| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Safe House | - | - | - | $5,738,896 | 335 | $6,783,245 | Feb 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $5,025,878 | 328 | $11,328,136 | Jan 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $4,981,515 | 634 | $19,530,655 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | War Horse | - | - | - | $4,457,522 | 400 | $5,143,973 | Feb 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 5 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $4,207,883 | 468 | $6,590,744 | Feb 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Hugo | - | - | - | $3,043,833 | 385 | $7,896,643 | Feb 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 7 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $2,951,842 | 318 | $4,307,495 | Feb 17 | Aurum Films | false |
| 8 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $2,651,468 | 360 | $3,265,756 | Feb 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $2,627,746 | 344 | $4,165,909 | Jan 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $2,491,981 | 1,048 | $4,520,668 | Jan 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Ghost Graduation | - | - | - | $2,250,714 | 306 | $2,273,092 | Feb 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 12 | The Artist | - | - | - | $2,144,126 | 223 | $6,686,116 | Dec 16 | Alta Films | false |
| 13 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $1,832,608 | 293 | $1,960,992 | Feb 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo | - | - | - | $1,805,180 | 152 | $1,985,898 | Feb 3 | Alta Films | false |
| 15 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $1,736,123 | 343 | $4,712,688 | Jan 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $1,472,486 | 453 | $11,470,760 | Jan 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $1,465,699 | 478 | $2,253,770 | Feb 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | The Grey | - | - | - | $1,376,790 | 242 | $1,556,307 | Feb 17 | DeAPlaneta | false |
| 19 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $1,228,118 | 123 | $1,258,562 | Feb 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Dark Impulse | - | - | - | $981,729 | 179 | $993,275 | Feb 10 | TriPictures | false |
| 21 | Trespass | - | - | - | $928,092 | 270 | $1,620,801 | Jan 27 | Aurum Films | false |
| 22 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $917,017 | 675 | $20,653,981 | Nov 25 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 23 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $873,727 | 413 | $8,916,570 | Dec 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 24 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $871,199 | 253 | $5,629,778 | Jan 5 | Wanda Visión S.A. | false |
| 25 | Shame | - | - | - | $855,330 | 67 | $1,425,419 | Feb 17 | Alta Films | false |
| 26 | Albert Nobbs | - | - | - | $611,839 | 121 | $910,217 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 27 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $528,096 | 120 | $568,335 | Feb 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 28 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $499,481 | 206 | $752,895 | Feb 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $455,425 | 957 | $26,146,033 | Nov 18 | Aurum Films | false |
| 30 | The Help | - | - | - | $413,394 | 208 | $5,032,425 | Oct 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 31 | Drive | - | - | - | $409,044 | 204 | $3,096,335 | Dec 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 32 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $313,924 | 545 | $9,641,330 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 33 | No Rest for the Wicked | - | - | - | $297,906 | 212 | $5,878,860 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Snowflake, the White Gorilla | - | - | - | $249,374 | 195 | $1,725,889 | Dec 23 | Filmax | false |
| 35 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $234,863 | 478 | $2,463,723 | Jan 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $226,354 | 160 | $3,077,544 | Dec 23 | DeAPlaneta | false |
| 37 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $217,682 | 855 | $13,565,811 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 38 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $208,024 | 34 | $846,208 | Dec 28 | Golem Distribución | false |
| 39 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $180,422 | 303 | $6,181,986 | Sep 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Immortals | - | - | - | $176,818 | 540 | $7,710,989 | Dec 23 | United International Pictures | false |
| 41 | Declaration of War | - | - | - | $172,525 | 24 | $201,470 | Feb 10 | Golem Distribución | false |
| 42 | Carnage | - | - | - | $164,021 | 135 | $4,037,313 | Nov 18 | Alta Films | false |
| 43 | In Time | - | - | - | $154,694 | 345 | $7,788,439 | Dec 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 44 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $134,212 | 542 | $2,264,185 | Dec 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 45 | Fuga de cerebros 2 | - | - | - | $122,635 | 348 | $7,014,838 | Dec 2 | United International Pictures | false |
| 46 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $115,629 | 388 | $5,332,850 | Dec 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 47 | Wrinkles | - | - | - | $106,579 | 37 | $169,058 | Jan 27 | Wanda Visión S.A. | false |
| 48 | Frozen Silence | - | - | - | $105,640 | 173 | $536,761 | Jan 20 | Alta Films | false |
| 49 | The Sleeping Voice | - | - | - | $101,592 | 227 | $2,744,208 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Daddy, I'm a Zombie | - | - | - | $99,875 | 101 | $119,440 | Feb 10 | Barton Films | false |
| 51 | A Separation | - | - | - | $82,243 | 28 | $789,406 | Oct 7 | Golem Distribución | false |
| 52 | The Monk | - | - | - | $80,851 | 76 | $169,386 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 53 | As Luck Would Have It | - | - | - | $79,522 | 232 | $1,088,057 | Jan 13 | Alta Films | false |
| 54 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $74,202 | 322 | $2,437,787 | Dec 30 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 55 | The Source | - | - | - | $72,875 | 52 | $672,187 | Dec 9 | Vértigo Films | false |
| 56 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $67,070 | 168 | $3,396,080 | Nov 25 | United International Pictures | false |
| 57 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $64,794 | 464 | $2,587,355 | Dec 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 58 | Eva | - | - | - | $51,358 | 220 | $1,191,835 | Oct 28 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 59 | A Few Best Men | - | - | - | $51,246 | 160 | $1,089,207 | Jan 5 | DeAPlaneta | false |
| 60 | Polisse | - | - | - | $48,111 | 36 | $61,329 | Feb 24 | Vértigo Films | false |
| 61 | Point Blank | - | - | - | $47,869 | 30 | $48,381 | Feb 17 | - | false |
| 62 | 3 | - | - | - | $47,308 | 14 | $53,861 | Feb 10 | Karma Films | false |
| 63 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $46,908 | 216 | $1,796,484 | Dec 28 | United International Pictures | false |
| 64 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $45,377 | 81 | $957,141 | Nov 4 | Golem Distribución | false |
| 65 | Jane Eyre | - | - | - | $42,923 | 109 | $1,198,552 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 66 | The Collector | - | - | - | $41,591 | 79 | $274,594 | Jan 13 | - | false |
| 67 | Flypaper | - | - | - | $36,435 | 219 | $1,112,123 | Jan 5 | Aurum Films | false |
| 68 | Paranormal Xperience 3D | - | - | - | $34,647 | 461 | $2,674,168 | Dec 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 69 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $32,594 | 564 | $4,089,776 | Dec 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 70 | Popieluszko. Wolnosc jest w nas 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $31,921 | 32 | $50,172 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 71 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $27,856 | 228 | $1,219,402 | Dec 23 | TriPictures | false |
| 72 | Pina | - | - | - | $27,842 | 30 | $678,394 | Sep 30 | Avalon | false |
| 73 | Maktub | - | - | - | $20,989 | 200 | $943,404 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 74 | The Turin Horse | - | - | - | $17,753 | 2 | $22,856 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 75 | Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods | - | - | - | $12,198 | 279 | $568,206 | Dec 2 | Aurum Films | false |
| 76 | The Nutcracker: The Untold Story | - | - | - | $9,163 | 89 | $258,466 | Dec 23 | - | false |
| 77 | A Cat in Paris | - | - | - | $8,421 | 19 | $73,962 | Oct 21 | Barton Films | false |
| 78 | Eleanor's Secret 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,719 | 69 | $167,027 | Sep 23 | - | false |
| 79 | Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure | - | - | - | $7,092 | 93 | $347,237 | Nov 18 | - | false |
| 80 | Day of the Falcon | - | - | - | $6,887 | 63 | $84,516 | Jan 20 | United International Pictures | false |
| 81 | The French Kissers | - | - | - | $5,382 | 11 | $5,422 | Feb 10 | Karma Films | false |
| 82 | Shadows of Time 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,266 | 16 | $31,881 | Jan 20 | - | false |
| 83 | Bunraku | - | - | - | $4,729 | 167 | $129,706 | Jan 20 | TriPictures | false |
| 84 | Hello! How Are You? | - | - | - | $4,681 | 12 | $4,993 | Feb 17 | - | false |
| 85 | Catalunya über alles! | - | - | - | $3,910 | 24 | $124,558 | Sep 30 | - | false |
| 86 | Juan of the Dead | - | - | - | $2,911 | 39 | $74,004 | Jan 13 | Avalon | false |
| 87 | Blackthorn | - | - | - | $2,881 | 159 | $552,200 | Jul 1 | Alta Films | false |
| 88 | The Yellow Sea | - | - | - | $2,055 | 7 | $24,537 | Jan 5 | - | false |
| 89 | A Town Called Panic | - | - | - | $1,642 | 18 | $24,343 | Nov 18 | - | false |
| 90 | Route Irish | - | - | - | $1,535 | 6 | $42,696 | Dec 23 | Alta Films | false |
| 91 | Attack the Block | - | - | - | $1,394 | 19 | $63,085 | Dec 7 | Avalon | false |
| 92 | La maleta mexicana | - | - | - | $593 | 6 | $7,466 | Nov 4 | - | false |
| 93 | Ibiza Occident | - | - | - | $161 | 1 | $940 | Jan 27 | - | false |