| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $1,756,249 | 57 | $2,244,444 | Jan 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | We Not Naughty | - | - | - | $931,744 | 32 | $1,716,933 | Jan 19 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 3 | Dance Dance Dragon | - | - | - | $808,867 | 30 | $1,143,877 | Jan 19 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 4 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $676,998 | 64 | $5,037,487 | Dec 15 | United International Pictures | false |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $659,527 | 48 | $2,851,740 | Dec 22 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 6 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $622,906 | 30 | $738,839 | Jan 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | The Viral Factor | - | - | - | $621,045 | 34 | $778,284 | Jan 19 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $457,612 | 17 | $573,539 | Jan 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $408,364 | 44 | $872,697 | Dec 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 10 | Contraband | - | - | - | $355,828 | 23 | $375,243 | Jan 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Great Magician | - | - | - | $305,558 | 27 | $305,558 | Jan 12 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 12 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | - | - | - | $270,377 | 30 | $662,765 | Dec 29 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $212,260 | 17 | $469,918 | Jan 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | Haywire | - | - | - | $202,345 | 10 | $228,835 | Jan 19 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 15 | All's Well, Ends Well 2012 | - | - | - | $192,596 | 18 | $219,508 | Jan 20 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 16 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $176,413 | 40 | $2,257,034 | Dec 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 17 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $171,322 | 27 | $613,038 | Dec 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 18 | Courageous | - | - | - | $159,608 | 5 | $177,584 | Jan 5 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 19 | Special Forces | - | - | - | $154,930 | 6 | $183,015 | Jan 5 | Shaw Organisation | false |
| 20 | Petaling Street Warriors | - | - | - | $127,050 | 15 | $172,868 | Jan 5 | Shaw Organisation | false |
| 21 | One for the Money | - | - | - | $108,684 | 13 | $270,387 | Jan 26 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 22 | War Horse | - | - | - | $83,514 | 14 | $157,491 | Dec 29 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 23 | Turning Point 2 | - | - | - | $76,709 | 4 | $138,608 | Dec 29 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 24 | I Love Hong Kong 2012 | - | - | - | $74,371 | 10 | $108,731 | Jan 26 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 25 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $62,434 | 5 | $121,269 | Dec 29 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 26 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $60,275 | 7 | $67,168 | Jan 5 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 27 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $52,843 | 6 | $52,843 | Jan 5 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 28 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $37,946 | 32 | $910,455 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | I Spit on Your Grave | - | - | - | $31,893 | 2 | $42,535 | Jan 12 | Shaw Organisation | false |
| 30 | The Inbetweeners | - | - | - | $29,038 | 10 | $29,038 | Jan 5 | Golden Village Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Artist | - | - | - | $25,123 | 2 | $111,288 | Dec 22 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 32 | Already Famous | - | - | - | $20,780 | 24 | $1,010,384 | Dec 1 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 33 | You Are the Apple of My Eye | - | - | - | $12,313 | 23 | $2,272,504 | Nov 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 34 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $9,239 | 58 | $2,300,589 | Nov 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Monk | - | - | - | $7,343 | 2 | $12,667 | Jan 26 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 36 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $7,075 | 2 | $7,075 | Jan 5 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 37 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $6,843 | 46 | $2,181,325 | Nov 24 | Shaw Organisation | false |
| 38 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $6,699 | 4 | $173,635 | Dec 1 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 39 | Horrid Henry: The Movie | - | - | - | $6,020 | 5 | $29,172 | Dec 22 | Shaw Organisation | false |
| 40 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $5,982 | 5 | $183,414 | Nov 3 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
| 41 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $2,050 | 26 | $256,791 | Dec 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 42 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $1,079 | 2 | $139,439 | Oct 13 | Cathay-Keris Films | false |
