| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Men in Black³ | $69,254,717 | - | 4,248 | - | $16,302 | $69,254,717 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Avengers | $47,222,414 | - | 3,918 | - | $12,052 | $523,907,202 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Battleship | $13,938,030 | - | 3,702 | - | $3,765 | $47,443,375 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Dictator | $11,465,417 | - | 3,014 | - | $3,804 | $43,313,521 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Dark Shadows | $9,439,246 | - | 3,404 | - | $2,772 | $64,922,142 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Chernobyl Diaries | $9,355,124 | - | 2,433 | - | $3,845 | $9,355,124 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 7 | - | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $8,805,565 | - | 3,021 | - | $2,914 | $23,826,813 | 2 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $8,360,743 | - | 1,233 | - | $6,780 | $18,564,239 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Hunger Games | $3,013,383 | - | 1,421 | - | $2,120 | $396,022,168 | 10 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 10 | - | Think Like a Man | $1,814,607 | - | 786 | - | $2,308 | $88,686,548 | 6 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $1,437,821 | - | 884 | - | $1,626 | $27,642,125 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | Bernie | $1,128,168 | - | 194 | - | $5,815 | $2,479,974 | 5 | Millennium Entertainment | false | false |
| 13 | - | 21 Jump Street | $769,036 | - | 364 | - | $2,112 | $136,611,763 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Lucky One | $704,279 | - | 615 | - | $1,145 | $58,417,112 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | - | Moonrise Kingdom | $686,179 | - | 4 | - | $171,544 | $686,179 | 1 | Focus Features | true | false |
| 16 | - | Mirror Mirror | $637,994 | - | 422 | - | $1,511 | $62,356,251 | 9 | Relativity Media | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Lorax | $622,035 | - | 390 | - | $1,594 | $210,985,805 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Chimpanzee | $442,161 | - | 368 | - | $1,201 | $27,815,807 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Three Stooges | $403,866 | - | 325 | - | $1,242 | $42,385,220 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Five-Year Engagement | $357,575 | - | 274 | - | $1,305 | $28,012,860 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | To the Arctic 3D | $309,447 | - | 50 | - | $6,188 | $2,390,446 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | - | John Carter | $298,112 | - | 175 | - | $1,703 | $72,523,731 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | - | Wrath of the Titans | $293,357 | - | 255 | - | $1,150 | $82,988,733 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | - | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $230,631 | - | 175 | - | $1,317 | $103,164,124 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | - | The Cabin in the Woods | $221,089 | - | 203 | - | $1,089 | $40,979,810 | 7 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 26 | - | First Position | $200,715 | - | 56 | - | $3,584 | $544,172 | 4 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 27 | - | Hysteria | $174,651 | - | 32 | - | $5,457 | $230,457 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 28 | - | Crooked Arrows | $173,781 | - | 67 | - | $2,593 | $493,234 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 29 | - | Girl in Progress | $169,501 | - | 143 | - | $1,185 | $2,447,774 | 3 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 30 | - | Headhunters | $159,970 | - | 45 | - | $3,554 | $605,794 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | - | Monsieur Lazhar | $146,621 | - | 65 | - | $2,255 | $1,483,227 | 7 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 32 | - | The Intouchables | $137,004 | - | 4 | - | $34,251 | $137,004 | 1 | The Weinstein Company | true | false |
| 33 | - | American Reunion | $131,975 | - | 165 | - | $799 | $56,724,080 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | - | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $108,434 | - | 87 | - | $1,246 | $8,889,270 | 12 | CBS Films | false | false |
| 35 | - | Marley | $90,692 | - | 53 | - | $1,711 | $1,183,280 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | - | Darling Companion | $85,456 | - | 61 | - | $1,400 | $539,291 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 37 | - | Born to Be Wild | $84,388 | - | 34 | - | $2,482 | $19,098,505 | 60 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | - | Safe | $76,616 | - | 112 | - | $684 | $16,813,569 | 5 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 39 | - | The Raven | $74,846 | - | 111 | - | $674 | $15,750,336 | 5 | Relativity Media | false | false |
| 40 | - | Hubble | $71,843 | - | 18 | - | $3,991 | $32,508,303 | 115 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 41 | - | Where Do We Go Now? | $71,491 | - | 25 | - | $2,859 | $134,758 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 42 | - | Cowgirls 'n Angels | $71,399 | - | 50 | - | $1,427 | $71,399 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
| 43 | - | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $60,220 | - | 35 | - | $1,720 | $2,285,288 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 44 | - | Polisse | $60,169 | - | 14 | - | $4,297 | $88,538 | 2 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 45 | - | Bully 2012 Re-release | $55,456 | - | 104 | - | $533 | $3,030,727 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 46 | - | Sound of My Voice | $47,325 | - | 42 | - | $1,126 | $320,265 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 47 | - | Deadtime | $47,320 | - | 13 | - | $3,640 | $156,072 | - | Nocturnal Features | - | false |
| 48 | - | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $43,017 | - | 42 | - | $1,024 | $57,810,608 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | - | A Thousand Words | $40,031 | - | 59 | - | $678 | $18,438,149 | 12 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 50 | - | We Have a Pope | $36,685 | - | 22 | - | $1,667 | $434,549 | 8 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 51 | - | Under the Sea 3D | $36,335 | - | 20 | - | $1,816 | $30,091,700 | 172 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 52 | - | This Means War | $33,122 | - | 44 | - | $752 | $54,725,892 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 53 | - | Footnote | $27,840 | - | 31 | - | $898 | $1,896,697 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 54 | - | The Secret World of Arrietty | $23,652 | - | 26 | - | $909 | $19,178,307 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 55 | - | Grand Illusion | $19,897 | - | 3 | - | $6,632 | $71,962 | 3 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 56 | - | The Kid with a Bike | $19,844 | - | 20 | - | $992 | $1,351,067 | 11 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 57 | - | Elena | $18,695 | - | 2 | - | $9,347 | $37,850 | 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 58 | - | The Artist | $15,731 | - | 20 | - | $786 | $44,579,481 | 27 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 59 | - | Damsels in Distress | $14,998 | - | 11 | - | $1,363 | $827,698 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 60 | - | I Wish | $14,045 | - | 5 | - | $2,809 | $35,555 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 61 | - | Chronicle | $13,412 | - | 20 | - | $670 | $64,565,191 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 62 | - | The Deep Blue Sea | $13,307 | - | 19 | - | $700 | $1,061,735 | 10 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 63 | - | God Bless America | $12,985 | - | 15 | - | $865 | $79,080 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 64 | - | Oslo, August 31st | $12,901 | - | 2 | - | $6,450 | $12,901 | 1 | Strand Releasing | true | false |
| 65 | - | Elles | $12,405 | - | 8 | - | $1,550 | $121,505 | 5 | Kino Lorber | false | false |
| 66 | - | Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $11,724 | - | 9 | - | $1,302 | $66,643 | 4 | International Film Circuit | false | false |
| 67 | - | Act of Valor | $10,085 | - | 39 | - | $258 | $70,004,362 | 14 | Relativity Media | false | false |
| 68 | - | A Separation | $9,735 | - | 10 | - | $973 | $7,079,549 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 69 | - | The Raid: Redemption | $9,557 | - | 12 | - | $796 | $4,082,233 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 70 | - | The Perfect Family | $8,577 | - | 6 | - | $1,429 | $92,524 | 4 | Variance Films | false | false |
| 71 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $8,229 | - | 22 | - | $374 | $133,097,317 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 72 | - | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | $7,950 | - | 1 | - | $7,950 | $7,950 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 73 | - | Friends with Kids | $7,924 | - | 9 | - | $880 | $7,240,683 | 12 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 74 | - | October Baby 2012 Re-release | $7,437 | - | 16 | - | $464 | $5,136,725 | 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 75 | - | Deep Sea | $7,282 | - | 1 | - | $7,282 | $44,619,893 | 326 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 76 | - | Arjun: The Warrior Prince | $7,075 | - | 10 | - | $707 | $7,075 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 77 | - | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $6,630 | - | 2 | - | $3,315 | $131,853 | 21 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 78 | - | The Salt of Life | $5,618 | - | 4 | - | $1,404 | $302,065 | 13 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 79 | - | Undefeated | $5,298 | - | 6 | - | $883 | $556,512 | 15 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 80 | - | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $4,414 | - | 2 | - | $2,207 | $72,206 | 9 | New Yorker Films | false | false |
| 81 | - | Whores' Glory | $4,400 | - | 2 | - | $2,200 | $15,930 | 5 | Kino Lorber | false | false |
| 82 | - | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $3,413 | - | 2 | - | $1,706 | $12,265 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 83 | - | Goon | $3,233 | - | 5 | - | $646 | $4,168,144 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 84 | - | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog 2012 Re-release | $3,004 | - | 3 | - | $1,001 | $5,968 | 2 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 85 | - | Hämnden 2012 Re-release | $2,741 | - | 1 | - | $2,741 | $2,741 | 1 | Music Box Films | true | false |
| 86 | - | Hit So Hard | $2,679 | - | 3 | - | $893 | $28,620 | 7 | Variance Films | false | false |
| 87 | - | Surviving Progress | $2,565 | - | 2 | - | $1,282 | $35,815 | 8 | First Run | false | false |
| 88 | - | Bonsai | $2,474 | - | 2 | - | $1,237 | $9,788 | 3 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 89 | - | Gerhard Richter Painting | $2,363 | - | 3 | - | $787 | $184,460 | 11 | Kino Lorber | false | false |
| 90 | - | Tonight You're Mine | $2,314 | - | 3 | - | $771 | $5,466 | 3 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 91 | - | The Understudy | $2,219 | - | 1 | - | $2,219 | $12,416 | 11 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 92 | - | Coriolanus | $2,150 | - | 4 | - | $537 | $756,452 | 19 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 93 | - | Red Tails | $2,063 | - | 7 | - | $294 | $49,871,944 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 94 | - | Lovely Molly | $1,909 | - | 2 | - | $954 | $18,464 | 2 | Image Entertainment | false | false |
| 95 | - | Virginia | $1,867 | - | 2 | - | $933 | $11,420 | 2 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 96 | - | Around June | $1,830 | - | 1 | - | $1,830 | $11,931 | 14 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 97 | - | The Women on the 6th Floor | $1,814 | - | 2 | - | $907 | $711,512 | 34 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 98 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $1,468 | - | 1 | - | $1,468 | $53,292,014 | 710 | IMAX | false | false |
| 99 | - | Jesus Henry Christ | $1,399 | - | 2 | - | $699 | $18,531 | 6 | Entertainment One | false | false |
| 100 | - | The Hunter | $1,284 | - | 3 | - | $428 | $170,752 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 101 | - | My Way | $1,232 | - | 3 | - | $410 | $69,431 | 6 | CJ Entertainment | false | false |
| 102 | - | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | $1,137 | - | 7 | - | $162 | $97,521 | 28 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 103 | - | Hide Away | $1,091 | - | 1 | - | $1,091 | $1,091 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 104 | - | Never Stand Still | $1,072 | - | 1 | - | $1,072 | $4,452 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 105 | - | This Binary Universe | $970 | - | 1 | - | $970 | $15,108 | 4 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 106 | - | The Trouble with Terkel 2010 Re-release | $586 | - | 1 | - | $586 | $38,712 | 85 | Indican Pictures | false | false |
| 107 | - | Blue Like Jazz | $540 | - | 3 | - | $180 | $594,514 | 7 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 108 | - | Payback | $423 | - | 1 | - | $423 | $12,221 | 5 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 109 | - | Nobody Else But You | $405 | - | 1 | - | $405 | $7,074 | 3 | First Run | false | false |
| 110 | - | The Fairy | $294 | - | 1 | - | $294 | $24,179 | 14 | Kino Lorber | false | false |
| 111 | - | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $250 | - | 1 | - | $250 | $43,456,382 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
