| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $4,079,956 | 328 | $5,175,525 | Nov 15 | - | false |
| 2 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $1,182,721 | 101 | $1,278,704 | Nov 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $767,091 | 113 | $1,498,037 | Oct 25 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 4 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $609,995 | 65 | $623,209 | Nov 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 5 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $424,355 | 101 | $2,150,400 | Oct 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Ted | - | - | - | $193,598 | 59 | $1,851,283 | Oct 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 7 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $193,284 | 47 | $193,284 | Nov 1 | - | false |
| 8 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $180,364 | 51 | $356,043 | Oct 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Trespass | - | - | - | $174,599 | 23 | $240,465 | Nov 1 | - | false |
| 10 | Rise of the Guardians | - | - | - | $144,790 | 167 | $1,962,097 | Nov 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 11 | Silent House | - | - | - | $137,977 | 32 | $246,968 | Nov 22 | - | false |
| 12 | Cold Prey 2 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $123,893 | 38 | $136,451 | Nov 8 | - | false |
| 13 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | - | - | - | $120,279 | 31 | $239,884 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 14 | Argo | - | - | - | $105,766 | 20 | $361,580 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | The Three Stooges | - | - | - | $68,572 | 40 | $419,499 | Oct 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | A Mouse Tale | - | - | - | $63,623 | 102 | $571,504 | Oct 11 | United International Pictures | false |
| 17 | Lima 13 | - | - | - | $62,363 | 24 | $104,758 | Nov 22 | - | false |
| 18 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $61,658 | 9 | $73,423 | Nov 8 | - | false |
| 19 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $59,120 | 8 | $60,662 | Nov 8 | Monolith Films | false |
| 20 | I Want You | - | - | - | $51,791 | 27 | $368,996 | Sep 27 | - | false |
| 21 | Sinister | - | - | - | $50,305 | 60 | $379,985 | Oct 18 | - | false |
| 22 | The Watch | - | - | - | $24,187 | 48 | $487,516 | Sep 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 23 | The Apparition | - | - | - | $15,070 | 27 | $291,131 | Sep 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | That's My Boy | - | - | - | $14,593 | 36 | $601,456 | Aug 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | The Secret of the Gods | - | - | - | $13,030 | 49 | $719,982 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 26 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $11,240 | 2 | $19,191 | Oct 25 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 27 | Quiero Saber | - | - | - | $9,086 | 10 | $9,086 | Nov 1 | - | false |
| 28 | El Buen Pedro | - | - | - | $9,043 | 22 | $91,146 | Sep 20 | - | false |
| 29 | Carnage | - | - | - | $6,109 | 14 | $47,724 | Oct 25 | - | false |
| 30 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $4,879 | 87 | $1,015,207 | Aug 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 31 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $4,599 | 16 | $113,828 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Coliseo Los Campeones | - | - | - | $4,158 | 18 | $64,215 | Oct 4 | - | false |
| 33 | Hidden 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,110 | 27 | $313,768 | Aug 30 | - | false |
| 34 | Chernobyl Diaries | - | - | - | $2,415 | 51 | $295,173 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 35 | Dark Heaven | - | - | - | $1,344 | 14 | $99,720 | Aug 23 | - | false |
| 36 | Three Steps Above Heaven | - | - | - | $844 | 6 | $93,557 | Sep 13 | - | false |
| 37 | When We Leave | - | - | - | $409 | 2 | $7,755 | Sep 20 | - | false |
| 38 | Get the Gringo | - | - | - | $334 | 50 | $162,060 | Oct 18 | - | false |
| 39 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $166 | 18 | $409,643 | Aug 23 | - | false |
| 40 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $85 | 64 | $996,415 | May 3 | - | false |
| 41 | In House | - | - | - | $26 | 5 | $11,955 | Oct 18 | - | false |
