| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | - | - | - | $58,172,897 | 888 | $88,849,559 | Dec 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $17,410,225 | 765 | $39,292,461 | Nov 22 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 3 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $14,036,149 | 1,338 | $85,283,256 | Nov 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $6,810,795 | 593 | $10,305,058 | Dec 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 5 | Life of Pi | - | - | - | $6,127,941 | 722 | $26,838,011 | Dec 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Rise of the Guardians | - | - | - | $5,415,120 | 585 | $6,926,594 | Nov 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 7 | Cloud Atlas | - | - | - | $4,857,075 | 554 | $12,663,498 | Nov 15 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 8 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $4,405,995 | 401 | $10,171,719 | Dec 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 9 | Jesus Loves Me | - | - | - | $2,859,693 | 394 | $6,555,894 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Silent Hill: Revelation | - | - | - | $2,637,958 | 278 | $2,899,299 | Nov 29 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 11 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $2,589,951 | 211 | $4,240,606 | Dec 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 12 | Evim Sensin | - | - | - | $2,405,027 | 80 | $2,600,938 | Nov 29 | - | false |
| 13 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | - | - | - | $2,052,876 | 585 | $6,071,900 | Dec 20 | - | false |
| 14 | The Secret of the Gods | - | - | - | $1,744,281 | 490 | $5,393,372 | Nov 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 15 | Vampire Sisters | - | - | - | $1,490,092 | 579 | $6,960,442 | Dec 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Here Comes the Boom | - | - | - | $1,316,422 | 559 | $7,365,214 | Nov 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Seven Psychopaths | - | - | - | $1,143,710 | 165 | $1,577,210 | Dec 6 | - | false |
| 18 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $1,080,252 | 179 | $1,895,639 | Dec 20 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 19 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $889,473 | 750 | $39,572,679 | Oct 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 20 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | - | - | - | $831,126 | 544 | $3,058,132 | Nov 1 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 21 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $704,258 | 820 | $10,913,349 | Oct 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Killing Them Softly | - | - | - | $698,481 | 105 | $835,303 | Nov 29 | - | false |
| 23 | Sinister | - | - | - | $687,868 | 106 | $1,237,963 | Nov 22 | - | false |
| 24 | The Pursuit of Unhappiness | - | - | - | $625,588 | 151 | $646,759 | Nov 29 | - | false |
| 25 | Measuring the World | - | - | - | $579,997 | 332 | $7,035,544 | Oct 25 | - | false |
| 26 | In the House | - | - | - | $499,639 | 66 | $515,660 | Nov 29 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 27 | A Coffee in Berlin | - | - | - | $457,465 | 55 | $2,035,193 | Nov 1 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 28 | Love Is All You Need | - | - | - | $429,184 | 134 | $903,257 | Nov 22 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 29 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | - | - | - | $412,987 | 215 | $953,003 | Dec 20 | - | false |
| 30 | The Man with the Iron Fists | - | - | - | $393,366 | 160 | $459,956 | Nov 29 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 31 | The Wall | - | - | - | $386,105 | 135 | $2,966,367 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 32 | Red Dawn | - | - | - | $379,948 | 210 | $658,101 | Dec 27 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 33 | Ludwig II | - | - | - | $348,185 | 214 | $1,129,324 | Dec 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | More Than Honey | - | - | - | $300,019 | 129 | $1,092,063 | Nov 8 | Senator Film | false |
| 35 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | - | - | - | $288,698 | 60 | $681,551 | Dec 20 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 36 | Haute Cuisine | - | - | - | $217,656 | 69 | $587,995 | Dec 20 | Alamode Film | false |
| 37 | Hope Springs | - | - | - | $176,186 | 399 | $8,180,176 | Sep 27 | - | false |
| 38 | Argo | - | - | - | $170,623 | 151 | $1,309,914 | Nov 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | Maniac | - | - | - | $168,008 | 87 | $431,401 | Dec 27 | - | false |
| 40 | The Church Remains in the Village | - | - | - | $166,195 | 116 | $4,007,192 | Aug 23 | - | false |
| 41 | Moskova'nin Sifresi: Temel 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $124,901 | 42 | $233,395 | Nov 22 | - | false |
| 42 | Sushi in Suhl | - | - | - | $121,488 | 94 | $1,527,960 | Oct 18 | Movienet | false |
| 43 | Men Do What They Can | - | - | - | $114,812 | 435 | $7,029,742 | Oct 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Amour | - | - | - | $114,365 | 107 | $2,201,889 | Sep 20 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 45 | Trouble with the Curve | - | - | - | $108,348 | 105 | $116,554 | Nov 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | The Possession | - | - | - | $93,068 | 105 | $1,091,732 | Nov 8 | - | false |
| 47 | Fraktus - Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte | - | - | - | $87,702 | 47 | $423,477 | Nov 8 | - | false |
| 48 | Dance with the Jackals 2 | - | - | - | $82,110 | 43 | $82,110 | Dec 6 | - | false |
| 49 | Dredd | - | - | - | $76,874 | 309 | $946,625 | Nov 15 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 50 | Winter Nomads | - | - | - | $73,338 | 33 | $74,743 | Dec 20 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 51 | Great Expectations | - | - | - | $66,137 | 39 | $83,379 | Dec 13 | Senator Film | false |
| 52 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia | - | - | - | $63,215 | 594 | $2,997,342 | Oct 18 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 53 | The Venice Syndrome | - | - | - | $61,568 | 27 | $63,260 | Dec 6 | Real Fiction | false |
| 54 | F Tipi Film | - | - | - | $55,151 | 17 | $55,151 | Dec 27 | - | false |
| 55 | The Apparition | - | - | - | $28,566 | 33 | $46,771 | Dec 13 | - | false |
| 56 | Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt | - | - | - | $26,084 | 388 | $3,678,876 | Oct 18 | Constantin Film | false |
| 57 | Deadfall | - | - | - | $25,992 | 127 | $315,018 | Nov 22 | - | false |
| 58 | Ruby Sparks | - | - | - | $22,570 | 50 | $91,450 | Nov 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 59 | Dad 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,534 | 24 | $19,534 | Nov 29 | - | false |
| 60 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $18,260 | 502 | $10,774,740 | Oct 11 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 61 | Lola Versus | - | - | - | $17,528 | 50 | $52,512 | Dec 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 62 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $16,995 | 412 | $7,818,789 | Oct 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 63 | Tabu | - | - | - | $15,083 | 25 | $26,945 | Dec 20 | Real Fiction | false |
| 64 | Laz Vampir Tirakula | - | - | - | $10,266 | 21 | $10,266 | Dec 13 | - | false |
