| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $11,522,959 | 516 | $14,485,312 | Feb 17 | - | false |
| 2 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $8,393,341 | 300 | $11,903,884 | Feb 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $5,906,369 | 344 | $5,906,369 | Feb 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Hugo | - | - | - | $5,043,510 | 308 | $7,575,951 | Feb 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $3,273,700 | 275 | $3,063,980 | Feb 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $2,782,899 | 131 | $3,907,024 | Feb 17 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 7 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $2,286,802 | 248 | $4,187,761 | Jan 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $2,152,813 | 154 | $3,767,380 | Jan 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $1,566,694 | 445 | $13,754,895 | Jan 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $1,511,440 | 444 | $10,626,954 | Jan 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $1,286,769 | 207 | $2,362,332 | Feb 24 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 12 | Man on a Ledge | - | - | - | $1,200,459 | 200 | $1,463,377 | Feb 3 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 13 | The Artist | - | - | - | $1,174,843 | 69 | $2,127,931 | Feb 10 | Paris Filmes | false |
| 14 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $1,076,408 | 180 | $1,076,408 | Feb 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 15 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $764,581 | 115 | $793,514 | Feb 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 16 | Kings & Rats | - | - | - | $582,888 | 174 | $620,926 | Feb 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $508,577 | 35 | $682,587 | Feb 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $410,924 | 99 | $938,657 | Feb 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | The Help | - | - | - | $257,071 | 72 | $764,723 | Feb 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $174,922 | 77 | $795,982 | Jan 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim | - | - | - | $139,116 | 18 | $477,146 | Jan 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Restless | - | - | - | $11,529 | 15 | $207,185 | Nov 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $2,409 | 241 | $2,918,649 | Dec 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Friends with Benefits | - | - | - | $503 | 198 | $7,038,292 | Sep 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $344 | 228 | $5,512,213 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
