| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Men in Black³ | - | - | - | $2,859,215 | 670 | $7,671,850 | 37.3% | May 23, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Lorax | - | - | - | $1,663,013 | 546 | $2,644,446 | 62.9% | Jun 1, 2012 | United International Pictures |
| 3 | Dark Shadows | - | - | - | $1,012,421 | 541 | $8,830,490 | 11.5% | May 11, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $858,617 | 178 | $1,234,484 | 69.6% | Jun 1, 2012 | Lucky Red |
| 5 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $845,747 | 213 | $995,019 | 85% | Jun 1, 2012 | Lucky Red |
| 6 | Project X | - | - | - | $830,665 | 280 | $1,484,339 | 56% | Jun 6, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Get the Gringo | - | - | - | $618,415 | 320 | $631,606 | 97.9% | Jun 1, 2012 | Eagle Pictures |
| 8 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $585,711 | 679 | $22,012,517 | 2.7% | Apr 25, 2012 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 9 | Cosmopolis | - | - | - | $367,525 | 273 | $1,001,528 | 36.7% | May 25, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 10 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $360,422 | 417 | $19,385,193 | 1.9% | Feb 23, 2012 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 11 | American Reunion | - | - | - | $318,363 | 410 | $7,878,279 | 4% | May 3, 2012 | United International Pictures |
| 12 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $302,322 | 135 | $825,428 | 36.6% | May 23, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | All Good Things 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $273,849 | 86 | $359,547 | 76.2% | Jun 1, 2012 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 14 | The Cabin in the Woods | - | - | - | $245,177 | 265 | $1,527,772 | 16% | May 18, 2012 | M2 Pictures |
| 15 | Attack the Block | - | - | - | $201,515 | 260 | $230,393 | 87.5% | May 30, 2012 | Filmauro |
| 16 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $190,147 | 126 | $321,674 | 59.1% | Jun 8, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 17 | To Rome with Love | - | - | - | $189,454 | 603 | $9,565,012 | 2% | Apr 20, 2012 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 18 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $141,773 | 222 | $141,773 | 100% | Jun 9, 2012 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 19 | Declaration of War | - | - | - | $138,516 | 31 | $244,077 | 56.8% | Jun 1, 2012 | Sacher Distribuzione |
| 20 | W.E. | - | - | - | $131,371 | 128 | $161,621 | 81.3% | Jun 8, 2012 | Archibald |
| 21 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | - | - | - | $101,531 | 197 | $680,122 | 14.9% | May 18, 2012 | M2 Pictures |
| 22 | 7 Days in Havana | - | - | - | $95,733 | 46 | $183,452 | 52.2% | Jun 8, 2012 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 23 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $85,228 | 535 | $3,834,276 | 2.2% | May 1, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Sister | - | - | - | $79,114 | 38 | $442,434 | 17.9% | May 11, 2012 | Teodora Film |
| 25 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $76,444 | 106 | $540,072 | 14.2% | May 18, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 26 | Cherry on the Cake | - | - | - | $52,788 | 50 | $1,094,191 | 4.8% | Apr 12, 2012 | Bolero Film |
| 27 | The First Man | - | - | - | $52,257 | 76 | $954,811 | 5.5% | Apr 20, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 28 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $46,684 | 132 | $1,110,398 | 4.2% | Mar 29, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 29 | Silent Souls 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $41,561 | 28 | $95,864 | 43.4% | May 25, 2012 | N/A |
| 30 | The Artist | - | - | - | $39,769 | 127 | $3,528,704 | 1.1% | Dec 8, 2011 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 31 | Operazione vacanze | - | - | - | $39,531 | 229 | $319,265 | 12.4% | May 23, 2012 | N/A |
| 32 | All Our Desires | - | - | - | $33,068 | 49 | $359,401 | 9.2% | May 11, 2012 | N/A |
| 33 | Caesar Must Die | - | - | - | $31,230 | 41 | $961,469 | 3.2% | Mar 1, 2012 | Sacher Distribuzione |
| 34 | A Magnificent Haunting | - | - | - | $28,669 | 444 | $3,950,054 | 0.7% | Mar 15, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 35 | The Cold Light of Day | - | - | - | $28,293 | 228 | $777,495 | 3.6% | May 18, 2012 | N/A |
| 36 | Fallo per papà | - | - | - | $22,998 | 20 | $60,342 | 38.1% | May 25, 2012 | N/A |
| 37 | Castle in the Sky 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,020 | 143 | $725,189 | 2.9% | Apr 25, 2012 | Lucky Red |
| 38 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | - | - | - | $16,484 | 201 | $666,922 | 2.5% | Feb 23, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 39 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $13,369 | 319 | $1,060,028 | 1.3% | May 9, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 40 | Sea Level | - | - | - | $13,086 | 188 | $575,888 | 2.3% | May 3, 2012 | Moviemax |
| 41 | Ristabbànna | - | - | - | $10,912 | 1 | $19,231 | 56.7% | May 30, 2012 | DIA Distributori Indipendenti |
| 42 | The Mill and the Cross | - | - | - | $8,956 | 11 | $206,470 | 4.3% | Mar 29, 2012 | N/A |
| 43 | Hunger 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,011 | 45 | $397,707 | 1.3% | Apr 27, 2012 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 44 | Maledimiele | - | - | - | $4,852 | 4 | $18,048 | 26.9% | Apr 20, 2012 | N/A |
| 45 | Chicken with Plums | - | - | - | $3,993 | 41 | $541,904 | 0.7% | Apr 6, 2012 | Officine UBU |
| 46 | Bel Ami | - | - | - | $3,754 | 254 | $1,542,099 | 0.2% | Apr 12, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 47 | The Call | - | - | - | $3,551 | 19 | $141,327 | 2.5% | May 11, 2012 | N/A |
| 48 | Il mundial dimenticato | - | - | - | $2,936 | 2 | $2,936 | 100% | Jun 1, 2012 | - |
| 49 | Margaret | - | - | - | $2,569 | 11 | $2,569 | 100% | Jun 1, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 50 | Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood | - | - | - | $2,056 | 243 | $2,558,925 | <0.1% | Apr 12, 2012 | Fandango |
| 51 | Chinese Take-Away | - | - | - | $1,969 | 29 | $367,010 | 0.5% | Mar 23, 2012 | N/A |
| 52 | Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy | - | - | - | $1,790 | 252 | $2,574,171 | <0.1% | Mar 29, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 53 | Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir | - | - | - | $1,714 | 6 | $31,222 | 5.5% | May 25, 2012 | Lucky Red |
| 54 | Another Earth | - | - | - | $1,490 | 7 | $26,044 | 5.7% | May 25, 2012 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 55 | Hugo | - | - | - | $1,472 | 467 | $9,526,733 | <0.1% | Feb 2, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 56 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $1,358 | 4 | $21,727 | 6.3% | Jun 6, 2012 | N/A |
| 57 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $1,233 | 387 | $6,571,936 | <0.1% | Apr 4, 2012 | 01 Distribution |
| 58 | Little White Lies | - | - | - | $1,122 | 89 | $1,079,098 | 0.1% | Apr 6, 2012 | Lucky Red |
| 59 | The Lucky One | - | - | - | $1,026 | 281 | $1,948,392 | <0.1% | Apr 25, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | Shun Li and the Poet | - | - | - | $901 | 24 | $617,850 | 0.1% | Sep 22, 2011 | N/A |
