| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Black's Game | - | - | - | $686,545 | 7 | $621,740 | Mar 2 | Sena | false |
| 2 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $671,830 | 8 | $670,138 | Oct 26 | - | false |
| 3 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $540,890 | 4 | $540,890 | Jun 13 | - | false |
| 4 | The Deep | - | - | - | $537,138 | 9 | $539,334 | Sep 21 | - | false |
| 5 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $498,472 | 13 | $502,028 | Apr 27 | United International Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $450,919 | 14 | $4,223 | Jun 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Hunger Games | - | - | - | $281,887 | 5 | $281,887 | Mar 23 | - | false |
| 8 | Contraband | - | - | - | $237,035 | 7 | $237,391 | Jan 20 | United International Pictures | false |
| 9 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $235,954 | 14 | $248,102 | Jun 15 | United International Pictures | false |
| 10 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $222,421 | 14 | $231,236 | Jul 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | The Amazing Spider-Man | - | - | - | $205,014 | 12 | $259,140 | Jul 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | Ted | - | - | - | $195,313 | 6 | $221,309 | Jul 11 | United International Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $195,312 | 5 | $231,512 | Aug 22 | - | false |
| 14 | Brave | - | - | - | $192,208 | 13 | $206,094 | Aug 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 15 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $180,974 | 6 | $180,974 | Oct 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $172,692 | 7 | $233,531 | Dec 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Prometheus | - | - | - | $152,765 | 9 | $186,328 | Jun 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 18 | Men in Black³ | - | - | - | $151,066 | 10 | $170,085 | May 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | - | - | - | $149,849 | 17 | $747,213 | Dec 26 | Myndform | false |
| 20 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $133,517 | 7 | $134,834 | Nov 16 | - | false |
| 21 | The Lorax | - | - | - | $121,726 | 12 | $121,726 | Mar 30 | United International Pictures | false |
| 22 | American Reunion | - | - | - | $120,409 | 6 | $148,109 | Apr 4 | United International Pictures | false |
| 23 | Looper | - | - | - | $105,445 | 6 | $111,004 | Sep 28 | - | false |
| 24 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $101,199 | 7 | $105,192 | Sep 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 25 | Snow White and the Huntsman | - | - | - | $97,232 | 7 | $107,558 | Jun 1 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 26 | The Dictator | - | - | - | $96,753 | 7 | $121,859 | May 18 | United International Pictures | false |
| 27 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $96,414 | 14 | $109,312 | Nov 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 28 | Safe House | - | - | - | $95,669 | 5 | $95,669 | Feb 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 29 | John Carter | - | - | - | $94,572 | 9 | $94,572 | Mar 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 30 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $93,868 | 8 | $93,868 | Feb 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Cloud Atlas | - | - | - | $92,099 | 5 | $92,629 | Nov 9 | - | false |
| 32 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $89,884 | 4 | $89,884 | Nov 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 33 | Rise of the Guardians | - | - | - | $88,614 | 15 | $120,427 | Dec 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 34 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | - | - | - | $88,540 | 5 | $102,917 | Jun 20 | - | false |
| 35 | Battleship | - | - | - | $83,333 | 7 | $83,333 | Apr 13 | United International Pictures | false |
| 36 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $80,936 | 9 | $241,501 | Dec 16 | United International Pictures | false |
| 37 | Magic Mike | - | - | - | $80,403 | 5 | $90,865 | Jul 13 | - | false |
| 38 | Fruit Basket | - | - | - | $78,296 | 5 | $78,296 | Aug 31 | - | false |
| 39 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $78,055 | 5 | $128,328 | Dec 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 40 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $76,591 | 4 | $76,591 | Sep 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | 21 Jump Street | - | - | - | $73,914 | 6 | $94,098 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 42 | Step Up: Revolution | - | - | - | $73,895 | 7 | $73,895 | Aug 15 | - | false |
| 43 | The Artist | - | - | - | $71,383 | 1 | $71,383 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 44 | Life of Pi | - | - | - | $71,342 | 9 | $260,133 | Dec 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 45 | Wrath of the Titans | - | - | - | $70,853 | 7 | $71,276 | Mar 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Lawless | - | - | - | $67,826 | 6 | $67,826 | Sep 21 | - | false |
| 47 | The Watch | - | - | - | $67,404 | 5 | $76,996 | Aug 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 48 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $66,147 | 7 | $66,147 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 49 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $65,670 | 5 | $66,680 | Oct 12 | - | false |
| 50 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $64,629 | 14 | $125,246 | Dec 9 | United International Pictures | false |
| 51 | Dark Shadows | - | - | - | $60,923 | 5 | $61,981 | May 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | The Grey | - | - | - | $59,758 | 3 | $59,758 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 53 | Chronicle | - | - | - | $58,801 | 5 | $58,801 | Feb 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 54 | Hope Springs | - | - | - | $58,784 | 6 | $59,185 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 55 | This Means War | - | - | - | $57,237 | 6 | $57,237 | Feb 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 56 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $56,164 | 3 | $57,823 | Jan 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 57 | Argo | - | - | - | $55,588 | 5 | $56,758 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 58 | The Vow | - | - | - | $53,477 | 3 | $53,477 | Mar 9 | - | false |
| 59 | The Frost 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $52,024 | 7 | $52,024 | Sep 7 | - | false |
| 60 | Project X | - | - | - | $50,143 | 6 | $53,629 | Mar 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 61 | A Few Best Men | - | - | - | $49,469 | 6 | $49,469 | Feb 17 | - | false |
| 62 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $49,211 | 6 | $122,048 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $47,908 | 7 | $65,292 | Aug 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 64 | Here Comes the Boom | - | - | - | $47,354 | 4 | $47,354 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 65 | To Rome with Love | - | - | - | $46,609 | 2 | $46,609 | Aug 10 | - | false |
| 66 | The Impossible | - | - | - | $46,125 | 6 | $220,054 | Dec 21 | - | false |
| 67 | Love Is All You Need | - | - | - | $44,495 | 3 | $44,495 | Oct 12 | - | false |
| 68 | The Woman in Black | - | - | - | $43,701 | 4 | $48,457 | Mar 2 | - | false |
| 69 | Hugo | - | - | - | $41,447 | 7 | $43,653 | Feb 10 | United International Pictures | false |
| 70 | The Five-Year Engagement | - | - | - | $38,952 | 3 | $38,952 | May 11 | United International Pictures | false |
| 71 | Tad: The Lost Explorer | - | - | - | $38,334 | 5 | $38,334 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 72 | Silver Linings Playbook | - | - | - | $37,158 | 3 | $37,953 | Nov 23 | - | false |
| 73 | Killing Them Softly | - | - | - | $37,128 | 4 | $38,644 | Nov 30 | Myndform | false |
| 74 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $36,419 | 4 | $36,419 | Jan 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 75 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $36,378 | 3 | $36,378 | Jan 13 | - | false |
| 76 | Safe | - | - | - | $36,180 | 6 | $42,740 | May 18 | - | false |
| 77 | The Sitter | - | - | - | $35,225 | 3 | $39,253 | Jan 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 78 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $34,080 | 6 | $54,641 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 79 | A Monster in Paris | - | - | - | $33,727 | 5 | $33,727 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 80 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $33,418 | 5 | $34,258 | Aug 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 81 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $33,065 | 5 | $36,734 | Apr 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 82 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $30,592 | 4 | $30,592 | Feb 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 83 | The Cabin in the Woods | - | - | - | $30,562 | 4 | $35,029 | Apr 20 | - | false |
| 84 | Friends with Kids | - | - | - | $29,850 | 6 | $29,850 | Mar 23 | - | false |
| 85 | Man on a Ledge | - | - | - | $29,136 | 5 | $29,136 | Jan 27 | - | false |
| 86 | LOL | - | - | - | $28,881 | 5 | $28,881 | Jun 6 | - | false |
| 87 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $28,628 | 3 | $28,628 | Jan 6 | - | false |
| 88 | Hit and Run | - | - | - | $28,568 | 5 | $29,929 | Aug 29 | - | false |
| 89 | Iron Sky | - | - | - | $27,261 | 2 | $27,261 | Apr 13 | - | false |
| 90 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $27,104 | 4 | $29,114 | Nov 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 91 | Savages | - | - | - | $27,102 | 5 | $27,102 | Sep 28 | United International Pictures | false |
| 92 | Adventures in Zambezia | - | - | - | $26,885 | 4 | $26,885 | Oct 5 | - | false |
| 93 | One for the Money | - | - | - | $26,817 | 5 | $26,817 | Feb 3 | - | false |
| 94 | The Lucky One | - | - | - | $25,505 | 4 | $28,336 | May 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 95 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $24,788 | 5 | $24,788 | Sep 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 96 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | - | - | - | $24,745 | 5 | $24,745 | Aug 8 | - | false |
| 97 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | - | - | - | $24,253 | 5 | $26,493 | Nov 23 | - | false |
| 98 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $23,133 | 6 | $23,133 | Feb 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 99 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $22,900 | 5 | $22,900 | Jan 13 | - | false |
| 100 | Haywire | - | - | - | $22,605 | 4 | $22,605 | Feb 24 | - | false |
| 101 | Dredd | - | - | - | $21,185 | 3 | $21,185 | Sep 21 | - | false |
| 102 | Chernobyl Diaries | - | - | - | $20,086 | 5 | $20,086 | Jun 27 | - | false |
| 103 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | - | - | - | $19,651 | 3 | $19,652 | Feb 24 | - | false |
| 104 | Sea Level | - | - | - | $19,607 | 6 | $25,909 | Dec 26 | - | false |
| 105 | The Babymakers | - | - | - | $19,372 | 6 | $19,372 | Aug 22 | - | false |
| 106 | Act of Valor | - | - | - | $18,894 | 3 | $19,754 | Mar 16 | - | false |
| 107 | Dream House | - | - | - | $18,872 | 6 | $18,872 | Jul 4 | - | false |
| 108 | War Horse | - | - | - | $18,477 | 4 | $18,477 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 109 | So Undercover | - | - | - | $18,427 | 3 | $18,427 | Dec 7 | Myndform | false |
| 110 | Red Dawn | - | - | - | $18,315 | 5 | $21,084 | Dec 14 | - | false |
| 111 | Alex Cross | - | - | - | $16,379 | 6 | $16,379 | Nov 30 | - | false |
| 112 | Killer Joe | - | - | - | $16,027 | 3 | $17,764 | Aug 1 | - | false |
| 113 | The Raven | - | - | - | $15,710 | 5 | $17,003 | May 30 | - | false |
| 114 | Rock of Ages | - | - | - | $15,523 | 5 | $28,994 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 115 | Mirror Mirror | - | - | - | $15,363 | 3 | $16,912 | Apr 18 | - | false |
| 116 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $14,635 | 4 | $14,635 | Oct 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 117 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $14,630 | 9 | $14,630 | Sep 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 118 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $14,285 | 1 | $14,285 | May 30 | - | false |
| 119 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $14,233 | 1 | $14,233 | Jan 6 | - | false |
| 120 | Get the Gringo | - | - | - | $14,201 | 3 | $14,201 | May 4 | - | false |
| 121 | House at the End of the Street | - | - | - | $12,942 | 5 | $13,782 | Nov 2 | - | false |
| 122 | Lockout | - | - | - | $11,970 | 3 | $11,970 | May 11 | - | false |
| 123 | Seven Psychopaths | - | - | - | $11,708 | 2 | $11,708 | Oct 12 | - | false |
| 124 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $11,633 | 4 | $11,633 | Jan 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 125 | Gone | - | - | - | $11,270 | 5 | $12,607 | Apr 4 | - | false |
| 126 | The Raid: Redemption | - | - | - | $11,129 | 2 | $11,129 | May 4 | - | false |
| 127 | The Possession | - | - | - | $10,607 | 4 | $10,607 | Nov 23 | - | false |
| 128 | Playing for Keeps | - | - | - | $9,397 | 3 | $9,397 | Dec 7 | - | false |
| 129 | The Cold Light of Day | - | - | - | $8,447 | 4 | $22,318 | Apr 14 | - | false |
| 130 | Carnage | - | - | - | $7,889 | 1 | $7,889 | Mar 30 | - | false |
| 131 | Easy Money II: Hard to Kill | - | - | - | $7,384 | 3 | $7,477 | Nov 16 | - | false |
| 132 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $7,045 | 5 | $7,045 | Feb 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 133 | Bully 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,559 | 1 | $6,559 | Apr 27 | - | false |
| 134 | Starbuck | - | - | - | $6,392 | 1 | $6,392 | Jun 27 | - | false |
| 135 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $6,076 | 13 | $45,366 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 136 | Flypaper | - | - | - | $5,615 | 1 | $5,615 | Jan 13 | - | false |
| 137 | Shame | - | - | - | $5,611 | 1 | $5,611 | Feb 10 | - | false |
| 138 | Piranha 3DD | - | - | - | $5,482 | 3 | $6,598 | Jun 13 | - | false |
| 139 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | - | - | - | $5,073 | 7 | $28,615 | Dec 26 | - | false |
| 140 | Nobel's Last Will | - | - | - | $3,095 | 2 | $3,095 | Nov 30 | - | false |
| 141 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $2,860 | 8 | $47,477 | Dec 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 142 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | - | - | - | $2,500 | 5 | $85,735 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 143 | Jackpot | - | - | - | $2,025 | 1 | $2,025 | Dec 7 | - | false |
| 144 | Purge | - | - | - | $1,958 | 1 | $1,958 | Oct 26 | - | false |
| 145 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | - | - | - | $1,427 | 1 | $1,427 | May 25 | - | false |
| 146 | Safety Not Guaranteed | - | - | - | $1,414 | 1 | $1,414 | Nov 23 | - | false |
| 147 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $1,381 | 1 | $1,381 | Feb 3 | - | false |
| 148 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $1,192 | 6 | $31,405 | Nov 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 149 | Declaration of War | - | - | - | $866 | 1 | $1,147 | Jan 27 | - | false |
