| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Bayside Shakedown the Final | - | - | - | $52,051,175 | 452 | $72,834,411 | Sep 7 | Toho | false |
| 2 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $33,335,819 | 775 | $48,340,948 | Sep 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | - | - | - | $22,647,271 | 327 | $36,798,585 | Aug 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Dearest | - | - | - | $18,295,296 | 339 | $26,697,025 | Aug 25 | Toho | false |
| 5 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $12,711,375 | 845 | $33,019,883 | Aug 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $9,232,740 | 139 | $18,136,785 | Sep 1 | Gaga | false |
| 7 | Prometheus | - | - | - | $8,226,237 | 768 | $21,816,409 | Aug 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer | - | - | - | $7,800,547 | 326 | $9,405,840 | Sep 15 | - | false |
| 9 | Akko's Secret | - | - | - | $7,150,135 | 217 | $7,150,135 | Sep 1 | Shochiku | false |
| 10 | Wolf Children | - | - | - | $6,280,149 | 381 | $52,544,777 | Jul 21 | Toho | false |
| 11 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru | - | - | - | $4,850,466 | 450 | $91,331,832 | Jul 13 | Toho | false |
| 12 | Key of Life | - | - | - | $4,449,101 | 148 | $5,463,837 | Sep 15 | The Klockworx | false |
| 13 | Dreams for Sale | - | - | - | $4,044,144 | 166 | $4,044,144 | Sep 8 | Asmik Ace Entertainment | false |
| 14 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $3,991,668 | 191 | $4,237,103 | Sep 14 | Gaga | false |
| 15 | Safe House | - | - | - | $3,833,538 | 248 | $4,198,743 | Sep 7 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 16 | Tiger & Bunny the Movie: The Beginning | - | - | - | $2,716,247 | 94 | $5,747,133 | Sep 22 | Shochiku | false |
| 17 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $2,208,623 | 501 | $8,816,757 | Sep 28 | Toho-Towa | false |
| 18 | Ushijima the Loan Shark | - | - | - | $1,895,765 | 137 | $3,928,891 | Aug 25 | - | false |
| 19 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $1,549,917 | 541 | $25,644,401 | Aug 1 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 20 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $1,207,692 | 565 | $5,071,758 | Sep 28 | - | false |
| 21 | Tempest 3D 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,157,771 | 357 | $44,057,737 | Jul 14 | Toho | false |
| 22 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $1,088,438 | 411 | $12,887,141 | Aug 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $603,543 | 305 | $15,533,910 | Aug 4 | Toei Company | false |
| 24 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $446,047 | 204 | $1,764,089 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $444,958 | 546 | $24,115,087 | Jul 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Eight Rangers | - | - | - | $352,937 | 155 | $14,013,405 | Jul 28 | Toho | false |
| 27 | Rock of Ages | - | - | - | $290,065 | 98 | $366,103 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Blazing Famiglia | - | - | - | $214,039 | 146 | $214,039 | Sep 8 | Toei Company | false |
| 29 | The Amazing Spider-Man | - | - | - | $87,973 | 1,090 | $39,276,607 | Jun 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Starship Troopers: Invasion | - | - | - | $2,097 | 18 | $193,425 | Jul 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | Carnage | - | - | - | $1,424 | 13 | $651,917 | Feb 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
