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $20,097 | 256 | $7,919,574 | Sep 14 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 60 | Son of Sardaar | - | - | - | $18,544 | 109 | $771,789 | Nov 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 61 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $17,403 | 194 | $10,198,820 | May 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 62 | The Master | - | - | - | $17,403 | 864 | $16,377,274 | Sep 14 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 63 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | - | - | - | $13,553 | 27 | $1,017,579 | Sep 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 64 | Beware of Mr. Baker | - | - | - | $12,195 | 15 | $116,476 | Nov 28 | SnagFilms | false |
| 65 | The Waiting Room | - | - | - | $11,477 | 8 | $244,951 | Sep 26 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 66 | Dragon 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,137 | 14 | $11,137 | Nov 30 | RADiUS-TWC | false |
| 67 | Starlet | - | - | - | $10,402 | 10 | $88,212 | Nov 9 | Music Box Films | false |
| 68 | Silent Night | - | - | - | $9,780 | 11 | $14,567 | Nov 30 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 69 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $9,223 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 70 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $8,936 | 12 | $100,915 | Oct 5 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 71 | The Thieves | - | - | - | $7,772 | 22 | $685,839 | Oct 12 | Well Go USA Entertainment | false |
| 72 | This Must Be the Place | - | - | - | $6,584 | 15 | $143,979 | Nov 2 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 73 | Brooklyn Castle | - | - | - | $6,131 | 13 | $219,407 | Oct 19 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | false |
| 74 | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,116 | 8 | $158,411 | Oct 12 | MPI Media Group | false |
| 75 | The Loneliest Planet | - | - | - | $5,406 | 13 | $129,579 | Oct 26 | IFC Films | false |
| 76 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $5,026 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 77 | Sister | - | - | - | $4,406 | 14 | $154,659 | Oct 5 | Adopt Films | false |
| 78 | Love, Marilyn | - | - | - | $4,000 | 1 | $6,950 | Nov 30 | Submarine Deluxe | false |
| 79 | Young & Wild | - | - | - | $3,798 | 2 | $5,514 | Nov 30 | IFC Films | false |
| 80 | Smashed | - | - | - | $3,710 | 50 | $376,597 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 81 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | - | - | - | $3,620 | 5 | $180,440 | Oct 19 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 82 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $3,602 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 83 | California Solo | - | - | - | $3,412 | 2 | $15,433 | Nov 30 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 84 | Masquerade | - | - | - | $3,395 | 15 | $922,921 | Sep 21 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 85 | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | - | - | - | $3,181 | 3 | $5,460 | Nov 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 86 | Neighboring Sounds | - | - | - | $2,871 | 3 | $60,255 | Aug 24 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 87 | Somewhere Between | - | - | - | $2,832 | 6 | $210,975 | Aug 24 | Long Shot Factory | false |
| 88 | The Imposter | - | - | - | $2,115 | 31 | $898,317 | Jul 13 | Indomina Releasing | false |
| 89 | The House I Live In | - | - | - | $1,840 | 12 | $210,752 | Oct 5 | Abramorama | false |
| 90 | Grand Illusion | - | - | - | $1,751 | 4 | $174,065 | May 11 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 91 | Kumaré | - | - | - | $1,567 | 9 | $132,160 | Jun 20 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 92 | Now, Forager | - | - | - | $1,558 | 4 | $11,146 | Oct 3 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 93 | Citadel | - | - | - | $1,378 | 7 | $13,377 | Nov 9 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | false |
| 94 | 28 Hotel Rooms | - | - | - | $1,002 | 5 | $18,869 | Nov 9 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 95 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $936 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 96 | Chicken with Plums | - | - | - | $765 | 24 | $253,874 | Aug 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 97 | Keep the Lights On | - | - | - | $701 | 10 | $246,112 | Sep 7 | Music Box Films | false |
| 98 | This Is Not a Film | - | - | - | $615 | 5 | $77,016 | Feb 29 | Palisades Tartan | false |
| 99 | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | - | - | - | $490 | 3 | $60,064 | Nov 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 100 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $480 | 6 | $54,000 | Nov 9 | Well Go USA Entertainment | false |
| 101 | All Together | - | - | - | $458 | 10 | $43,180 | Oct 19 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 102 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | - | - | - | $360 | 586 | $3,094,813 | Aug 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 103 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $358 | 12 | $50,394 | Oct 5 | Drafthouse Films | false |
| 104 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | - | - | - | $268 | 16 | $386,368 | Jul 20 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 105 | Radio Unnameable | - | - | - | $243 | 2 | $24,090 | Sep 19 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 106 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $147 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 107 | Alps | - | - | - | $114 | 3 | $16,057 | Jul 13 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 108 | Girl Model | - | - | - | $62 | 5 | $21,154 | Sep 5 | First Run | false |
