| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Skyfall | - | - | - | $290,904,271 | 3,526 | $304,360,277 | Nov 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | - | - | - | $286,422,893 | 4,070 | $292,324,737 | Nov 16 | Lionsgate | false |
| 3 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | - | - | - | $228,546,604 | 4,100 | $303,003,568 | Dec 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Wreck-It Ralph | - | - | - | $175,990,019 | 3,752 | $189,422,889 | Nov 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Taken 2 | - | - | - | $138,936,379 | 3,706 | $139,854,287 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Lincoln | - | - | - | $134,189,097 | 2,293 | $182,207,973 | Nov 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Argo | - | - | - | $108,720,920 | 3,247 | $136,025,503 | Oct 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Hotel Transylvania | - | - | - | $102,799,496 | 3,375 | $148,313,048 | Sep 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Flight | - | - | - | $91,978,551 | 2,638 | $93,772,375 | Nov 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Rise of the Guardians | - | - | - | $91,337,659 | 3,672 | $103,412,758 | Nov 21 | DreamWorks | false |
| 11 | Life of Pi | - | - | - | $85,639,816 | 2,946 | $124,987,023 | Nov 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Les Misérables | - | - | - | $72,967,240 | 2,927 | $148,809,770 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Django Unchained | - | - | - | $68,605,611 | 3,012 | $162,805,434 | Dec 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 14 | Pitch Perfect | - | - | - | $59,277,935 | 2,787 | $65,001,093 | Sep 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | Paranormal Activity 4 | - | - | - | $53,886,994 | 3,412 | $53,885,000 | Oct 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Sinister | - | - | - | $48,061,556 | 2,542 | $48,086,903 | Oct 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 17 | Jack Reacher | - | - | - | $47,550,642 | 3,352 | $80,070,736 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Looper | - | - | - | $45,673,490 | 2,993 | $66,486,205 | Sep 28 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 19 | Here Comes the Boom | - | - | - | $43,599,656 | 3,014 | $45,290,318 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Red Dawn | - | - | - | $43,468,052 | 2,781 | $44,806,783 | Nov 21 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 21 | This Is 40 | - | - | - | $38,951,960 | 2,931 | $67,544,505 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Frankenweenie | - | - | - | $34,713,382 | 3,005 | $35,291,068 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Parental Guidance | - | - | - | $33,993,350 | 3,368 | $77,267,296 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Silver Linings Playbook | - | - | - | $28,458,986 | 2,809 | $132,092,958 | Nov 16 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 25 | Cloud Atlas | - | - | - | $26,785,673 | 2,023 | $27,108,272 | Oct 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Alex Cross | - | - | - | $25,869,488 | 2,541 | $25,888,412 | Oct 19 | Lionsgate | false |
| 27 | The Guilt Trip | - | - | - | $22,770,921 | 2,431 | $37,134,215 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $20,013,980 | 2,618 | $34,043,006 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Silent Hill: Revelation | - | - | - | $17,529,157 | 2,933 | $17,529,157 | Oct 26 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 30 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | - | - | - | $15,899,272 | 745 | $17,742,948 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 31 | The Man with the Iron Fists | - | - | - | $15,634,090 | 1,872 | $15,634,090 | Nov 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | Seven Psychopaths | - | - | - | $15,024,049 | 1,480 | $15,024,049 | Oct 12 | CBS Films | false |
| 33 | Killing Them Softly | - | - | - | $14,836,630 | 2,424 | $15,026,056 | Nov 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 34 | End of Watch | - | - | - | $14,786,024 | 2,780 | $41,003,371 | Sep 21 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 35 | Playing for Keeps | - | - | - | $12,717,917 | 2,840 | $13,103,272 | Dec 7 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 36 | Trouble with the Curve | - | - | - | $12,289,790 | 3,212 | $35,763,137 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $10,825,005 | 422 | $12,816,367 | Nov 16 | Focus Features | false |
| 38 | House at the End of the Street | - | - | - | $9,418,600 | 3,083 | $31,611,916 | Sep 21 | Relativity Media | false |
| 39 | Fun Size | - | - | - | $9,409,538 | 3,016 | $9,409,538 | Oct 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | - | - | - | $8,090,841 | 840 | $12,512,862 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 41 | The Collection | - | - | - | $6,842,058 | 1,403 | $6,842,058 | Nov 30 | LD Entertainment | false |
| 42 | The Master | - | - | - | $6,390,943 | 864 | $16,377,274 | Sep 14 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 43 | Chasing Mavericks | - | - | - | $5,944,870 | 2,030 | $6,002,756 | Oct 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 44 | The Sessions | - | - | - | $5,529,310 | 516 | $6,002,451 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 45 | Hitchcock | - | - | - | $5,091,207 | 561 | $6,008,677 | Nov 23 | - | false |
| 46 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | - | - | - | $4,556,390 | 2,904 | $41,128,283 | Sep 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 47 | The Dark Knight Rises | - | - | - | $3,761,439 | 4,404 | $448,139,099 | Jul 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 48 | Resident Evil: Retribution | - | - | - | $3,654,242 | 3,016 | $42,345,531 | Sep 14 | Screen Gems | false |
| 49 | Brave | - | - | - | $3,611,264 | 4,164 | $237,283,207 | Jun 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 50 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | - | - | - | $3,336,053 | 1,012 | $3,336,053 | Oct 12 | Atlas Distribution Company | false |
| 51 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | - | - | - | $3,047,539 | 164 | $3,047,539 | Nov 13 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 52 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | - | - | - | $2,853,901 | 172 | $2,871,956 | Nov 30 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 53 | Arbitrage | - | - | - | $2,794,911 | 256 | $7,919,574 | Sep 14 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 54 | Won't Back Down | - | - | - | $2,707,184 | 2,517 | $5,310,554 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 55 | Dredd | - | - | - | $2,466,151 | 2,557 | $13,414,714 | Sep 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 56 | Dabangg 2 | - | - | - | $2,164,063 | 166 | $2,519,190 | Dec 21 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 57 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | - | - | - | $2,082,782 | 2,717 | $51,854,875 | Aug 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 58 | ParaNorman | - | - | - | $2,061,044 | 3,455 | $56,003,051 | Aug 17 | Focus Features | false |
| 59 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | - | - | - | $2,058,733 | 3,886 | $161,321,843 | Jul 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 60 | Hyde Park on Hudson | - | - | - | $1,889,897 | 246 | $6,376,145 | Dec 7 | Focus Features | false |
| 61 | English Vinglish | - | - | - | $1,862,086 | 88 | $1,862,086 | Oct 5 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 62 | Searching for Sugar Man | - | - | - | $1,731,507 | 157 | $3,696,196 | Jul 27 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 63 | The Possession | - | - | - | $1,718,432 | 2,860 | $49,130,154 | Aug 31 | Lionsgate | false |
| 64 | To the Arctic 3D | - | - | - | $1,712,240 | 52 | $14,560,838 | Apr 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 65 | The Bourne Legacy | - | - | - | $1,503,915 | 3,753 | $113,203,870 | Aug 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 66 | Zero Dark Thirty | - | - | - | $1,442,732 | 2,946 | $95,720,716 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 67 | A Late Quartet | - | - | - | $1,280,965 | 100 | $1,562,548 | Nov 2 | Entertainment One | false |
| 68 | Samsara | - | - | - | $1,273,189 | 70 | $2,672,413 | Aug 24 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 69 | Hubble | - | - | - | $1,170,454 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 70 | The Other Son | - | - | - | $1,163,799 | 53 | $1,285,918 | Oct 26 | Cohen Media Group | false |
| 71 | Lawless | - | - | - | $1,122,680 | 3,138 | $37,400,127 | Aug 29 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 72 | The Watch | - | - | - | $1,065,716 | 3,168 | $35,353,000 | Jul 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 73 | The Campaign | - | - | - | $1,008,226 | 3,302 | $86,907,746 | Aug 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 74 | The Expendables 2 | - | - | - | $1,002,845 | 3,355 | $85,028,192 | Aug 17 | Lionsgate | false |
| 75 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | - | - | - | $973,951 | 3,401 | $49,008,662 | Aug 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 76 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | - | - | - | $789,359 | 27 | $1,017,579 | Sep 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 77 | Chasing Ice | - | - | - | $780,063 | 53 | $1,328,467 | Nov 9 | Submarine Deluxe | false |
| 78 | Son of Sardaar | - | - | - | $771,789 | 109 | $771,789 | Nov 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 79 | Hope Springs | - | - | - | $766,325 | 2,441 | $63,536,011 | Aug 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 80 | Masquerade | - | - | - | $726,819 | 15 | $922,921 | Sep 21 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 81 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $703,036 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 82 | Ted | - | - | - | $696,937 | 3,303 | $218,815,487 | Jun 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 83 | The Paperboy | - | - | - | $693,286 | 76 | $693,286 | Oct 5 | Millennium Entertainment | false |
| 84 | The Thieves | - | - | - | $685,839 | 22 | $685,839 | Oct 12 | Well Go USA Entertainment | false |
| 85 | Student of the Year | - | - | - | $670,086 | 106 | $670,086 | Oct 19 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 86 | The Polar Express 2012 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $667,342 | 17 | $669,289 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 87 | The Intouchables | - | - | - | $660,850 | 194 | $10,198,820 | May 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 88 | 2016: Obama's America | - | - | - | $639,500 | 2,017 | $33,449,086 | Jul 13 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | false |
| 89 | A Royal Affair | - | - | - | $627,498 | 56 | $1,546,761 | Nov 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 90 | Rust and Bone | - | - | - | $603,931 | 168 | $2,062,027 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 91 | The Impossible | - | - | - | $528,803 | 886 | $19,019,882 | Dec 21 | Lionsgate | false |
| 92 | Holy Motors | - | - | - | $514,566 | 29 | $641,100 | Oct 17 | - | false |
| 93 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $507,390 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 94 | The Flat | - | - | - | $456,413 | 27 | $471,842 | Oct 19 | IFC Films | false |
| 95 | Sleepwalk with Me | - | - | - | $429,416 | 135 | $2,266,067 | Aug 24 | IFC Films | false |
| 96 | Premium Rush | - | - | - | $410,302 | 2,255 | $20,275,446 | Aug 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 97 | Bless Me, Ultima | - | - | - | $388,112 | 263 | $1,561,962 | Feb 22 | Arenas Entertainment | false |
| 98 | Khiladi 786 | - | - | - | $379,466 | 115 | $379,466 | Dec 7 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 99 | Smashed | - | - | - | $374,484 | 50 | $376,597 | Oct 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 100 | The Amazing Spider-Man | - | - | - | $369,969 | 4,318 | $262,030,663 | Jul 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 101 | The Oranges | - | - | - | $366,377 | 110 | $366,377 | Oct 5 | ATO Pictures | false |
| 102 | Barfi! | - | - | - | $342,866 | 132 | $2,804,874 | Sep 14 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 103 | A Werewolf Boy | - | - | - | $330,778 | 20 | $342,922 | Nov 30 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 104 | Back to 1942 | - | - | - | $309,105 | 20 | $312,954 | Nov 30 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
| 105 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | - | - | - | $295,138 | 4,263 | $216,391,482 | Jun 8 | DreamWorks | false |
| 106 | Robot & Frank | - | - | - | $274,969 | 209 | $3,325,038 | Aug 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 107 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | - | - | - | $273,544 | 27 | $5,705,874 | Oct 7 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 108 | Farewell, My Queen | - | - | - | $270,776 | 64 | $1,597,998 | Jul 13 | Cohen Media Group | false |
| 109 | Middle of Nowhere | - | - | - | $237,256 | 25 | $236,806 | Oct 12 | - | false |
| 110 | The Central Park Five | - | - | - | $230,809 | 22 | $325,653 | Nov 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 111 | Amour | - | - | - | $228,167 | 333 | $6,739,492 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 112 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $227,630 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 113 | Promised Land | - | - | - | $226,360 | 1,676 | $7,597,898 | Dec 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 114 | Unconditional | - | - | - | $219,212 | 312 | $1,005,800 | Sep 21 | - | false |
| 115 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | - | - | - | $219,198 | 318 | $12,795,746 | Jun 27 | - | false |
| 116 | Moonrise Kingdom | - | - | - | $217,578 | 924 | $45,512,466 | May 25 | Focus Features | false |
| 117 | Tai Chi Zero | - | - | - | $212,094 | 31 | $212,094 | Oct 19 | Variance Films | false |
| 118 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $211,003 | 3,601 | $58,877,969 | Aug 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 119 | Detropia | - | - | - | $207,114 | 24 | $390,024 | Sep 7 | Loki Films | false |
| 120 | The Avengers | - | - | - | $199,220 | 4,349 | $623,357,910 | May 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 121 | Brooklyn Castle | - | - | - | $195,203 | 13 | $219,407 | Oct 19 | - | false |
| 122 | Barbara | - | - | - | $194,917 | 23 | $1,013,902 | Dec 21 | Adopt Films | false |
| 123 | Liberal Arts | - | - | - | $192,790 | 31 | $327,345 | Sep 14 | IFC Films | false |
| 124 | Last Ounce of Courage | - | - | - | $188,176 | 1,407 | $3,329,674 | Sep 14 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | false |
| 125 | The House I Live In | - | - | - | $180,559 | 12 | $210,752 | Oct 5 | Abramorama | false |
| 126 | The Waiting Room | - | - | - | $163,352 | 8 | $244,951 | Sep 26 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 127 | The Imposter | - | - | - | $159,202 | 31 | $898,317 | Jul 13 | - | false |
| 128 | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $158,411 | 8 | $158,411 | Oct 12 | MPI Media Group | false |
| 129 | Burn | - | - | - | $153,284 | 14 | $996,103 | Jul 24 | - | false |
| 130 | Chakravyuh | - | - | - | $151,778 | 79 | $151,778 | Oct 24 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 131 | Made In Mexico | - | - | - | $151,133 | 26 | $151,133 | Nov 30 | Lionsgate | false |
| 132 | Simon & the Oaks | - | - | - | $150,664 | 17 | $150,664 | Oct 12 | The Film Arcade | false |
| 133 | This Must Be the Place | - | - | - | $143,979 | 15 | $143,979 | Nov 2 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 134 | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | - | - | - | $143,507 | 60 | $143,507 | Nov 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 135 | Somewhere Between | - | - | - | $132,914 | 6 | $210,975 | Aug 24 | Long Shot Factory | false |
| 136 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | - | - | - | $129,798 | 5 | $180,440 | Oct 19 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 137 | The Loneliest Planet | - | - | - | $129,579 | 13 | $129,579 | Oct 26 | IFC Films | false |
| 138 | The Queen of Versailles | - | - | - | $127,832 | 89 | $2,401,999 | Jul 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 139 | The Other Dream Team | - | - | - | $124,845 | 14 | $135,228 | Sep 28 | The Film Arcade | false |
| 140 | Bill W. | - | - | - | $123,236 | 31 | $809,590 | May 18 | Page 124 Productions | false |
| 141 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $118,546 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 142 | Burn 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $113,129 | 4 | $113,173 | Nov 9 | Area 23a | false |
| 143 | Not Fade Away | - | - | - | $112,324 | 565 | $610,792 | Dec 21 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 144 | Any Day Now | - | - | - | $110,468 | 19 | $201,395 | Dec 14 | Music Box Films | false |
| 145 | To Rome with Love | - | - | - | $108,832 | 806 | $16,685,867 | Jun 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 146 | Butter | - | - | - | $105,018 | 90 | $105,018 | Oct 5 | RADiUS-TWC | false |
| 147 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $100,915 | 12 | $100,915 | Oct 5 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 148 | V/H/S | - | - | - | $100,345 | 19 | $100,345 | Oct 5 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 149 | Sister | - | - | - | $98,484 | 14 | $154,659 | Oct 5 | Adopt Films | false |
| 150 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | - | - | - | $98,065 | 1,298 | $46,412,041 | May 4 | - | false |
| 151 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | - | - | - | $86,168 | 12 | $126,238 | Oct 5 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 152 | Thaandavam | - | - | - | $84,432 | 45 | $213,476 | Sep 28 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 153 | My Uncle Rafael | - | - | - | $83,544 | 14 | $243,616 | Sep 21 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | false |
| 154 | Hating Breitbart | - | - | - | $81,432 | 8 | $81,432 | Oct 19 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | false |
| 155 | How to Survive a Plague | - | - | - | $80,540 | 15 | $132,055 | Sep 21 | IFC Films | false |
| 156 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | - | - | - | $79,986 | 16 | $386,368 | Jul 20 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 157 | Starlet | - | - | - | $78,894 | 10 | $88,212 | Nov 9 | Music Box Films | false |
| 158 | Keep the Lights On | - | - | - | $77,232 | 10 | $246,112 | Sep 7 | Music Box Films | false |
| 159 | Chicken with Plums | - | - | - | $74,546 | 24 | $253,874 | Aug 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 160 | On the Road | - | - | - | $69,885 | 107 | $744,296 | Dec 21 | IFC Films | false |
| 161 | The Details | - | - | - | $63,595 | 73 | $63,595 | Nov 2 | RADiUS-TWC | false |
| 162 | Deadfall | - | - | - | $61,502 | 17 | $66,351 | Dec 7 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 163 | The Words | - | - | - | $59,971 | 2,801 | $11,494,838 | Sep 7 | CBS Films | false |
| 164 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $54,000 | 6 | $54,000 | Nov 9 | Well Go USA Entertainment | false |
| 165 | Beware of Mr. Baker | - | - | - | $52,559 | 15 | $116,476 | Nov 28 | - | false |
| 166 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $50,394 | 12 | $50,394 | Oct 5 | Drafthouse Films | false |
| 167 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | - | - | - | $48,705 | 21 | $50,292 | Dec 7 | Tribeca Films | false |
| 168 | War of the Buttons | - | - | - | $47,771 | 35 | $47,771 | Oct 12 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 169 | Killer Joe | - | - | - | $47,689 | 75 | $1,987,762 | Jul 27 | LD Entertainment | false |
| 170 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | - | - | - | $47,481 | 586 | $3,094,813 | Aug 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 171 | For a Good Time, Call... | - | - | - | $46,704 | 107 | $1,251,749 | Aug 31 | Focus Features | false |
| 172 | Ruby Sparks | - | - | - | $42,008 | 261 | $2,540,106 | Jul 25 | - | false |
| 173 | The Comedy | - | - | - | $40,839 | 4 | $41,113 | Nov 9 | Tribeca Films | false |
| 174 | Vulgaria | - | - | - | $40,602 | 16 | $59,059 | Sep 28 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
| 175 | All Together | - | - | - | $38,674 | 10 | $43,180 | Oct 19 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 176 | Heroine | - | - | - | $38,383 | 114 | $598,668 | Sep 21 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 177 | The Apparition | - | - | - | $35,536 | 810 | $4,936,819 | Aug 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 178 | Hit and Run | - | - | - | $35,163 | 2,870 | $13,749,300 | Aug 22 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 179 | Two Days in New York | - | - | - | $34,781 | 42 | $633,210 | Aug 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 180 | District of Corruption | - | - | - | $31,954 | 3 | $31,954 | Oct 26 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | false |
| 181 | The Bay | - | - | - | $30,668 | 23 | $30,668 | Nov 2 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 182 | Safety Not Guaranteed | - | - | - | $30,187 | 182 | $4,010,957 | Jun 8 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 183 | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | - | - | - | $30,004 | 3 | $60,064 | Nov 2 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 184 | Wagner & Me 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $29,187 | 4 | $37,745 | Dec 7 | First Run | false |
| 185 | Least Among Saints | - | - | - | $28,026 | 8 | $28,026 | Oct 12 | Brainstorm Media | false |
| 186 | Hello I Must Be Going | - | - | - | $26,355 | 15 | $106,709 | Sep 7 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 187 | 10 Years | - | - | - | $25,610 | 63 | $203,373 | Sep 14 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 188 | Nobody Walks | - | - | - | $25,342 | 7 | $25,342 | Oct 19 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 189 | Orchestra of Exiles | - | - | - | $24,710 | 5 | $34,577 | Oct 26 | First Run | false |
| 190 | North Sea Texas 2012 Re-release | - | - | - | $24,000 | 3 | $28,307 | Nov 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 191 | Fat Kid Rules the World | - | - | - | $23,853 | 1 | $41,000 | Oct 5 | Outsider Pictures | false |
| 192 | The First Time | - | - | - | $22,836 | 19 | $22,836 | Oct 19 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 193 | West of Memphis | - | - | - | $21,840 | 40 | $310,154 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 194 | Waiting for Lightning | - | - | - | $21,577 | 11 | $21,577 | Dec 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 195 | Lay the Favorite | - | - | - | $20,998 | 61 | $20,998 | Dec 7 | RADiUS-TWC | false |
| 196 | Little White Lies | - | - | - | $20,064 | 14 | $206,088 | Aug 24 | MPI Media Group | false |
| 197 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | - | - | - | $19,752 | 21 | $111,205 | Aug 24 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 198 | In Over My Head | - | - | - | $19,482 | 1 | $19,482 | Oct 26 | - | false |
| 199 | Compliance | - | - | - | $19,058 | 21 | $319,285 | Aug 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 200 | 28 Hotel Rooms | - | - | - | $18,869 | 5 | $18,869 | Nov 9 | Oscilloscope | false |
