| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $16,773,698 | 471 | $20,880,499 | - | Roadshow Films | false |
| 2 | 21 Jump Street | - | - | - | $10,935,155 | 300 | $15,137,068 | Mar 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $8,055,985 | 270 | $14,067,003 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | John Carter | - | - | - | $7,376,500 | 410 | $7,376,500 | Mar 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 5 | Project X | - | - | - | $4,450,311 | 222 | $4,450,311 | Mar 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Contraband | - | - | - | $3,191,253 | 219 | $5,578,127 | Feb 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 7 | This Means War | - | - | - | $2,680,453 | 242 | $8,377,261 | Feb 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | The Vow | - | - | - | $2,299,085 | 229 | $11,654,152 | Feb 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | The Lorax | - | - | - | $2,190,204 | 507 | $15,706,029 | Mar 29 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 10 | Wrath of the Titans | - | - | - | $2,046,661 | 337 | $5,607,623 | Mar 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | The Artist | - | - | - | $2,028,993 | 154 | $3,181,998 | Feb 2 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 12 | Safe House | - | - | - | $1,748,950 | 234 | $9,017,159 | Feb 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 13 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $1,692,231 | 169 | $1,692,231 | Mar 1 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 14 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $1,626,802 | 239 | $1,626,802 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $1,194,486 | 57 | $1,837,529 | Mar 15 | Becker Film Group | false |
| 16 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $1,157,815 | 83 | $2,741,489 | Feb 17 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 17 | Hugo | - | - | - | $1,134,853 | 396 | $10,813,316 | - | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 18 | A Separation | - | - | - | $992,585 | 34 | $1,330,987 | Mar 1 | Entertainment One | false |
| 19 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $910,630 | 242 | $6,097,147 | Mar 29 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 20 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $728,552 | 67 | $837,911 | Mar 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 21 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $565,695 | 101 | $1,256,486 | Feb 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | The Grey | - | - | - | $549,237 | 153 | $2,428,624 | Feb 17 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 23 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $424,279 | 144 | $6,919,623 | Jan 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 24 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $403,632 | 229 | $15,947,488 | Jan 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 25 | Headhunters | - | - | - | $385,518 | 39 | $420,230 | Mar 8 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 26 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $366,471 | 186 | $3,891,001 | Feb 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 27 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $358,175 | 192 | $8,024,267 | Feb 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 28 | Carnage | - | - | - | $275,140 | 24 | $343,371 | Mar 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $249,476 | 50 | $959,812 | Mar 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 30 | The Raid: Redemption | - | - | - | $233,670 | 42 | $18,395 | - | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 31 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $165,831 | 351 | $7,518,548 | Jan 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $151,163 | 108 | $564,829 | Feb 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 33 | Gone | - | - | - | $125,509 | 140 | $541,190 | Feb 23 | Entertainment One | false |
| 34 | Agent Vinod | - | - | - | $121,940 | 16 | $121,940 | Mar 22 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 35 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | - | - | - | $112,669 | 96 | $4,438,468 | Apr 5 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 36 | Company | - | - | - | $90,395 | 37 | $90,395 | Mar 29 | Sharmill Films | false |
| 37 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: Ernani | - | - | - | $68,714 | 26 | $68,714 | Mar 15 | Sharmill Films | false |
| 38 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $57,620 | 19 | $319,593 | Mar 29 | Sharmill Films | false |
| 39 | Conquest 1453 | - | - | - | $34,889 | 2 | $90,534 | Mar 29 | - | false |
