| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $17,903,740 | 367 | $20,229,474 | Oct 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $9,079,455 | 532 | $25,567,458 | Sep 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 3 | Looper | - | - | - | $8,300,239 | 277 | $12,098,221 | Sep 27 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 4 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $6,422,461 | 465 | $7,995,905 | Sep 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $6,410,698 | 321 | $7,873,919 | Oct 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | - | - | - | $4,050,777 | 249 | $8,452,341 | Sep 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Mental | - | - | - | $3,675,518 | 269 | $4,097,703 | Oct 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 8 | Argo | - | - | - | $2,821,750 | 354 | $12,724,841 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Savages | - | - | - | $2,242,903 | 201 | $2,841,292 | Oct 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 10 | Lawless | - | - | - | $2,084,321 | 211 | $2,126,979 | Oct 11 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 11 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $2,082,390 | 166 | $2,788,170 | Sep 27 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 12 | Killing Them Softly | - | - | - | $1,623,519 | 165 | $1,688,061 | Oct 11 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 13 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $1,253,647 | 121 | $6,041,887 | Oct 25 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 14 | Dredd | - | - | - | $1,119,457 | 198 | $2,008,370 | Oct 25 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 15 | To Rome with Love | - | - | - | $1,053,315 | 93 | $1,570,234 | Oct 18 | Entertainment One | false |
| 16 | The Watch | - | - | - | $965,358 | 225 | $5,992,539 | Sep 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 17 | The Sapphires | - | - | - | $882,369 | 280 | $9,568,834 | Aug 9 | Entertainment One | false |
| 18 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $769,845 | 213 | $1,319,868 | - | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Secret of the Gods | - | - | - | $546,707 | 139 | $1,120,244 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $439,116 | 296 | $3,981,915 | Sep 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Ruby Sparks | - | - | - | $429,059 | 211 | $1,696,435 | Sep 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | Kath & Kimderella | - | - | - | $406,634 | 285 | $6,150,771 | Sep 6 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 23 | The Words | - | - | - | $255,007 | 76 | $256,421 | Oct 11 | Becker Film Group | false |
| 24 | Paul Kelly - Stories of Me | - | - | - | $224,482 | 7 | $375,661 | Oct 18 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 25 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $203,712 | 33 | $1,391,431 | Aug 30 | Palace Films | false |
| 26 | Searching for Sugar Man | - | - | - | $182,311 | 11 | $604,972 | - | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 27 | English Vinglish | - | - | - | $131,959 | 11 | $131,959 | Oct 4 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 28 | On the Road | - | - | - | $108,057 | 29 | $256,928 | Sep 27 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 29 | National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | - | - | - | $72,861 | 22 | $155,910 | Oct 4 | Sharmill Films | false |
| 30 | Student of the Year | - | - | - | $67,722 | 16 | $67,722 | Oct 18 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 31 | Last of the Haussman | - | - | - | $62,955 | 20 | $62,955 | Oct 25 | Sharmill Films | false |
| 32 | The Thieves | - | - | - | $57,883 | 7 | $57,883 | Oct 18 | - | false |
| 33 | Safety Not Guaranteed | - | - | - | $56,694 | 22 | $92,450 | Oct 18 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 34 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $30,249 | 281 | $8,490,452 | Aug 30 | Roadshow Films | false |
