| Rank | Release Group
| Worldwide | Domestic | % | Foreign | % |
|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $1,518,812,988 | $623,357,910 | 41% | $895,455,078 | 59% |
| 3 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,084,939,099 | $448,139,099 | 41.3% | $636,800,000 | 58.7% |
| 9 | The Hunger Games | $694,394,724 | $408,010,692 | 58.8% | $286,384,032 | 41.2% |
| 2 | Skyfall | $1,108,561,013 | $304,360,277 | 27.5% | $804,200,736 | 72.5% |
| 4 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1,017,003,568 | $303,003,568 | 29.8% | $714,000,000 | 70.2% |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $829,746,820 | $292,324,737 | 35.2% | $537,422,083 | 64.8% |
| 7 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $757,930,663 | $262,030,663 | 34.6% | $495,900,000 | 65.4% |
| 13 | Brave | $538,983,207 | $237,283,207 | 44% | $301,700,000 | 56% |
| 12 | Ted | $549,368,315 | $218,815,487 | 39.8% | $330,552,828 | 60.2% |
| 8 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $746,921,274 | $216,391,482 | 29% | $530,529,792 | 71% |
| 22 | The Lorax | $348,961,366 | $214,151,550 | 61.4% | $134,809,816 | 38.6% |
| 14 | Wreck-It Ralph | $471,222,889 | $189,422,889 | 40.2% | $281,800,000 | 59.8% |
| 30 | Lincoln | $275,293,450 | $182,207,973 | 66.2% | $93,085,477 | 33.8% |
| 10 | Men in Black³ | $654,213,485 | $179,020,854 | 27.4% | $475,192,631 | 72.6% |
| 16 | Django Unchained | $425,368,238 | $162,805,434 | 38.3% | $262,562,804 | 61.7% |
| 5 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $877,244,782 | $161,321,843 | 18.4% | $715,922,939 | 81.6% |
| 18 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $396,592,829 | $155,332,381 | 39.2% | $241,260,448 | 60.8% |
| 31 | We're the Millers | $269,994,119 | $150,394,119 | 55.7% | $119,600,000 | 44.3% |
| 15 | Les Misérables | $442,299,309 | $148,809,770 | 33.6% | $293,489,539 | 66.4% |
| 20 | Hotel Transylvania | $358,375,603 | $148,313,048 | 41.4% | $210,062,555 | 58.6% |
| 19 | Taken 2 | $376,141,306 | $139,854,287 | 37.2% | $236,287,019 | 62.8% |
| 39 | 21 Jump Street | $201,585,328 | $138,447,667 | 68.7% | $63,137,661 | 31.3% |
| 36 | Argo | $232,325,503 | $136,025,503 | 58.5% | $96,300,000 | 41.5% |
| 34 | Silver Linings Playbook | $236,412,453 | $132,092,958 | 55.9% | $104,319,495 | 44.1% |
| 17 | Prometheus | $403,354,469 | $126,477,084 | 31.4% | $276,877,385 | 68.6% |
| 38 | Safe House | $208,076,205 | $126,373,434 | 60.7% | $81,702,771 | 39.3% |
| 43 | The Vow | $196,114,570 | $125,014,030 | 63.7% | $71,100,540 | 36.3% |
| 11 | Life of Pi | $609,016,565 | $124,987,023 | 20.5% | $484,029,542 | 79.5% |
| 48 | Magic Mike | $167,221,571 | $113,721,571 | 68% | $53,500,000 | 32% |
| 29 | The Bourne Legacy | $276,144,750 | $113,203,870 | 41% | $162,940,880 | 59% |
| 23 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $335,260,290 | $103,860,290 | 31% | $231,400,000 | 69% |
| 25 | Rise of the Guardians | $306,941,670 | $103,412,758 | 33.7% | $203,528,912 | 66.3% |
| 57 | Zero Dark Thirty | $132,820,716 | $95,720,716 | 72.1% | $37,100,000 | 27.9% |
| 49 | Flight | $161,772,375 | $93,772,375 | 58% | $68,000,000 | 42% |
| 75 | Think Like a Man | $96,070,507 | $91,547,205 | 95.3% | $4,523,302 | 4.7% |
| 69 | The Campaign | $104,907,746 | $86,907,746 | 82.8% | $18,000,000 | 17.2% |
| 24 | The Expendables 2 | $314,975,955 | $85,028,192 | 27% | $229,947,763 | 73% |
| 27 | Wrath of the Titans | $301,970,083 | $83,670,083 | 27.7% | $218,300,000 | 72.3% |
| 37 | Jack Reacher | $218,340,595 | $80,070,736 | 36.7% | $138,269,859 | 63.3% |
| 32 | Dark Shadows | $245,527,149 | $79,727,149 | 32.5% | $165,800,000 | 67.5% |
| 64 | Parental Guidance | $119,772,232 | $77,267,296 | 64.5% | $42,504,936 | 35.5% |
| 28 | John Carter | $284,139,100 | $73,078,100 | 25.7% | $211,061,000 | 74.3% |
| 84 | Act of Valor | $82,497,035 | $70,012,847 | 84.9% | $12,484,188 | 15.1% |
| 78 | This Is 40 | $88,215,156 | $67,544,505 | 76.6% | $20,670,651 | 23.4% |
| 74 | Contraband | $96,262,212 | $66,528,000 | 69.1% | $29,734,212 | 30.9% |
| 46 | Looper | $176,506,819 | $66,486,205 | 37.7% | $110,020,614 | 62.3% |
| 99 | Madea's Witness Protection | $66,899,242 | $65,653,242 | 98.1% | $1,246,000 | 1.9% |
| 26 | Battleship | $303,025,485 | $65,422,625 | 21.6% | $237,602,860 | 78.4% |
| 66 | Pitch Perfect | $115,350,426 | $65,001,093 | 56.4% | $50,349,333 | 43.6% |
| 44 | Mirror Mirror | $183,018,522 | $64,935,167 | 35.5% | $118,083,355 | 64.5% |
| 61 | Chronicle | $126,636,097 | $64,575,175 | 51% | $62,060,922 | 49% |
| 56 | Last Vegas | $134,402,450 | $63,914,167 | 47.6% | $70,488,283 | 52.4% |
| 67 | Hope Springs | $114,281,051 | $63,536,011 | 55.6% | $50,745,040 | 44.4% |
| 50 | Underworld: Awakening | $160,112,671 | $62,321,039 | 38.9% | $97,791,632 | 61.1% |
| 73 | The Lucky One | $99,357,138 | $60,457,138 | 60.8% | $38,900,000 | 39.2% |
| 45 | The Dictator | $179,379,533 | $59,650,222 | 33.3% | $119,729,311 | 66.7% |
| 40 | Total Recall | $198,467,168 | $58,877,969 | 29.7% | $139,589,199 | 70.3% |
| 21 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $350,449,521 | $57,884,114 | 16.5% | $292,565,407 | 83.5% |
| 35 | American Reunion | $234,989,584 | $57,011,521 | 24.3% | $177,978,063 | 75.7% |
| 68 | ParaNorman | $107,139,399 | $56,003,051 | 52.3% | $51,136,348 | 47.7% |
| 51 | This Means War | $156,491,279 | $54,760,791 | 35% | $101,730,488 | 65% |
| 71 | Project X | $102,731,865 | $54,731,865 | 53.3% | $48,000,000 | 46.7% |
| 60 | The Woman in Black | $128,955,898 | $54,333,290 | 42.1% | $74,622,608 | 57.9% |
| 52 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $142,802,657 | $53,885,000 | 37.7% | $88,917,657 | 62.3% |
| 72 | The Devil Inside | $101,758,490 | $53,261,944 | 52.3% | $48,496,546 | 47.7% |
| 106 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $56,012,642 | $51,854,875 | 92.6% | $4,157,767 | 7.4% |
| 58 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $132,563,930 | $51,774,002 | 39.1% | $80,789,928 | 60.9% |
| 86 | The Grey | $79,781,695 | $51,580,236 | 64.7% | $28,201,459 | 35.3% |
| 113 | Red Tails | $50,365,498 | $49,876,377 | 99% | $489,121 | 1% |
| 80 | The Possession | $85,446,075 | $49,130,154 | 57.5% | $36,315,921 | 42.5% |
| 87 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $77,229,695 | $49,008,662 | 63.5% | $28,221,033 | 36.5% |
| 83 | Sinister | $82,515,113 | $48,086,903 | 58.3% | $34,428,210 | 41.7% |
| 100 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $62,008,601 | $47,617,067 | 76.8% | $14,391,534 | 23.2% |
| 82 | Savages | $82,966,152 | $47,382,068 | 57.1% | $35,584,084 | 42.9% |
| 54 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $136,836,156 | $46,412,041 | 33.9% | $90,424,115 | 66.1% |
| 97 | Moonrise Kingdom | $68,263,166 | $45,512,466 | 66.7% | $22,750,700 | 33.3% |
| 91 | Here Comes the Boom | $73,100,172 | $45,290,318 | 62% | $27,809,854 | 38% |
| 112 | Red Dawn | $50,950,296 | $44,806,783 | 87.9% | $6,143,513 | 12.1% |
| 110 | The Three Stooges | $54,819,301 | $44,338,224 | 80.9% | $10,481,077 | 19.1% |
| 70 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $102,739,593 | $43,456,382 | 42.3% | $59,283,211 | 57.7% |
| 33 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240,159,255 | $42,345,531 | 17.6% | $197,813,724 | 82.4% |
| 93 | The Cabin in the Woods | $69,935,600 | $42,073,277 | 60.2% | $27,862,323 | 39.8% |
| 81 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $84,384,002 | $41,152,203 | 48.8% | $43,231,799 | 51.2% |
| 94 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $69,328,283 | $41,128,283 | 59.3% | $28,200,000 | 40.7% |
| 108 | End of Watch | $55,078,146 | $41,003,371 | 74.4% | $14,074,775 | 25.6% |
| 104 | Rock of Ages | $59,418,613 | $38,518,613 | 64.8% | $20,900,000 | 35.2% |
| 65 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $116,471,580 | $37,519,139 | 32.2% | $78,952,441 | 67.8% |
| 107 | Lawless | $55,404,159 | $37,400,127 | 67.5% | $18,004,032 | 32.5% |
| 125 | The Guilt Trip | $41,863,726 | $37,134,215 | 88.7% | $4,729,511 | 11.3% |
| 105 | That's My Boy | $57,719,093 | $36,931,089 | 64% | $20,788,004 | 36% |
| 62 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D | $126,546,518 | $36,076,121 | 28.5% | $90,470,397 | 71.5% |
| 118 | Trouble with the Curve | $48,963,137 | $35,763,137 | 73% | $13,200,000 | 27% |
| 96 | The Watch | $68,267,862 | $35,353,000 | 51.8% | $32,914,862 | 48.2% |
| 85 | Frankenweenie | $81,491,068 | $35,291,068 | 43.3% | $46,200,000 | 56.7% |
| 53 | Step Up Revolution | $140,470,746 | $35,074,677 | 25% | $105,396,069 | 75% |
| 135 | Good Deeds | $35,579,177 | $35,025,791 | 98.4% | $553,386 | 1.6% |
| 114 | Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release | $50,207,820 | $34,043,006 | 67.8% | $16,164,814 | 32.2% |
| 145 | 2016: Obama's America | $33,449,086 | $33,449,086 | 100% | - | - |
| 124 | House at the End of the Street | $44,287,131 | $31,611,916 | 71.4% | $12,675,215 | 28.6% |
| 63 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $123,054,041 | $31,051,126 | 25.2% | $92,002,915 | 74.8% |
| 156 | Joyful Noise | $31,158,113 | $30,932,113 | 99.3% | $226,000 | 0.7% |
| 138 | Chimpanzee | $34,823,764 | $28,972,764 | 83.2% | $5,851,000 | 16.8% |
| 111 | The Five-Year Engagement | $54,169,363 | $28,835,528 | 53.2% | $25,333,835 | 46.8% |
| 59 | Cloud Atlas | $130,482,868 | $27,108,272 | 20.8% | $103,374,596 | 79.2% |
| 139 | Alex Cross | $34,618,867 | $25,888,412 | 74.8% | $8,730,455 | 25.2% |
| 149 | Part of Me | $32,726,956 | $25,326,071 | 77.4% | $7,400,885 | 22.6% |
| 184 | Sparkle | $24,637,800 | $24,397,469 | 99% | $240,331 | 1% |
| 157 | Premium Rush | $31,083,599 | $20,275,446 | 65.2% | $10,808,153 | 34.8% |
| 183 | Big Miracle | $24,719,215 | $20,157,300 | 81.5% | $4,561,915 | 18.5% |
| 41 | The Impossible | $198,087,212 | $19,019,882 | 9.6% | $179,067,330 | 90.4% |
| 141 | Haywire | $34,513,760 | $18,942,396 | 54.9% | $15,571,364 | 45.1% |
| 119 | Man on a Ledge | $47,636,031 | $18,620,000 | 39.1% | $29,016,031 | 60.9% |
| 103 | Quartet | $59,520,298 | $18,390,117 | 30.9% | $41,130,181 | 69.1% |
| 130 | Chernobyl Diaries | $38,390,020 | $18,119,640 | 47.2% | $20,270,380 | 52.8% |
| 146 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $33,384,127 | $17,742,948 | 53.1% | $15,641,179 | 46.9% |
| 189 | Wanderlust | $23,812,816 | $17,450,535 | 73.3% | $6,362,281 | 26.7% |
| 126 | Safe | $41,564,670 | $17,142,080 | 41.2% | $24,422,590 | 58.8% |
| 90 | To Rome with Love | $73,244,881 | $16,685,867 | 22.8% | $56,559,014 | 77.2% |
| 170 | The Master | $28,258,060 | $16,377,274 | 58% | $11,880,786 | 42% |
| 161 | The Raven | $29,699,345 | $16,008,272 | 53.9% | $13,691,073 | 46.1% |
| 202 | The Man with the Iron Fists | $20,546,518 | $15,634,090 | 76.1% | $4,912,428 | 23.9% |
| 131 | Killing Them Softly | $37,930,465 | $15,026,056 | 39.6% | $22,904,409 | 60.4% |
| 164 | Seven Psychopaths | $29,347,202 | $15,024,049 | 51.2% | $14,323,153 | 48.8% |
| 191 | To the Arctic 3D | $23,695,388 | $14,560,838 | 61.5% | $9,134,550 | 38.5% |
| 147 | Lockout | $32,948,113 | $14,326,864 | 43.5% | $18,621,249 | 56.5% |
| 220 | Hit and Run | $16,816,647 | $13,749,300 | 81.8% | $3,067,347 | 18.2% |
| 127 | Dredd | $41,037,742 | $13,414,714 | 32.7% | $27,623,028 | 67.3% |
| 158 | Playing for Keeps | $30,962,335 | $13,103,272 | 42.3% | $17,859,063 | 57.7% |
| 95 | Anna Karenina | $68,929,150 | $12,816,367 | 18.6% | $56,112,783 | 81.4% |
| 200 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $21,107,746 | $12,795,746 | 60.6% | $8,312,000 | 39.4% |
| 224 | Silent House | $16,527,747 | $12,754,783 | 77.2% | $3,772,964 | 22.8% |
| 143 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $34,153,101 | $12,512,862 | 36.6% | $21,640,239 | 63.4% |
| 257 | People Like Us | $12,558,931 | $12,434,778 | 99% | $124,153 | 1% |
| 207 | Gone | $19,767,535 | $11,682,205 | 59.1% | $8,085,330 | 40.9% |
| 230 | The Words | $15,950,164 | $11,494,838 | 72.1% | $4,455,326 | 27.9% |
| 274 | Fun Size | $11,417,362 | $9,409,538 | 82.4% | $2,007,824 | 17.6% |
| 295 | Bernie | $10,090,641 | $9,206,470 | 91.2% | $884,171 | 8.8% |
| 140 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $34,564,651 | $9,047,981 | 26.2% | $25,516,670 | 73.8% |
| 151 | Movie 43 | $32,438,988 | $8,840,453 | 27.3% | $23,598,535 | 72.7% |
| 136 | Arbitrage | $35,485,056 | $7,919,574 | 22.3% | $27,565,482 | 77.7% |
| 278 | Promised Land | $11,039,031 | $7,597,898 | 68.8% | $3,441,133 | 31.2% |
| 252 | Friends with Kids | $13,019,073 | $7,251,073 | 55.7% | $5,768,000 | 44.3% |
| 269 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | $11,681,781 | $7,078,738 | 60.6% | $4,603,043 | 39.4% |
| 298 | The Collection | $9,929,706 | $6,842,058 | 68.9% | $3,087,648 | 31.1% |
| 162 | Amour | $29,652,180 | $6,739,492 | 22.7% | $22,912,688 | 77.3% |
| 281 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $10,980,481 | $6,376,145 | 58.1% | $4,604,336 | 41.9% |
| 171 | Hitchcock | $27,039,669 | $6,008,677 | 22.2% | $21,030,992 | 77.8% |
| 337 | Chasing Mavericks | $7,942,116 | $6,002,756 | 75.6% | $1,939,360 | 24.4% |
| 282 | The Sessions | $10,656,155 | $6,002,451 | 56.3% | $4,653,704 | 43.7% |
| 327 | Casa de mi Padre | $8,446,952 | $5,909,483 | 70% | $2,537,469 | 30% |
| 293 | Outlaws | $10,173,682 | $5,672,846 | 55.8% | $4,500,836 | 44.2% |
| 411 | Won't Back Down | $5,378,228 | $5,310,554 | 98.7% | $67,674 | 1.3% |
| 55 | The Wind Rises | $136,483,439 | $5,209,580 | 3.8% | $131,273,859 | 96.2% |
| 418 | October Baby 2012 Re-release | $5,157,886 | $5,157,886 | 100% | - | - |
| 205 | The Company You Keep | $20,014,680 | $5,133,027 | 25.6% | $14,881,653 | 74.4% |
| 277 | The Apparition | $11,350,665 | $4,936,819 | 43.5% | $6,413,846 | 56.5% |
| 436 | Jeff, Who Lives at Home | $4,704,757 | $4,269,426 | 90.7% | $435,331 | 9.3% |
| 364 | Goon | $6,985,158 | $4,168,528 | 59.7% | $2,816,630 | 40.3% |
| 311 | The Raid: Redemption | $9,116,808 | $4,105,187 | 45% | $5,011,621 | 55% |
| 450 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $4,424,699 | $4,010,957 | 90.6% | $413,742 | 9.4% |
| 473 | Bully 2012 Re-release | $3,950,244 | $3,863,446 | 97.8% | $86,798 | 2.2% |
| 218 | The Cold Light of Day | $16,863,583 | $3,763,583 | 22.3% | $13,100,000 | 77.7% |
| 310 | Searching for Sugar Man | $9,122,406 | $3,696,196 | 40.5% | $5,426,210 | 59.5% |
| 463 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $4,174,269 | $3,377,618 | 80.9% | $796,651 | 19.1% |
| 512 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $3,336,053 | $3,336,053 | 100% | - | - |
| 514 | Last Ounce of Courage | $3,329,674 | $3,329,674 | 100% | - | - |
| 433 | Robot & Frank | $4,806,423 | $3,325,038 | 69.2% | $1,481,385 | 30.8% |
| 513 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $3,332,854 | $3,125,613 | 93.8% | $207,241 | 6.2% |
| 494 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $3,640,975 | $3,094,813 | 85% | $546,162 | 15% |
| 370 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | $6,703,114 | $3,047,539 | 45.5% | $3,655,575 | 54.5% |
| 414 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | $5,277,766 | $2,871,956 | 54.4% | $2,405,810 | 45.6% |
| 445 | Barfi! | $4,490,134 | $2,804,874 | 62.5% | $1,685,260 | 37.5% |
| 449 | Samsara | $4,426,444 | $2,672,413 | 60.4% | $1,754,031 | 39.6% |
| 435 | Girl in Progress | $4,709,246 | $2,609,412 | 55.4% | $2,099,834 | 44.6% |
| 557 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $2,692,864 | $2,552,478 | 94.8% | $140,386 | 5.2% |
| 309 | Ruby Sparks | $9,128,263 | $2,540,106 | 27.8% | $6,588,157 | 72.2% |
| 460 | Dabangg 2 | $4,216,988 | $2,519,190 | 59.7% | $1,697,798 | 40.3% |
| 203 | The Sapphires | $20,423,628 | $2,450,867 | 12% | $17,972,761 | 88% |
| 573 | The Queen of Versailles | $2,495,706 | $2,401,999 | 96.2% | $93,707 | 3.8% |
| 406 | Ek Tha Tiger | $5,543,117 | $2,347,774 | 42.4% | $3,195,343 | 57.6% |
| 346 | No | $7,699,095 | $2,343,664 | 30.4% | $5,355,431 | 69.6% |
| 603 | Sleepwalk with Me | $2,266,067 | $2,266,067 | 100% | - | - |
| 177 | Rust and Bone | $25,807,712 | $2,062,027 | 8% | $23,745,685 | 92% |
| 313 | Monsieur Lazhar | $9,074,711 | $2,009,517 | 22.1% | $7,065,194 | 77.9% |
| 439 | Killer Joe | $4,633,668 | $1,987,762 | 42.9% | $2,645,906 | 57.1% |
| 176 | Agneepath | $26,001,696 | $1,986,748 | 7.6% | $24,014,948 | 92.4% |
| 289 | English Vinglish | $10,299,150 | $1,862,086 | 18.1% | $8,437,064 | 81.9% |
| 662 | Crooked Arrows | $1,832,541 | $1,832,541 | 100% | - | - |
| 182 | Housefull 2 | $24,922,847 | $1,791,780 | 7.2% | $23,131,067 | 92.8% |
| 522 | Fill the Void | $3,197,615 | $1,775,316 | 55.5% | $1,422,299 | 44.5% |
| 263 | Stoker | $12,077,441 | $1,714,221 | 14.2% | $10,363,220 | 85.8% |
| 685 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action | $1,702,415 | $1,702,415 | 100% | - | - |
| 518 | Your Sister's Sister | $3,242,802 | $1,636,190 | 50.5% | $1,606,612 | 49.5% |
| 223 | Love Is All You Need | $16,722,143 | $1,631,709 | 9.8% | $15,090,434 | 90.2% |
| 704 | Singin' in the Rain 2012 Re-release | $1,609,789 | $1,608,925 | 99.9% | $864 | <0.1% |
| 378 | Farewell, My Queen | $6,366,835 | $1,597,998 | 25.1% | $4,768,837 | 74.9% |
| 381 | A Late Quartet | $6,303,709 | $1,562,548 | 24.8% | $4,741,161 | 75.2% |
| 239 | A Royal Affair | $14,758,997 | $1,546,761 | 10.5% | $13,212,236 | 89.5% |
| 193 | Kon-Tiki | $22,842,887 | $1,517,410 | 6.6% | $21,325,477 | 93.4% |
| 727 | The Dark Knight 2012 Re-release | $1,513,086 | $1,513,086 | 100% | - | - |
