| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Life of Pi | - | - | - | $22,105,596 | 556 | $28,420,882 | Jan 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | - | - | - | $19,082,736 | 560 | $28,181,539 | - | Roadshow Films | false |
| 3 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $14,322,268 | 483 | $23,983,586 | Dec 27 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | Les Misérables | - | - | - | $13,134,043 | 338 | $29,057 | Dec 26 | Maslow Entertainment | false |
| 5 | Jack Reacher | - | - | - | $8,857,039 | 233 | $8,989,349 | Jan 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | Parental Guidance | - | - | - | $7,143,381 | 238 | $11,385,883 | Dec 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Gangster Squad | - | - | - | $6,922,377 | 205 | $7,477,123 | Jan 10 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 8 | Django Unchained | - | - | - | $6,482,980 | 330 | $10,320,498 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Quartet | - | - | - | $4,258,647 | 149 | $8,747,220 | Dec 27 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | This Is 40 | - | - | - | $4,253,918 | 232 | $5,115,028 | Jan 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 11 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $3,718,483 | 360 | $3,989,201 | Jan 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 12 | Hitchcock | - | - | - | $3,527,706 | 220 | $3,776,750 | Jan 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 13 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $3,267,650 | 585 | $32,726,017 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | Rise of the Guardians | - | - | - | $3,254,777 | 520 | $9,090,311 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 15 | The Impossible | - | - | - | $2,212,153 | 181 | $4,783,895 | Jan 24 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 16 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $1,461,734 | 329 | $8,290,773 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 17 | Silver Linings Playbook | - | - | - | $992,973 | 256 | $9,117,858 | Jan 31 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 18 | The Guilt Trip | - | - | - | $960,854 | 163 | $1,616,810 | Jan 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 19 | Argo | - | - | - | $528,250 | 354 | $12,724,841 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Samsara | - | - | - | $328,665 | 21 | $775,962 | Dec 27 | Entertainment One | false |
| 21 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $326,967 | 121 | $6,041,887 | Oct 25 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 22 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $134,413 | 182 | $3,399,975 | Nov 29 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 23 | Love Is All You Need | - | - | - | $120,410 | 32 | $555,061 | Dec 13 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 24 | Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $111,760 | 90 | $159,626 | Jan 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera | - | - | - | $90,583 | 26 | $90,583 | Jan 10 | Sharmill Films | false |
| 26 | Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola | - | - | - | $66,624 | 18 | $66,624 | Jan 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 27 | Saadi Love Story | - | - | - | $65,670 | 16 | $65,670 | Jan 10 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 28 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $63,327 | 33 | $1,391,431 | Aug 30 | Palace Films | false |
| 29 | Paris-Manhattan | - | - | - | $44,911 | 22 | $628,145 | Dec 13 | Palace Films | false |
| 30 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $33,401 | 655 | $18,436,306 | - | - | false |
| 31 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $31,062 | 213 | $1,319,868 | - | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 32 | Searching for Sugar Man | - | - | - | $16,669 | 11 | $604,972 | - | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 33 | Sightseers | - | - | - | $14,826 | 4 | $69,649 | Dec 27 | Rialto Distribution | false |
