| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $948,637 | 9 | $948,637 | Aug 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $913,497 | 10 | $913,497 | May 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $873,853 | 10 | $943,074 | Nov 14 | - | false |
| 4 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $677,710 | 12 | $824,903 | Oct 31 | - | false |
| 5 | The Amazing Spider-Man | - | - | - | $572,780 | 10 | $572,780 | Jul 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $487,115 | 10 | $472,100 | Oct 10 | - | false |
| 7 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $451,603 | 10 | $451,603 | Jun 13 | United International Pictures | false |
| 8 | This Means War | - | - | - | $384,489 | 10 | $384,489 | Feb 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Snow White and the Huntsman | - | - | - | $380,388 | 10 | $380,388 | May 30 | United International Pictures | false |
| 10 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $376,985 | 9 | $362,817 | Aug 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $330,710 | 10 | $539,846 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Step Up: Revolution | - | - | - | $325,073 | 5 | $325,073 | Aug 15 | - | false |
| 13 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $294,444 | 10 | $576,625 | Dec 14 | United International Pictures | false |
| 14 | Men in Black³ | - | - | - | $277,145 | 9 | $277,145 | May 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $251,098 | 7 | $251,098 | Apr 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | Battleship | - | - | - | $247,803 | 10 | $247,803 | Apr 18 | United International Pictures | false |
| 17 | Wrath of the Titans | - | - | - | $237,532 | 10 | $237,532 | Mar 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $223,905 | 7 | $223,905 | Feb 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | - | - | - | $220,101 | 11 | $360,196 | Dec 12 | - | false |
| 20 | John Carter | - | - | - | $213,547 | 8 | $213,547 | Mar 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 21 | Safe House | - | - | - | $192,884 | 8 | $192,884 | Feb 8 | United International Pictures | false |
| 22 | Dark Shadows | - | - | - | $188,936 | 5 | $188,936 | May 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $188,022 | 6 | $232,489 | Oct 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Ted | - | - | - | $186,128 | 7 | $186,128 | Aug 29 | United International Pictures | false |
| 25 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $137,039 | 10 | $137,039 | Jan 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Brave | - | - | - | $134,446 | 4 | $134,446 | Aug 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Possession | - | - | - | $132,438 | 6 | $130,279 | Nov 7 | - | false |
| 28 | Prometheus | - | - | - | $132,124 | 8 | $132,124 | Jun 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 29 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $122,192 | 7 | $219,047 | Dec 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 30 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $119,818 | 10 | $119,818 | Sep 5 | United International Pictures | false |
| 31 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $113,273 | 6 | $113,273 | Aug 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $111,924 | 9 | $111,924 | Sep 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | The Lorax | - | - | - | $107,137 | 10 | $133,276 | Mar 14 | United International Pictures | false |
| 34 | Argo | - | - | - | $104,277 | 7 | $119,812 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | The Lucky One | - | - | - | $98,734 | 4 | $98,734 | May 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | The Grey | - | - | - | $96,065 | 4 | $96,065 | Jan 25 | - | false |
| 37 | Looper | - | - | - | $90,754 | 6 | $84,924 | Nov 7 | - | false |
| 38 | Conquest 1453 | - | - | - | $89,996 | 6 | $89,996 | Sep 19 | - | false |
| 39 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $89,326 | 9 | $89,326 | Feb 22 | - | false |
| 40 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $87,680 | 7 | $127,547 | Dec 28 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 41 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $87,440 | 10 | $82,099 | Oct 31 | United International Pictures | false |
| 42 | The Dictator | - | - | - | $83,295 | 8 | $83,295 | Aug 15 | United International Pictures | false |
| 43 | Rise of the Guardians | - | - | - | $81,372 | 10 | $150,935 | Nov 28 | United International Pictures | false |
| 44 | Savages | - | - | - | $77,382 | 9 | $74,962 | Sep 26 | United International Pictures | false |
| 45 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $76,199 | 5 | $76,199 | Feb 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 46 | Flight | - | - | - | $75,881 | 9 | $129,184 | Dec 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 47 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $74,289 | 8 | $74,289 | Sep 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 48 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $72,557 | 5 | $72,557 | Feb 29 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 49 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $72,267 | 3 | $93,688 | Apr 11 | United Motion Pictures | false |
| 50 | American Reunion | - | - | - | $71,756 | 6 | $71,756 | Apr 11 | United International Pictures | false |
| 51 | Man on a Ledge | - | - | - | $69,599 | 7 | $69,599 | Feb 15 | United Motion Pictures | false |
| 52 | The Cold Light of Day | - | - | - | $68,126 | 8 | $68,126 | Apr 11 | United Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | A Thousand Words | - | - | - | $64,869 | 6 | $64,869 | Apr 25 | United International Pictures | false |
| 54 | 21 Jump Street | - | - | - | $54,613 | 8 | $54,613 | Apr 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 55 | House at the End of the Street | - | - | - | $54,197 | 5 | $54,197 | Oct 3 | - | false |
| 56 | Contraband | - | - | - | $52,683 | 8 | $52,683 | Jan 25 | United International Pictures | false |
| 57 | Red Dawn | - | - | - | $47,798 | 5 | $48,925 | Nov 28 | - | false |
| 58 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | - | - | - | $47,777 | 8 | $47,777 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 59 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $46,601 | 10 | $623,391 | Nov 16 | - | false |
| 60 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $46,427 | 7 | $49,705 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 61 | Day of the Falcon | - | - | - | $45,432 | 7 | $45,432 | Jan 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $45,318 | 5 | $45,318 | Feb 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 63 | Killing Them Softly | - | - | - | $45,186 | 7 | $59,249 | Dec 19 | - | false |
| 64 | Think Like a Man | - | - | - | $40,907 | 4 | $40,907 | Jul 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 65 | The Apparition | - | - | - | $40,514 | 7 | $40,514 | Oct 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 66 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $39,940 | 6 | $39,940 | Sep 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 67 | The Double | - | - | - | $39,853 | 4 | $39,853 | Apr 4 | - | false |
| 68 | Sinister | - | - | - | $39,237 | 5 | $98,326 | Dec 19 | - | false |
| 69 | Jack Reacher | - | - | - | $38,384 | 10 | $214,179 | Dec 26 | United International Pictures | false |
| 70 | Silent House | - | - | - | $37,819 | 3 | $37,819 | May 30 | - | false |
| 71 | The Thing | - | - | - | $37,316 | 5 | $37,316 | Jan 4 | - | false |
| 72 | The Five-Year Engagement | - | - | - | $34,828 | 6 | $58,086 | Jul 4 | United International Pictures | false |
| 73 | The Raven | - | - | - | $34,396 | 6 | $34,396 | Apr 25 | - | false |
| 74 | Here Comes the Boom | - | - | - | $33,612 | 6 | $33,612 | Nov 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 75 | Chernobyl Diaries | - | - | - | $33,355 | 4 | $33,355 | Sep 12 | - | false |
| 76 | Get the Gringo | - | - | - | $33,329 | 4 | $33,329 | May 9 | - | false |
| 77 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $33,154 | 8 | $33,154 | Nov 28 | - | false |
| 78 | Rock of Ages | - | - | - | $32,565 | 5 | $32,565 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 79 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $31,133 | 5 | $31,133 | Feb 1 | United International Pictures | false |
| 80 | One for the Money | - | - | - | $30,479 | 3 | $59,574 | Mar 7 | United Motion Pictures | false |
| 81 | Lawless | - | - | - | $29,891 | 5 | $29,891 | Sep 26 | - | false |
| 82 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $27,626 | 7 | $162,986 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 83 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $27,525 | 8 | $33,783 | Dec 5 | United International Pictures | false |
| 84 | Seeking Justice | - | - | - | $24,360 | 6 | $96,419 | Dec 14 | - | false |
| 85 | Silent Hill: Revelation | - | - | - | $22,446 | 5 | $136,677 | Dec 26 | - | false |
| 86 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $22,234 | 3 | $30,577 | Mar 14 | - | false |
| 87 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $21,840 | 6 | $21,840 | Sep 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 88 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $21,109 | 1 | $21,109 | Mar 28 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 89 | StreetDance 2 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,988 | 4 | $20,988 | May 23 | - | false |
| 90 | Where Do We Go Now? | - | - | - | $20,186 | 5 | $32,311 | Dec 21 | - | false |
| 91 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $18,010 | 10 | $100,047 | Nov 16 | United International Pictures | false |
| 92 | Dredd | - | - | - | $17,424 | 5 | $17,424 | Nov 21 | - | false |
| 93 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $17,026 | 7 | $39,298 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 94 | Premium Rush | - | - | - | $16,049 | 5 | $16,049 | Oct 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 95 | Coriolanus | - | - | - | $15,139 | 3 | $15,139 | Mar 21 | - | false |
| 96 | Big Miracle | - | - | - | $14,995 | 4 | $14,995 | Feb 15 | United International Pictures | false |
| 97 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $14,765 | 6 | $69,903 | Nov 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 98 | Gone | - | - | - | $14,708 | 4 | $14,708 | May 16 | - | false |
| 99 | A Monster in Paris | - | - | - | $13,359 | 3 | $13,359 | Jan 18 | - | false |
| 100 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $11,947 | 3 | $30,163 | Mar 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 101 | Freelancers | - | - | - | $10,666 | 4 | $10,666 | Oct 10 | - | false |
| 102 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $10,451 | 5 | $10,451 | Feb 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 103 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $10,323 | 5 | $10,323 | Dec 12 | - | false |
| 104 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $5,242 | 10 | $79,686 | Nov 23 | United International Pictures | false |
| 105 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $5,175 | 4 | $14,986 | Mar 14 | - | false |
| 106 | Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure | - | - | - | $4,503 | 3 | $6,336 | Dec 19 | United Motion Pictures | false |
| 107 | War Horse | - | - | - | $4,281 | 2 | $4,281 | Feb 29 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 108 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $4,264 | 8 | $60,314 | Nov 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 109 | Les Lyonnais | - | - | - | $3,731 | 4 | $3,731 | Sep 19 | - | false |
| 110 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $3,653 | 3 | $3,653 | Nov 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 111 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $3,082 | 4 | $11,553 | Dec 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 112 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $2,331 | 10 | $342,370 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 113 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $1,571 | 10 | $183,106 | Nov 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 114 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $1,197 | 2 | $41,632 | Oct 19 | United International Pictures | false |
| 115 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $755 | 3 | $70,640 | Oct 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 116 | In Time | - | - | - | $414 | 8 | $245,310 | Oct 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 117 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $136 | 6 | $316,192 | Aug 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
