| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $304,045,972 | 4,404 | $448,139,099 | Jul 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man | - | - | - | $244,281,030 | 4,318 | $262,030,663 | Jul 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Ted | - | - | - | $157,392,855 | 3,303 | $218,815,487 | Jun 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $119,331,209 | 3,886 | $161,321,843 | Jul 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Brave | - | - | - | $97,503,580 | 4,164 | $237,283,207 | Jun 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Magic Mike | - | - | - | $77,845,583 | 3,120 | $113,721,571 | Jun 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Savages | - | - | - | $44,570,370 | 2,635 | $47,382,068 | Jul 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Madea's Witness Protection | - | - | - | $43,542,688 | 2,161 | $65,653,242 | Jun 29 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 9 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $33,442,240 | 4,263 | $216,391,482 | Jun 8 | DreamWorks | false |
| 10 | Part of Me | - | - | - | $24,366,261 | 2,732 | $25,326,071 | Jul 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $22,150,349 | 924 | $45,512,466 | May 25 | Focus Features | false |
| 12 | The Watch | - | - | - | $16,224,292 | 3,168 | $35,353,000 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Step Up Revolution | - | - | - | $15,091,562 | 2,606 | $35,074,677 | Jul 27 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 14 | To Rome with Love | - | - | - | $12,142,847 | 806 | $16,685,867 | Jun 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 15 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $10,278,610 | 4,349 | $623,357,910 | May 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | - | - | - | $9,634,854 | 3,109 | $37,519,139 | Jun 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Snow White and the Huntsman | - | - | - | $9,081,580 | 3,777 | $155,332,381 | Jun 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | Prometheus | - | - | - | $8,886,601 | 3,442 | $126,477,084 | Jun 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | People Like Us | - | - | - | $8,817,787 | 2,055 | $12,434,778 | Jun 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Men in Black³ | - | - | - | $7,045,324 | 4,248 | $179,020,854 | May 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $4,521,943 | 1,298 | $46,412,041 | May 4 | - | false |
| 22 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | - | - | - | $4,292,217 | 318 | $12,795,746 | Jun 27 | - | false |
| 23 | Rock of Ages | - | - | - | $4,132,482 | 3,470 | $38,518,613 | Jun 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Dark Shadows | - | - | - | $3,274,363 | 3,755 | $79,727,149 | May 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | That's My Boy | - | - | - | $3,178,277 | 3,030 | $36,931,089 | Jun 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $2,462,310 | 194 | $10,198,820 | May 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 27 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $2,435,188 | 4,137 | $408,010,692 | Mar 23 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 28 | To the Arctic 3D | - | - | - | $2,050,688 | 52 | $14,560,838 | Apr 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Safety Not Guaranteed | - | - | - | $1,682,821 | 182 | $4,010,957 | Jun 8 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 30 | The Dark Knight 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,513,086 | - | $1,513,086 | Jul 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Batman Begins 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,508,658 | - | $1,508,658 | Jul 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Bernie | - | - | - | $1,467,069 | 332 | $9,206,470 | Apr 27 | Millennium Entertainment | false |
| 33 | Battleship | - | - | - | $1,452,790 | 3,702 | $65,422,625 | May 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 34 | Take This Waltz | - | - | - | $1,220,591 | 64 | $1,239,692 | Jun 29 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 35 | Bol Bachchan | - | - | - | $1,216,258 | 98 | $1,216,258 | Jul 6 | FIP | false |
| 36 | Cocktail | - | - | - | $1,172,517 | 96 | $1,227,789 | Jul 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 37 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | - | - | - | $1,135,628 | 3,358 | $31,051,126 | Apr 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 38 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | - | - | - | $1,027,505 | 3,021 | $41,152,203 | May 18 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 39 | Singin' in the Rain 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,021,714 | 561 | $1,608,925 | Jul 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Your Sister's Sister | - | - | - | $880,551 | 101 | $1,636,190 | Jun 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 41 | The Lorax | - | - | - | $858,635 | 3,769 | $214,151,550 | Mar 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 42 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | - | - | - | $785,869 | 1,625 | $7,078,738 | Jun 22 | Focus Features | false |
| 43 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | - | - | - | $766,247 | 27 | $5,705,874 | Oct 7 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 44 | The Dictator | - | - | - | $605,597 | 3,014 | $59,650,222 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 45 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $544,099 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Hubble | - | - | - | $542,510 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Shut Up and Play the Hits | - | - | - | $469,527 | 161 | $510,334 | Jul 18 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 48 | The Three Stooges | - | - | - | $467,539 | 3,482 | $44,338,224 | Apr 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 49 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $414,123 | 3,618 | $64,935,167 | Mar 30 | Relativity Media | false |
| 50 | Chimpanzee | - | - | - | $380,378 | 1,567 | $28,972,764 | Apr 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Farewell, My Queen | - | - | - | $379,399 | 64 | $1,597,998 | Jul 13 | Cohen Media Group | false |
| 52 | Outlaws | - | - | - | $353,226 | 757 | $5,672,846 | Jun 1 | Arc Entertainment | false |
| 53 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $257,335 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $243,319 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 55 | The Queen of Versailles | - | - | - | $229,232 | 89 | $2,401,999 | Jul 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 56 | Ruby Sparks | - | - | - | $211,382 | 261 | $2,540,106 | Jul 25 | - | false |
| 57 | Hysteria | - | - | - | $209,754 | 218 | $1,804,139 | May 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 58 | Teri Meri Kahaani | - | - | - | $174,629 | 94 | $781,196 | Jun 22 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 59 | The Lucky One | - | - | - | $170,899 | 3,175 | $60,457,138 | Apr 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 60 | Trishna | - | - | - | $162,495 | 38 | $240,381 | Jul 13 | IFC Films | false |
| 61 | The Cabin in the Woods | - | - | - | $153,919 | 2,811 | $42,073,277 | Apr 13 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 62 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $146,257 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $144,607 | 14 | $6,096,582 | May 28 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 64 | Headhunters | - | - | - | $142,520 | 60 | $1,200,010 | Apr 27 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 65 | 2016: Obama's America | - | - | - | $140,664 | 2,017 | $33,449,086 | Jul 13 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | false |
| 66 | Think Like a Man | - | - | - | $135,004 | 2,052 | $91,547,205 | Apr 20 | Screen Gems | false |
| 67 | A Cat in Paris | - | - | - | $116,810 | 18 | $309,973 | Jun 1 | GKIDS | false |
| 68 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $110,850 | 86 | $2,009,517 | Apr 13 | Music Box Films | false |
| 69 | The Obama Effect | - | - | - | $110,551 | 25 | $110,904 | Jul 13 | Arc Entertainment | false |
| 70 | Chernobyl Diaries | - | - | - | $110,319 | 2,433 | $18,119,640 | May 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 71 | Neil Young Journeys | - | - | - | $107,741 | 23 | $215,026 | Jun 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 72 | Bill W. | - | - | - | $103,492 | 31 | $809,590 | May 18 | Page 124 Productions | false |
| 73 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | - | - | - | $93,631 | 76 | $590,700 | Jun 8 | IFC Films | false |
| 74 | Easy Money | - | - | - | $88,302 | 7 | $205,741 | Jul 11 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 75 | Where Do We Go Now? | - | - | - | $84,566 | 37 | $531,997 | May 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 76 | Unforgivable | - | - | - | $82,232 | 6 | $154,189 | Jun 29 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 77 | Damsels in Distress | - | - | - | $78,825 | 205 | $1,008,455 | Apr 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 78 | The Magic of Belle Isle | - | - | - | $66,500 | 10 | $102,388 | Jul 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 79 | Dark Horse | - | - | - | $66,096 | 10 | $166,228 | Jun 8 | - | false |
| 80 | Elena | - | - | - | $63,546 | 13 | $233,380 | May 16 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 81 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | - | - | - | $60,901 | 80 | $2,552,478 | Mar 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 82 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | - | - | - | $53,310 | 16 | $386,368 | Jul 20 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 83 | The Imposter | - | - | - | $52,399 | 31 | $898,317 | Jul 13 | - | false |
| 84 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | - | - | - | $46,760 | 37 | $534,100 | Jul 27 | IFC Films | false |
| 85 | Killer Joe | - | - | - | $40,875 | 75 | $1,987,762 | Jul 27 | LD Entertainment | false |
| 86 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | - | - | - | $40,728 | 10 | $46,109 | Jul 13 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 87 | Marley | - | - | - | $40,390 | 73 | $1,413,480 | Apr 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 88 | I Wish | - | - | - | $39,683 | 12 | $145,808 | May 11 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 89 | Burn | - | - | - | $37,000 | 14 | $996,103 | Jul 24 | - | false |
| 90 | Kumaré | - | - | - | $34,951 | 9 | $132,160 | Jun 20 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 91 | Union Square | - | - | - | $32,228 | 4 | $44,830 | Jul 13 | Dada Films | false |
| 92 | The Raven | - | - | - | $31,364 | 2,209 | $16,008,272 | Apr 27 | Relativity Media | false |
| 93 | Crooked Arrows | - | - | - | $31,208 | 327 | $1,832,541 | May 18 | - | false |
| 94 | Searching for Sugar Man | - | - | - | $30,960 | 157 | $3,696,196 | Jul 27 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 95 | 21 Jump Street | - | - | - | $28,087 | 3,148 | $138,447,667 | Mar 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 96 | Ferrari Ki Sawaari | - | - | - | $25,370 | 99 | $434,107 | Jun 15 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 97 | Runaway Slave | - | - | - | $25,126 | 6 | $71,737 | Jul 6 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | false |
| 98 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | - | - | - | $24,078 | 5 | $75,688 | Jul 20 | Tribeca Films | false |
| 99 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | - | - | - | $22,540 | 5 | $126,085 | Mar 30 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 100 | Klown 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,435 | 16 | $68,795 | Jul 27 | Drafthouse Films | false |
| 101 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $20,354 | 18 | $52,624 | Jul 13 | Millennium Entertainment | false |
| 102 | The Invisible War | - | - | - | $20,339 | 19 | $71,968 | Jun 22 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | false |
| 103 | The Deep Blue Sea | - | - | - | $19,492 | 61 | $1,126,525 | Mar 23 | Music Box Films | false |
| 104 | Bel Ami | - | - | - | $18,592 | 15 | $120,462 | Jun 8 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 105 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | - | - | - | $17,675 | 5 | $86,637 | Jun 13 | Music Box Films | false |
| 106 | Sacrifice | - | - | - | $16,860 | 11 | $29,792 | Jul 27 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 107 | Darling Companion | - | - | - | $16,035 | 64 | $793,815 | Apr 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 108 | Lola Versus | - | - | - | $15,455 | 52 | $252,603 | Jun 8 | - | false |
| 109 | 30 Beats | - | - | - | $14,693 | 15 | $14,693 | Jul 20 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 110 | Daisies | - | - | - | $13,692 | 1 | $13,692 | Jul 6 | Janus Films | false |
| 111 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | - | - | - | $13,529 | 5 | $86,202 | Nov 25 | - | false |
| 112 | Beyond the Black Rainbow | - | - | - | $13,337 | 5 | $56,491 | May 18 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 113 | 5 Broken Cameras | - | - | - | $12,854 | 9 | $109,983 | May 30 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 114 | Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | - | - | - | $12,727 | 19 | $112,679 | May 4 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 115 | Elles | - | - | - | $12,496 | 13 | $157,508 | Apr 27 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 116 | The Woman in the Fifth | - | - | - | $11,917 | 14 | $113,800 | Jun 15 | ATO Pictures | false |
| 117 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $11,560 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 118 | Grand Illusion | - | - | - | $10,522 | 4 | $174,065 | May 11 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 119 | The Do-Deca-Pentathlon | - | - | - | $10,000 | 8 | $10,000 | Jul 6 | - | false |
| 120 | Gerhard Richter Painting | - | - | - | $9,973 | 9 | $242,646 | Mar 14 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 121 | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | - | - | - | $9,752 | 4 | $26,608 | Jun 1 | First Run | false |
| 122 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | - | - | - | $9,740 | 6 | $152,408 | Jan 4 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 123 | Paul Williams: Still Alive | - | - | - | $9,177 | 2 | $38,691 | Jun 8 | Abramorama | false |
| 124 | Home Run Showdown | - | - | - | $8,824 | 1 | $8,824 | Jul 27 | Image Entertainment | false |
| 125 | China Heavyweight | - | - | - | $8,537 | 4 | $10,550 | Jul 6 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 126 | Oslo, August 31st | - | - | - | $8,491 | 7 | $101,475 | May 25 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 127 | Never Stand Still | - | - | - | $8,374 | 2 | $14,272 | May 18 | First Run | false |
| 128 | Nobody Else But You | - | - | - | $7,740 | 4 | $43,040 | May 11 | First Run | false |
| 129 | Natural Selection | - | - | - | $7,378 | 3 | $55,282 | Mar 16 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 130 | God Bless America | - | - | - | $7,220 | 15 | $122,550 | May 11 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 131 | Whores' Glory | - | - | - | $6,534 | 3 | $31,420 | Apr 27 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 132 | Iron Sky | - | - | - | $6,520 | 8 | $122,082 | Jul 25 | Entertainment One | false |
| 133 | Crazy Eyes | - | - | - | $6,141 | 2 | $6,141 | Jul 6 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 134 | Alps | - | - | - | $6,118 | 3 | $16,057 | Jul 13 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 135 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,774 | 5 | $15,674 | May 18 | Music Box Films | false |
| 136 | Footnote | - | - | - | $4,613 | 101 | $2,007,758 | Mar 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 137 | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | - | - | - | $4,596 | 6 | $43,583 | May 25 | - | false |
| 138 | The Turin Horse | - | - | - | $4,404 | 3 | $56,391 | Feb 10 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 139 | Hide Away | - | - | - | $4,215 | 5 | $30,655 | May 25 | - | false |
| 140 | Starry Starry Night | - | - | - | $4,011 | 2 | $10,033 | Mar 23 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
| 141 | Wish Me Away | - | - | - | $3,768 | 4 | $18,618 | Jun 1 | First Run | false |
| 142 | Last Ride 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,724 | 2 | $6,853 | Jun 29 | Music Box Films | false |
| 143 | Patience | - | - | - | $3,590 | 1 | $15,941 | May 9 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 144 | The Fairy | - | - | - | $3,567 | 6 | $38,399 | Feb 24 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 145 | Surviving Progress | - | - | - | $3,500 | 6 | $53,953 | Apr 6 | First Run | false |
| 146 | Planet of Snail | - | - | - | $3,366 | 2 | $13,957 | Jul 25 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 147 | The Salt of Life | - | - | - | $3,347 | 19 | $317,405 | Mar 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 148 | The Graduate 45th Anniversary Reunion | - | - | - | $3,028 | 2 | $43,466 | Apr 11 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 149 | The Day He Arrives | - | - | - | $2,794 | 2 | $13,746 | Apr 20 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 150 | The Bride Wore Black | - | - | - | $2,719 | 2 | $44,566 | Nov 4 | The Film Desk | false |
| 151 | The Color Wheel | - | - | - | $2,676 | 3 | $19,001 | May 18 | - | false |
| 152 | Bonsai | - | - | - | $2,107 | 3 | $21,267 | May 11 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 153 | The Devil, Probably | - | - | - | $2,081 | 2 | $26,816 | Jan 13 | The Film Desk | false |
| 154 | Rowdy Rathore | - | - | - | $2,069 | 120 | $777,373 | Jun 1 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 155 | Corpo Celeste 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,875 | 1 | $8,919 | Jun 8 | Film Movement | false |
| 156 | How to Grow a Band | - | - | - | $1,677 | 2 | $20,135 | Apr 13 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 157 | The Night Watchman | - | - | - | $1,426 | 2 | $2,219 | Jul 6 | Icarus Films | false |
| 158 | Payback | - | - | - | $1,265 | 3 | $17,979 | Apr 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 159 | The Long Day Closes | - | - | - | $1,242 | 2 | $22,765 | Mar 5 | The Film Desk | false |
| 160 | The Girlfriends | - | - | - | $1,225 | 1 | $68,167 | Jun 18 | The Film Desk | false |
| 161 | Grassroots | - | - | - | $851 | 2 | $12,356 | Jun 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 162 | Small Change | - | - | - | $702 | 2 | $38,296 | Nov 24 | The Film Desk | false |
| 163 | Celine and Julie Go Boating | - | - | - | $640 | 1 | $31,452 | May 4 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 164 | The Extraordinary Voyage | - | - | - | $625 | 6 | $52,986 | Feb 10 | Flicker Alley | false |
| 165 | Here | - | - | - | $595 | 2 | $26,743 | Apr 13 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 166 | The Beat Hotel | - | - | - | $526 | 1 | $6,480 | Mar 30 | First Run | false |
| 167 | This Is Not a Film | - | - | - | $456 | 5 | $77,016 | Feb 29 | Palisades Tartan | false |
| 168 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | - | - | - | $403 | 157 | $288,000 | Jun 15 | - | false |
| 169 | Lost Bohemia | - | - | - | $345 | 2 | $23,584 | May 20 | Long Shot Factory | false |
| 170 | The Raid: Redemption | - | - | - | $328 | 881 | $4,105,187 | Mar 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 171 | Putin's Kiss | - | - | - | $274 | 1 | $10,082 | Feb 17 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 172 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $254 | 2 | $43,839 | Jun 9 | The Film Desk | false |
| 173 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | - | - | - | $254 | 1 | $22,039 | Jul 20 | The Film Desk | false |
| 174 | Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment | - | - | - | $231 | 3 | $16,734 | Apr 27 | First Run | false |
| 175 | Mississippi Mermaid | - | - | - | $152 | 1 | $33,216 | Jul 10 | The Film Desk | false |
| 176 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $49 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
