| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Ted | - | - | - | $13,156,630 | 445 | $14,054,547 | Oct 4 | United International Pictures | false |
| 2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $12,488,957 | 858 | $21,624,776 | Sep 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Step Up Revolution | - | - | - | $5,303,452 | 330 | $5,552,315 | Oct 4 | M2 Pictures | false |
| 4 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $2,575,225 | 266 | $2,668,052 | Oct 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | Gladiators of Rome | - | - | - | $2,461,943 | 433 | $4,302,833 | Oct 18 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 6 | Viva l'Italia | - | - | - | $2,338,711 | 522 | $6,880,371 | Oct 25 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 7 | Every Blessed Day | - | - | - | $2,262,692 | 289 | $2,717,393 | Oct 11 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 8 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $1,841,934 | 304 | $3,338,418 | Sep 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Bachelorette | - | - | - | $1,757,776 | 211 | $2,235,226 | Oct 18 | Lucky Red | false |
| 10 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $1,731,631 | 286 | $1,949,297 | Oct 11 | United International Pictures | false |
| 11 | Reality | - | - | - | $1,702,152 | 367 | $2,617,973 | Sep 27 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 12 | Prometheus | - | - | - | $1,695,280 | 550 | $6,499,130 | Sep 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 13 | Savages | - | - | - | $1,674,417 | 330 | $3,155,174 | Oct 25 | United International Pictures | false |
| 14 | Killing Them Softly | - | - | - | $1,556,731 | 267 | $1,716,234 | Oct 18 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 15 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $1,545,159 | 332 | $1,555,330 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 16 | Hope Springs | - | - | - | $1,503,693 | 190 | $2,482,100 | Oct 18 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 17 | The Commander and the Stork | - | - | - | $1,223,696 | 271 | $1,661,428 | Oct 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Magic Mike | - | - | - | $1,216,173 | 358 | $5,032,035 | Sep 20 | Lucky Red | false |
| 19 | The Possession | - | - | - | $1,158,721 | 195 | $2,107,294 | Oct 25 | M2 Pictures | false |
| 20 | On the Road | - | - | - | $1,120,700 | 226 | $1,134,086 | Oct 11 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 21 | Me and You | - | - | - | $978,049 | 296 | $2,161,111 | Oct 25 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 22 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $660,849 | 259 | $1,061,084 | Oct 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 23 | Rust and Bone | - | - | - | $585,956 | 112 | $661,140 | Oct 4 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 24 | The Red and the Blue | - | - | - | $582,175 | 145 | $1,720,151 | Sep 12 | Teodora Film | false |
| 25 | Brave | - | - | - | $561,124 | 660 | $9,388,138 | Sep 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 26 | All'ultima spiaggia | - | - | - | $369,943 | 227 | $369,943 | Oct 4 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 27 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $364,212 | 900 | $28,615,036 | Aug 22 | United International Pictures | false |
| 28 | Amour | - | - | - | $323,629 | 79 | $1,569,547 | Oct 25 | Teodora Film | false |
| 29 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $293,492 | 50 | $1,264,762 | Aug 31 | - | false |
| 30 | A Special Day | - | - | - | $263,105 | 75 | $272,238 | Sep 13 | Lucky Red | false |
| 31 | Killer Joe | - | - | - | $259,285 | 54 | $269,614 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 32 | It Was the Son | - | - | - | $233,873 | 112 | $1,073,326 | Sep 13 | Fandango | false |
| 33 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $210,637 | 242 | $1,466,914 | Sep 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $205,197 | 921 | $18,801,748 | Aug 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | The Landlords | - | - | - | $195,530 | 74 | $203,758 | Oct 4 | - | false |
| 36 | Iron Sky | - | - | - | $147,056 | 55 | $147,056 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 37 | Once Upon a Time in America 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $142,444 | 51 | $145,755 | Oct 18 | - | false |
| 38 | The Five-Year Engagement | - | - | - | $127,072 | 98 | $278,869 | Sep 27 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 39 | Matching Jack 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $118,913 | 40 | $214,486 | Oct 25 | DIA Distributori Indipendenti | false |
| 40 | The Words | - | - | - | $107,679 | 182 | $757,329 | Sep 20 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 41 | Pieta | - | - | - | $104,210 | 58 | $582,059 | Sep 13 | - | false |
| 42 | Balancing Act | - | - | - | $94,251 | 80 | $437,143 | Sep 13 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 43 | Elles | - | - | - | $88,174 | 39 | $167,912 | Sep 27 | Officine UBU | false |
| 44 | What's in a Name? | - | - | - | $87,905 | 69 | $1,213,056 | Jul 6 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 45 | Dormant Beauty | - | - | - | $87,150 | 240 | $1,593,048 | Sep 6 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 46 | Pretty Butterflies | - | - | - | $83,533 | 10 | $236,557 | Oct 25 | DIA Distributori Indipendenti | false |
| 47 | The Tall Man | - | - | - | $73,943 | 105 | $541,122 | Sep 20 | Moviemax | false |
| 48 | Apartment in Athens | - | - | - | $63,487 | 28 | $110,784 | Sep 27 | - | false |
| 49 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | - | - | - | $62,374 | 225 | $1,635,767 | Sep 13 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 50 | Una donna per la vita | - | - | - | $58,814 | 174 | $420,202 | Sep 20 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 51 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $48,978 | 305 | $2,362,965 | Sep 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 52 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | - | - | - | $17,998 | 13 | $17,998 | Oct 18 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 53 | American Masters: Woody Allen: A Documentary | - | - | - | $14,153 | 30 | $110,155 | Sep 20 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 54 | The Best Things in the World 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,638 | 14 | $5,617 | Oct 18 | - | false |
| 55 | Caesar Must Die | - | - | - | $3,950 | 41 | $961,469 | Mar 1 | Sacher Distribuzione | false |
| 56 | Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl | - | - | - | $3,606 | 3 | $117,740 | Sep 2 | - | false |
| 57 | Sister | - | - | - | $3,278 | 38 | $442,434 | May 11 | Teodora Film | false |
| 58 | Effetto paradosso | - | - | - | $2,846 | 2 | $9,622 | Oct 4 | DIA Distributori Indipendenti | false |
| 59 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | - | - | - | $2,402 | 417 | $3,208,545 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 60 | The Interval | - | - | - | $2,365 | 5 | $135,219 | Sep 5 | Istituto Luce Cinecittà | false |
| 61 | Hysteria | - | - | - | $1,848 | 141 | $1,388,235 | Feb 23 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 62 | Argo | - | - | - | $1,624 | 316 | $5,342,642 | Nov 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | All Our Desires | - | - | - | $1,249 | 49 | $359,401 | May 11 | - | false |
