| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | - | - | - | $348,814 | 16 | $490,973 | Feb 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The Devil Inside | - | - | - | $89,071 | 6 | $124,988 | Feb 9 | United International Pictures | false |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $84,418 | 7 | $95,285 | Feb 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | Underworld: Awakening | - | - | - | $82,805 | 21 | $179,133 | Feb 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Hugo | - | - | - | $77,052 | 9 | $115,963 | Feb 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $63,859 | 9 | $375,791 | Dec 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Immortals | - | - | - | $56,993 | 11 | $110,874 | Jan 26 | Trade International | false |
| 8 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $46,630 | 16 | $341,982 | Jan 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Grave Encounters | - | - | - | $39,381 | 6 | $63,635 | Feb 16 | Manfer Films | false |
| 10 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $37,350 | 6 | $66,931 | Jan 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $26,819 | 6 | $30,535 | Feb 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 12 | War Horse | - | - | - | $23,925 | 5 | $23,925 | Feb 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 13 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $20,484 | 15 | $457,074 | Dec 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $18,472 | 6 | $36,867 | Feb 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $17,054 | 7 | $17,054 | Feb 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $16,452 | 5 | $16,452 | Feb 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $14,485 | 6 | $31,185 | Feb 23 | Trade International | false |
| 18 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $11,207 | 11 | $192,828 | Jan 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Limitless | - | - | - | $8,512 | 5 | $11,026 | Feb 16 | Trade International | false |
| 20 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $7,666 | 6 | $61,192 | Jan 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Crazies | - | - | - | $6,638 | 4 | $40,975 | Jan 19 | Trade International | false |
| 22 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $6,612 | 3 | $16,679 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 23 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $5,112 | 3 | $10,251 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 24 | Troll Hunter | - | - | - | $4,666 | 5 | $19,641 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 25 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $2,705 | 8 | $95,455 | Jan 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $2,225 | 16 | $142,978 | Jan 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $1,980 | 10 | $237,078 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
