| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $21,558,696 | 625 | $30,828,359 | Apr 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 2 | American Reunion | - | - | - | $15,324,690 | 670 | $22,942,350 | Apr 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 3 | Men in Black³ | - | - | - | $8,203,778 | 987 | $26,286,460 | May 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | The Dictator | - | - | - | $7,341,226 | 515 | $11,797,031 | May 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Dark Shadows | - | - | - | $6,631,411 | 476 | $8,689,212 | May 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Project X | - | - | - | $3,520,646 | 212 | $4,306,920 | May 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Lucky One | - | - | - | $3,093,475 | 425 | $4,987,616 | Apr 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | 21 Jump Street | - | - | - | $2,911,268 | 452 | $3,325,905 | May 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Hanni and Nanni 2 | - | - | - | $1,921,847 | 613 | $5,700,977 | May 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 10 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $1,358,676 | 798 | $79,066,638 | Jan 5 | Senator Film | false |
| 11 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $1,014,239 | 637 | $20,303,785 | Mar 22 | - | false |
| 12 | Battleship | - | - | - | $912,840 | 637 | $9,546,461 | Apr 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 13 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | - | - | - | $776,533 | 698 | $7,631,198 | Mar 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | The Cold Light of Day | - | - | - | $749,023 | 249 | $808,523 | May 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 15 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $745,972 | 218 | $6,006,224 | Mar 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | Turkish for Beginners | - | - | - | $720,601 | 598 | $21,692,660 | Mar 15 | Constantin Film | false |
| 17 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $710,504 | 435 | $5,447,240 | Apr 5 | - | false |
| 18 | All Together | - | - | - | $662,760 | 158 | $3,037,758 | Apr 5 | - | false |
| 19 | Lost in Siberia | - | - | - | $631,785 | 106 | $1,591,309 | May 10 | - | false |
| 20 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $591,130 | 182 | $952,618 | May 3 | Senator Film | false |
| 21 | Iron Sky | - | - | - | $574,851 | 469 | $4,391,367 | Apr 5 | - | false |
| 22 | Das Hochzeitsvideo | - | - | - | $493,689 | 251 | $749,839 | May 10 | Constantin Film | false |
| 23 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $456,968 | 512 | $9,902,323 | Apr 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 24 | Act of Valor | - | - | - | $410,694 | 214 | $582,072 | May 24 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 25 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | - | - | - | $400,884 | 185 | $1,896,320 | May 17 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 26 | Lockout | - | - | - | $366,854 | 234 | $433,501 | May 10 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 27 | Sams im Glück | - | - | - | $366,025 | 471 | $3,395,279 | Mar 29 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 28 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $336,615 | 133 | $957,085 | Apr 19 | - | false |
| 29 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $334,737 | 86 | $1,912,035 | May 24 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 30 | Anubis en het Pad der 7 Zonden 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $318,889 | 307 | $802,005 | Apr 19 | - | false |
| 31 | Barbara | - | - | - | $304,561 | 95 | $2,747,568 | Mar 8 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 32 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $250,405 | 267 | $1,657,345 | Apr 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 33 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $243,640 | 58 | $379,499 | May 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 34 | Bel Ami | - | - | - | $197,538 | 104 | $199,206 | May 3 | - | false |
| 35 | A Royal Affair | - | - | - | $146,063 | 66 | $386,760 | Apr 19 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 36 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $145,601 | 78 | $281,070 | May 3 | - | false |
| 37 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $127,156 | 276 | $5,491,862 | Mar 1 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 38 | SuperClásico | - | - | - | $123,617 | 54 | $178,907 | May 3 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 39 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $107,470 | 451 | $6,246,520 | Mar 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Russendisko | - | - | - | $106,375 | 438 | $5,894,416 | Mar 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 41 | Declaration of War | - | - | - | $103,303 | 48 | $184,963 | Apr 26 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 42 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $102,506 | 53 | $369,868 | Apr 12 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 43 | One for the Money | - | - | - | $96,551 | 256 | $1,047,826 | Apr 19 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 44 | Delicacy | - | - | - | $81,276 | 73 | $477,416 | Apr 12 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 45 | Bar25: Tage außerhalb der Zeit | - | - | - | $69,716 | 17 | $70,343 | May 3 | Movienet | false |
| 46 | Tomboy | - | - | - | $68,142 | 30 | $88,868 | May 3 | Alamode Film | false |
| 47 | The Art of Love | - | - | - | $61,872 | 52 | $215,473 | May 17 | - | false |
| 48 | Famous Five | - | - | - | $51,780 | 564 | $7,103,467 | Jan 26 | Constantin Film | false |
| 49 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $46,805 | 73 | $157,287 | May 17 | Senator Film | false |
| 50 | Marley | - | - | - | $46,499 | 34 | $182,856 | May 17 | - | false |
| 51 | War of the Buttons | - | - | - | $38,558 | 154 | $282,789 | Apr 12 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 52 | Beloved | - | - | - | $36,582 | 32 | $55,975 | May 3 | Senator Film | false |
| 53 | Yoko | - | - | - | $36,028 | 529 | $4,037,093 | Feb 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 54 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $28,679 | 277 | $2,701,175 | Mar 29 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 55 | Sidewalls | - | - | - | $23,971 | 27 | $27,743 | May 3 | - | false |
| 56 | Color of the Ocean | - | - | - | $15,720 | 32 | $15,720 | May 17 | Movienet | false |
| 57 | Kill Me Please 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,729 | 32 | $20,594 | May 17 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
