| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Ted | $87,647,345 | $54,415,205 | 62.1% | $33,232,140 | 37.9% | 3,239 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $75,017,570 | - | - | - | - | 4,318 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 3 | Magic Mike | $57,186,770 | $39,127,170 | 68.4% | $18,059,600 | 31.6% | 2,955 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 4 | Brave | $56,683,280 | $34,094,643 | 60.2% | $22,588,637 | 39.8% | 3,930 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | Madea's Witness Protection | $35,645,955 | $25,390,575 | 71.2% | $10,255,380 | 28.8% | 2,161 | 1 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 6 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $20,187,914 | $11,840,276 | 58.6% | $8,347,638 | 41.4% | 3,715 | 4 | DreamWorks | - | false |
| 7 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $9,072,183 | $6,009,612 | 66.2% | $3,062,571 | 33.8% | 2,407 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 8 | Moonrise Kingdom | $8,722,677 | $4,926,837 | 56.5% | $3,795,840 | 43.5% | 854 | 6 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 9 | Prometheus | $7,237,926 | $4,921,254 | 68% | $2,316,672 | 32% | 1,252 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 10 | People Like Us | $6,996,367 | $4,255,423 | 60.8% | $2,740,944 | 39.2% | 2,055 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | The Avengers | $6,876,687 | $4,421,671 | 64.3% | $2,455,016 | 35.7% | 1,270 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $6,802,290 | $4,498,725 | 66.1% | $2,303,565 | 33.9% | 1,641 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | Men in Black³ | $4,668,890 | $2,978,821 | 63.8% | $1,690,069 | 36.2% | 1,013 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 14 | Rock of Ages | $4,153,646 | $2,844,339 | 68.5% | $1,309,307 | 31.5% | 1,250 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 15 | That's My Boy | $3,300,429 | $2,240,411 | 67.9% | $1,060,018 | 32.1% | 822 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 16 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $3,101,947 | - | - | - | - | 2,730 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,929,888 | $1,104,201 | 57.2% | $825,687 | 42.8% | 401 | 9 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | $1,528,958 | $1,069,393 | 69.9% | $459,565 | 30.1% | 621 | 2 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 19 | To Rome with Love | $1,218,538 | $692,300 | 56.8% | $526,238 | 43.2% | 29 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 20 | The Hunger Games | $694,947 | $397,145 | 57.2% | $297,802 | 42.8% | 278 | 15 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 21 | Dark Shadows | $668,613 | $393,406 | 58.8% | $275,207 | 41.2% | 365 | 8 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 22 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $612,361 | $379,324 | 61.9% | $233,037 | 38.1% | 108 | 4 | FilmDistrict | - | false |
| 23 | Battleship | $584,275 | $403,480 | 69.1% | $180,795 | 30.9% | 262 | 7 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | Bernie | $579,565 | $322,981 | 55.7% | $256,584 | 44.3% | 113 | 10 | Millennium Entertainment | - | false |
| 25 | The Intouchables | $556,426 | $312,716 | 56.2% | $243,710 | 43.8% | 68 | 6 | The Weinstein Company | - | false |
| 26 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $553,178 | $281,737 | 50.9% | $271,441 | 49.1% | 284 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 27 | To the Arctic 3D | $505,814 | $225,687 | 44.6% | $280,127 | 55.4% | 52 | 11 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 28 | Your Sister's Sister | $386,337 | $225,311 | 58.3% | $161,026 | 41.7% | 94 | 3 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 29 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $318,578 | $169,702 | 53.3% | $148,876 | 46.7% | 7 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 30 | The Lorax | $297,920 | $154,535 | 51.9% | $143,385 | 48.1% | 202 | 18 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 31 | Think Like a Man | $261,095 | $152,401 | 58.4% | $108,694 | 41.6% | 185 | 11 | Screen Gems | - | false |
| 32 | Take This Waltz | $247,394 | $137,019 | 55.4% | $110,375 | 44.6% | 30 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 33 | The Dictator | $224,638 | $151,644 | 67.5% | $72,994 | 32.5% | 130 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 34 | Mirror Mirror | $217,991 | $120,504 | 55.3% | $97,487 | 44.7% | 166 | 14 | Relativity Media | - | false |
| 35 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $211,602 | $135,293 | 63.9% | $76,309 | 36.1% | 203 | 7 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 36 | Teri Meri Kahaani | $195,937 | $120,857 | 61.7% | $75,080 | 38.3% | 94 | 2 | Eros Worldwide | - | false |
| 37 | Outlaws | $157,474 | $103,540 | 65.8% | $53,934 | 34.2% | 43 | 5 | Arc Entertainment | - | false |
| 38 | Hysteria | $139,661 | $79,153 | 56.7% | $60,508 | 43.3% | 73 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 39 | Hubble | $136,060 | $57,307 | 42.1% | $78,753 | 57.9% | 14 | 120 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 40 | The Cabin in the Woods | $133,254 | $76,435 | 57.4% | $56,819 | 42.6% | 149 | 12 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 41 | The Three Stooges | $125,301 | $72,567 | 57.9% | $52,734 | 42.1% | 117 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 42 | Born to Be Wild | $121,719 | $58,015 | 47.7% | $63,704 | 52.3% | 33 | 65 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 43 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $113,026 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 39 | National Geographic Entertainment | - | false |
| 44 | The Lucky One | $112,243 | $65,416 | 58.3% | $46,827 | 41.7% | 115 | 11 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 45 | Chernobyl Diaries | $95,383 | $54,859 | 57.5% | $40,524 | 42.5% | 145 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 46 | 21 Jump Street | $88,401 | $88,401 | 100% | $0 | - | 141 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 47 | Space Station 3D | $65,825 | $26,518 | 40.3% | $39,307 | 59.7% | 2 | 533 | IMAX | - | false |
| 48 | Monsieur Lazhar | $56,019 | $28,727 | 51.3% | $27,292 | 48.7% | 23 | 12 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 49 | A Cat in Paris | $55,717 | $30,432 | 54.6% | $25,285 | 45.4% | 14 | 5 | GKIDS | - | false |
| 50 | Under the Sea 3D | $54,663 | $24,578 | 45% | $30,085 | 55% | 12 | 177 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 51 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | $52,191 | $32,711 | 62.7% | $19,480 | 37.3% | 42 | 4 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 52 | Headhunters | $47,205 | $25,846 | 54.8% | $21,359 | 45.2% | 22 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 53 | Unforgivable | $46,827 | $27,857 | 59.5% | $18,970 | 40.5% | 5 | 1 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 54 | Chimpanzee | $42,191 | $21,521 | 51% | $20,670 | 49% | 57 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 55 | The Raven | $40,917 | $22,027 | 53.8% | $18,890 | 46.2% | 78 | 10 | Relativity Media | - | false |
| 56 | Ferrari Ki Sawaari | $35,519 | $21,458 | 60.4% | $14,061 | 39.6% | 99 | 3 | Eros Worldwide | - | false |
| 57 | Deep Sea | $28,723 | $10,527 | 36.6% | $18,196 | 63.4% | 2 | 331 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 58 | Where Do We Go Now? | $24,912 | $14,786 | 59.4% | $10,126 | 40.6% | 21 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 59 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $24,292 | $12,307 | 50.7% | $11,985 | 49.3% | 11 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 60 | Neil Young Journeys | $22,908 | $12,025 | 52.5% | $10,883 | 47.5% | 3 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 61 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $22,197 | $10,974 | 49.4% | $11,223 | 50.6% | 10 | 110 | 3D Entertainment | - | false |
| 62 | Lola Versus | $21,499 | $10,830 | 50.4% | $10,669 | 49.6% | 30 | 4 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 63 | Elena | $19,759 | $11,010 | 55.7% | $8,749 | 44.3% | 10 | 8 | Zeitgeist Films | - | false |
| 64 | Crooked Arrows | $18,227 | $10,361 | 56.8% | $7,866 | 43.2% | 13 | 7 | Branded Pictures Entertainment | - | false |
| 65 | Marley | $17,828 | $10,004 | 56.1% | $7,824 | 43.9% | 12 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 66 | I Wish | $16,785 | $9,658 | 57.5% | $7,127 | 42.5% | 8 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 67 | Dark Horse | $13,361 | $5,981 | 44.8% | $7,380 | 55.2% | 3 | 4 | Brainstorm Media | - | false |
| 68 | Kumaré | $13,305 | $7,798 | 58.6% | $5,507 | 41.4% | 2 | 3 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| 69 | The Woman in the Fifth | $11,910 | $7,025 | 59% | $4,885 | 41% | 7 | 3 | ATO Pictures | - | false |
| 70 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $11,588 | $4,788 | 41.3% | $6,800 | 58.7% | 2 | 4 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 71 | The Invisible War | $11,550 | $7,450 | 64.5% | $4,100 | 35.5% | 7 | 2 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | - | false |
| 72 | Bill W. | $10,836 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | Page 124 Productions | - | false |
| 73 | Damsels in Distress | $9,210 | $5,845 | 63.5% | $3,365 | 36.5% | 8 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 74 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $8,598 | $4,950 | 57.6% | $3,648 | 42.4% | 4 | 14 | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 75 | Darling Companion | $7,921 | $4,580 | 57.8% | $3,341 | 42.2% | 11 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 76 | Bel Ami | $7,156 | $3,065 | 42.8% | $4,091 | 57.2% | 6 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 77 | Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $7,078 | $4,577 | 64.7% | $2,501 | 35.3% | 5 | 9 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| 78 | God Bless America | $6,998 | $3,863 | 55.2% | $3,135 | 44.8% | 8 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 79 | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $5,754 | $3,025 | 52.6% | $2,729 | 47.4% | 3 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 80 | Footnote | $5,215 | $3,081 | 59.1% | $2,134 | 40.9% | 5 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 81 | Grassroots | $4,870 | $3,312 | 68% | $1,558 | 32% | 2 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - | false |
| 82 | Grand Illusion | $4,672 | $2,083 | 44.6% | $2,589 | 55.4% | 1 | 8 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 83 | Paul Williams: Still Alive | $4,413 | $3,142 | 71.2% | $1,271 | 28.8% | 2 | 4 | Abramorama | - | false |
| 84 | Gerhard Richter Painting | $4,009 | $2,239 | 55.8% | $1,770 | 44.2% | 2 | 17 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| 85 | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $3,864 | $2,153 | 55.7% | $1,711 | 44.3% | 4 | 5 | First Run | - | false |
| 86 | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | $3,670 | $2,188 | 59.6% | $1,482 | 40.4% | 3 | 6 | Fisher Klingenstein Films | - | false |
| 87 | The Graduate 45th Anniversary Reunion | $3,258 | $1,648 | 50.6% | $1,610 | 49.4% | 1 | 13 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 88 | Rowdy Rathore | $3,257 | $1,865 | 57.3% | $1,392 | 42.7% | 2 | 5 | UTV Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 89 | Hide Away | $2,974 | $780 | 26.2% | $2,194 | 73.8% | 1 | 6 | - | - | false |
| 90 | Corpo Celeste 2011 Re-release | $2,628 | $1,374 | 52.3% | $1,254 | 47.7% | 1 | 4 | Film Movement | - | false |
| 91 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | $2,462 | $2,774 | 112.7% | $-312 | - | 1 | 3 | Indomina Releasing | - | false |
| 92 | The Deep Blue Sea | $2,434 | $1,246 | 51.2% | $1,188 | 48.8% | 2 | 15 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 93 | Never Stand Still | $2,417 | $1,175 | 48.6% | $1,242 | 51.4% | 1 | 7 | First Run | - | false |
| 94 | Oslo, August 31st | $2,174 | $1,082 | 49.8% | $1,092 | 50.2% | 1 | 6 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 95 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $2,143 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 715 | IMAX | - | false |
| 96 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog 2012 Re-release | $1,909 | $1,602 | 83.9% | $307 | 16.1% | 4 | 7 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 97 | Last Ride 2012 Re-release | $1,776 | $838 | 47.2% | $938 | 52.8% | 1 | 1 | Music Box Films | - | false |
| 98 | Wish Me Away | $1,702 | $795 | 46.7% | $907 | 53.3% | 3 | 5 | First Run | - | false |
| 99 | The Turin Horse | $1,250 | $1,250 | 100% | $0 | - | 2 | 21 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 100 | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,196 | $135 | 11.3% | $1,061 | 88.7% | 1 | 6 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| 101 | Starry Starry Night | $1,000 | $1,000 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 15 | China Lion Film Distribution | - | false |
| 102 | Elles | $925 | $419 | 45.3% | $506 | 54.7% | 1 | 10 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| 103 | Celine and Julie Go Boating | $896 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 104 | The Day He Arrives | $889 | $889 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 11 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 105 | Here | $839 | $560 | 66.8% | $279 | 33.2% | 2 | 12 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 106 | How to Grow a Band | $763 | $763 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 12 | International Film Circuit | - | false |
| 107 | Bonsai | $566 | $378 | 66.8% | $188 | 33.2% | 1 | 8 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 108 | Surviving Progress | $512 | $512 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 13 | First Run | - | false |
| 109 | Lost Bohemia | $484 | $484 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 59 | Long Shot Factory | - | false |
| 110 | The Raid: Redemption | $325 | $145 | 44.6% | $180 | 55.4% | 3 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 111 | The Fairy | $241 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| 112 | Nobody Else But You | $75 | $75 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 8 | First Run | - | false |
| - | Putin's Kiss | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| - | This Is Not a Film | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | Palisades Tartan | - | false |
| - | The Long Day Closes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| - | Galapagos | - | - | - | - | - | - | 662 | IMAX | - | false |
| - | Whores' Glory | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | Kino Lorber | - | false |
| - | Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | First Run | - | false |
| - | Natural Selection | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| - | The Color Wheel | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | Cinema Conservancy | - | false |
| - | Le Amiche | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107 | The Film Desk | - | false |
| - | First Position | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | IFC Films | - | false |
| - | The Extraordinary Voyage | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | Flicker Alley | - | false |
