| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Contraband | - | - | - | $91,252 | 7 | $237,391 | Jan 20 | United International Pictures | false |
| 2 | Safe House | - | - | - | $84,720 | 5 | $95,669 | Feb 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 3 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $58,801 | 5 | $58,801 | Feb 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | The Artist | - | - | - | $48,486 | 1 | $71,383 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 5 | The Grey | - | - | - | $46,051 | 3 | $59,758 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 6 | This Means War | - | - | - | $38,103 | 6 | $57,237 | Feb 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Hugo | - | - | - | $33,379 | 7 | $43,653 | Feb 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 8 | A Few Best Men | - | - | - | $32,197 | 6 | $49,469 | Feb 17 | - | false |
| 9 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $30,563 | 8 | $93,868 | Feb 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $29,268 | 4 | $30,592 | Feb 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $27,162 | 3 | $57,823 | Jan 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 12 | One for the Money | - | - | - | $26,817 | 5 | $26,817 | Feb 3 | - | false |
| 13 | A Monster in Paris | - | - | - | $21,430 | 5 | $33,727 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 14 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $19,304 | 7 | $66,147 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 15 | Man on a Ledge | - | - | - | $18,894 | 5 | $29,136 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 16 | Haywire | - | - | - | $18,868 | 4 | $22,605 | Feb 24 | - | false |
| 17 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $17,173 | 5 | $128,328 | Dec 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 18 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $14,209 | 3 | $19,652 | Feb 24 | - | false |
| 19 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $12,468 | 14 | $125,246 | Dec 9 | United International Pictures | false |
| 20 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $12,447 | 4 | $36,419 | Jan 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $11,944 | 6 | $23,133 | Feb 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 22 | War Horse | - | - | - | $11,083 | 4 | $18,477 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 23 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $9,298 | 7 | $233,531 | Dec 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $7,045 | 5 | $7,045 | Feb 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 25 | Shame | - | - | - | $5,611 | 1 | $5,611 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 26 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $4,988 | 3 | $36,378 | Jan 13 | - | false |
| 27 | Sea Level | - | - | - | $4,699 | 6 | $25,909 | Dec 26 | - | false |
| 28 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $3,089 | 9 | $241,501 | Dec 16 | United International Pictures | false |
| 29 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $2,561 | 4 | $11,633 | Jan 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $1,381 | 1 | $1,381 | Feb 3 | - | false |
| 31 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $1,011 | 13 | $45,366 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $392 | 6 | $31,405 | Nov 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
