| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $493,133 | 27 | $908,162 | Jul 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $162,931 | 26 | $1,693,488 | Jun 28 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Chernobyl Diaries | - | - | - | $107,111 | 7 | $110,701 | Aug 2 | Trade International | false |
| 4 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $97,264 | 14 | $137,282 | Aug 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | The Amazing Spider-Man | - | - | - | $87,603 | 28 | $781,045 | Jul 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $65,764 | 5 | $114,397 | Aug 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 7 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | - | - | - | $63,852 | 15 | $172,616 | Aug 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $54,072 | 11 | $216,928 | Aug 23 | - | false |
| 9 | Brave | - | - | - | $30,822 | 14 | $305,644 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 10 | Rock of Ages | - | - | - | $19,778 | 11 | $25,377 | Aug 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Pina | - | - | - | $15,396 | 4 | $15,396 | Aug 16 | - | false |
| 12 | Friends with Kids | - | - | - | $14,212 | 5 | $14,212 | Aug 2 | Manfer Films | false |
| 13 | Lars and the Mystery of the Portal | - | - | - | $11,937 | 6 | $11,937 | Aug 9 | Manfer Films | false |
| 14 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | - | - | - | $10,560 | 5 | $16,556 | Aug 23 | Manfer Films | false |
| 15 | To Rome with Love | - | - | - | $10,105 | 7 | $41,988 | Jul 19 | Trade International | false |
| 16 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | - | - | - | $8,541 | 5 | $8,541 | Aug 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 17 | A Thousand Words | - | - | - | $7,637 | 4 | $8,904 | Aug 23 | United International Pictures | false |
| 18 | Chinese Take-Away | - | - | - | $5,827 | 6 | $5,827 | Aug 16 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 19 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $2,708 | 2 | $2,708 | Aug 9 | - | false |
| 20 | Last Chance Harvey 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,461 | 1 | $1,461 | Aug 9 | Trade International | false |
| 21 | The Wind Journeys 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $200 | 2 | $200 | Aug 2 | - | false |
