| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $737,261 | 15 | $834,251 | Oct 4 | - | false |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $183,871 | 12 | $388,806 | Oct 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Stolen | - | - | - | $135,442 | 17 | $174,169 | Oct 25 | - | false |
| 4 | Bait | - | - | - | $118,752 | 12 | $168,429 | Oct 18 | - | false |
| 5 | Looper | - | - | - | $84,143 | 11 | $89,041 | Oct 18 | Italian International Film | false |
| 6 | Savages | - | - | - | $63,898 | 11 | $98,270 | Sep 27 | United International Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Watch | - | - | - | $63,714 | 11 | $103,693 | Sep 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $54,353 | 7 | $75,958 | Sep 27 | Italian International Film | false |
| 9 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $44,358 | 9 | $56,915 | Oct 18 | United International Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Hidden Face | - | - | - | $39,933 | 9 | $44,048 | Oct 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $38,380 | 8 | $38,380 | Oct 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 12 | Step Up: Revolution | - | - | - | $26,136 | 14 | $762,846 | Aug 16 | Jaguar Film International Distribution | false |
| 13 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | - | - | - | $26,006 | 6 | $27,355 | Oct 25 | - | false |
| 14 | Two Days in New York | - | - | - | $22,403 | 6 | $22,403 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 15 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $22,326 | 7 | $25,499 | Oct 25 | - | false |
| 16 | House at the End of the Street | - | - | - | $20,473 | 7 | $20,473 | Oct 11 | Italian International Film | false |
| 17 | Girl in Progress | - | - | - | $20,080 | 13 | $20,080 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 18 | Chasing Mavericks | - | - | - | $17,582 | 13 | $21,008 | Oct 25 | Jaguar Film International Distribution | false |
| 19 | Ted | - | - | - | $16,038 | 12 | $234,048 | Aug 30 | United International Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $15,553 | 14 | $213,832 | Sep 6 | United International Pictures | false |
| 21 | Dredd | - | - | - | $13,234 | 6 | $28,854 | Sep 27 | - | false |
| 22 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $12,543 | 14 | $141,726 | Sep 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Lawless | - | - | - | $8,593 | 7 | $36,798 | Sep 20 | Italian International Film | false |
| 24 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $8,219 | 11 | $69,407 | Sep 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Apparition | - | - | - | $8,073 | 6 | $21,613 | Sep 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Lady | - | - | - | $7,593 | 5 | $7,593 | Oct 11 | - | false |
| 27 | The Player | - | - | - | $6,624 | 2 | $7,926 | Oct 25 | - | false |
| 28 | Won't Back Down | - | - | - | $6,418 | 9 | $6,418 | Oct 4 | Jaguar Film International Distribution | false |
| 29 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $4,727 | 13 | $560,668 | Aug 16 | - | false |
| 30 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $2,989 | 11 | $26,917 | Sep 20 | Jaguar Film International Distribution | false |
| 31 | Battle for Terra 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,716 | 5 | $2,716 | Oct 18 | - | false |
| 32 | That's My Boy | - | - | - | $2,653 | 11 | $89,084 | Sep 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $2,566 | 5 | $42,768 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | The Most Fun You Can Have Dying | - | - | - | $2,489 | 1 | $2,489 | Oct 4 | Prime Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $2,206 | 15 | $562,986 | Aug 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | Kingdom of Ants | - | - | - | $744 | 6 | $4,183 | Sep 20 | - | false |
