Domestic Box Office For January 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contraband | $66,528,000 | 2,870 | $24,349,815 | 36.6% | 2,863 | Jan 13 | Mar 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Underworld: Awakening | $62,321,039 | 3,078 | $25,306,725 | 40.6% | 3,078 | Jan 20 | Mar 8 | Screen Gems |
| 3 | The Devil Inside | $53,261,944 | 2,551 | $33,732,515 | 63.3% | 2,285 | Jan 6 | Mar 22 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | The Grey | $51,580,236 | 3,208 | $19,665,101 | 38.1% | 3,185 | Jan 27 | Apr 19 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 5 | Red Tails | $49,876,377 | 2,573 | $18,782,154 | 37.7% | 2,512 | Jan 20 | Jun 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $47,617,067 | 2,625 | $17,751,905 | 37.3% | 2,625 | Jan 13 | May 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Joyful Noise | $30,932,113 | 2,735 | $11,225,190 | 36.3% | 2,735 | Jan 13 | Mar 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | One for the Money | $26,414,527 | 2,737 | $11,515,790 | 43.6% | 2,737 | Jan 27 | Apr 12 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Haywire | $18,942,396 | 2,441 | $8,425,370 | 44.5% | 2,439 | Jan 20 | Mar 22 | Relativity Media |
| 10 | Man on a Ledge | $18,620,000 | 2,998 | $8,001,932 | 43% | 2,998 | Jan 27 | Mar 1 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Albert Nobbs | $3,014,696 | 245 | $696,088 | 23.1% | 245 | Jan 27 | May 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | Agneepath | $1,986,748 | 132 | $1,140,464 | 57.4% | 132 | Jan 26 | Feb 23 | Eros Worldwide |
| 13 | Coriolanus | $757,195 | 21 | $61,136 | 8.1% | 9 | Jan 20 | May 31 | The Weinstein Company |
| 14 | The Flowers of War | $311,434 | 30 | $48,448 | 15.6% | 30 | Jan 20 | Apr 26 | Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
| 15 | The Viral Factor | $220,496 | 22 | $63,235 | 28.7% | 22 | Jan 20 | Mar 29 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 16 | Vettai | $204,373 | 34 | $87,921 | 43% | 34 | Jan 13 | Feb 23 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | $177,802 | 42 | $119,300 | 67.1% | 42 | Jan 20 | Mar 8 | Eleven Arts |
| 18 | Crazy Horse | $157,782 | 14 | $7,963 | 5% | 1 | Jan 18 | May 3 | Zipporah Films |
| 19 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $152,408 | 6 | $10,952 | 7.2% | 1 | Jan 4 | - | The Cinema Guild |
| 20 | An Inconsistent Truth | $69,394 | 3 | $20,733 | 29.9% | 1 | Jan 27 | Mar 15 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 21 | Declaration of War | $59,100 | 11 | $12,791 | 21.6% | 6 | Jan 27 | Mar 15 | IFC Films |
| 22 | All's Well, Ends Well 2012 | $47,919 | 20 | $23,250 | 48.5% | 20 | Jan 27 | Feb 16 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 23 | Sing Your Song | $47,718 | 4 | $13,459 | 28.2% | 2 | Jan 13 | Jun 3 | S2BN Films |
| 24 | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $44,883 | 6 | $4,721 | 10.5% | 1 | Jan 20 | May 3 | First Run |
| 25 | The Devil, Probably | $26,816 | 2 | $1,688 | 6.3% | 1 | Jan 13 | Jul 4 | The Film Desk |
| 26 | Carol Channing: Larger Than Life | $22,740 | 3 | $5,000 | 22% | 2 | Jan 20 | Feb 19 | Entertainment One |
| 27 | Sophomore | $18,945 | 1 | $13,097 | 69.1% | 1 | Jan 13 | Feb 2 | - |
| 28 | How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? 2012 Re-release | $13,013 | 4 | $2,759 | 21.2% | 1 | Jan 25 | - | First Run |
| 29 | Norwegian Wood | $13,000 | 3 | $13,000 | 100% | 3 | Jan 6 | - | Red Flag Releasing (RFR) |
| 30 | Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston | $11,539 | 1 | $3,968 | 34.4% | 1 | Jan 20 | - | Tribeca Films |
| 31 | The Front Line | $11,018 | 6 | $7,188 | 65.2% | 6 | Jan 20 | Jan 26 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 32 | Santa Mesa | $10,490 | 3 | $3,846 | 36.7% | 3 | Jan 13 | Feb 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 33 | The City Dark | $9,269 | 2 | $2,983 | 32.2% | 1 | Jan 18 | Feb 9 | Argot Pictures |
| 34 | Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars | $8,688 | 5 | $3,430 | 39.5% | 4 | Jan 13 | Feb 23 | First Run |
| 35 | Roadie | $7,825 | 1 | $2,661 | 34% | 1 | Jan 6 | - | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | Domain 2012 Re-release | $7,105 | 1 | $2,810 | 39.5% | 1 | Jan 13 | Mar 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 37 | BuzzKill | $5,860 | 1 | $2,912 | 49.7% | 1 | Jan 20 | - | Indican Pictures |
| 38 | Newlyweds | $5,000 | 1 | $4,584 | 91.7% | 1 | Jan 13 | Jan 19 | Tribeca Films |
| 39 | Loosies | $3,519 | 3 | $808 | 23% | 1 | Jan 11 | Jan 26 | IFC Films |
| 40 | Dystopia: 2013 | $1,708 | 1 | $1,011 | 59.2% | 1 | Jan 13 | Mar 15 | - |
