| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $15,020,406 | 532 | $25,567,458 | Sep 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 2 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $8,460,203 | 281 | $8,490,452 | Aug 30 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 3 | Kath & Kimderella | - | - | - | $5,541,433 | 285 | $6,150,771 | Sep 6 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 4 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $5,278,461 | 465 | $7,995,905 | Sep 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | The Sapphires | - | - | - | $5,161,646 | 280 | $14,731,504 | Aug 9 | Entertainment One | false |
| 6 | The Watch | - | - | - | $5,027,181 | 225 | $5,992,539 | Sep 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | - | - | - | $4,272,978 | 249 | $8,452,341 | Sep 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $4,154,352 | 435 | $12,787,993 | Aug 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 9 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $3,542,799 | 296 | $3,981,915 | Sep 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $3,126,765 | 344 | $6,374,255 | Aug 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Looper | - | - | - | $3,027,874 | 277 | $12,098,221 | Sep 27 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 12 | Hope Springs | - | - | - | $2,830,134 | 275 | $4,689,511 | Aug 23 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 13 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $2,173,809 | 628 | $27,802,848 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $1,662,703 | 57 | $1,429,121 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 15 | Ruby Sparks | - | - | - | $1,259,717 | 211 | $1,696,435 | Sep 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $982,520 | 189 | $982,520 | Aug 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 17 | Bait | - | - | - | $804,519 | 283 | $806,005 | Sep 20 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 18 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $760,431 | 229 | $5,765,136 | Aug 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $747,262 | 33 | $1,391,431 | Aug 30 | Palace Films | false |
| 20 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $618,578 | 166 | $2,788,170 | Sep 27 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 21 | The Secret of the Gods | - | - | - | $508,356 | 139 | $1,120,244 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 22 | Hit and Run | - | - | - | $422,578 | 108 | $422,578 | Sep 6 | - | false |
| 23 | Mental | - | - | - | $350,224 | 269 | $4,097,703 | Oct 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 24 | Step Up Revolution | - | - | - | $311,682 | 370 | $5,501,601 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 25 | Barfi! | - | - | - | $303,345 | 15 | $303,345 | Sep 13 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 26 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | - | - | - | $299,494 | 25 | $353,177 | Sep 13 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 27 | Magic Mike | - | - | - | $296,433 | 333 | $8,780,836 | - | Roadshow Films | false |
| 28 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $273,601 | 564 | $28,621,749 | Jun 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 29 | Your Sister's Sister | - | - | - | $231,307 | 23 | $231,307 | Sep 6 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 30 | Bernie | - | - | - | $214,517 | 29 | $515,354 | Aug 16 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 31 | Storm Surfers 3D | - | - | - | $190,344 | 36 | $428,323 | Aug 16 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 32 | Brave | - | - | - | $149,775 | 425 | $17,233,959 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 33 | On the Road | - | - | - | $83,835 | 29 | $256,928 | Sep 27 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 34 | OMG: Oh My God! | - | - | - | $83,257 | 12 | $83,257 | Sep 27 | - | false |
| 35 | Heroine | - | - | - | $80,554 | 14 | $80,554 | Sep 20 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 36 | TS Pussy Hunters: Anime: Fucking in a Virtual World w/Transsexual Kitty Doll & Her Pet | - | - | - | $74,908 | 8 | $74,908 | Sep 13 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 37 | Raaz 3 | - | - | - | $48,571 | 12 | $48,571 | Sep 6 | - | false |
| 38 | Joker | - | - | - | $45,461 | 14 | $45,461 | Aug 30 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 39 | Ted | - | - | - | $32,597 | 411 | $35,533,809 | Jul 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 40 | Lan Kwai Fong 2 | - | - | - | $27,099 | 7 | $124,890 | Aug 23 | - | false |
| 41 | Chinese Take-Away | - | - | - | $21,741 | 11 | $81,835 | Aug 30 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 42 | Ek Tha Tiger | - | - | - | $18,597 | 23 | $631,673 | Aug 16 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
