| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $21,558,696 | 625 | $30,828,359 | 69.9% | Apr 26, 2012 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 2 | American Reunion | - | - | - | $15,324,690 | 670 | $22,942,350 | 66.8% | Apr 26, 2012 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 3 | Men in Black³ | - | - | - | $8,203,778 | 987 | $26,286,460 | 31.2% | May 24, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | The Dictator | - | - | - | $7,341,226 | 515 | $11,797,031 | 62.2% | May 17, 2012 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 5 | Dark Shadows | - | - | - | $6,631,411 | 476 | $8,689,212 | 76.3% | May 10, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Project X | - | - | - | $3,520,646 | 212 | $4,306,920 | 81.7% | May 3, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Lucky One | - | - | - | $3,093,475 | 425 | $4,987,616 | 62% | Apr 26, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 21 Jump Street | - | - | - | $2,911,268 | 452 | $3,325,905 | 87.5% | May 10, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Hanni and Nanni 2 | - | - | - | $1,921,847 | 613 | $5,700,977 | 33.7% | May 17, 2012 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 10 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $1,358,676 | 798 | $79,066,638 | 1.7% | Jan 5, 2012 | Senator Film |
| 11 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $1,014,239 | 637 | $20,303,785 | 5% | Mar 22, 2012 | N/A |
| 12 | Battleship | - | - | - | $912,840 | 637 | $9,546,461 | 9.6% | Apr 12, 2012 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 13 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | - | - | - | $776,533 | 698 | $7,631,198 | 10.2% | Mar 29, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | The Cold Light of Day | - | - | - | $749,023 | 249 | $808,523 | 92.6% | May 3, 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 15 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $745,972 | 218 | $6,006,224 | 12.4% | Mar 15, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 16 | Turkish for Beginners | - | - | - | $720,601 | 598 | $21,692,660 | 3.3% | Mar 15, 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 17 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $710,504 | 435 | $5,447,240 | 13% | Apr 5, 2012 | N/A |
| 18 | All Together | - | - | - | $662,760 | 158 | $3,037,758 | 21.8% | Apr 5, 2012 | N/A |
| 19 | Lost in Siberia | - | - | - | $631,785 | 106 | $1,591,309 | 39.7% | May 10, 2012 | N/A |
| 20 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $591,130 | 182 | $952,618 | 62.1% | May 3, 2012 | Senator Film |
| 21 | Iron Sky | - | - | - | $574,851 | 469 | $4,391,367 | 13.1% | Apr 5, 2012 | N/A |
| 22 | Das Hochzeitsvideo | - | - | - | $493,689 | 251 | $749,839 | 65.8% | May 10, 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 23 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $456,968 | 512 | $9,902,323 | 4.6% | Apr 5, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 24 | Act of Valor | - | - | - | $410,694 | 214 | $582,072 | 70.6% | May 24, 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 25 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | - | - | - | $400,884 | 185 | $1,896,320 | 21.1% | May 17, 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 26 | Lockout | - | - | - | $366,854 | 234 | $433,501 | 84.6% | May 10, 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 27 | Sams im Glück | - | - | - | $366,025 | 471 | $3,395,279 | 10.8% | Mar 29, 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 28 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $336,615 | 133 | $957,085 | 35.2% | Apr 19, 2012 | N/A |
| 29 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $334,737 | 86 | $1,912,035 | 17.5% | May 24, 2012 | TOBIS Film |
| 30 | Anubis en het Pad der 7 Zonden 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $318,889 | 307 | $802,005 | 39.8% | Apr 19, 2012 | N/A |
| 31 | Barbara | - | - | - | $304,561 | 95 | $2,747,568 | 11.1% | Mar 8, 2012 | Piffl Medien |
| 32 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $250,405 | 267 | $1,657,345 | 15.1% | Apr 19, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 33 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $243,640 | 58 | $379,499 | 64.2% | May 3, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 34 | Bel Ami | - | - | - | $197,538 | 104 | $199,206 | 99.2% | May 3, 2012 | N/A |
| 35 | A Royal Affair | - | - | - | $146,063 | 66 | $386,760 | 37.8% | Apr 19, 2012 | MFA+ FilmDistribution |
| 36 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $145,601 | 78 | $281,070 | 51.8% | May 3, 2012 | N/A |
| 37 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $127,156 | 276 | $5,491,862 | 2.3% | Mar 1, 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 38 | SuperClásico | - | - | - | $123,617 | 54 | $178,907 | 69.1% | May 3, 2012 | X Verleih AG |
| 39 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $107,470 | 451 | $6,246,520 | 1.7% | Mar 1, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | Russendisko | - | - | - | $106,375 | 438 | $5,894,416 | 1.8% | Mar 29, 2012 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 41 | Declaration of War | - | - | - | $103,303 | 48 | $184,963 | 55.9% | Apr 26, 2012 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 42 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $102,506 | 53 | $369,868 | 27.7% | Apr 12, 2012 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 43 | One for the Money | - | - | - | $96,551 | 256 | $1,047,826 | 9.2% | Apr 19, 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 44 | Delicacy | - | - | - | $81,276 | 73 | $477,416 | 17% | Apr 12, 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 45 | Bar25: Tage außerhalb der Zeit | - | - | - | $69,716 | 17 | $70,343 | 99.1% | May 3, 2012 | Movienet |
| 46 | Tomboy | - | - | - | $68,142 | 30 | $88,868 | 76.7% | May 3, 2012 | Alamode Film |
| 47 | The Art of Love | - | - | - | $61,872 | 52 | $215,473 | 28.7% | May 17, 2012 | N/A |
| 48 | Famous Five | - | - | - | $51,780 | 564 | $7,103,467 | 0.7% | Jan 26, 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 49 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $46,805 | 73 | $157,287 | 29.8% | May 17, 2012 | Senator Film |
| 50 | Marley | - | - | - | $46,499 | 34 | $182,856 | 25.4% | May 17, 2012 | N/A |
| 51 | War of the Buttons | - | - | - | $38,558 | 154 | $282,789 | 13.6% | Apr 12, 2012 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 52 | Beloved | - | - | - | $36,582 | 32 | $55,975 | 65.4% | May 3, 2012 | Senator Film |
| 53 | Yoko | - | - | - | $36,028 | 529 | $4,037,093 | 0.9% | Feb 16, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 54 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $28,679 | 277 | $2,701,175 | 1.1% | Mar 29, 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 55 | Sidewalls | - | - | - | $23,971 | 27 | $27,743 | 86.4% | May 3, 2012 | N/A |
| 56 | Color of the Ocean | - | - | - | $15,720 | 32 | $15,720 | 100% | May 17, 2012 | Movienet |
| 57 | Kill Me Please 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,729 | 32 | $20,594 | 61.8% | May 17, 2012 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
