| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $19,554,151 | 675 | $37,765,919 | Apr 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 2 | What's in a Name? | - | - | - | $14,458,996 | 705 | $25,601,451 | Apr 25 | - | false |
| 3 | Dark Shadows | - | - | - | $13,276,833 | 520 | $14,978,871 | May 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | American Reunion | - | - | - | $12,348,919 | 672 | $12,658,743 | May 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 5 | Rust and Bone | - | - | - | $8,418,108 | 659 | $14,574,783 | May 17 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 6 | Men in Black³ | - | - | - | $7,782,743 | 782 | $18,651,235 | May 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami | - | - | - | $4,311,807 | 870 | $44,547,082 | Apr 4 | - | false |
| 8 | Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation | - | - | - | $3,898,996 | 624 | $8,510,533 | Apr 25 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 9 | StreetDance 2 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,746,879 | 216 | $2,879,249 | May 9 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 10 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $2,604,679 | 284 | $3,288,025 | May 16 | - | false |
| 11 | The Cabin in the Woods | - | - | - | $2,367,009 | 155 | $2,367,009 | May 2 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 12 | Dépression et des potes | - | - | - | $1,973,314 | 271 | $1,973,314 | May 2 | - | false |
| 13 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $1,857,366 | 199 | $1,857,366 | May 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | The Vow | - | - | - | $1,777,734 | 175 | $2,381,281 | May 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Maman | - | - | - | $1,677,739 | 309 | $1,694,740 | May 9 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 16 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $1,560,973 | 71 | $1,560,973 | May 2 | - | false |
| 17 | On the Road | - | - | - | $1,297,095 | 381 | $2,707,624 | May 23 | - | false |
| 18 | Cosmopolis | - | - | - | $1,157,899 | 365 | $2,270,504 | May 23 | - | false |
| 19 | The Cold Light of Day | - | - | - | $1,036,092 | 152 | $1,036,092 | May 2 | - | false |
| 20 | Contraband | - | - | - | $980,793 | 141 | $980,793 | May 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 21 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | - | - | - | $747,086 | 630 | $7,528,866 | Mar 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $685,561 | 547 | $6,906,282 | Apr 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 23 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $531,134 | 345 | $4,118,751 | Apr 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 24 | Barbara | - | - | - | $459,026 | 83 | $459,026 | May 2 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 25 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $343,312 | 394 | $10,589,600 | Apr 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | Lockout | - | - | - | $305,449 | 342 | $4,005,013 | Apr 18 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 27 | Sea, No Sex & Sun | - | - | - | $283,211 | 179 | $283,211 | May 9 | - | false |
| 28 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $268,066 | 356 | $5,447,547 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 29 | Big Is Beautiful | - | - | - | $251,631 | 493 | $11,530,692 | Mar 28 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 30 | Battleship | - | - | - | $203,492 | 602 | $8,918,606 | Apr 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 31 | Gone | - | - | - | $202,032 | 98 | $202,032 | May 23 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 32 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $182,036 | 706 | $14,510,197 | Mar 21 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 33 | Radiostars | - | - | - | $155,104 | 309 | $4,533,793 | Apr 11 | - | false |
| 34 | Miss Bala | - | - | - | $61,416 | 31 | $238,066 | May 9 | - | false |
| 35 | A Thousand Words | - | - | - | $16,365 | 8 | $16,365 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
