| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | This Means War | - | - | - | $118,012 | 13 | $225,544 | Feb 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | The Parade | - | - | - | $106,577 | 14 | $837,947 | Dec 15 | - | false |
| 3 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $101,627 | 13 | $210,079 | Mar 22 | - | false |
| 4 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $86,861 | 13 | $264,437 | Feb 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | John Carter | - | - | - | $63,984 | 11 | $68,961 | Mar 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 6 | Wrath of the Titans | - | - | - | $63,760 | 16 | $209,038 | Mar 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | - | - | - | $58,298 | 14 | $183,763 | Feb 16 | - | false |
| 8 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $56,773 | 13 | $61,514 | Mar 8 | - | false |
| 9 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $55,970 | 11 | $84,156 | Feb 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 10 | Sea Level | - | - | - | $55,025 | 13 | $94,712 | Mar 15 | - | false |
| 11 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $44,369 | 11 | $59,412 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Safe House | - | - | - | $36,438 | 7 | $115,664 | Feb 9 | United International Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Artist | - | - | - | $34,861 | 9 | $34,861 | Mar 1 | - | false |
| 14 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $33,913 | 6 | $39,350 | Mar 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 15 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $31,603 | 9 | $58,232 | Mar 22 | United International Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Grey | - | - | - | $30,681 | 11 | $71,299 | Mar 8 | - | false |
| 17 | Contraband | - | - | - | $25,891 | 6 | $31,826 | Mar 15 | United International Pictures | false |
| 18 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $25,396 | 16 | $686,328 | Dec 1 | United International Pictures | false |
| 19 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $22,255 | 18 | $448,319 | Dec 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $20,083 | 13 | $115,508 | Mar 29 | - | false |
| 21 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $18,293 | 3 | $18,293 | Mar 1 | - | false |
| 22 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $14,763 | 13 | $92,727 | Feb 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 23 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $12,619 | 11 | $72,818 | Feb 2 | - | false |
| 24 | A Monster in Paris | - | - | - | $9,489 | 13 | $75,936 | Jan 5 | - | false |
| 25 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $9,098 | 11 | $48,032 | Feb 16 | - | false |
| 26 | Carnage | - | - | - | $7,406 | 5 | $8,789 | Mar 15 | - | false |
| 27 | The Vow | - | - | - | $5,951 | 15 | $103,599 | Feb 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $5,700 | 4 | $8,752 | Mar 22 | - | false |
| 29 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $5,003 | 10 | $46,590 | Feb 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 30 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $4,929 | 6 | $23,308 | Mar 29 | - | false |
| 31 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $4,343 | 10 | $39,989 | Jan 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 32 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $3,771 | 21 | $367,153 | Dec 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $3,741 | 5 | $40,433 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 34 | Man on a Ledge | - | - | - | $1,271 | 11 | $84,843 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 35 | The Lady | - | - | - | $661 | 4 | $2,301 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 36 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $334 | 9 | $79,982 | Jan 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $284 | 20 | $126,910 | Jan 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
