| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $121,485,157 | 3,706 | $139,854,287 | 86.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $91,670,942 | 3,375 | $148,313,048 | 61.8% | Sep 28, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Argo | - | - | - | $68,654,553 | 3,247 | $136,025,503 | 50.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $48,388,980 | 2,787 | $65,001,093 | 74.4% | Sep 28, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $46,729,022 | 3,412 | $53,885,000 | 86.7% | Oct 19, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Sinister | - | - | - | $42,451,225 | 2,542 | $48,086,903 | 88.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Looper | - | - | - | $42,009,020 | 2,993 | $66,486,205 | 63.2% | Sep 28, 2012 | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | Here Comes the Boom | - | - | - | $32,981,823 | 3,014 | $45,290,318 | 72.8% | Oct 12, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $32,765,294 | 3,005 | $35,291,068 | 92.8% | Oct 5, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Alex Cross | - | - | - | $21,703,275 | 2,541 | $25,888,412 | 83.8% | Oct 19, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Cloud Atlas | - | - | - | $14,523,361 | 2,023 | $27,108,272 | 53.6% | Oct 26, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $13,506,640 | 3,752 | $189,422,889 | 7.1% | Nov 2, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Seven Psychopaths | - | - | - | $12,884,241 | 1,480 | $15,024,049 | 85.8% | Oct 12, 2012 | CBS Films |
| 14 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $12,767,656 | 2,780 | $41,003,371 | 31.1% | Sep 21, 2012 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 15 | Silent Hill: Revelation | - | - | - | $11,635,180 | 2,933 | $17,529,157 | 66.4% | Oct 26, 2012 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 16 | Trouble with the Curve | - | - | - | $11,368,596 | 3,212 | $35,763,137 | 31.8% | Sep 21, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $10,773,449 | 745 | $17,742,948 | 60.7% | Sep 21, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | House at the End of the Street | - | - | - | $8,939,285 | 3,083 | $31,611,916 | 28.3% | Sep 21, 2012 | Relativity Media |
| 19 | Flight | - | - | - | $8,151,438 | 2,638 | $93,772,375 | 8.7% | Nov 2, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | Fun Size | - | - | - | $5,817,328 | 3,016 | $9,409,538 | 61.8% | Oct 26, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | The Master | - | - | - | $5,807,269 | 864 | $16,377,274 | 35.5% | Sep 14, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $4,071,400 | 2,904 | $41,128,283 | 9.9% | Sep 14, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $3,504,150 | 3,016 | $42,345,531 | 8.3% | Sep 14, 2012 | Screen Gems |
| 24 | Chasing Mavericks | - | - | - | $3,490,468 | 2,030 | $6,002,756 | 58.1% | Oct 26, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | - | - | - | $3,260,999 | 1,012 | $3,336,053 | 97.8% | Oct 12, 2012 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 26 | The Man with the Iron Fists | - | - | - | $3,054,180 | 1,872 | $15,634,090 | 19.5% | Nov 2, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $2,984,656 | 4,404 | $448,139,099 | 0.7% | Jul 20, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Won't Back Down | - | - | - | $2,672,664 | 2,517 | $5,310,554 | 50.3% | Sep 28, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | Dredd | - | - | - | $2,466,151 | 2,557 | $13,414,714 | 18.4% | Sep 21, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $2,331,990 | 256 | $7,919,574 | 29.4% | Sep 14, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 31 | Brave | - | - | - | $1,957,495 | 4,164 | $237,283,207 | 0.8% | Jun 22, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | English Vinglish | - | - | - | $1,800,833 | 88 | $1,862,086 | 96.7% | Oct 5, 2012 | Eros Worldwide |
| 33 | The Possession | - | - | - | $1,499,987 | 2,860 | $49,130,154 | 3.1% | Aug 31, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $1,393,770 | 3,753 | $113,203,870 | 1.2% | Aug 10, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $1,241,140 | 3,886 | $161,321,843 | 0.8% | Jul 13, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $1,116,308 | 3,455 | $56,003,051 | 2% | Aug 17, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 37 | Lawless | - | - | - | $1,079,917 | 3,138 | $37,400,127 | 2.9% | Aug 29, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 38 | The Watch | - | - | - | $1,065,716 | 3,168 | $35,353,000 | 3% | Jul 27, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | - | - | - | $1,024,979 | 2,717 | $51,854,875 | 2% | Aug 15, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | Searching for Sugar Man | - | - | - | $1,012,292 | 157 | $3,696,196 | 27.4% | Jul 27, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | Samsara | - | - | - | $905,276 | 70 | $2,672,413 | 33.9% | Aug 24, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 42 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $772,705 | 3,302 | $86,907,746 | 0.9% | Aug 10, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | Hope Springs | - | - | - | $766,325 | 2,441 | $63,536,011 | 1.2% | Aug 8, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 44 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $754,292 | 3,355 | $85,028,192 | 0.9% | Aug 17, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 45 | Ted | - | - | - | $696,937 | 3,303 | $218,815,487 | 0.3% | Jun 29, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 46 | To the Arctic 3D | - | - | - | $669,747 | 52 | $14,560,838 | 4.6% | Apr 20, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | - | - | - | $650,192 | 3,401 | $49,008,662 | 1.3% | Aug 3, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | 2016: Obama's America | - | - | - | $639,500 | 2,017 | $33,449,086 | 1.9% | Jul 13, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 49 | The Sessions | - | - | - | $598,817 | 516 | $6,002,451 | 10% | Oct 19, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 50 | Student of the Year | - | - | - | $593,808 | 106 | $670,086 | 88.6% | Oct 19, 2012 | Eros Worldwide |
| 51 | The Thieves | - | - | - | $593,220 | 22 | $685,839 | 86.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 52 | The Paperboy | - | - | - | $590,127 | 76 | $693,286 | 85.1% | Oct 5, 2012 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 53 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | - | - | - | $537,301 | 27 | $1,017,579 | 52.8% | Sep 21, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 54 | Masquerade | - | - | - | $518,377 | 15 | $922,921 | 56.2% | Sep 21, 2012 | CJ Entertainment |
| 55 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $442,413 | 194 | $10,198,820 | 4.3% | May 25, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 56 | Premium Rush | - | - | - | $410,302 | 2,255 | $20,275,446 | 2% | Aug 24, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 57 | Sleepwalk with Me | - | - | - | $396,336 | 135 | $2,266,067 | 17.5% | Aug 24, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 58 | The Amazing Spider-Man | - | - | - | $369,969 | 4,318 | $262,030,663 | 0.1% | Jul 3, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 59 | The Oranges | - | - | - | $366,377 | 110 | $366,377 | 100% | Oct 5, 2012 | ATO Pictures |
| 60 | Hubble | - | - | - | $345,273 | 151 | $52,522,904 | 0.7% | Mar 19, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Barfi! | - | - | - | $342,866 | 132 | $2,804,874 | 12.2% | Sep 14, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 62 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $314,285 | 3,526 | $304,360,277 | 0.1% | Nov 9, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 63 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $295,138 | 4,263 | $216,391,482 | 0.1% | Jun 8, 2012 | DreamWorks |
| 64 | Farewell, My Queen | - | - | - | $270,776 | 64 | $1,597,998 | 16.9% | Jul 13, 2012 | Cohen Media Group |
| 65 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $253,650 | 208 | $25,978,556 | 1% | Apr 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | - | - | - | $246,048 | 27 | $5,705,874 | 4.3% | Oct 7, 2011 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 67 | Robot & Frank | - | - | - | $239,297 | 209 | $3,325,038 | 7.2% | Aug 17, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 68 | Bless Me, Ultima | - | - | - | $227,287 | 263 | $1,561,962 | 14.6% | Feb 22, 2013 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 69 | Unconditional | - | - | - | $219,212 | 312 | $1,005,800 | 21.8% | Sep 21, 2012 | Veracity Moving Pictures |
| 70 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $217,578 | 924 | $45,512,466 | 0.5% | May 25, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 71 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $211,003 | 3,601 | $58,877,969 | 0.4% | Aug 3, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 72 | The Other Son | - | - | - | $206,969 | 53 | $1,285,918 | 16.1% | Oct 26, 2012 | Cohen Media Group |
| 73 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $199,220 | 4,349 | $623,357,910 | <0.1% | May 4, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | - | - | - | $188,344 | 318 | $12,795,746 | 1.5% | Jun 27, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 75 | Last Ounce of Courage | - | - | - | $188,176 | 1,407 | $3,329,674 | 5.7% | Sep 14, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 76 | Middle of Nowhere | - | - | - | $179,513 | 25 | $236,806 | 75.8% | Oct 12, 2012 | - |
| 77 | Tai Chi Zero | - | - | - | $179,333 | 31 | $212,094 | 84.6% | Oct 19, 2012 | Variance Films |
| 78 | Smashed | - | - | - | $170,926 | 50 | $376,597 | 45.4% | Oct 12, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $166,522 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 80 | Liberal Arts | - | - | - | $156,726 | 31 | $327,345 | 47.9% | Sep 14, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 81 | Burn | - | - | - | $153,284 | 14 | $996,103 | 15.4% | Jul 24, 2012 | - |
| 82 | Detropia | - | - | - | $144,737 | 24 | $390,024 | 37.1% | Sep 7, 2012 | Loki Films |
| 83 | Chakravyuh | - | - | - | $133,281 | 79 | $151,778 | 87.8% | Oct 24, 2012 | Eros Worldwide |
| 84 | The House I Live In | - | - | - | $121,565 | 12 | $210,752 | 57.7% | Oct 5, 2012 | Abramorama |
| 85 | The Queen of Versailles | - | - | - | $111,634 | 89 | $2,401,999 | 4.6% | Jul 20, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 86 | The Imposter | - | - | - | $106,619 | 31 | $898,317 | 11.9% | Jul 13, 2012 | Indomina Releasing |
| 87 | Butter | - | - | - | $105,018 | 90 | $105,018 | 100% | Oct 5, 2012 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 88 | To Rome with Love | - | - | - | $103,985 | 806 | $16,685,867 | 0.6% | Jun 22, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 89 | The Waiting Room | - | - | - | $103,404 | 8 | $244,951 | 42.2% | Sep 26, 2012 | International Film Circuit |
| 90 | The Flat | - | - | - | $102,311 | 27 | $471,842 | 21.7% | Oct 19, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 91 | The Other Dream Team | - | - | - | $102,054 | 14 | $135,228 | 75.5% | Sep 28, 2012 | The Film Arcade |
| 92 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $98,065 | 1,298 | $46,412,041 | 0.2% | May 4, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 93 | Simon & the Oaks | - | - | - | $96,872 | 17 | $150,664 | 64.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | The Film Arcade |
| 94 | V/H/S | - | - | - | $94,335 | 19 | $100,345 | 94% | Oct 5, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | Thaandavam | - | - | - | $84,432 | 45 | $213,476 | 39.6% | Sep 28, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 96 | My Uncle Rafael | - | - | - | $83,544 | 14 | $243,616 | 34.3% | Sep 21, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 97 | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $81,236 | 8 | $158,411 | 51.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | MPI Media Group |
| 98 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | - | - | - | $79,295 | 5 | $180,440 | 43.9% | Oct 19, 2012 | Eleven Arts |
| 99 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $73,882 | 47 | $46,412,757 | 0.2% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 100 | Holy Motors | - | - | - | $71,784 | 29 | $641,100 | 11.2% | Oct 17, 2012 | Indomina Releasing |
| 101 | How to Survive a Plague | - | - | - | $69,209 | 15 | $132,055 | 52.4% | Sep 21, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 102 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $66,542 | 12 | $100,915 | 65.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 103 | Somewhere Between | - | - | - | $66,493 | 6 | $210,975 | 31.5% | Aug 24, 2012 | Long Shot Factory |
| 104 | Brooklyn Castle | - | - | - | $65,449 | 13 | $219,407 | 29.8% | Oct 19, 2012 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 105 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | - | - | - | $64,812 | 12 | $126,238 | 51.3% | Oct 5, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 106 | Bill W. | - | - | - | $64,192 | 31 | $809,590 | 7.9% | May 18, 2012 | Page 124 Productions |
| 107 | The Words | - | - | - | $59,971 | 2,801 | $11,494,838 | 0.5% | Sep 7, 2012 | CBS Films |
| 108 | Hating Breitbart | - | - | - | $59,295 | 8 | $81,432 | 72.8% | Oct 19, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 109 | Sister | - | - | - | $58,681 | 14 | $154,659 | 37.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Adopt Films |
| 110 | Keep the Lights On | - | - | - | $53,823 | 10 | $246,112 | 21.9% | Sep 7, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 111 | Chicken with Plums | - | - | - | $50,840 | 24 | $253,874 | 20% | Aug 17, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 112 | Killer Joe | - | - | - | $47,689 | 75 | $1,987,762 | 2.4% | Jul 27, 2012 | LD Entertainment |
| 113 | For a Good Time, Call... | - | - | - | $46,704 | 107 | $1,251,749 | 3.7% | Aug 31, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 114 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | - | - | - | $45,264 | 16 | $386,368 | 11.7% | Jul 20, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 115 | War of the Buttons | - | - | - | $42,850 | 35 | $47,771 | 89.7% | Oct 12, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 116 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $42,850 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 0.1% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 117 | Ruby Sparks | - | - | - | $42,008 | 261 | $2,540,106 | 1.7% | Jul 25, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 118 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | - | - | - | $41,323 | 586 | $3,094,813 | 1.3% | Aug 3, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 119 | Vulgaria | - | - | - | $40,602 | 16 | $59,059 | 68.7% | Sep 28, 2012 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 120 | Heroine | - | - | - | $38,383 | 114 | $598,668 | 6.4% | Sep 21, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 121 | The Apparition | - | - | - | $35,536 | 810 | $4,936,819 | 0.7% | Aug 24, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 122 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $35,516 | 12 | $50,394 | 70.5% | Oct 5, 2012 | Drafthouse Films |
| 123 | Hit and Run | - | - | - | $35,163 | 2,870 | $13,749,300 | 0.3% | Aug 22, 2012 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 124 | Safety Not Guaranteed | - | - | - | $30,187 | 182 | $4,010,957 | 0.8% | Jun 8, 2012 | FilmDistrict |
| 125 | Two Days in New York | - | - | - | $30,043 | 42 | $633,210 | 4.7% | Aug 10, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 126 | All Together | - | - | - | $29,939 | 10 | $43,180 | 69.3% | Oct 19, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 127 | District of Corruption | - | - | - | $26,622 | 3 | $31,954 | 83.3% | Oct 26, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 128 | Least Among Saints | - | - | - | $26,416 | 8 | $28,026 | 94.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | Brainstorm Media |
| 129 | 10 Years | - | - | - | $25,610 | 63 | $203,373 | 12.6% | Sep 14, 2012 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 130 | Fat Kid Rules the World | - | - | - | $23,853 | 1 | $41,000 | 58.2% | Oct 5, 2012 | Outsider Pictures |
| 131 | The Loneliest Planet | - | - | - | $23,851 | 13 | $129,579 | 18.4% | Oct 26, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 132 | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | - | - | - | $22,978 | 60 | $143,507 | 16% | Nov 2, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 133 | The First Time | - | - | - | $22,836 | 19 | $22,836 | 100% | Oct 19, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 134 | Hello I Must Be Going | - | - | - | $22,099 | 15 | $106,709 | 20.7% | Sep 7, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 135 | A Late Quartet | - | - | - | $21,430 | 100 | $1,562,548 | 1.4% | Nov 2, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 136 | Little White Lies | - | - | - | $20,064 | 14 | $206,088 | 9.7% | Aug 24, 2012 | MPI Media Group |
| 137 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | - | - | - | $19,752 | 21 | $111,205 | 17.8% | Aug 24, 2012 | Screen Media Films |
| 138 | In Over My Head | - | - | - | $19,482 | 1 | $19,482 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | Slater Brothers Entertainment |
| 139 | Compliance | - | - | - | $19,058 | 21 | $319,285 | 6% | Aug 17, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 140 | Nobody Walks | - | - | - | $18,881 | 7 | $25,342 | 74.5% | Oct 19, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 141 | Marcelino Pan y Vino 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $18,193 | 1 | $18,193 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | Gigapix Releasing |
| 142 | Backwards | - | - | - | $17,349 | 9 | $61,465 | 28.2% | Sep 21, 2012 | Dada Films |
| 143 | Step Up: Revolution | - | - | - | $17,345 | 2,606 | $35,074,677 | <0.1% | Jul 27, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 144 | The Iran Job | - | - | - | $16,104 | 2 | $23,115 | 69.7% | Sep 28, 2012 | Film Movement |
| 145 | The Revisionaries | - | - | - | $16,043 | 5 | $22,664 | 70.8% | Oct 5, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 146 | Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story | - | - | - | $16,011 | 1 | $16,011 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | Dutchmen Films |
| 147 | The Eye of the Storm | - | - | - | $15,184 | 9 | $83,566 | 18.2% | Sep 7, 2012 | Sycamore Entertainment Group |
| 148 | The Cold Light of Day | - | - | - | $14,522 | 1,511 | $3,763,583 | 0.4% | Sep 7, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 149 | Trade of Innocents | - | - | - | $14,173 | 3 | $15,091 | 93.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Monterey Media |
| 150 | Hellbound? | - | - | - | $13,253 | 5 | $22,887 | 57.9% | Sep 21, 2012 | Area 23a |
| 151 | Entre les Bras | - | - | - | $12,346 | 6 | $47,439 | 26% | Sep 14, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |
| 152 | Gayby | - | - | - | $11,743 | 1 | $14,062 | 83.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | The Film Collaborative |
| 153 | Special Forces | - | - | - | $10,759 | 5 | $10,759 | 100% | Oct 12, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 154 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $10,498 | 322 | $3,125,613 | 0.3% | Sep 7, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 155 | Bachelorette | - | - | - | $10,327 | 60 | $447,954 | 2.3% | Sep 7, 2012 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 156 | The Prophet's Son | - | - | - | $9,704 | 1 | $16,983 | 57.1% | Sep 29, 2012 | Slater Brothers Entertainment |
| 157 | Unforgivable | - | - | - | $9,328 | 6 | $154,189 | 6% | Jun 29, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 158 | Head Games | - | - | - | $9,192 | 5 | $14,056 | 65.4% | Sep 21, 2012 | Variance Films |
| 159 | Decoding Deepak | - | - | - | $9,100 | 3 | $9,100 | 100% | Oct 5, 2012 | SnagFilms |
| 160 | Tristana | - | - | - | $8,533 | 2 | $14,586 | 58.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | Cohen Media Group |
| 161 | Death by China | - | - | - | $8,166 | 3 | $38,492 | 21.2% | Aug 17, 2012 | Area 23a |
| 162 | Orchestra of Exiles | - | - | - | $8,105 | 5 | $34,577 | 23.4% | Oct 26, 2012 | First Run |
| 163 | Red Hook Summer | - | - | - | $7,915 | 41 | $338,803 | 2.3% | Aug 10, 2012 | Variance Films |
| 164 | Elena | - | - | - | $7,841 | 13 | $233,380 | 3.4% | May 16, 2012 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 165 | Bel Borba Aqui | - | - | - | $7,152 | 2 | $7,426 | 96.3% | Oct 3, 2012 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 166 | Neil Young Journeys | - | - | - | $7,078 | 23 | $215,026 | 3.3% | Jun 29, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 167 | The Bay | - | - | - | $6,316 | 23 | $30,668 | 20.6% | Nov 2, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 168 | The Last Fall | - | - | - | $6,100 | 1 | $6,100 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | - |
| 169 | Photographic Memory | - | - | - | $5,971 | 2 | $7,822 | 76.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | First Run |
| 170 | You've Been Trumped | - | - | - | $5,807 | 5 | $29,273 | 19.8% | Aug 3, 2012 | International Film Circuit |
| 171 | When the Iron Bird Flies: Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West | - | - | - | $5,569 | 1 | $13,598 | 41% | Oct 19, 2012 | - |
| 172 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,141 | 27 | $64,918 | 7.9% | Sep 7, 2012 | Hannover House |
| 173 | Side by Side | - | - | - | $5,060 | 9 | $58,825 | 8.6% | Aug 17, 2012 | Tribeca Films |
| 174 | Now, Forager | - | - | - | $4,991 | 4 | $11,146 | 44.8% | Oct 3, 2012 | Argot Pictures |
| 175 | Occupy Unmasked | - | - | - | $4,856 | 4 | $52,768 | 9.2% | Sep 21, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 176 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $4,806 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 177 | Grand Illusion | - | - | - | $4,653 | 4 | $174,065 | 2.7% | May 11, 2012 | Rialto Pictures |
| 178 | Bringing Up Bobby | - | - | - | $4,241 | 4 | $4,975 | 85.2% | Sep 28, 2012 | Monterey Media |
| 179 | Tales of the Night | - | - | - | $4,088 | 1 | $10,975 | 37.2% | Sep 26, 2012 | GKIDS |
| 180 | Radio Unnameable | - | - | - | $3,826 | 2 | $24,090 | 15.9% | Sep 19, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 181 | The Details | - | - | - | $3,790 | 73 | $63,595 | 6% | Nov 2, 2012 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 182 | Bad Blood | - | - | - | $3,731 | 10 | $3,731 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | Gravity Arch |
| 183 | 5 Broken Cameras | - | - | - | $3,501 | 9 | $109,983 | 3.2% | May 30, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 184 | 17 Girls | - | - | - | $3,476 | 10 | $15,123 | 23% | Sep 21, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 185 | Sushi: The Global Catch | - | - | - | $3,434 | 1 | $5,757 | 59.6% | Aug 3, 2012 | - |
| 186 | Iron Sky | - | - | - | $3,151 | 8 | $122,082 | 2.6% | Jul 25, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 187 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | - | - | - | $3,079 | 800 | $3,377,618 | <0.1% | Aug 8, 2012 | Arc Entertainment |
| 188 | Husbands in Goa | - | - | - | $2,680 | 7 | $10,135 | 26.4% | Sep 21, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 189 | The Invisible War | - | - | - | $2,593 | 19 | $71,968 | 3.6% | Jun 22, 2012 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 190 | My Worst Nightmare | - | - | - | $2,574 | 4 | $21,952 | 11.7% | Oct 19, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 191 | Kumaré | - | - | - | $2,499 | 9 | $132,160 | 1.9% | Jun 20, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 192 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $2,442 | 86 | $2,009,517 | 0.1% | Apr 13, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 193 | Split: A Deeper Divide | - | - | - | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | 100% | Oct 12, 2012 | Feature Presentations Releasing |
| 194 | Breathing | - | - | - | $1,936 | 2 | $4,630 | 41.8% | Aug 31, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 195 | Cosmopolis | - | - | - | $1,924 | 65 | $763,556 | 0.3% | Aug 17, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 196 | For Ellen | - | - | - | $1,858 | 3 | $12,396 | 15% | Sep 5, 2012 | Tribeca Films |
| 197 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | - | - | - | $1,724 | 3 | $7,466 | 23.1% | Sep 21, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 198 | Girl Model | - | - | - | $1,556 | 5 | $21,154 | 7.4% | Sep 5, 2012 | First Run |
| 199 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | - | - | - | $1,547 | 5 | $86,637 | 1.8% | Jun 13, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 200 | This Is Not a Film | - | - | - | $1,524 | 5 | $77,016 | 2% | Feb 29, 2012 | Palisades Tartan |
| 201 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | - | - | - | $1,475 | 5 | $75,688 | 1.9% | Jul 20, 2012 | Tribeca Films |
| 202 | How to Grow a Band | - | - | - | $1,440 | 2 | $20,135 | 7.2% | Apr 13, 2012 | International Film Circuit |
| 203 | This Must Be the Place | - | - | - | $1,396 | 15 | $143,979 | 1% | Nov 2, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 204 | Meet the Fokkens | - | - | - | $1,156 | 1 | $30,810 | 3.8% | Aug 8, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 205 | North Sea Texas 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,090 | 3 | $28,307 | 3.9% | Nov 2, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 206 | Bestiaire | - | - | - | $1,078 | 2 | $1,428 | 75.5% | Oct 19, 2012 | Kimstim Films |
| 207 | [REC] 3: Genesis | - | - | - | $1,076 | 8 | $9,600 | 11.2% | Sep 7, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 208 | Nobody Else But You | - | - | - | $1,071 | 4 | $43,040 | 2.5% | May 11, 2012 | First Run |
| 209 | Last Ride 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $973 | 2 | $6,853 | 14.2% | Jun 29, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 210 | We Won't Grow Old Together | - | - | - | $968 | 1 | $14,104 | 6.9% | Jun 8, 2012 | The Film Desk |
| 211 | Headshot | - | - | - | $889 | 1 | $1,373 | 64.7% | Sep 28, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 212 | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | - | - | - | $839 | 3 | $60,064 | 1.4% | Nov 2, 2012 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 213 | Neighboring Sounds | - | - | - | $836 | 3 | $60,255 | 1.4% | Aug 24, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |
| 214 | Alps | - | - | - | $746 | 3 | $16,057 | 4.6% | Jul 13, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 215 | Post Mortem | - | - | - | $620 | 1 | $9,750 | 6.4% | Apr 11, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 216 | Putin's Kiss | - | - | - | $567 | 1 | $10,082 | 5.6% | Feb 17, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 217 | Le Amiche | - | - | - | $538 | 1 | $68,167 | 0.8% | Jun 18, 2010 | The Film Desk |
| 218 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | - | - | - | $432 | 1 | $22,039 | 2% | Jul 20, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 219 | The Color Wheel | - | - | - | $410 | 3 | $19,001 | 2.2% | May 18, 2012 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 220 | The Long Day Closes | - | - | - | $368 | 2 | $22,765 | 1.6% | Mar 5, 2012 | The Film Desk |
| 221 | Planet of Snail | - | - | - | $348 | 2 | $13,957 | 2.5% | Jul 25, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |
| 222 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $262 | 82 | $34,137,524 | <0.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 223 | The Bride Wore Black | - | - | - | $230 | 2 | $44,566 | 0.5% | Nov 4, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 224 | A Simple Life | - | - | - | $208 | 13 | $191,826 | 0.1% | Apr 13, 2012 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 225 | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | - | - | - | $182 | 1 | $3,804 | 4.8% | Aug 3, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 226 | Vamps | - | - | - | $154 | 1 | $3,361 | 4.6% | Nov 2, 2012 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 227 | Jack & Diane | - | - | - | $132 | 2 | $1,142 | 11.6% | Nov 2, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 228 | The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | - | - | - | $117 | 2 | $2,436 | 4.8% | Oct 26, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 229 | Snowman's Land | - | - | - | $116 | 1 | $1,190 | 9.7% | Sep 14, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 230 | The Night Watchman | - | - | - | $94 | 2 | $2,219 | 4.2% | Jul 6, 2012 | Icarus Films |
| 231 | Branded | - | - | - | $45 | 307 | $353,513 | <0.1% | Sep 7, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
