| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Welcome to the North | - | - | - | $24,554,567 | 854 | $33,498,625 | Jan 17 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 2 | Immaturi - Il viaggio | - | - | - | $13,127,724 | 597 | $15,512,578 | Jan 6 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 3 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $6,683,396 | 437 | $8,035,717 | Jan 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $6,180,974 | 618 | $21,400,840 | Nov 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $6,028,464 | 588 | $24,533,562 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $5,842,845 | 375 | $8,206,889 | Jan 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $3,328,702 | 332 | $3,650,753 | Jan 12 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $3,030,128 | 575 | $7,826,254 | Jan 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 9 | Finalmente la felicità | - | - | - | $2,871,334 | 520 | $13,652,530 | Dec 16 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 10 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $2,377,467 | 291 | $2,805,200 | Jan 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Vacanze di Natale a Cortina | - | - | - | $2,147,699 | 559 | $14,847,186 | Dec 16 | Filmauro | false |
| 12 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $1,684,621 | 300 | $5,878,884 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $1,668,303 | 254 | $5,217,138 | Dec 16 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 14 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $1,480,855 | 157 | $1,551,571 | Jan 12 | Lucky Red | false |
| 15 | A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards | - | - | - | $1,460,301 | 336 | $3,847,381 | Jan 26 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 16 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $1,248,267 | 476 | $10,973,594 | Dec 2 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 17 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $1,162,041 | 216 | $1,263,486 | Jan 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Shame | - | - | - | $1,157,667 | 108 | $1,398,307 | Jan 12 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 19 | The Inbetweeners | - | - | - | $1,122,198 | 137 | $1,406,844 | Dec 23 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $1,112,807 | 215 | $3,487,986 | Jan 26 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 21 | The Artist | - | - | - | $953,922 | 127 | $3,528,704 | Dec 8 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 22 | Breaking Wind | - | - | - | $932,982 | 270 | $932,982 | Jan 12 | Moviemax | false |
| 23 | The Help | - | - | - | $844,862 | 188 | $1,568,200 | Jan 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 24 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $780,432 | 319 | $3,337,702 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $568,552 | 142 | $816,791 | Jan 12 | Lucky Red | false |
| 26 | Almanya: Welcome to Germany | - | - | - | $546,428 | 46 | $1,182,093 | Dec 8 | Teodora Film | false |
| 27 | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $461,453 | 70 | $940,583 | Dec 22 | Lucky Red | false |
| 28 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $378,492 | 206 | $378,492 | Jan 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 29 | The Entrepreneur | - | - | - | $344,833 | 84 | $365,872 | Jan 12 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 30 | Where Do We Go Now? | - | - | - | $318,873 | 53 | $689,826 | Jan 19 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 31 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $309,765 | 80 | $1,842,982 | Nov 24 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 32 | It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show | - | - | - | $203,341 | 527 | $7,855,434 | Nov 24 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 33 | This Must Be the Place | - | - | - | $196,169 | 368 | $8,059,623 | Oct 14 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 34 | Day of the Falcon | - | - | - | $180,248 | 209 | $1,231,580 | Dec 22 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 35 | Easy! | - | - | - | $144,412 | 299 | $3,264,563 | Nov 17 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 36 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $135,940 | 42 | $389,575 | Jan 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | - | - | - | $118,347 | 133 | $498,181 | Dec 22 | - | false |
| 38 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $105,182 | 466 | $4,953,944 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 39 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | - | - | - | $99,605 | 27 | $386,385 | Dec 2 | Sacher Distribuzione | false |
| 40 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $86,704 | 409 | $3,333,412 | Nov 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Pina | - | - | - | $46,283 | 53 | $1,586,232 | Nov 3 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 42 | A Separation | - | - | - | $45,394 | 29 | $685,113 | Oct 20 | Sacher Distribuzione | false |
| 43 | Shun Li and the Poet | - | - | - | $36,790 | 24 | $617,850 | Sep 22 | - | false |
| 44 | Seven Acts of Mercy | - | - | - | $33,445 | 10 | $50,323 | Jan 19 | Istituto Luce Cinecittà | false |
| 45 | L'era legale | - | - | - | $31,197 | 5 | $33,389 | Jan 12 | Bolero Film | false |
| 46 | One Day More | - | - | - | $28,926 | 448 | $5,225,074 | Dec 2 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 47 | The Nutcracker: The Untold Story | - | - | - | $23,003 | 224 | $1,730,099 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 48 | On the Path | - | - | - | $20,725 | 21 | $30,036 | Jan 26 | Fandango | false |
| 49 | The Big Heart of Girls | - | - | - | $13,801 | 305 | $2,212,893 | Nov 11 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 50 | The First on the List | - | - | - | $5,364 | 14 | $173,276 | Nov 10 | Istituto Luce Cinecittà | false |
| 51 | Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure | - | - | - | $4,198 | 382 | $3,872,632 | Oct 29 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 52 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $2,447 | 88 | $738,653 | Oct 20 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 53 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $1,711 | 559 | $15,043,455 | Sep 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | Win Win | - | - | - | $1,592 | 10 | $9,047 | Dec 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 55 | Winnie the Pooh | - | - | - | $1,204 | 67 | $153,233 | Apr 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 56 | Italy: Love It, or Leave It | - | - | - | $1,181 | 1 | $7,085 | Jan 5 | - | false |
| 57 | One Day | - | - | - | $1,171 | 141 | $1,370,412 | Nov 11 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 58 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $792 | 168 | $3,143,375 | Sep 30 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 59 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | - | - | - | $327 | 809 | $15,945,378 | Aug 24 | United International Pictures | false |
