| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Taken 2 | $55,016,719 | - | 3,661 | - | $15,027 | $55,016,719 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | - | Hotel Transylvania | $31,709,462 | - | 3,352 | - | $9,459 | $81,367,994 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | - | Pitch Perfect | $16,744,280 | - | 2,770 | - | $6,044 | $23,590,488 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Looper | $13,853,418 | - | 2,993 | - | $4,628 | $41,954,069 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Frankenweenie | $13,074,663 | - | 3,005 | - | $4,350 | $13,074,663 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | - | End of Watch | $4,607,082 | - | 2,370 | - | $1,943 | $33,453,028 | 3 | Open Road Films (II) | false | false |
| 7 | - | Trouble with the Curve | $4,333,322 | - | 3,003 | - | $1,442 | $30,173,145 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | - | House at the End of the Street | $4,161,952 | - | 2,720 | - | $1,530 | $27,995,096 | 3 | Relativity Media | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Master | $2,132,333 | - | 864 | - | $2,467 | $12,607,662 | 4 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 10 | - | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $1,957,508 | - | 1,746 | - | $1,121 | $39,371,969 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $1,793,740 | - | 221 | - | $8,116 | $3,576,079 | 3 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 12 | - | Resident Evil: Retribution | $1,323,439 | - | 1,361 | - | $972 | $41,174,169 | 4 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 13 | - | Won't Back Down | $1,166,238 | - | 2,517 | - | $463 | $4,633,751 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Dark Knight Rises | $778,419 | - | 575 | - | $1,353 | $445,473,624 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | - | Dredd | $761,821 | - | 831 | - | $916 | $12,812,235 | 3 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 16 | - | Arbitrage | $726,425 | - | 244 | - | $2,977 | $6,138,681 | 4 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 17 | - | The Possession | $685,559 | - | 821 | - | $835 | $48,453,442 | 6 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Bourne Legacy | $395,240 | - | 482 | - | $820 | $112,325,915 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Lawless | $356,812 | - | 611 | - | $583 | $37,031,611 | 6 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 20 | - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $350,240 | - | 298 | - | $1,175 | $159,523,270 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 21 | - | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $318,394 | - | 534 | - | $596 | $50,247,533 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | - | ParaNorman | $263,177 | - | 342 | - | $769 | $54,381,792 | 8 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 23 | - | Hope Springs | $212,355 | - | 439 | - | $483 | $63,326,309 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 24 | - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $208,430 | - | 257 | - | $811 | $48,283,954 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 25 | - | The Campaign | $200,616 | - | 303 | - | $662 | $86,290,151 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 26 | - | The Expendables 2 | $189,795 | - | 313 | - | $606 | $84,392,529 | 8 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 27 | - | Barfi! | $183,675 | - | 110 | - | $1,669 | $2,712,599 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | - | Ted | $167,365 | - | 187 | - | $895 | $218,364,665 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | - | To the Arctic 3D | $126,868 | - | 52 | - | $2,439 | $8,989,402 | 25 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | - | The Intouchables | $124,147 | - | 84 | - | $1,477 | $9,670,907 | 20 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 31 | - | The Amazing Spider-Man | $123,472 | - | 145 | - | $851 | $261,939,214 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 32 | - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $121,095 | - | 155 | - | $781 | $216,253,387 | 18 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 33 | - | Total Recall | $83,735 | - | 167 | - | $501 | $58,877,969 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 34 | - | Moonrise Kingdom | $64,589 | - | 92 | - | $702 | $45,391,850 | 20 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 35 | - | Premium Rush | $51,354 | - | 77 | - | $666 | $20,013,322 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 36 | - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $50,374 | - | 51 | - | $987 | $11,110,757 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 37 | - | Thaandavam | $46,491 | - | 21 | - | $2,213 | $192,199 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | - | Born to Be Wild | $43,528 | - | 33 | - | $1,319 | $20,989,834 | 79 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | - | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $34,359 | - | 12 | - | $2,863 | $34,359 | 1 | Roadside Attractions | true | false |
| 40 | - | The Watch | $32,106 | - | 32 | - | $1,003 | $34,334,407 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 41 | - | The Apparition | $18,581 | - | 38 | - | $488 | $4,932,753 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | - | For a Good Time, Call... | $15,652 | - | 43 | - | $364 | $1,246,340 | 6 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 43 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $14,689 | - | 18 | - | $816 | $46,347,584 | 23 | - | false | false |
| 44 | - | The Other Dream Team | $12,991 | - | 7 | - | $1,855 | $37,221 | 2 | The Film Arcade | false | false |
| 45 | - | Heroine | $12,320 | - | 18 | - | $684 | $595,367 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | - | Killer Joe | $12,316 | - | 25 | - | $492 | $1,975,653 | 11 | LD Entertainment | false | false |
| 47 | - | Hit and Run | $11,027 | - | 51 | - | $216 | $13,746,550 | 7 | Open Road Films (II) | false | false |
| 48 | - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $8,963 | - | 24 | - | $373 | $3,995,322 | 18 | FilmDistrict | false | false |
| 49 | - | 10 Years | $5,793 | - | 21 | - | $275 | $201,420 | 4 | Anchor Bay Films | false | false |
| 50 | - | Ruby Sparks | $5,621 | - | 10 | - | $562 | $2,510,375 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 51 | - | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $2,055 | - | 4 | - | $513 | $63,231 | 5 | Hannover House | false | false |
| 52 | - | Grand Illusion | $1,940 | - | 2 | - | $970 | $163,317 | 22 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 53 | - | Now, Forager | $1,869 | - | 1 | - | $1,869 | $3,599 | 1 | Argot Pictures | true | false |
| 54 | - | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $1,702 | - | 6 | - | $283 | $3,377,077 | 9 | Arc Entertainment | false | false |
