French Box Office For 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315 | Lola Versus | $1,127 | 10 | $1,127 | Nov 28 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 314 | The Three Stooges | $1,684 | 10 | $1,684 | Jul 25 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 313 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,818 | 10 | $1,818 | Oct 24 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 312 | The Big Year | $1,850 | 10 | $1,850 | Sep 19 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 311 | The Dirty Picture | $2,183 | 3 | $2,183 | Jul 4 | - |
| 310 | The Sitter | $3,192 | 10 | $3,192 | Jun 13 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 309 | Margaret | $3,234 | 10 | $3,234 | Aug 29 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 308 | Project Nim | $6,272 | 6 | $6,272 | Jan 11 | - |
| 307 | At Ellen's Age | $7,710 | 7 | $7,710 | Jan 4 | - |
| 306 | Tess 2012 Re-release | $7,917 | 7 | $7,917 | Dec 5 | - |
| 305 | Playoff | $8,730 | 13 | $10,905 | Jul 4 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 304 | Tokyo Park | $11,785 | 8 | $11,785 | Aug 22 | - |
| 303 | Howl | $14,414 | 2 | $14,414 | Feb 15 | - |
| 302 | Being Flynn | $15,020 | 32 | $15,020 | Sep 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 301 | A Thousand Words | $16,365 | 8 | $16,365 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 300 | Like Someone in Love | $18,121 | 44 | $18,121 | Oct 10 | - |
| 299 | 30 Minutes or Less | $18,757 | 42 | $71,191 | Dec 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 298 | Tatsumi | $23,115 | 21 | $23,115 | Feb 1 | - |
| 297 | Guilty of Romance | $27,401 | 82 | $27,401 | Jul 25 | - |
| 296 | Big Miracle | $27,535 | 32 | $40,856 | Apr 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 295 | Go Go Tales 2012 Re-release | $29,086 | 20 | $29,086 | Feb 8 | - |
| 294 | Days of Grace | $32,280 | 26 | $32,280 | Jun 13 | - |
| 293 | The Adventures of Tintin | $34,151 | 935 | $53,970,688 | Oct 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 292 | Intruders | $37,723 | 34 | $37,723 | Jan 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 291 | Wanderlust | $42,737 | 36 | $42,737 | May 30 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 290 | Tonight You're Mine | $46,506 | 27 | $46,506 | Apr 18 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 289 | Approved for Adoption | $47,386 | 49 | $47,386 | Jun 6 | Gébéka Films |
| 288 | War Witch | $50,545 | 26 | $50,545 | Nov 28 | - |
| 287 | In Turmoil | $53,999 | 254 | $53,999 | Jan 11 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 286 | Operación E | $58,470 | 51 | $58,470 | Nov 28 | Europa Filmes |
| 285 | Dark Horse | $58,555 | 29 | $58,555 | Aug 29 | - |
| 284 | Wuthering Heights | $61,008 | 18 | $61,008 | Dec 5 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 283 | Miss Bala | $61,416 | 31 | $238,066 | May 9 | - |
| 282 | Circumstance | $61,926 | 24 | $61,926 | Feb 8 | - |
| 281 | Eva | $63,170 | 34 | $63,170 | Mar 21 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 280 | The Raven | $63,994 | 39 | $63,994 | Jun 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 279 | American Masters: Woody Allen: A Documentary | $64,660 | 24 | $64,660 | May 30 | - |
| 278 | Damsels in Distress | $67,235 | 5 | $67,995 | Oct 3 | - |
| 277 | Tibetan Dog | $70,273 | 81 | $70,273 | Sep 26 | Gébéka Films |
| 276 | Trishna | $82,962 | 42 | $82,962 | Jun 13 | Bac Films |
| 275 | Cinderella 3D | $83,257 | 174 | $83,257 | Jul 25 | Bac Films |
| 274 | The Hidden Face | $85,194 | 50 | $85,194 | Jul 4 | - |
| 273 | Play It Like Godard | $86,419 | 53 | $86,419 | Feb 8 | - |
| 272 | Perfect Sense | $89,809 | 28 | $89,809 | Mar 28 | - |
| 271 | Alois Nebel | $90,580 | 55 | $90,580 | Mar 14 | - |
| 270 | Lay the Favorite | $94,553 | 73 | $94,553 | Aug 8 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 269 | The Deep Blue Sea | $109,836 | 28 | $109,836 | Jun 20 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 268 | The Five-Year Engagement | $109,842 | 45 | $109,842 | Aug 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 267 | Confession of a Child of the Century | $120,155 | 61 | $120,155 | Aug 29 | - |
| 266 | Faust | $122,259 | 34 | $122,259 | Jun 20 | - |
| 265 | Love Is All You Need | $122,644 | 51 | $122,644 | Dec 19 | - |
| 264 | Robot & Frank | $122,807 | 75 | $122,807 | Sep 19 | Europa Filmes |
| 263 | Bye Bye Blondie | $123,812 | 51 | $123,812 | Mar 21 | Europa Filmes |
| 262 | Journal de France | $125,021 | 65 | $125,021 | Jun 13 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 261 | Bad Seeds | $136,954 | 100 | $136,954 | Aug 15 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 260 | The Disintegration | $140,330 | 54 | $140,330 | Feb 15 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 259 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $147,414 | 53 | $147,414 | Feb 22 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 258 | Arthur Christmas | $148,605 | 567 | $7,352,342 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 257 | Bullhead | $156,884 | 36 | $156,884 | Feb 22 | - |
| 256 | God Bless America | $162,116 | 43 | $162,116 | Oct 10 | - |
| 255 | 360 | $170,240 | 70 | $170,240 | Jul 25 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 254 | Chasing Mavericks | $173,172 | 91 | $173,172 | Nov 28 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 253 | Ruby Sparks | $174,741 | 41 | $174,741 | Oct 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 252 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $183,547 | 43 | $183,547 | Feb 29 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 251 | Laurence Anyways | $197,878 | 53 | $197,878 | Jul 18 | - |
| 250 | The Broken 2012 Re-release | $200,182 | 70 | $200,182 | Aug 22 | - |
| 249 | Gone | $202,032 | 98 | $202,032 | May 23 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 248 | In Another Country | $211,859 | 70 | $211,859 | Oct 17 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 247 | Tabu | $227,621 | 46 | $227,621 | Dec 5 | - |
| 246 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $241,793 | 101 | $241,793 | Jun 6 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 245 | The We and the I | $251,433 | 65 | $251,433 | Sep 12 | - |
| 244 | Elena | $261,520 | 56 | $261,520 | Mar 7 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 243 | Oslo, August 31st | $262,039 | 38 | $262,039 | Feb 29 | - |
| 242 | Elles | $270,420 | 63 | $270,420 | Feb 1 | - |
| 241 | Albert Nobbs | $273,570 | 89 | $273,570 | Feb 22 | - |
| 240 | Sea, No Sex & Sun | $283,211 | 179 | $283,211 | May 9 | - |
| 239 | LOL | $286,189 | 79 | $286,189 | Sep 12 | - |
| 238 | Bad Girl | $287,345 | 90 | $287,345 | Nov 28 | - |
| 237 | Sightseers | $297,929 | 49 | $297,929 | Dec 26 | - |
| 236 | Three Worlds | $300,848 | 170 | $300,848 | Dec 5 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 235 | La clinique de l'amour! | $302,101 | 179 | $302,101 | Jun 27 | - |
| 234 | Les papas du dimanche | $305,540 | 172 | $305,540 | Jan 25 | - |
| 233 | A Bottle in the Gaza Sea | $305,966 | 89 | $305,966 | Feb 8 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 232 | Jane Eyre | $315,254 | 90 | $315,254 | Jul 25 | UGC Distribution |
| 231 | Café de Flore | $316,477 | 106 | $316,477 | Jan 25 | UGC Distribution |
| 230 | Quand je serai petit | $325,134 | 105 | $325,134 | Jun 13 | - |
| 229 | Anonymous | $328,894 | 122 | $328,894 | Jan 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 228 | The Day of the Crows | $336,144 | 186 | $336,144 | Oct 24 | Gébéka Films |
| 227 | Reality | $337,325 | 126 | $337,325 | Oct 3 | - |
| 226 | Our Children | $343,707 | 91 | $343,707 | Aug 22 | - |
| 225 | Rock of Ages | $350,918 | 294 | $350,918 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 224 | Something in the Air | $354,639 | 100 | $354,639 | Nov 14 | - |
| 223 | Twixt | $354,685 | 79 | $354,685 | Apr 11 | - |
| 222 | The Crossing | $361,715 | 107 | $361,715 | Oct 31 | UGC Distribution |
| 221 | A Few Best Men | $363,327 | 222 | $363,327 | Aug 8 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 220 | Possessions | $365,450 | 98 | $365,450 | Mar 7 | UGC Distribution |
| 219 | Sleep Tight | $366,323 | 115 | $795,472 | Dec 28 | - |
| 218 | Cairo 678 | $366,928 | 96 | $366,928 | May 30 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 217 | Friends with Kids | $392,394 | 220 | $392,394 | Aug 1 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 216 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | $396,121 | 174 | $396,121 | Aug 8 | - |
| 215 | Sister | $399,891 | 92 | $399,891 | Apr 18 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 214 | Pauline détective | $421,239 | 142 | $421,239 | Oct 3 | - |
| 213 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $427,683 | 95 | $427,683 | Dec 12 | - |
| 212 | The Campaign | $429,232 | 235 | $429,232 | Aug 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 211 | Arbitrage | $431,332 | 87 | $1,023,618 | Dec 12 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 210 | Hit and Run | $433,364 | 178 | $433,364 | Aug 29 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 209 | David et Madame Hansen | $440,206 | 102 | $440,206 | Aug 29 | - |
| 208 | End of Watch | $451,381 | 146 | $451,381 | Nov 14 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 207 | Barbara | $459,026 | 83 | $459,026 | May 2 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 206 | Alex Cross | $464,457 | 132 | $464,457 | Dec 19 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 205 | Happy Feet Two | $471,836 | 619 | $5,214,967 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 204 | Les Lyonnais | $514,978 | 442 | $9,706,275 | Nov 30 | - |
| 203 | Jack and Jill | $556,012 | 137 | $556,012 | Jan 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 202 | Young Adult | $589,765 | 150 | $589,765 | Mar 28 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 201 | Pirate TV | $616,876 | 245 | $616,876 | Dec 12 | UGC Distribution |
| 200 | Another Happy Day | $643,053 | 81 | $643,053 | Feb 1 | - |
| 199 | Bel Ami | $697,603 | 132 | $697,603 | Jun 27 | - |
| 198 | 10 jours en or | $737,228 | 231 | $737,228 | Jan 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 197 | Killer Joe | $746,398 | 78 | $746,398 | Sep 5 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 196 | Monsieur Lazhar | $764,497 | 153 | $764,497 | Sep 5 | UGC Distribution |
| 195 | My Lucky Star | $800,299 | 254 | $800,299 | Jul 11 | - |
| 194 | Do Not Disturb | $832,150 | 265 | $832,150 | Oct 3 | UGC Distribution |
| 193 | Chernobyl Diaries | $850,245 | 103 | $850,245 | Jul 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 192 | Blood from a Stone | $903,008 | 156 | $903,008 | Feb 22 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 191 | Tucker and Dale vs Evil | $935,023 | 126 | $935,023 | Feb 1 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 190 | Arrête de pleurer Pénélope | $949,631 | 242 | $949,631 | Jun 6 | - |
| 189 | Contraband | $980,793 | 141 | $980,793 | May 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 188 | Premium Rush | $1,001,712 | 141 | $1,005,041 | Sep 5 | - |
| 187 | Two Days in New York | $1,020,582 | 186 | $1,020,582 | Mar 28 | - |
| 186 | Haywire | $1,027,596 | 136 | $1,027,596 | Jul 11 | UGC Distribution |
| 185 | The Cold Light of Day | $1,036,092 | 152 | $1,036,092 | May 2 | - |
| 184 | Un jour mon père viendra | $1,047,887 | 307 | $1,047,887 | Jan 4 | - |
| 183 | Take Shelter | $1,052,566 | 103 | $1,052,569 | Jan 4 | - |
| 182 | Il était une fois, une fois | $1,055,482 | 248 | $1,055,482 | Feb 15 | UGC Distribution |
| 181 | 30° couleur | $1,055,939 | 180 | $1,055,939 | Mar 14 | - |
| 180 | You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet | $1,064,943 | 171 | $1,064,943 | Sep 26 | - |
| 179 | Welcome Aboard | $1,080,666 | 380 | $1,080,666 | Jun 13 | - |
| 178 | The Other Son | $1,137,851 | 159 | $1,137,851 | Apr 4 | - |
| 177 | New Year's Eve | $1,143,164 | 350 | $4,437,377 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 176 | Trespass | $1,180,065 | 181 | $1,180,065 | Jul 18 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 175 | Bachelorette | $1,192,880 | 176 | $1,192,880 | Oct 17 | - |
| 174 | One Night | $1,208,930 | 165 | $1,208,930 | Mar 14 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 173 | The Raid: Redemption | $1,211,887 | 181 | $1,211,887 | Jun 20 | - |
| 172 | My Week with Marilyn | $1,221,043 | 217 | $1,221,043 | Apr 4 | StudioCanal |
| 171 | The Man Who Laughs | $1,221,745 | 352 | $1,667,317 | Dec 26 | Europa Filmes |
| 170 | Starbuck | $1,222,563 | 189 | $1,222,563 | Jun 27 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 169 | The Paperboy | $1,225,043 | 190 | $1,225,043 | Oct 17 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 168 | Anna Karenina | $1,232,291 | 130 | $1,232,291 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 167 | Paris-Manhattan | $1,251,157 | 254 | $1,251,157 | Jul 18 | - |
| 166 | The Darkest Hour | $1,261,065 | 300 | $1,261,065 | Jan 11 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 165 | Superstar | $1,300,104 | 282 | $1,321,241 | Aug 29 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 164 | Ma première fois | $1,362,522 | 199 | $1,362,522 | Jan 18 | - |
| 163 | One for the Money | $1,371,626 | 227 | $1,371,626 | Feb 8 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 162 | Le Havre | $1,389,332 | 264 | $3,502,247 | Dec 21 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 161 | Killing Them Softly | $1,482,679 | 139 | $1,482,679 | Dec 5 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 160 | Paris by Night | $1,493,816 | 166 | $1,493,816 | Jan 4 | UGC Distribution |
| 159 | A Dangerous Method | $1,495,455 | 227 | $3,661,292 | Dec 21 | - |
| 158 | The Possession | $1,503,763 | 148 | $2,872,245 | Dec 26 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 157 | Hugo | $1,555,044 | 700 | $9,600,362 | Dec 14 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 156 | Margin Call | $1,560,973 | 71 | $1,560,973 | May 2 | - |
| 155 | Maman | $1,677,739 | 309 | $1,694,740 | May 9 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 154 | A Few Hours of Spring | $1,738,235 | 193 | $1,738,235 | Sep 19 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 153 | Safe | $1,749,510 | 165 | $1,749,510 | Jun 27 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 152 | Hand in Hand | $1,753,167 | 235 | $2,178,660 | Dec 19 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 151 | The Lookout | $1,793,916 | 316 | $1,793,916 | Sep 5 | - |
| 150 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $1,797,701 | 300 | $1,797,701 | Feb 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 149 | House in Brittany | $1,805,634 | 230 | $1,805,634 | Aug 15 | UGC Distribution |
| 148 | Trouble with the Curve | $1,806,478 | 360 | $1,806,478 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 147 | The Watch | $1,815,893 | 300 | $1,815,893 | Sep 12 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 146 | What the Day Owes the Night | $1,835,816 | 242 | $1,835,816 | Sep 12 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 145 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,857,366 | 199 | $1,857,366 | May 9 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 144 | Hope Springs | $1,892,711 | 282 | $1,892,711 | Oct 10 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 143 | Man on a Ledge | $1,900,212 | 254 | $1,900,212 | Feb 15 | StudioCanal |
| 142 | Silent Hill: Revelation | $1,960,917 | 260 | $1,960,917 | Nov 28 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 141 | Dépression et des potes | $1,973,314 | 271 | $1,973,314 | May 2 | - |
| 140 | Blind Man | $1,974,101 | 255 | $1,974,101 | Mar 7 | Europa Filmes |
| 139 | Magic Mike | $1,992,157 | 367 | $1,992,157 | Aug 15 | - |
| 138 | On Air | $2,058,209 | 189 | $2,058,209 | Jan 11 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 137 | Plan de table | $2,085,193 | 192 | $2,085,193 | Apr 11 | - |
| 136 | From Up on Poppy Hill | $2,096,083 | 240 | $2,096,083 | Jan 11 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 135 | L'oncle Charles | $2,107,227 | 405 | $2,107,227 | Mar 21 | - |
| 134 | The Suicide Shop | $2,155,179 | 250 | $2,155,179 | Sep 26 | - |
| 133 | Puss in Boots | $2,157,801 | 671 | $33,237,577 | Nov 30 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 132 | ParaNorman | $2,201,007 | 305 | $2,201,007 | Aug 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 131 | Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose? | $2,222,953 | 410 | $2,222,953 | Dec 5 | - |
| 130 | Cosmopolis | $2,270,504 | 365 | $2,270,504 | May 23 | - |
| 129 | My Best Holidays | $2,282,178 | 243 | $2,282,178 | Mar 7 | - |
| 128 | 21 Jump Street | $2,294,016 | 196 | $2,294,016 | Jun 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 127 | The Vow | $2,348,586 | 175 | $2,381,281 | May 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 126 | Armed Hands | $2,356,908 | 296 | $2,356,908 | Jul 11 | - |
| 125 | The Cabin in the Woods | $2,367,009 | 155 | $2,367,009 | May 2 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 124 | Just Like Brothers | $2,432,220 | 243 | $2,432,220 | Nov 21 | - |
| 123 | Delicacy | $2,606,631 | 387 | $6,001,283 | Dec 21 | StudioCanal |
| 122 | The Grey | $2,626,093 | 334 | $2,626,093 | Feb 29 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 121 | Not Dead | $2,632,890 | 335 | $2,632,890 | Jun 6 | - |
| 120 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $2,651,923 | 316 | $2,651,923 | Jun 20 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 119 | On the Road | $2,707,624 | 381 | $2,707,624 | May 23 | - |
| 118 | StreetDance 2 2012 Re-release | $2,746,879 | 216 | $2,879,249 | May 9 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 117 | Another Woman's Life | $2,785,802 | 218 | $2,785,802 | Feb 15 | - |
| 116 | Capital | $2,804,415 | 279 | $2,804,415 | Nov 14 | - |
