| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $134,193,136 | 3,375 | $148,313,048 | 90.5% | Sep 28, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $121,485,157 | 3,706 | $139,854,287 | 86.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Argo | - | - | - | $68,654,553 | 3,247 | $136,025,503 | 50.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Looper | - | - | - | $62,810,572 | 2,993 | $66,486,205 | 94.5% | Sep 28, 2012 | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $53,538,413 | 2,787 | $65,001,093 | 82.4% | Sep 28, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $46,729,022 | 3,412 | $53,885,000 | 86.7% | Oct 19, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Sinister | - | - | - | $42,451,225 | 2,542 | $48,086,903 | 88.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $42,195,439 | 3,016 | $42,345,531 | 99.6% | Sep 14, 2012 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $40,516,206 | 2,904 | $41,128,283 | 98.5% | Sep 14, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $38,748,366 | 2,780 | $41,003,371 | 94.5% | Sep 21, 2012 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 11 | Trouble with the Curve | - | - | - | $34,841,943 | 3,212 | $35,763,137 | 97.4% | Sep 21, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Here Comes the Boom | - | - | - | $32,981,823 | 3,014 | $45,290,318 | 72.8% | Oct 12, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $32,765,294 | 3,005 | $35,291,068 | 92.8% | Oct 5, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | House at the End of the Street | - | - | - | $31,132,601 | 3,083 | $31,611,916 | 98.5% | Sep 21, 2012 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | The Possession | - | - | - | $27,832,869 | 2,860 | $49,130,154 | 56.7% | Aug 31, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Lawless | - | - | - | $22,342,369 | 3,138 | $37,400,127 | 59.7% | Aug 29, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | Alex Cross | - | - | - | $21,703,275 | 2,541 | $25,888,412 | 83.8% | Oct 19, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $15,965,554 | 3,355 | $85,028,192 | 18.8% | Aug 17, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | The Master | - | - | - | $15,375,893 | 864 | $16,377,274 | 93.9% | Sep 14, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 20 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $14,780,560 | 3,753 | $113,203,870 | 13.1% | Aug 10, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $14,738,627 | 3,455 | $56,003,051 | 26.3% | Aug 17, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 22 | Cloud Atlas | - | - | - | $14,523,361 | 2,023 | $27,108,272 | 53.6% | Oct 26, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $14,051,055 | 4,404 | $448,139,099 | 3.1% | Jul 20, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $13,506,640 | 3,752 | $189,422,889 | 7.1% | Nov 2, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Dredd | - | - | - | $13,414,714 | 2,557 | $13,414,714 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | Seven Psychopaths | - | - | - | $12,884,241 | 1,480 | $15,024,049 | 85.8% | Oct 12, 2012 | CBS Films |
| 27 | 2016: Obama's America | - | - | - | $12,763,502 | 2,017 | $33,449,086 | 38.2% | Jul 13, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 28 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | - | - | - | $12,294,450 | 2,717 | $51,854,875 | 23.7% | Aug 15, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $12,202,234 | 745 | $17,742,948 | 68.8% | Sep 21, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $11,888,298 | 3,302 | $86,907,746 | 13.7% | Aug 10, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Silent Hill: Revelation | - | - | - | $11,635,180 | 2,933 | $17,529,157 | 66.4% | Oct 26, 2012 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 32 | The Words | - | - | - | $11,494,838 | 2,801 | $11,494,838 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | CBS Films |
| 33 | Hope Springs | - | - | - | $10,035,581 | 2,441 | $63,536,011 | 15.8% | Aug 8, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | Flight | - | - | - | $8,151,438 | 2,638 | $93,772,375 | 8.7% | Nov 2, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $7,446,692 | 256 | $7,919,574 | 94% | Sep 14, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 36 | Premium Rush | - | - | - | $6,767,776 | 2,255 | $20,275,446 | 33.4% | Aug 24, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 37 | Fun Size | - | - | - | $5,817,328 | 3,016 | $9,409,538 | 61.8% | Oct 26, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | Won't Back Down | - | - | - | $5,276,034 | 2,517 | $5,310,554 | 99.3% | Sep 28, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $4,169,351 | 3,886 | $161,321,843 | 2.6% | Jul 13, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | The Cold Light of Day | - | - | - | $3,763,583 | 1,511 | $3,763,583 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 41 | Chasing Mavericks | - | - | - | $3,490,468 | 2,030 | $6,002,756 | 58.1% | Oct 26, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | Last Ounce of Courage | - | - | - | $3,328,674 | 1,407 | $3,329,674 | 100% | Sep 14, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 43 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | - | - | - | $3,260,999 | 1,012 | $3,336,053 | 97.8% | Oct 12, 2012 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 44 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $3,125,613 | 322 | $3,125,613 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 45 | Brave | - | - | - | $3,114,524 | 4,164 | $237,283,207 | 1.3% | Jun 22, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | The Man with the Iron Fists | - | - | - | $3,054,180 | 1,872 | $15,634,090 | 19.5% | Nov 2, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $3,034,073 | 4,349 | $623,357,910 | 0.5% | May 4, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | Hit and Run | - | - | - | $3,018,453 | 2,870 | $13,749,300 | 22% | Aug 22, 2012 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 49 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | - | - | - | $2,916,415 | 3,401 | $49,008,662 | 6% | Aug 3, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | Barfi! | - | - | - | $2,804,874 | 132 | $2,804,874 | 100% | Sep 14, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Ted | - | - | - | $2,691,272 | 3,303 | $218,815,487 | 1.2% | Jun 29, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | The Amazing Spider-Man | - | - | - | $2,219,457 | 4,318 | $262,030,663 | 0.8% | Jul 3, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 53 | Robot & Frank | - | - | - | $2,209,230 | 209 | $3,325,038 | 66.4% | Aug 17, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 54 | Sparkle | - | - | - | $2,145,748 | 2,244 | $24,397,469 | 8.8% | Aug 17, 2012 | TriStar Pictures |
| 55 | Samsara | - | - | - | $2,035,949 | 70 | $2,672,413 | 76.2% | Aug 24, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 56 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $1,920,850 | 3,601 | $58,877,969 | 3.3% | Aug 3, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 57 | Sleepwalk with Me | - | - | - | $1,868,259 | 135 | $2,266,067 | 82.4% | Aug 24, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 58 | English Vinglish | - | - | - | $1,800,833 | 88 | $1,862,086 | 96.7% | Oct 5, 2012 | Eros Worldwide |
| 59 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $1,775,326 | 194 | $10,198,820 | 17.4% | May 25, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 60 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $1,618,944 | 4,263 | $216,391,482 | 0.7% | Jun 8, 2012 | DreamWorks |
| 61 | Searching for Sugar Man | - | - | - | $1,607,602 | 157 | $3,696,196 | 43.5% | Jul 27, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | The Watch | - | - | - | $1,547,817 | 3,168 | $35,353,000 | 4.4% | Jul 27, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 63 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | - | - | - | $1,430,113 | 318 | $12,795,746 | 11.2% | Jun 27, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 64 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | - | - | - | $1,302,741 | 586 | $3,094,813 | 42.1% | Aug 3, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 65 | To the Arctic 3D | - | - | - | $1,197,412 | 52 | $14,560,838 | 8.2% | Apr 20, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $1,192,385 | 924 | $45,512,466 | 2.6% | May 25, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 67 | For a Good Time, Call... | - | - | - | $1,065,060 | 107 | $1,251,749 | 85.1% | Aug 31, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 68 | Unconditional | - | - | - | $1,005,800 | 312 | $1,005,800 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | Veracity Moving Pictures |
| 69 | Step Up: Revolution | - | - | - | $837,647 | 2,606 | $35,074,677 | 2.4% | Jul 27, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 70 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | - | - | - | $701,340 | 27 | $1,017,579 | 68.9% | Sep 21, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 71 | Masquerade | - | - | - | $699,496 | 15 | $922,921 | 75.8% | Sep 21, 2012 | CJ Entertainment |
| 72 | The Sessions | - | - | - | $598,817 | 516 | $6,002,451 | 10% | Oct 19, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 73 | Heroine | - | - | - | $598,668 | 114 | $598,668 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 74 | Killer Joe | - | - | - | $594,961 | 75 | $1,987,762 | 29.9% | Jul 27, 2012 | LD Entertainment |
| 75 | The Queen of Versailles | - | - | - | $594,720 | 89 | $2,401,999 | 24.8% | Jul 20, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 76 | Student of the Year | - | - | - | $593,808 | 106 | $670,086 | 88.6% | Oct 19, 2012 | Eros Worldwide |
| 77 | The Thieves | - | - | - | $593,220 | 22 | $685,839 | 86.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 78 | The Paperboy | - | - | - | $590,127 | 76 | $693,286 | 85.1% | Oct 5, 2012 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 79 | To Rome with Love | - | - | - | $570,853 | 806 | $16,685,867 | 3.4% | Jun 22, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | Hubble | - | - | - | $557,541 | 151 | $52,522,904 | 1.1% | Mar 19, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 81 | The Apparition | - | - | - | $528,547 | 810 | $4,936,819 | 10.7% | Aug 24, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 82 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | - | - | - | $462,741 | 27 | $5,705,874 | 8.1% | Oct 7, 2011 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 83 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $454,535 | 1,298 | $46,412,041 | 1% | May 4, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 84 | Bachelorette | - | - | - | $447,954 | 60 | $447,954 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 85 | Farewell, My Queen | - | - | - | $421,209 | 64 | $1,597,998 | 26.4% | Jul 13, 2012 | Cohen Media Group |
| 86 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $401,297 | 208 | $25,978,556 | 1.5% | Apr 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | The Oranges | - | - | - | $366,377 | 110 | $366,377 | 100% | Oct 5, 2012 | ATO Pictures |
| 88 | The Imposter | - | - | - | $361,836 | 31 | $898,317 | 40.3% | Jul 13, 2012 | Indomina Releasing |
| 89 | Branded | - | - | - | $353,513 | 307 | $353,513 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 90 | Madea's Witness Protection | - | - | - | $348,780 | 2,161 | $65,653,242 | 0.5% | Jun 29, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 91 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $314,285 | 3,526 | $304,360,277 | 0.1% | Nov 9, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 92 | Detropia | - | - | - | $311,822 | 24 | $390,024 | 79.9% | Sep 7, 2012 | Loki Films |
| 93 | Stolen | - | - | - | $304,318 | 141 | $304,318 | 100% | Sep 14, 2012 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 94 | Magic Mike | - | - | - | $294,531 | 3,120 | $113,721,571 | 0.3% | Jun 29, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 95 | Liberal Arts | - | - | - | $291,281 | 31 | $327,345 | 89% | Sep 14, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 96 | Bless Me, Ultima | - | - | - | $288,406 | 263 | $1,561,962 | 18.5% | Feb 22, 2013 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 97 | Men in Black³ | - | - | - | $252,117 | 4,248 | $179,020,854 | 0.1% | May 25, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 98 | Ruby Sparks | - | - | - | $244,138 | 261 | $2,540,106 | 9.6% | Jul 25, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 99 | My Uncle Rafael | - | - | - | $243,616 | 14 | $243,616 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 100 | Burn | - | - | - | $240,138 | 14 | $996,103 | 24.1% | Jul 24, 2012 | - |
| 101 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | - | - | - | $230,263 | 2,160 | $1,065,907 | 21.6% | Aug 29, 2012 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| 102 | Keep the Lights On | - | - | - | $222,703 | 10 | $246,112 | 90.5% | Sep 7, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 103 | Snow White and the Huntsman | - | - | - | $220,566 | 3,777 | $155,332,381 | 0.1% | Jun 1, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 104 | Two Days in New York | - | - | - | $220,324 | 42 | $633,210 | 34.8% | Aug 10, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 105 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $219,660 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 106 | Thaandavam | - | - | - | $218,767 | 45 | $213,476 | 102.5% | Sep 28, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 107 | The Other Son | - | - | - | $206,969 | 53 | $1,285,918 | 16.1% | Oct 26, 2012 | Cohen Media Group |
| 108 | 10 Years | - | - | - | $203,373 | 63 | $203,373 | 100% | Sep 14, 2012 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 109 | Bill W. | - | - | - | $201,840 | 31 | $809,590 | 24.9% | May 18, 2012 | Page 124 Productions |
| 110 | Middle of Nowhere | - | - | - | $179,513 | 25 | $236,806 | 75.8% | Oct 12, 2012 | - |
| 111 | Tai Chi Zero | - | - | - | $179,333 | 31 | $212,094 | 84.6% | Oct 19, 2012 | Variance Films |
| 112 | Safety Not Guaranteed | - | - | - | $178,897 | 182 | $4,010,957 | 4.5% | Jun 8, 2012 | FilmDistrict |
| 113 | Smashed | - | - | - | $170,926 | 50 | $376,597 | 45.4% | Oct 12, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 114 | Compliance | - | - | - | $158,909 | 21 | $319,285 | 49.8% | Aug 17, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 115 | Slaughter Creek | - | - | - | $136,815 | 16 | $136,815 | 100% | Sep 14, 2012 | Nocturnal Features |
| 116 | Chakravyuh | - | - | - | $133,281 | 79 | $151,778 | 87.8% | Oct 24, 2012 | Eros Worldwide |
| 117 | Chicken with Plums | - | - | - | $131,458 | 24 | $253,874 | 51.8% | Aug 17, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 118 | Cosmopolis | - | - | - | $130,672 | 65 | $763,556 | 17.1% | Aug 17, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 119 | Little White Lies | - | - | - | $130,262 | 14 | $206,088 | 63.2% | Aug 24, 2012 | MPI Media Group |
| 120 | The Other Dream Team | - | - | - | $126,284 | 14 | $135,228 | 93.4% | Sep 28, 2012 | The Film Arcade |
| 121 | The House I Live In | - | - | - | $121,565 | 12 | $210,752 | 57.7% | Oct 5, 2012 | Abramorama |
| 122 | How to Survive a Plague | - | - | - | $120,724 | 15 | $132,055 | 91.4% | Sep 21, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 123 | The Waiting Room | - | - | - | $115,817 | 8 | $244,951 | 47.3% | Sep 26, 2012 | International Film Circuit |
| 124 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | - | - | - | $112,220 | 37 | $534,100 | 21% | Jul 27, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 125 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $110,775 | 47 | $46,412,757 | 0.2% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 126 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | - | - | - | $106,920 | 16 | $386,368 | 27.7% | Jul 20, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 127 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | - | - | - | $106,325 | 21 | $111,205 | 95.6% | Aug 24, 2012 | Screen Media Films |
| 128 | Butter | - | - | - | $105,018 | 90 | $105,018 | 100% | Oct 5, 2012 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 129 | Hello I Must Be Going | - | - | - | $102,453 | 15 | $106,709 | 96% | Sep 7, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 130 | The Flat | - | - | - | $102,311 | 27 | $471,842 | 21.7% | Oct 19, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 131 | Red Hook Summer | - | - | - | $99,238 | 41 | $338,803 | 29.3% | Aug 10, 2012 | Variance Films |
| 132 | Somewhere Between | - | - | - | $98,811 | 6 | $210,975 | 46.8% | Aug 24, 2012 | Long Shot Factory |
| 133 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $97,993 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 0.3% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 134 | Simon & the Oaks | - | - | - | $96,872 | 17 | $150,664 | 64.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | The Film Arcade |
| 135 | V/H/S | - | - | - | $94,335 | 19 | $100,345 | 94% | Oct 5, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 136 | Prometheus | - | - | - | $90,327 | 3,442 | $126,477,084 | <0.1% | Jun 8, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 137 | The Eye of the Storm | - | - | - | $82,766 | 9 | $83,566 | 99% | Sep 7, 2012 | Sycamore Entertainment Group |
| 138 | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $81,236 | 8 | $158,411 | 51.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | MPI Media Group |
| 139 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | - | - | - | $80,667 | 15 | $170,276 | 47.4% | Aug 31, 2012 | Indomina Releasing |
| 140 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | - | - | - | $79,295 | 5 | $180,440 | 43.9% | Oct 19, 2012 | Eleven Arts |
| 141 | The Bullet Vanishes | - | - | - | $78,350 | 14 | $117,629 | 66.6% | Aug 31, 2012 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 142 | Savages | - | - | - | $74,518 | 2,635 | $47,382,068 | 0.2% | Jul 6, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 143 | Holy Motors | - | - | - | $71,784 | 29 | $641,100 | 11.2% | Oct 17, 2012 | Indomina Releasing |
| 144 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $66,542 | 12 | $100,915 | 65.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 145 | Brooklyn Castle | - | - | - | $65,449 | 13 | $219,407 | 29.8% | Oct 19, 2012 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 146 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $64,918 | 27 | $64,918 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | Hannover House |
| 147 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | - | - | - | $64,812 | 12 | $126,238 | 51.3% | Oct 5, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 148 | Backwards | - | - | - | $61,465 | 9 | $61,465 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | Dada Films |
| 149 | Beloved | - | - | - | $61,227 | 7 | $137,515 | 44.5% | Aug 17, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 150 | Hating Breitbart | - | - | - | $59,295 | 8 | $81,432 | 72.8% | Oct 19, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 151 | Vulgaria | - | - | - | $59,059 | 16 | $59,059 | 100% | Sep 28, 2012 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 152 | Sister | - | - | - | $58,681 | 14 | $154,659 | 37.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Adopt Films |
| 153 | Occupy Unmasked | - | - | - | $52,768 | 4 | $52,768 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 154 | Iron Sky | - | - | - | $52,386 | 8 | $122,082 | 42.9% | Jul 25, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 155 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | - | - | - | $45,768 | 3,109 | $37,519,139 | 0.1% | Jun 22, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 156 | War of the Buttons | - | - | - | $42,850 | 35 | $47,771 | 89.7% | Oct 12, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 157 | The Awakening | - | - | - | $41,891 | 70 | $209,696 | 20% | Aug 17, 2012 | Cohen Media Group |
| 158 | Joker | - | - | - | $41,726 | 74 | $169,181 | 24.7% | Aug 31, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 159 | Fat Kid Rules the World | - | - | - | $41,000 | 1 | $41,000 | 100% | Oct 5, 2012 | Outsider Pictures |
| 160 | Air Racers | - | - | - | $39,638 | 10 | $1,309,987 | 3% | Apr 6, 2012 | 3D Entertainment |
| 161 | Bernie | - | - | - | $39,444 | 332 | $9,206,470 | 0.4% | Apr 27, 2012 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 162 | Entre les Bras | - | - | - | $38,572 | 6 | $47,439 | 81.3% | Sep 14, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |
| 163 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | - | - | - | $37,457 | 800 | $3,377,618 | 1.1% | Aug 8, 2012 | Arc Entertainment |
| 164 | The Inbetweeners | - | - | - | $36,000 | 10 | $36,000 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
| 165 | Bangkok Revenge | - | - | - | $35,784 | 22 | $35,784 | 100% | Sep 14, 2012 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 166 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $35,516 | 12 | $50,394 | 70.5% | Oct 5, 2012 | Drafthouse Films |
| 167 | Take This Waltz | - | - | - | $34,268 | 64 | $1,239,692 | 2.8% | Jun 29, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 168 | Mugamoodi | - | - | - | $33,425 | 21 | $101,000 | 33.1% | Aug 31, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 169 | Unforgivable | - | - | - | $32,997 | 6 | $154,189 | 21.4% | Jun 29, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 170 | Hysteria | - | - | - | $30,490 | 218 | $1,804,139 | 1.7% | May 18, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 171 | All Together | - | - | - | $29,939 | 10 | $43,180 | 69.3% | Oct 19, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 172 | Neil Young Journeys | - | - | - | $29,577 | 23 | $215,026 | 13.8% | Jun 29, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 173 | Side by Side | - | - | - | $28,184 | 9 | $58,825 | 47.9% | Aug 17, 2012 | Tribeca Films |
| 174 | District of Corruption | - | - | - | $26,622 | 3 | $31,954 | 83.3% | Oct 26, 2012 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 175 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $26,528 | 14 | $6,096,582 | 0.4% | May 28, 2010 | 3D Entertainment |
| 176 | Least Among Saints | - | - | - | $26,416 | 8 | $28,026 | 94.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | Brainstorm Media |
| 177 | The Loneliest Planet | - | - | - | $23,851 | 13 | $129,579 | 18.4% | Oct 26, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 178 | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | - | - | - | $22,978 | 60 | $143,507 | 16% | Nov 2, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 179 | Hellbound? | - | - | - | $22,887 | 5 | $22,887 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | Area 23a |
| 180 | The First Time | - | - | - | $22,836 | 19 | $22,836 | 100% | Oct 19, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 181 | Death by China | - | - | - | $22,008 | 3 | $38,492 | 57.2% | Aug 17, 2012 | Area 23a |
| 182 | A Late Quartet | - | - | - | $21,430 | 100 | $1,562,548 | 1.4% | Nov 2, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 183 | Elena | - | - | - | $20,615 | 13 | $233,380 | 8.8% | May 16, 2012 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 184 | Kumaré | - | - | - | $20,407 | 9 | $132,160 | 15.4% | Jun 20, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 185 | Girl Model | - | - | - | $19,699 | 5 | $21,154 | 93.1% | Sep 5, 2012 | First Run |
| 186 | In Over My Head | - | - | - | $19,482 | 1 | $19,482 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | Slater Brothers Entertainment |
| 187 | Nobody Walks | - | - | - | $18,881 | 7 | $25,342 | 74.5% | Oct 19, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 188 | Radio Unnameable | - | - | - | $18,586 | 2 | $24,090 | 77.2% | Sep 19, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 189 | The Iran Job | - | - | - | $18,421 | 2 | $23,115 | 79.7% | Sep 28, 2012 | Film Movement |
| 190 | Grand Illusion | - | - | - | $18,254 | 4 | $174,065 | 10.5% | May 11, 2012 | Rialto Pictures |
| 191 | Marcelino Pan y Vino 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $18,193 | 1 | $18,193 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | Gigapix Releasing |
| 192 | The Prophet's Son | - | - | - | $16,983 | 1 | $16,983 | 100% | Sep 29, 2012 | Slater Brothers Entertainment |
| 193 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | - | - | - | $16,420 | 5 | $75,688 | 21.7% | Jul 20, 2012 | Tribeca Films |
| 194 | The Revisionaries | - | - | - | $16,043 | 5 | $22,664 | 70.8% | Oct 5, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 195 | Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story | - | - | - | $16,011 | 1 | $16,011 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | Dutchmen Films |
| 196 | The Ambassador | - | - | - | $15,611 | 8 | $28,102 | 55.6% | Aug 29, 2012 | Drafthouse Films |
| 197 | Neighboring Sounds | - | - | - | $15,276 | 3 | $60,255 | 25.4% | Aug 24, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |
| 198 | Trade of Innocents | - | - | - | $14,173 | 3 | $15,091 | 93.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Monterey Media |
| 199 | 360 | - | - | - | $13,859 | 12 | $100,343 | 13.8% | Aug 3, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 200 | Oslo, August 31st | - | - | - | $13,538 | 7 | $101,475 | 13.3% | May 25, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 201 | Port of Shadows | - | - | - | $13,396 | 2 | $27,389 | 48.9% | Sep 14, 2012 | Rialto Pictures |
| 202 | 17 Girls | - | - | - | $12,893 | 10 | $15,123 | 85.3% | Sep 21, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 203 | Head Games | - | - | - | $12,667 | 5 | $14,056 | 90.1% | Sep 21, 2012 | Variance Films |
| 204 | Gayby | - | - | - | $11,743 | 1 | $14,062 | 83.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | The Film Collaborative |
| 205 | For Ellen | - | - | - | $11,718 | 3 | $12,396 | 94.5% | Sep 5, 2012 | Tribeca Films |
| 206 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | - | - | - | $11,540 | 6 | $50,425 | 22.9% | Aug 17, 2012 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 207 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $11,437 | 4,137 | $408,010,692 | <0.1% | Mar 23, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 208 | Tales of the Night | - | - | - | $10,975 | 1 | $10,975 | 100% | Sep 26, 2012 | GKIDS |
| 209 | Little Birds | - | - | - | $10,862 | 2 | $17,739 | 61.2% | Aug 29, 2012 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 210 | Special Forces | - | - | - | $10,759 | 5 | $10,759 | 100% | Oct 12, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 211 | Husbands in Goa | - | - | - | $10,135 | 7 | $10,135 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 212 | Monsieur Lazhar | - | - | - | $9,747 | 86 | $2,009,517 | 0.5% | Apr 13, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 213 | [REC] 3: Genesis | - | - | - | $9,600 | 8 | $9,600 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 214 | You've Been Trumped | - | - | - | $9,539 | 5 | $29,273 | 32.6% | Aug 3, 2012 | International Film Circuit |
| 215 | Decoding Deepak | - | - | - | $9,100 | 3 | $9,100 | 100% | Oct 5, 2012 | SnagFilms |
| 216 | Money Fight | - | - | - | $9,004 | 1 | $9,004 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | Pro-Motion Pictures |
| 217 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | - | - | - | $8,596 | 5 | $86,637 | 9.9% | Jun 13, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 218 | Tristana | - | - | - | $8,533 | 2 | $14,586 | 58.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | Cohen Media Group |
| 219 | Three Stars | - | - | - | $8,323 | 1 | $8,942 | 93.1% | Sep 21, 2012 | First Run |
| 220 | Orchestra of Exiles | - | - | - | $8,105 | 5 | $34,577 | 23.4% | Oct 26, 2012 | First Run |
| 221 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | - | - | - | $7,466 | 3 | $7,466 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 222 | Bel Borba Aqui | - | - | - | $7,426 | 2 | $7,426 | 100% | Oct 3, 2012 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 223 | 5 Broken Cameras | - | - | - | $6,869 | 9 | $109,983 | 6.2% | May 30, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 224 | The Bay | - | - | - | $6,316 | 23 | $30,668 | 20.6% | Nov 2, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 225 | The Last Fall | - | - | - | $6,100 | 1 | $6,100 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | - |
| 226 | Las Acacias | - | - | - | $6,000 | 1 | $6,000 | 100% | Sep 7, 2012 | Outsider Films |
| 227 | Photographic Memory | - | - | - | $5,971 | 2 | $7,822 | 76.3% | Oct 12, 2012 | First Run |
| 228 | A Cat in Paris | - | - | - | $5,874 | 18 | $309,973 | 1.9% | Jun 1, 2012 | GKIDS |
| 229 | When the Iron Bird Flies: Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West | - | - | - | $5,569 | 1 | $13,598 | 41% | Oct 19, 2012 | - |
| 230 | The Day | - | - | - | $5,322 | 12 | $20,984 | 25.4% | Aug 29, 2012 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 231 | Alps | - | - | - | $5,218 | 3 | $16,057 | 32.5% | Jul 13, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 232 | Now, Forager | - | - | - | $4,991 | 4 | $11,146 | 44.8% | Oct 3, 2012 | Argot Pictures |
| 233 | The Invisible War | - | - | - | $4,928 | 19 | $71,968 | 6.8% | Jun 22, 2012 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 234 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $4,875 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 235 | How to Grow a Band | - | - | - | $4,817 | 2 | $20,135 | 23.9% | Apr 13, 2012 | International Film Circuit |
| 236 | Bringing Up Bobby | - | - | - | $4,781 | 4 | $4,975 | 96.1% | Sep 28, 2012 | Monterey Media |
| 237 | Planet of Snail | - | - | - | $4,327 | 2 | $13,957 | 31% | Jul 25, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |
| 238 | This Is Not a Film | - | - | - | $4,253 | 5 | $77,016 | 5.5% | Feb 29, 2012 | Palisades Tartan |
| 239 | General Education | - | - | - | $3,847 | 4 | $8,601 | 44.7% | Aug 24, 2012 | Pelican House Productions |
| 240 | The Details | - | - | - | $3,790 | 73 | $63,595 | 6% | Nov 2, 2012 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 241 | Bad Blood | - | - | - | $3,731 | 10 | $3,731 | 100% | Oct 26, 2012 | Gravity Arch |
| 242 | Pickin' & Grinnin' | - | - | - | $3,651 | 1 | $4,000 | 91.3% | Sep 7, 2012 | House Lights Media |
| 243 | Sushi: The Global Catch | - | - | - | $3,434 | 1 | $5,757 | 59.6% | Aug 3, 2012 | - |
| 244 | Nobody Else But You | - | - | - | $3,322 | 4 | $43,040 | 7.7% | May 11, 2012 | First Run |
| 245 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | - | - | - | $3,252 | 6 | $152,408 | 2.1% | Jan 4, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |
| 246 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | - | - | - | $3,195 | 5 | $126,085 | 2.5% | Mar 30, 2012 | New Yorker Films |
| 247 | Klown 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,105 | 16 | $68,795 | 4.5% | Jul 27, 2012 | Drafthouse Films |
| 248 | About Cherry | - | - | - | $3,003 | 3 | $3,003 | 100% | Sep 21, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 249 | Breathing | - | - | - | $2,713 | 2 | $4,630 | 58.6% | Aug 31, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 250 | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | - | - | - | $2,630 | 6 | $43,583 | 6% | May 25, 2012 | Fisher Klingenstein Films |
| 251 | Last Ride 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,618 | 2 | $6,853 | 38.2% | Jun 29, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 252 | Teddy Bear | - | - | - | $2,598 | 2 | $16,000 | 16.2% | Aug 22, 2012 | Film Movement |
| 253 | My Worst Nightmare | - | - | - | $2,574 | 4 | $21,952 | 11.7% | Oct 19, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 254 | We Won't Grow Old Together | - | - | - | $2,515 | 1 | $14,104 | 17.8% | Jun 8, 2012 | The Film Desk |
| 255 | The Good Doctor | - | - | - | $2,229 | 2 | $5,206 | 42.8% | Aug 31, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 256 | Split: A Deeper Divide | - | - | - | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | 100% | Oct 12, 2012 | Feature Presentations Releasing |
| 257 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | - | - | - | $1,879 | 10 | $46,109 | 4.1% | Jul 13, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 258 | Brother 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,731 | 49 | $29,864 | 5.8% | Aug 24, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 259 | Easy Money | - | - | - | $1,718 | 7 | $205,741 | 0.8% | Jul 11, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 260 | Where Do We Go Now? | - | - | - | $1,674 | 37 | $531,997 | 0.3% | May 11, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 261 | Starry Starry Night | - | - | - | $1,533 | 2 | $10,033 | 15.3% | Mar 23, 2012 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 262 | Meet the Fokkens | - | - | - | $1,447 | 1 | $30,810 | 4.7% | Aug 8, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 263 | This Must Be the Place | - | - | - | $1,396 | 15 | $143,979 | 1% | Nov 2, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 264 | The Magic of Belle Isle | - | - | - | $1,395 | 10 | $102,388 | 1.4% | Jul 6, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 265 | Headshot | - | - | - | $1,343 | 1 | $1,373 | 97.8% | Sep 28, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 266 | Hit So Hard | - | - | - | $1,200 | 4 | $34,025 | 3.5% | Apr 13, 2012 | Variance Films |
| 267 | Snowman's Land | - | - | - | $1,190 | 1 | $1,190 | 100% | Sep 14, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 268 | China Heavyweight | - | - | - | $1,155 | 4 | $10,550 | 10.9% | Jul 6, 2012 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 269 | North Sea Texas 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,090 | 3 | $28,307 | 3.9% | Nov 2, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 270 | Bestiaire | - | - | - | $1,078 | 2 | $1,428 | 75.5% | Oct 19, 2012 | Kimstim Films |
| 271 | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | - | - | - | $839 | 3 | $60,064 | 1.4% | Nov 2, 2012 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 272 | Surviving Progress | - | - | - | $804 | 6 | $53,953 | 1.5% | Apr 6, 2012 | First Run |
| 273 | The Color Wheel | - | - | - | $650 | 3 | $19,001 | 3.4% | May 18, 2012 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 274 | The Long Day Closes | - | - | - | $644 | 2 | $22,765 | 2.8% | Mar 5, 2012 | The Film Desk |
| 275 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | - | - | - | $642 | 1 | $22,039 | 2.9% | Jul 20, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 276 | Celine and Julie Go Boating | - | - | - | $621 | 1 | $31,452 | 2% | May 4, 2012 | New Yorker Films |
| 277 | Post Mortem | - | - | - | $620 | 1 | $9,750 | 6.4% | Apr 11, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 278 | The Night Watchman | - | - | - | $570 | 2 | $2,219 | 25.7% | Jul 6, 2012 | Icarus Films |
| 279 | Putin's Kiss | - | - | - | $567 | 1 | $10,082 | 5.6% | Feb 17, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 280 | Le Amiche | - | - | - | $538 | 1 | $68,167 | 0.8% | Jun 18, 2010 | The Film Desk |
| 281 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $486 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 282 | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | - | - | - | $371 | 1 | $3,804 | 9.8% | Aug 3, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 283 | A Simple Life | - | - | - | $370 | 13 | $191,826 | 0.2% | Apr 13, 2012 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 284 | The Turin Horse | - | - | - | $358 | 3 | $56,391 | 0.6% | Feb 10, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |
| 285 | Wish Me Away | - | - | - | $350 | 4 | $18,618 | 1.9% | Jun 1, 2012 | First Run |
| 286 | Elles | - | - | - | $287 | 13 | $157,508 | 0.2% | Apr 27, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 287 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $262 | 82 | $34,137,524 | <0.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 288 | The Devil, Probably | - | - | - | $242 | 2 | $26,816 | 0.9% | Jan 13, 2012 | The Film Desk |
| 289 | The Bride Wore Black | - | - | - | $230 | 2 | $44,566 | 0.5% | Nov 4, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 290 | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | - | - | - | $179 | 4 | $26,608 | 0.7% | Jun 1, 2012 | First Run |
| 291 | Vamps | - | - | - | $154 | 1 | $3,361 | 4.6% | Nov 2, 2012 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 292 | Jack & Diane | - | - | - | $132 | 2 | $1,142 | 11.6% | Nov 2, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 293 | The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | - | - | - | $117 | 2 | $2,436 | 4.8% | Oct 26, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 294 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $115 | 2 | $64,636 | 0.2% | Mar 14, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 295 | The Day He Arrives | - | - | - | $45 | 2 | $13,746 | 0.3% | Apr 20, 2012 | The Cinema Guild |