| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $267,497 | 16 | $341,982 | Jan 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $246,458 | 9 | $375,791 | Dec 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $231,292 | 19 | $759,691 | Dec 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $179,277 | 15 | $457,074 | Dec 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $175,466 | 11 | $192,828 | Jan 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $132,059 | 16 | $142,978 | Jan 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $114,643 | 10 | $237,078 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 8 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $89,395 | 8 | $95,455 | Jan 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $67,237 | 14 | $184,577 | Dec 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | Messengers 2: The Scarecrow 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,332 | 3 | $51,501 | Dec 29 | Trade International | false |
| 11 | Immortals | - | - | - | $35,494 | 11 | $110,874 | Jan 26 | Trade International | false |
| 12 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $35,129 | 6 | $61,192 | Jan 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Crazies | - | - | - | $26,339 | 4 | $40,975 | Jan 19 | Trade International | false |
| 14 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $20,751 | 6 | $66,931 | Jan 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $11,542 | 4 | $19,944 | Dec 29 | United International Pictures | false |
| 16 | Troll Hunter | - | - | - | $8,873 | 5 | $19,641 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 17 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $8,737 | 15 | $399,799 | Nov 17 | Manfer Films | false |
| 18 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $8,214 | 8 | $62,978 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | The Help | - | - | - | $7,823 | 5 | $7,823 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $7,146 | 16 | $206,356 | Dec 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $5,753 | 13 | $354,094 | Nov 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $3,321 | 3 | $10,251 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 23 | Death Defying Acts 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,606 | 2 | $1,606 | Jan 5 | Trade International | false |
