| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $6,088,827 | 3,500 | $103,860,290 | Feb 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Safe House | - | - | - | $3,901,250 | 3,121 | $126,373,434 | Feb 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Vow | - | - | - | $3,575,709 | 3,038 | $125,014,030 | Feb 10 | Screen Gems | false |
| 4 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $3,355,439 | 3,174 | $51,774,002 | Feb 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | This Means War | - | - | - | $2,600,982 | 3,189 | $54,760,791 | Feb 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | The Secret World of Arrietty | - | - | - | $2,238,469 | 1,522 | $19,202,743 | Feb 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $1,954,244 | 2,655 | $43,458,335 | Feb 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $1,544,678 | 2,908 | $64,575,175 | Feb 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $1,114,980 | 2,856 | $54,333,290 | Feb 3 | CBS Films | false |
| 10 | Big Miracle | - | - | - | $898,675 | 2,133 | $20,157,300 | Feb 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Grey | - | - | - | $575,123 | 3,208 | $51,580,236 | Jan 27 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 12 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $556,848 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | Nov 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 13 | Hugo | - | - | - | $545,555 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Artist | - | - | - | $541,093 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | Nov 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 15 | Red Tails | - | - | - | $327,225 | 2,573 | $49,876,377 | Jan 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $232,770 | 1,244 | $30,017,992 | Dec 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 17 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $213,420 | 3,078 | $62,321,039 | Jan 20 | Screen Gems | false |
| 18 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $189,392 | 3,734 | $133,110,742 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | One for the Money | - | - | - | $144,573 | 2,737 | $26,414,527 | Jan 27 | Lionsgate | false |
| 20 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $143,528 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $138,345 | 3,087 | $77,591,831 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $115,345 | 3,703 | $186,848,418 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $106,176 | 886 | $24,149,393 | Dec 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 24 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $105,482 | 3,555 | $209,397,903 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $105,326 | 2,625 | $47,617,067 | Jan 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Contraband | - | - | - | $94,500 | 2,870 | $66,528,000 | Jan 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $86,366 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $75,976 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 29 | Man on a Ledge | - | - | - | $73,699 | 2,998 | $18,620,000 | Jan 27 | Lionsgate | false |
| 30 | War Horse | - | - | - | $69,152 | 2,856 | $79,884,879 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $66,176 | 2,950 | $102,515,793 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $53,004 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $51,456 | 630 | $14,600,347 | Nov 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 34 | Joyful Noise | - | - | - | $47,611 | 2,735 | $30,932,113 | Jan 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Albert Nobbs | - | - | - | $47,514 | 245 | $3,014,696 | Jan 27 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 36 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $33,238 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | - | - | - | $31,934 | 111 | $1,155,545 | Feb 10 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $31,413 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 39 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $17,255 | 2,327 | $21,443,494 | Dec 25 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 40 | Shame | - | - | - | $14,908 | 95 | $3,909,002 | Dec 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 41 | Haywire | - | - | - | $14,649 | 2,441 | $18,942,396 | Jan 20 | Relativity Media | false |
| 42 | W.E. | - | - | - | $12,891 | 24 | $583,455 | Feb 3 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 43 | Coriolanus | - | - | - | $9,507 | 21 | $757,195 | Jan 20 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 44 | Undefeated | - | - | - | $9,082 | 21 | $562,218 | Feb 17 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 45 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $8,328 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | Nov 18 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 46 | Chico & Rita | - | - | - | $7,767 | 23 | $350,524 | Feb 10 | GKIDS | false |
| 47 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $5,269 | 987 | $16,311,571 | Dec 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 48 | Pariah | - | - | - | $4,693 | 24 | $769,552 | Dec 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 49 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $2,512 | 3,505 | $54,544,638 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $2,442 | 2,551 | $53,261,944 | Jan 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 51 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | - | - | - | $1,793 | 18 | $303,877 | Dec 23 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 52 | Vettai | - | - | - | $1,361 | 34 | $204,373 | Jan 13 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Immortals | - | - | - | $758 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | Nov 11 | Relativity Media | false |
| 54 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $499 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
