| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Safe House | - | - | - | $27,542,825 | 3,121 | $126,373,434 | Feb 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Vow | - | - | - | $26,640,786 | 3,038 | $125,014,030 | Feb 10 | Screen Gems | false |
| 3 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $25,934,109 | 3,500 | $103,860,290 | Feb 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $25,470,773 | 3,174 | $51,774,002 | Feb 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | This Means War | - | - | - | $20,006,912 | 3,189 | $54,760,791 | Feb 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $9,920,675 | 2,655 | $43,458,335 | Feb 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $9,164,061 | 2,908 | $64,575,175 | Feb 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | The Secret World of Arrietty | - | - | - | $8,684,864 | 1,522 | $19,202,743 | Feb 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $7,794,176 | 2,856 | $54,333,290 | Feb 3 | CBS Films | false |
| 10 | The Grey | - | - | - | $3,717,234 | 3,208 | $51,580,236 | Jan 27 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 11 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $3,489,672 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | Nov 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 12 | Big Miracle | - | - | - | $3,162,190 | 2,133 | $20,157,300 | Feb 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Artist | - | - | - | $2,971,453 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | Nov 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 14 | Hugo | - | - | - | $2,201,239 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Red Tails | - | - | - | $1,769,318 | 2,573 | $49,876,377 | Jan 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $1,350,106 | 3,078 | $62,321,039 | Jan 20 | Screen Gems | false |
| 17 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $1,296,474 | 1,244 | $30,017,992 | Dec 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 18 | One for the Money | - | - | - | $929,511 | 2,737 | $26,414,527 | Jan 27 | Lionsgate | false |
| 19 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $771,146 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $684,115 | 3,734 | $133,110,742 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $669,147 | 3,703 | $186,848,418 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Contraband | - | - | - | $634,185 | 2,870 | $66,528,000 | Jan 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $598,667 | 886 | $24,149,393 | Dec 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 24 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $591,538 | 3,555 | $209,397,903 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $528,199 | 3,087 | $77,591,831 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action | - | - | - | $444,404 | 146 | $1,702,415 | Feb 10 | Shorts International | false |
| 27 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $411,219 | 2,950 | $102,515,793 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Man on a Ledge | - | - | - | $405,207 | 2,998 | $18,620,000 | Jan 27 | Lionsgate | false |
| 29 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $386,399 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | A Separation | - | - | - | $369,880 | 282 | $7,099,055 | Dec 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 31 | War Horse | - | - | - | $367,484 | 2,856 | $79,884,879 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Pina | - | - | - | $366,272 | 84 | $3,524,826 | Dec 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 33 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $356,618 | 2,625 | $47,617,067 | Jan 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $288,493 | 3,440 | $88,631,237 | Nov 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Joyful Noise | - | - | - | $267,546 | 2,735 | $30,932,113 | Jan 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $263,026 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 37 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | - | - | - | $262,704 | 111 | $1,155,545 | Feb 10 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $249,297 | 630 | $14,600,347 | Nov 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 39 | Albert Nobbs | - | - | - | $243,181 | 245 | $3,014,696 | Jan 27 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 40 | Thin Ice | - | - | - | $217,444 | 53 | $790,421 | Feb 17 | ATO Pictures | false |
| 41 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $202,569 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $180,280 | 365 | $5,704,709 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 43 | Rampart | - | - | - | $155,571 | 106 | $972,512 | Feb 10 | Millennium Entertainment | false |
| 44 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $152,710 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 45 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $130,414 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $115,946 | 2,327 | $21,443,494 | Dec 25 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 47 | In Darkness | - | - | - | $101,607 | 52 | $1,041,455 | Feb 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Haywire | - | - | - | $84,365 | 2,441 | $18,942,396 | Jan 20 | Relativity Media | false |
| 49 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | - | - | - | $83,626 | 80 | $1,738,692 | Dec 9 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 50 | Shame | - | - | - | $81,455 | 95 | $3,909,002 | Dec 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 51 | Hubble | - | - | - | $75,418 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | W.E. | - | - | - | $65,907 | 24 | $583,455 | Feb 3 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 53 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $62,646 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | Nov 18 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 54 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $56,768 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | Coriolanus | - | - | - | $48,722 | 21 | $757,195 | Jan 20 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 56 | Agneepath | - | - | - | $42,859 | 132 | $1,986,748 | Jan 26 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 57 | Undefeated | - | - | - | $42,247 | 21 | $562,218 | Feb 17 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 58 | Bullhead | - | - | - | $42,070 | 34 | $151,840 | Feb 17 | Drafthouse Films | false |
| 59 | Carnage | - | - | - | $40,664 | 494 | $2,547,047 | Dec 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Chico & Rita | - | - | - | $38,563 | 23 | $350,524 | Feb 10 | GKIDS | false |
| 61 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $34,091 | 987 | $16,311,571 | Dec 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 62 | Pariah | - | - | - | $25,350 | 24 | $769,552 | Dec 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 63 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $22,922 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 64 | On the Ice | - | - | - | $20,340 | 5 | $73,492 | Feb 17 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK | false |
| 65 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $16,783 | 2,551 | $53,261,944 | Jan 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 66 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $15,242 | 3,505 | $54,544,638 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 67 | The Help | - | - | - | $12,834 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 68 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $12,606 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $12,385 | 17 | $719,823 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 70 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | - | - | - | $8,915 | 18 | $303,877 | Dec 23 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 71 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $7,836 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 72 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $7,195 | 25 | $611,709 | Oct 21 | Janus Films | false |
| 73 | Death of the Virgin | - | - | - | $6,860 | 3 | $25,247 | Feb 10 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 74 | The Flowers of War | - | - | - | $6,028 | 30 | $311,434 | Jan 20 | Wrekin Hill Entertainment | false |
| 75 | Immortals | - | - | - | $5,725 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | Nov 11 | Relativity Media | false |
| 76 | Declaration of War | - | - | - | $5,627 | 11 | $59,100 | Jan 27 | IFC Films | false |
| 77 | The Turin Horse | - | - | - | $4,694 | 3 | $56,391 | Feb 10 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 78 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $4,478 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 79 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $4,209 | 10 | $282,448 | Jul 29 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 80 | Michael | - | - | - | $4,178 | 2 | $15,715 | Feb 15 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 81 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,932 | 283 | $4,430,765 | Oct 7 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | false |
| 82 | Vettai | - | - | - | $3,879 | 34 | $204,373 | Jan 13 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 83 | The Innkeepers | - | - | - | $3,702 | 25 | $78,396 | Feb 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 84 | Khodorkovsky | - | - | - | $3,627 | 2 | $39,522 | Nov 30 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 85 | Kung Fu Joe | - | - | - | $3,408 | 2 | $15,120 | Feb 10 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 86 | The Extraordinary Voyage | - | - | - | $3,377 | 6 | $52,986 | Feb 10 | Flicker Alley | false |
| 87 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $3,127 | 145 | $3,030,848 | Nov 11 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 88 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | - | - | - | $2,762 | 6 | $152,408 | Jan 4 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 89 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $2,724 | 29 | $906,666 | Jul 8 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 90 | How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,011 | 4 | $13,013 | Jan 25 | First Run | false |
| 91 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $1,873 | 116 | $3,185,812 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 92 | Putin's Kiss | - | - | - | $1,858 | 1 | $10,082 | Feb 17 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 93 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | - | - | - | $1,815 | 3 | $51,301 | Aug 10 | - | false |
| 94 | Cirkus Columbia | - | - | - | $1,648 | 1 | $3,457 | Feb 17 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 95 | Kill List | - | - | - | $1,610 | 10 | $29,063 | Feb 3 | IFC Films | false |
| 96 | The Woman with the 5 Elephants 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $735 | 1 | $11,026 | Jul 20 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 97 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | - | - | - | $518 | 12 | $153,088 | Nov 11 | First Run | false |
| 98 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $449 | 91 | $1,730,296 | Sep 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 99 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $402 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 100 | Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars | - | - | - | $396 | 5 | $8,688 | Jan 13 | First Run | false |
| 101 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $98 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 102 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | - | - | - | $96 | 5 | $86,202 | Nov 25 | - | false |
