| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Django Unchained | - | - | - | $36,149,039 | 3,012 | $162,805,434 | 22.2% | Dec 25, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Texas Chainsaw | - | - | - | $29,738,035 | 2,659 | $34,341,945 | 86.6% | Jan 4, 2013 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | - | - | - | $29,294,400 | 4,100 | $303,003,568 | 9.7% | Dec 14, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Les Misérables | - | - | - | $28,674,580 | 2,927 | $148,809,770 | 19.3% | Dec 25, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Zero Dark Thirty | - | - | - | $22,159,344 | 2,946 | $95,720,716 | 23.1% | Dec 19, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Parental Guidance | - | - | - | $16,480,413 | 3,368 | $77,267,296 | 21.3% | Dec 25, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Jack Reacher | - | - | - | $16,019,660 | 3,352 | $80,070,736 | 20% | Dec 21, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | This Is 40 | - | - | - | $14,577,510 | 2,931 | $67,544,505 | 21.6% | Dec 21, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | A Haunted House | - | - | - | $14,329,829 | 2,160 | $40,041,683 | 35.8% | Jan 11, 2013 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 10 | Gangster Squad | - | - | - | $12,929,537 | 3,103 | $46,000,903 | 28.1% | Jan 11, 2013 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Lincoln | - | - | - | $12,204,528 | 2,293 | $182,207,973 | 6.7% | Nov 9, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Silver Linings Playbook | - | - | - | $8,924,291 | 2,809 | $132,092,958 | 6.8% | Nov 16, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 13 | The Guilt Trip | - | - | - | $7,355,662 | 2,431 | $37,134,215 | 19.8% | Dec 19, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Promised Land | - | - | - | $6,219,525 | 1,676 | $7,597,898 | 81.9% | Dec 28, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 15 | Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $5,984,975 | 2,618 | $34,043,006 | 17.6% | Dec 19, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | Life of Pi | - | - | - | $5,748,355 | 2,946 | $124,987,023 | 4.6% | Nov 21, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | The Impossible | - | - | - | $5,529,839 | 886 | $19,019,882 | 29.1% | Dec 21, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $5,259,417 | 3,526 | $304,360,277 | 1.7% | Nov 9, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | Rise of the Guardians | - | - | - | $3,807,705 | 3,672 | $103,412,758 | 3.7% | Nov 21, 2012 | DreamWorks |
| 20 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $2,246,951 | 4,070 | $292,324,737 | 0.8% | Nov 16, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 21 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | - | - | - | $2,024,150 | 840 | $12,512,862 | 16.2% | Dec 21, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Argo | - | - | - | $2,011,026 | 3,247 | $136,025,503 | 1.5% | Oct 12, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Hyde Park on Hudson | - | - | - | $1,857,133 | 246 | $6,376,145 | 29.1% | Dec 7, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 24 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $1,837,124 | 3,752 | $189,422,889 | 1% | Nov 2, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $821,120 | 3,375 | $148,313,048 | 0.6% | Sep 28, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $709,522 | 422 | $12,816,367 | 5.5% | Nov 16, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 27 | Here Comes the Boom | - | - | - | $515,644 | 3,014 | $45,290,318 | 1.1% | Oct 12, 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | Flight | - | - | - | $471,734 | 2,638 | $93,772,375 | 0.5% | Nov 2, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | Not Fade Away | - | - | - | $416,563 | 565 | $610,792 | 68.2% | Dec 21, 2012 | Paramount Vantage |
| 30 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $386,675 | 3,706 | $139,854,287 | 0.3% | Oct 5, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | Rust and Bone | - | - | - | $335,157 | 168 | $2,062,027 | 16.3% | Nov 23, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | Red Dawn | - | - | - | $313,748 | 2,781 | $44,806,783 | 0.7% | Nov 21, 2012 | FilmDistrict |
| 33 | Hitchcock | - | - | - | $291,019 | 561 | $6,008,677 | 4.8% | Nov 23, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 34 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $247,080 | 2,787 | $65,001,093 | 0.4% | Sep 28, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | Amour | - | - | - | $211,858 | 333 | $6,739,492 | 3.1% | Dec 19, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | Cloud Atlas | - | - | - | $205,766 | 2,023 | $27,108,272 | 0.8% | Oct 26, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $179,308 | 3,005 | $35,291,068 | 0.5% | Oct 5, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $166,887 | 745 | $17,742,948 | 0.9% | Sep 21, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | To the Arctic 3D | - | - | - | $147,290 | 52 | $14,560,838 | 1% | Apr 20, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $139,102 | 2,780 | $41,003,371 | 0.3% | Sep 21, 2012 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 41 | The Sessions | - | - | - | $129,665 | 516 | $6,002,451 | 2.2% | Oct 19, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 42 | Dabangg 2 | - | - | - | $116,729 | 166 | $2,519,190 | 4.6% | Dec 21, 2012 | Eros Worldwide |
| 43 | Barbara | - | - | - | $111,429 | 23 | $1,013,902 | 11% | Dec 21, 2012 | Adopt Films |
| 44 | Chasing Ice | - | - | - | $100,515 | 53 | $1,328,467 | 7.6% | Nov 9, 2012 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 45 | Playing for Keeps | - | - | - | $97,788 | 2,840 | $13,103,272 | 0.7% | Dec 7, 2012 | FilmDistrict |
| 46 | Hubble | - | - | - | $92,628 | 151 | $52,522,904 | 0.2% | Mar 19, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | A Late Quartet | - | - | - | $83,527 | 100 | $1,562,548 | 5.3% | Nov 2, 2012 | Entertainment One |
| 48 | Killing Them Softly | - | - | - | $70,111 | 2,424 | $15,026,056 | 0.5% | Nov 30, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 49 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $61,485 | 3,886 | $161,321,843 | <0.1% | Jul 13, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $59,398 | 208 | $25,978,556 | 0.2% | Apr 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $55,135 | 64 | $93,383,953 | <0.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 52 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | - | - | - | $49,935 | 318 | $12,795,746 | 0.4% | Jun 27, 2012 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 53 | Searching for Sugar Man | - | - | - | $47,706 | 157 | $3,696,196 | 1.3% | Jul 27, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 54 | Table No. 21 | - | - | - | $44,851 | 23 | $46,720 | 96% | Jan 4, 2013 | Eros Worldwide |
| 55 | Holy Motors | - | - | - | $44,525 | 29 | $641,100 | 6.9% | Oct 17, 2012 | Indomina Releasing |
| 56 | Chasing Mavericks | - | - | - | $42,387 | 2,030 | $6,002,756 | 0.7% | Oct 26, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 57 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $41,782 | 2,904 | $41,128,283 | 0.1% | Sep 14, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | 56 Up | - | - | - | $41,572 | 33 | $701,278 | 5.9% | Jan 4, 2013 | First Run |
| 59 | On the Road | - | - | - | $36,110 | 107 | $744,296 | 4.9% | Dec 21, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 60 | The Other Son | - | - | - | $35,728 | 53 | $1,285,918 | 2.8% | Oct 26, 2012 | Cohen Media Group |
| 61 | A Royal Affair | - | - | - | $35,338 | 56 | $1,546,761 | 2.3% | Nov 9, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | Quartet | - | - | - | $33,654 | 725 | $18,390,117 | 0.2% | Jan 11, 2013 | The Weinstein Company |
| 63 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $31,777 | 194 | $10,198,820 | 0.3% | May 25, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 64 | The Master | - | - | - | $31,718 | 864 | $16,377,274 | 0.2% | Sep 14, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 65 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $30,268 | 47 | $46,412,757 | <0.1% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | The Central Park Five | - | - | - | $30,029 | 22 | $325,653 | 9.2% | Nov 23, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 67 | Samsara | - | - | - | $28,211 | 70 | $2,672,413 | 1.1% | Aug 24, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 68 | Any Day Now | - | - | - | $24,745 | 19 | $201,395 | 12.3% | Dec 14, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 69 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $21,000 | 3,412 | $53,885,000 | <0.1% | Oct 19, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 70 | Burn | - | - | - | $17,702 | 14 | $996,103 | 1.8% | Jul 24, 2012 | - |
| 71 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | - | - | - | $16,295 | 2,717 | $51,854,875 | <0.1% | Aug 15, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 72 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | - | - | - | $15,890 | 5 | $180,440 | 8.8% | Oct 19, 2012 | Eleven Arts |
| 73 | Struck by Lightning | - | - | - | $14,886 | 4 | $28,378 | 52.5% | Jan 11, 2013 | Tribeca Films |
| 74 | Sister | - | - | - | $14,473 | 14 | $154,659 | 9.4% | Oct 5, 2012 | Adopt Films |
| 75 | West of Memphis | - | - | - | $13,249 | 40 | $310,154 | 4.3% | Dec 25, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 76 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | - | - | - | $11,646 | 27 | $1,017,579 | 1.1% | Sep 21, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 77 | The Flat | - | - | - | $11,335 | 27 | $471,842 | 2.4% | Oct 19, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 78 | Brave | - | - | - | $11,098 | 4,164 | $237,283,207 | <0.1% | Jun 22, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 79 | Robot & Frank | - | - | - | $10,507 | 209 | $3,325,038 | 0.3% | Aug 17, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 80 | Somewhere Between | - | - | - | $8,922 | 6 | $210,975 | 4.2% | Aug 24, 2012 | Long Shot Factory |
| 81 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $8,414 | 108 | $36,262,926 | <0.1% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 82 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | - | - | - | $8,254 | 172 | $2,871,956 | 0.3% | Nov 30, 2012 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 83 | Tchoupitoulas | - | - | - | $6,879 | 6 | $19,375 | 35.5% | Dec 7, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 84 | Bless Me, Ultima | - | - | - | $6,693 | 263 | $1,561,962 | 0.4% | Feb 22, 2013 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 85 | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | - | - | - | $6,129 | 3 | $60,064 | 10.2% | Nov 2, 2012 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 86 | A Bottle in the Gaza Sea | - | - | - | $5,872 | 2 | $5,872 | 100% | Jan 4, 2013 | Film Movement |
| 87 | My Worst Nightmare | - | - | - | $5,028 | 4 | $21,952 | 22.9% | Oct 19, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 88 | Only the Young | - | - | - | $4,642 | 2 | $15,312 | 30.3% | Dec 7, 2012 | Oscilloscope |
| 89 | Django | - | - | - | $4,530 | 10 | $25,916 | 17.5% | Dec 21, 2012 | Rialto Pictures |
| 90 | Hitler's Children | - | - | - | $4,442 | 3 | $28,663 | 15.5% | Nov 16, 2012 | Film Movement |
| 91 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $4,433 | 256 | $7,919,574 | <0.1% | Sep 14, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 92 | Brooklyn Castle | - | - | - | $4,273 | 13 | $219,407 | 1.9% | Oct 19, 2012 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 93 | A Werewolf Boy | - | - | - | $4,046 | 20 | $342,922 | 1.2% | Nov 30, 2012 | CJ Entertainment |
| 94 | The House I Live In | - | - | - | $4,008 | 12 | $210,752 | 1.9% | Oct 5, 2012 | Abramorama |
| 95 | Starlet | - | - | - | $3,896 | 10 | $88,212 | 4.4% | Nov 9, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 96 | In Another Country | - | - | - | $3,367 | 6 | $25,079 | 13.4% | Nov 9, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 97 | Detropia | - | - | - | $3,184 | 24 | $390,024 | 0.8% | Sep 7, 2012 | Loki Films |
| 98 | High Tech, Low Life | - | - | - | $2,500 | 1 | $3,836 | 65.2% | Jan 9, 2013 | Argot Pictures |
| 99 | Back to 1942 | - | - | - | $2,070 | 20 | $312,954 | 0.7% | Nov 30, 2012 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 100 | Deadfall | - | - | - | $1,898 | 17 | $66,351 | 2.9% | Dec 7, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 101 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | - | - | - | $1,777 | 12 | $126,238 | 1.4% | Oct 5, 2012 | Roadside Attractions |
| 102 | Max and the Junkmen | - | - | - | $1,774 | 2 | $35,387 | 5% | Aug 10, 2012 | Rialto Pictures |
| 103 | A Dark Truth | - | - | - | $1,598 | 3 | $5,750 | 27.8% | Jan 4, 2013 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 104 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | - | - | - | $1,483 | 16 | $386,368 | 0.4% | Jul 20, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 105 | Let My People Go! | - | - | - | $996 | 3 | $18,529 | 5.4% | Jan 11, 2013 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 106 | Beware of Mr. Baker | - | - | - | $821 | 15 | $116,476 | 0.7% | Nov 28, 2012 | SnagFilms |
| 107 | Smashed | - | - | - | $802 | 50 | $376,597 | 0.2% | Oct 12, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | The Bride Wore Black | - | - | - | $680 | 2 | $44,566 | 1.5% | Nov 4, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 109 | The Waiting Room | - | - | - | $668 | 8 | $244,951 | 0.3% | Sep 26, 2012 | International Film Circuit |
| 110 | Now, Forager | - | - | - | $655 | 4 | $11,146 | 5.9% | Oct 3, 2012 | Argot Pictures |
| 111 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $634 | 82 | $34,137,524 | <0.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 112 | California Solo | - | - | - | $594 | 2 | $15,433 | 3.8% | Nov 30, 2012 | Strand Releasing |
| 113 | Wagner & Me 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $468 | 4 | $37,745 | 1.2% | Dec 7, 2012 | First Run |
| 114 | This Is Not a Film | - | - | - | $414 | 5 | $77,016 | 0.5% | Feb 29, 2012 | Palisades Tartan |
| 115 | A Man Vanishes 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $362 | 2 | $6,201 | 5.8% | Nov 15, 2012 | Icarus Films |
| 116 | The Revisionaries | - | - | - | $336 | 5 | $22,664 | 1.5% | Oct 5, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 117 | Citadel | - | - | - | $256 | 7 | $13,377 | 1.9% | Nov 9, 2012 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 118 | Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet | - | - | - | $200 | 2 | $1,294 | 15.5% | Dec 12, 2012 | Kino Lorber |
| 119 | The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez | - | - | - | $72 | 2 | $10,782 | 0.7% | Dec 7, 2012 | Indican Pictures |
| 120 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $24 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |