| Rank | Release
             | Genre
             | Budget
             | Running Time
             | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
             | Estimated
             | 
|---|
| 1 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $37,019,171 | 825 | $60,127,766 | Oct 26 | - | false | 
| 2 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $28,933,919 | 823 | $38,951,800 | Nov 14 | - | false | 
| 3 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia | - | - | - | $15,588,519 | 794 | $33,777,512 | Oct 17 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false | 
| 4 | Stars 80 | - | - | - | $9,880,346 | 520 | $15,294,792 | Oct 24 | Warner Bros. | false | 
| 5 | The Dream Team | - | - | - | $9,676,643 | 614 | $31,156,200 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. | false | 
| 6 | A Perfect Plan | - | - | - | $9,640,669 | 581 | $9,899,552 | Oct 31 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | 
| 7 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $7,290,604 | 399 | $7,290,604 | Oct 31 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | 
| 8 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $7,290,604 | 260 | $7,290,604 | Oct 31 | Paramount Pictures International | false | 
| 9 | Looper | - | - | - | $6,940,592 | 359 | $7,188,606 | Oct 31 | - | false | 
| 10 | The Secret of the Gods | - | - | - | $6,775,016 | 663 | $12,665,766 | Oct 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | 
| 11 | Argo | - | - | - | $6,758,687 | 363 | $9,111,343 | Nov 7 | Warner Bros. | false | 
| 12 | Nous York | - | - | - | $4,907,795 | 384 | $5,189,055 | Nov 7 | - | false | 
| 13 | Kirikou and the Men and Women | - | - | - | $3,826,212 | 952 | $9,065,301 | Oct 3 | - | false | 
| 14 | Ted | - | - | - | $3,068,590 | 348 | $11,451,649 | Oct 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | 
| 15 | Sinister | - | - | - | $3,035,998 | 162 | $3,261,878 | Nov 7 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false | 
| 16 | Capital | - | - | - | $2,557,697 | 279 | $2,804,415 | Nov 14 | - | false | 
| 17 | Amour | - | - | - | $2,453,747 | 302 | $4,255,623 | Oct 24 | - | false | 
| 18 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $2,431,106 | 561 | $24,400,146 | Oct 3 | Europa Filmes | false | 
| 19 | In the House | - | - | - | $2,116,893 | 393 | $9,529,425 | Oct 10 | - | false | 
| 20 | Thérèse | - | - | - | $1,922,646 | 376 | $3,406,055 | Nov 21 | UGC Distribution | false | 
| 21 | The Impossible | - | - | - | $1,883,088 | 261 | $4,147,373 | Nov 21 | - | false | 
| 22 | Just Like Brothers | - | - | - | $1,295,695 | 243 | $2,432,220 | Nov 21 | - | false | 
| 23 | Trouble with the Curve | - | - | - | $1,135,623 | 360 | $1,806,478 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false | 
| 24 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $451,381 | 146 | $451,381 | Nov 14 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false | 
| 25 | The Crossing | - | - | - | $361,715 | 107 | $361,715 | Oct 31 | UGC Distribution | false | 
| 26 | Something in the Air | - | - | - | $354,639 | 100 | $354,639 | Nov 14 | - | false | 
| 27 | The Paperboy | - | - | - | $87,713 | 190 | $1,225,043 | Oct 17 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |