French Box Office For 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Jack Reacher | $5,303,926 | 616 | $11,897,672 | Dec 26 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 158 | The Possession | $1,503,763 | 148 | $2,872,245 | Dec 26 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 171 | The Man Who Laughs | $1,221,745 | 352 | $1,667,317 | Dec 26 | Europa Filmes |
| 237 | Sightseers | $297,929 | 49 | $297,929 | Dec 26 | - |
| 41 | On the Other Side of the Tracks | $10,530,603 | 629 | $18,903,888 | Dec 19 | - |
| 53 | Life of Pi | $8,692,780 | 589 | $14,488,422 | Dec 19 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 152 | Hand in Hand | $1,753,167 | 235 | $2,178,660 | Dec 19 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 206 | Alex Cross | $464,457 | 132 | $464,457 | Dec 19 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 265 | Love Is All You Need | $122,644 | 51 | $122,644 | Dec 19 | - |
| 9 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $31,466,672 | 968 | $41,354,505 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 84 | Ernest & Celestine | $4,520,158 | 654 | $6,470,088 | Dec 12 | - |
| 99 | Mes héros | $3,782,590 | 409 | $4,860,627 | Dec 12 | - |
| 201 | Pirate TV | $616,876 | 245 | $616,876 | Dec 12 | UGC Distribution |
| 211 | Arbitrage | $431,332 | 87 | $1,023,618 | Dec 12 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 213 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $427,683 | 95 | $427,683 | Dec 12 | - |
| 39 | Wreck-It Ralph | $10,865,211 | 765 | $14,398,462 | Dec 5 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 131 | Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose? | $2,222,953 | 410 | $2,222,953 | Dec 5 | - |
| 161 | Killing Them Softly | $1,482,679 | 139 | $1,482,679 | Dec 5 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 168 | Anna Karenina | $1,232,291 | 130 | $1,232,291 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 236 | Three Worlds | $300,848 | 170 | $300,848 | Dec 5 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 247 | Tabu | $227,621 | 46 | $227,621 | Dec 5 | - |
| 284 | Wuthering Heights | $61,008 | 18 | $61,008 | Dec 5 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 306 | Tess 2012 Re-release | $7,917 | 7 | $7,917 | Dec 5 | - |
| 17 | Rise of the Guardians | $20,703,943 | 855 | $25,314,994 | Nov 28 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 51 | Populaire | $8,834,559 | 550 | $9,748,864 | Nov 28 | - |
| 74 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | $5,239,974 | 719 | $6,512,812 | Nov 28 | Bac Films |
| 142 | Silent Hill: Revelation | $1,960,917 | 260 | $1,960,917 | Nov 28 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 238 | Bad Girl | $287,345 | 90 | $287,345 | Nov 28 | - |
| 254 | Chasing Mavericks | $173,172 | 91 | $173,172 | Nov 28 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 286 | Operación E | $58,470 | 51 | $58,470 | Nov 28 | Europa Filmes |
| 288 | War Witch | $50,545 | 26 | $50,545 | Nov 28 | - |
| 315 | Lola Versus | $1,127 | 10 | $1,127 | Nov 28 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 89 | The Impossible | $4,147,373 | 261 | $4,147,373 | Nov 21 | - |
| 104 | Thérèse | $3,406,055 | 376 | $3,406,055 | Nov 21 | UGC Distribution |
| 124 | Just Like Brothers | $2,432,220 | 243 | $2,432,220 | Nov 21 | - |
| 148 | Trouble with the Curve | $1,806,478 | 360 | $1,806,478 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $37,761,912 | 823 | $38,951,800 | Nov 14 | - |
| 116 | Capital | $2,804,415 | 279 | $2,804,415 | Nov 14 | - |
| 208 | End of Watch | $451,381 | 146 | $451,381 | Nov 14 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 224 | Something in the Air | $354,639 | 100 | $354,639 | Nov 14 | - |
| 46 | Argo | $9,111,343 | 363 | $9,111,343 | Nov 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 75 | Nous York | $5,189,055 | 384 | $5,189,055 | Nov 7 | - |
| 108 | Sinister | $3,261,878 | 162 | $3,261,878 | Nov 7 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 42 | A Perfect Plan | $9,899,552 | 581 | $9,899,552 | Oct 31 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 60 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $7,290,604 | 260 | $7,290,604 | Oct 31 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 59 | Frankenweenie | $7,290,604 | 399 | $7,290,604 | Oct 31 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 61 | Looper | $7,188,606 | 359 | $7,188,606 | Oct 31 | - |
| 222 | The Crossing | $361,715 | 107 | $361,715 | Oct 31 | UGC Distribution |
| 1 | Skyfall | $58,486,768 | 825 | $60,127,766 | Oct 26 | - |
| 24 | Stars 80 | $15,294,792 | 520 | $15,294,792 | Oct 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | Amour | $4,255,623 | 302 | $4,255,623 | Oct 24 | - |
| 228 | The Day of the Crows | $336,144 | 186 | $336,144 | Oct 24 | Gébéka Films |
| 313 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,818 | 10 | $1,818 | Oct 24 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 8 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia | $33,777,512 | 794 | $33,777,512 | Oct 17 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 169 | The Paperboy | $1,225,043 | 190 | $1,225,043 | Oct 17 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 175 | Bachelorette | $1,192,880 | 176 | $1,192,880 | Oct 17 | - |
| 248 | In Another Country | $211,859 | 70 | $211,859 | Oct 17 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 32 | The Secret of the Gods | $12,665,766 | 663 | $12,665,766 | Oct 10 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 37 | Ted | $11,451,649 | 348 | $11,451,649 | Oct 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 44 | In the House | $9,529,425 | 393 | $9,529,425 | Oct 10 | - |
| 144 | Hope Springs | $1,892,711 | 282 | $1,892,711 | Oct 10 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 256 | God Bless America | $162,116 | 43 | $162,116 | Oct 10 | - |
| 300 | Like Someone in Love | $18,121 | 44 | $18,121 | Oct 10 | - |
| 15 | Taken 2 | $24,400,146 | 561 | $24,400,146 | Oct 3 | Europa Filmes |
| 47 | Kirikou and the Men and Women | $9,065,301 | 952 | $9,065,301 | Oct 3 | - |
| 194 | Do Not Disturb | $832,150 | 265 | $832,150 | Oct 3 | UGC Distribution |
| 214 | Pauline détective | $421,239 | 142 | $421,239 | Oct 3 | - |
| 227 | Reality | $337,325 | 126 | $337,325 | Oct 3 | - |
| 253 | Ruby Sparks | $174,741 | 41 | $174,741 | Oct 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 278 | Damsels in Distress | $67,235 | 5 | $67,995 | Oct 3 | - |
| 10 | The Dream Team | $30,285,137 | 614 | $31,156,200 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 81 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $4,594,953 | 418 | $4,594,953 | Sep 26 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 97 | Savages | $3,822,014 | 307 | $3,822,014 | Sep 26 | - |
| 134 | The Suicide Shop | $2,155,179 | 250 | $2,155,179 | Sep 26 | - |
| 180 | You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet | $1,064,943 | 171 | $1,064,943 | Sep 26 | - |
| 277 | Tibetan Dog | $70,273 | 81 | $70,273 | Sep 26 | Gébéka Films |
| 55 | The Bourne Legacy | $7,754,204 | 580 | $7,754,204 | Sep 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 56 | Haute Cuisine | $7,753,225 | 531 | $7,753,225 | Sep 19 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 154 | A Few Hours of Spring | $1,738,235 | 193 | $1,738,235 | Sep 19 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 264 | Robot & Frank | $122,807 | 75 | $122,807 | Sep 19 | Europa Filmes |
| 312 | The Big Year | $1,850 | 10 | $1,850 | Sep 19 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 64 | Camille Rewinds | $6,810,991 | 535 | $6,810,991 | Sep 12 | - |
| 105 | Lawless | $3,388,544 | 309 | $3,388,544 | Sep 12 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 146 | What the Day Owes the Night | $1,835,816 | 242 | $1,835,816 | Sep 12 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 147 | The Watch | $1,815,893 | 300 | $1,815,893 | Sep 12 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 239 | LOL | $286,189 | 79 | $286,189 | Sep 12 | - |
| 245 | The We and the I | $251,433 | 65 | $251,433 | Sep 12 | - |
| 83 | The Tall Man | $4,532,359 | 214 | $4,532,359 | Sep 5 | - |
| 106 | Looking for Hortense | $3,320,591 | 301 | $3,320,591 | Sep 5 | - |
| 151 | The Lookout | $1,793,916 | 316 | $1,793,916 | Sep 5 | - |
| 188 | Premium Rush | $1,001,712 | 141 | $1,005,041 | Sep 5 | - |
| 196 | Monsieur Lazhar | $764,497 | 153 | $764,497 | Sep 5 | UGC Distribution |
| 197 | Killer Joe | $746,398 | 78 | $746,398 | Sep 5 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 302 | Being Flynn | $15,020 | 32 | $15,020 | Sep 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 165 | Superstar | $1,300,104 | 282 | $1,321,241 | Aug 29 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 209 | David et Madame Hansen | $440,206 | 102 | $440,206 | Aug 29 | - |
| 210 | Hit and Run | $433,364 | 178 | $433,364 | Aug 29 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 212 | The Campaign | $429,232 | 235 | $429,232 | Aug 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 267 | Confession of a Child of the Century | $120,155 | 61 | $120,155 | Aug 29 | - |
| 285 | Dark Horse | $58,555 | 29 | $58,555 | Aug 29 | - |
| 309 | Margaret | $3,234 | 10 | $3,234 | Aug 29 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 22 | The Expendables 2 | $15,825,283 | 535 | $15,825,283 | Aug 22 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 92 | The Dandelions | $4,004,245 | 500 | $4,041,869 | Aug 22 | - |
| 111 | Partners in Crime | $3,111,322 | 372 | $3,111,322 | Aug 22 | - |
| 132 | ParaNorman | $2,201,007 | 305 | $2,201,007 | Aug 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 226 | Our Children | $343,707 | 91 | $343,707 | Aug 22 | - |
| 250 | The Broken 2012 Re-release | $200,182 | 70 | $200,182 | Aug 22 | - |
| 304 | Tokyo Park | $11,785 | 8 | $11,785 | Aug 22 | - |
| 43 | Total Recall | $9,856,778 | 534 | $10,188,589 | Aug 15 | - |
| 76 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | $5,153,678 | 610 | $5,153,678 | Aug 15 | - |
| 139 | Magic Mike | $1,992,157 | 367 | $1,992,157 | Aug 15 | - |
| 149 | House in Brittany | $1,805,634 | 230 | $1,805,634 | Aug 15 | UGC Distribution |
| 261 | Bad Seeds | $136,954 | 100 | $136,954 | Aug 15 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 45 | Step Up Revolution | $9,489,199 | 322 | $9,489,199 | Aug 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 94 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $3,901,082 | 475 | $3,901,082 | Aug 8 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 216 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | $396,121 | 174 | $396,121 | Aug 8 | - |
| 221 | A Few Best Men | $363,327 | 222 | $363,327 | Aug 8 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 270 | Lay the Favorite | $94,553 | 73 | $94,553 | Aug 8 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 12 | Brave | $26,824,834 | 799 | $26,824,834 | Aug 1 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 217 | Friends with Kids | $392,394 | 220 | $392,394 | Aug 1 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 268 | The Five-Year Engagement | $109,842 | 45 | $109,842 | Aug 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 7 | The Dark Knight Rises | $35,725,110 | 892 | $35,725,110 | Jul 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 232 | Jane Eyre | $315,254 | 90 | $315,254 | Jul 25 | UGC Distribution |
| 255 | 360 | $170,240 | 70 | $170,240 | Jul 25 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 275 | Cinderella 3D | $83,257 | 174 | $83,257 | Jul 25 | Bac Films |
| 297 | Guilty of Romance | $27,401 | 82 | $27,401 | Jul 25 | - |
| 314 | The Three Stooges | $1,684 | 10 | $1,684 | Jul 25 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 79 | The Lorax | $4,796,248 | 645 | $4,796,248 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 109 | Bowling | $3,181,021 | 378 | $3,248,951 | Jul 18 | - |
| 167 | Paris-Manhattan | $1,251,157 | 254 | $1,251,157 | Jul 18 | - |
| 176 | Trespass | $1,180,065 | 181 | $1,180,065 | Jul 18 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 251 | Laurence Anyways | $197,878 | 53 | $197,878 | Jul 18 | - |
| 62 | Porn in the Hood | $7,111,372 | 343 | $7,227,171 | Jul 11 | - |
| 126 | Armed Hands | $2,356,908 | 296 | $2,356,908 | Jul 11 | - |
| 186 | Haywire | $1,027,596 | 136 | $1,027,596 | Jul 11 | UGC Distribution |
| 193 | Chernobyl Diaries | $850,245 | 103 | $850,245 | Jul 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 195 | My Lucky Star | $800,299 | 254 | $800,299 | Jul 11 | - |
| 225 | Rock of Ages | $350,918 | 294 | $350,918 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $22,031,749 | 902 | $22,699,445 | Jul 4 | - |
| 95 | To Rome with Love | $3,884,851 | 433 | $3,884,851 | Jul 4 | - |
| 274 | The Hidden Face | $85,194 | 50 | $85,194 | Jul 4 | - |
| 305 | Playoff | $8,730 | 13 | $10,905 | Jul 4 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 311 | The Dirty Picture | $2,183 | 3 | $2,183 | Jul 4 | - |
| 2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $55,547,374 | 841 | $55,547,374 | Jun 27 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 30 | Happiness Never Comes Alone | $12,796,705 | 516 | $12,796,705 | Jun 27 | - |
| 100 | The Angels' Share | $3,744,840 | 230 | $3,744,840 | Jun 27 | - |
| 153 | Safe | $1,749,510 | 165 | $1,749,510 | Jun 27 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 170 | Starbuck | $1,222,563 | 189 | $1,222,563 | Jun 27 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 199 | Bel Ami | $697,603 | 132 | $697,603 | Jun 27 | - |
| 235 | La clinique de l'amour! | $302,101 | 179 | $302,101 | Jun 27 | - |
| 66 | The Dictator | $6,755,864 | 350 | $6,755,864 | Jun 20 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 98 | Granny's Funeral | $3,807,194 | 292 | $3,807,194 | Jun 20 | UGC Distribution |
| 120 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $2,651,923 | 316 | $2,651,923 | Jun 20 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 173 | The Raid: Redemption | $1,211,887 | 181 | $1,211,887 | Jun 20 | - |
| 266 | Faust | $122,259 | 34 | $122,259 | Jun 20 | - |
| 269 | The Deep Blue Sea | $109,836 | 28 | $109,836 | Jun 20 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 280 | The Raven | $63,994 | 39 | $63,994 | Jun 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 26 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $15,156,802 | 613 | $15,156,802 | Jun 13 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 179 | Welcome Aboard | $1,080,666 | 380 | $1,080,666 | Jun 13 | - |
| 230 | Quand je serai petit | $325,134 | 105 | $325,134 | Jun 13 | - |
| 262 | Journal de France | $125,021 | 65 | $125,021 | Jun 13 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 276 | Trishna | $82,962 | 42 | $82,962 | Jun 13 | Bac Films |
| 294 | Days of Grace | $32,280 | 26 | $32,280 | Jun 13 | - |
| 310 | The Sitter | $3,192 | 10 | $3,192 | Jun 13 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 11 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $27,418,889 | 827 | $27,418,889 | Jun 6 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 121 | Not Dead | $2,632,890 | 335 | $2,632,890 | Jun 6 | - |
| 128 | 21 Jump Street | $2,294,016 | 196 | $2,294,016 | Jun 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 190 | Arrête de pleurer Pénélope | $949,631 | 242 | $949,631 | Jun 6 | - |
| 246 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $241,793 | 101 | $241,793 | Jun 6 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 289 | Approved for Adoption | $47,386 | 49 | $47,386 | Jun 6 | Gébéka Films |
| 21 | Prometheus | $15,842,943 | 665 | $15,842,943 | May 30 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 218 | Cairo 678 | $366,928 | 96 | $366,928 | May 30 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 279 | American Masters: Woody Allen: A Documentary | $64,660 | 24 | $64,660 | May 30 | - |
| 291 | Wanderlust | $42,737 | 36 | $42,737 | May 30 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 20 | Men in Black³ | $18,651,235 | 782 | $18,651,235 | May 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 119 | On the Road | $2,707,624 | 381 | $2,707,624 | May 23 | - |
| 130 | Cosmopolis | $2,270,504 | 365 | $2,270,504 | May 23 | - |
| 249 | Gone | $202,032 | 98 | $202,032 | May 23 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 28 | Rust and Bone | $14,574,783 | 659 | $14,574,783 | May 17 | UGC Distribution |
| 107 | Moonrise Kingdom | $3,288,025 | 284 | $3,288,025 | May 16 | - |
| 127 | The Vow | $2,348,586 | 175 | $2,381,281 | May 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 189 | Contraband | $980,793 | 141 | $980,793 | May 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 301 | A Thousand Words | $16,365 | 8 | $16,365 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 27 | Dark Shadows | $14,978,871 | 520 | $14,978,871 | May 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 118 | StreetDance 2 2012 Re-release | $2,746,879 | 216 | $2,879,249 | May 9 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 145 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,857,366 | 199 | $1,857,366 | May 9 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 155 | Maman | $1,677,739 | 309 | $1,694,740 | May 9 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 240 | Sea, No Sex & Sun | $283,211 | 179 | $283,211 | May 9 | - |
| 283 | Miss Bala | $61,416 | 31 | $238,066 | May 9 | - |
| 33 | American Reunion | $12,658,743 | 672 | $12,658,743 | May 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 125 | The Cabin in the Woods | $2,367,009 | 155 | $2,367,009 | May 2 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 141 | Dépression et des potes | $1,973,314 | 271 | $1,973,314 | May 2 | - |
| 156 | Margin Call | $1,560,973 | 71 | $1,560,973 | May 2 | - |
| 185 | The Cold Light of Day | $1,036,092 | 152 | $1,036,092 | May 2 | - |
| 207 | Barbara | $459,026 | 83 | $459,026 | May 2 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 5 | The Avengers | $37,765,919 | 675 | $37,765,919 | Apr 25 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 14 | What's in a Name? | $25,601,451 | 705 | $25,601,451 | Apr 25 | - |
| 54 | Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation | $8,510,533 | 624 | $8,510,533 | Apr 25 | UGC Distribution |
| 90 | We Bought a Zoo | $4,118,751 | 345 | $4,118,751 | Apr 18 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 91 | Lockout | $4,005,013 | 342 | $4,005,013 | Apr 18 | Europa Filmes |
