International Box Office For 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $896,200,000 | 57 | $895,455,078 | Apr 25 | - |
| 2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $714,026,763 | 68 | $715,922,939 | Jun 27 | - |
| 3 | Skyfall | $711,550,056 | 84 | $804,200,736 | Oct 25 | - |
| 4 | The Dark Knight Rises | $636,800,000 | 64 | $636,800,000 | Jul 19 | - |
| 5 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $525,718,769 | 43 | $530,529,792 | Jun 6 | - |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $524,723,732 | 73 | $537,422,083 | Nov 14 | - |
| 7 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $490,185,894 | 80 | $495,900,000 | Jun 28 | - |
| 8 | Men in Black³ | $475,192,631 | 103 | $475,192,631 | May 23 | - |
| 9 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $464,000,000 | 64 | $714,000,000 | Dec 12 | - |
| 10 | Brave | $303,153,856 | 55 | $301,700,000 | Jun 21 | - |
| 11 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $285,666,656 | 83 | $292,565,407 | Apr 4 | - |
| 12 | Ted | $284,200,000 | 46 | $330,552,828 | Jul 5 | - |
| 13 | The Hunger Games | $283,237,076 | 67 | $286,384,032 | Mar 8 | - |
| 14 | Prometheus | $276,009,603 | 61 | $276,877,385 | May 30 | - |
| 15 | The Intouchables | $252,971,838 | 16 | $416,389,690 | Nov 2 | - |
| 16 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $251,000,000 | 58 | $357,000,000 | Dec 15 | - |
| 17 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $241,260,448 | 60 | $241,260,448 | May 30 | - |
| 18 | Battleship | $237,602,860 | 62 | $237,602,860 | Apr 11 | - |
| 19 | Taken 2 | $227,533,755 | 65 | $236,287,019 | Sep 27 | - |
| 20 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $222,000,000 | 52 | $231,400,000 | Jan 19 | - |
| 21 | Life of Pi | $219,177,249 | 67 | $484,029,542 | Nov 22 | - |
| 22 | Wrath of the Titans | $218,300,000 | 63 | $218,300,000 | Mar 28 | - |
| 23 | The Expendables 2 | $215,400,000 | 36 | $229,947,763 | Aug 15 | - |
| 24 | John Carter | $211,061,000 | 55 | $211,061,000 | Mar 7 | - |
| 25 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $179,465,258 | 73 | $197,813,724 | Sep 12 | - |
| 26 | American Reunion | $177,978,063 | 48 | $177,978,063 | Apr 4 | - |
| 27 | Hotel Transylvania | $167,616,003 | 61 | $210,062,555 | Sep 20 | - |
| 28 | Dark Shadows | $165,800,000 | 54 | $165,800,000 | May 9 | - |
| 29 | Rise of the Guardians | $165,200,000 | 60 | $203,528,912 | Nov 22 | - |
| 30 | The Bourne Legacy | $162,940,880 | 54 | $162,940,880 | Aug 8 | - |
| 31 | Total Recall | $139,589,199 | 74 | $139,589,199 | Aug 2 | - |
| 32 | The Lorax | $134,809,816 | 47 | $134,809,816 | Mar 1 | - |
| 33 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $129,805,749 | 63 | $209,584,693 | Dec 14 | - |
| 34 | The Dictator | $119,729,311 | 37 | $119,729,311 | May 16 | - |
| 35 | Mirror Mirror | $118,083,355 | 60 | $118,083,355 | Mar 15 | - |
| 36 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $117,921,197 | 62 | $130,101,637 | Dec 21 | - |
| 37 | Step Up Revolution | $105,396,069 | 46 | $105,396,069 | Jul 26 | - |
| 38 | This Means War | $101,730,488 | 58 | $101,730,488 | Feb 16 | - |
| 39 | Wreck-It Ralph | $100,200,000 | 69 | $281,800,000 | Nov 1 | - |
| 40 | Looper | $100,034,953 | - | $110,020,614 | Sep 27 | - |
| 41 | Underworld: Awakening | $97,791,632 | 57 | $97,791,632 | Jan 18 | - |
| 42 | Hugo | $95,208,108 | 37 | $111,905,653 | Dec 2 | - |
| 43 | The Descendants | $94,659,025 | 50 | $94,659,025 | Jan 12 | - |
| 44 | War Horse | $93,700,000 | 52 | $97,700,000 | Dec 26 | - |
| 45 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru | $91,331,832 | 1 | $91,331,832 | Jul 13 | - |
| 46 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $90,586,249 | 51 | $92,002,915 | Mar 28 | - |
| 47 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $87,976,766 | 29 | $90,424,115 | Feb 24 | - |
| 48 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $86,855,358 | 49 | $88,917,657 | Oct 18 | - |
| 49 | The Thieves | $82,833,860 | 3 | $82,833,860 | Jul 25 | - |
| 50 | Safe House | $81,702,771 | 48 | $81,702,771 | Feb 8 | - |
| 51 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $80,789,928 | 26 | $80,789,928 | Feb 15 | - |
| 52 | The Iron Lady | $80,138,707 | 35 | $84,938,707 | Dec 26 | - |
| 53 | Masquerade | $79,839,675 | 1 | $79,839,675 | Sep 13 | - |
| 54 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $78,489,268 | 23 | $78,952,441 | Jun 21 | - |
| 55 | The Woman in Black | $73,397,446 | 21 | $73,397,446 | Feb 2 | - |
| 56 | Thermae Romae | $73,012,751 | 1 | $73,012,751 | Apr 28 | - |
| 57 | Bayside Shakedown the Final | $72,856,710 | 1 | $72,856,710 | Sep 7 | - |
| 58 | The Artist | $72,357,166 | 37 | $88,761,174 | Oct 12 | - |
| 59 | The Vow | $71,100,540 | 29 | $71,100,540 | Feb 9 | - |
| 60 | The Impossible | $67,638,023 | 47 | $179,067,330 | Oct 11 | - |
| 61 | The Muppets | $67,253,000 | 42 | $76,553,000 | Nov 25 | - |
| 62 | 21 Jump Street | $63,137,661 | 32 | $63,137,661 | Mar 15 | - |
| 63 | Chronicle | $62,060,922 | 40 | $62,060,922 | Feb 1 | - |
| 64 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $59,283,211 | 61 | $59,283,211 | Feb 8 | - |
| 65 | To Rome with Love | $56,559,014 | 25 | $56,559,014 | Apr 20 | - |
| 66 | Jack and Jill | $56,226,156 | 41 | $75,515,631 | Nov 11 | - |
| 67 | Argo | $56,000,000 | 53 | $96,300,000 | Oct 11 | - |
| 68 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia | $55,905,197 | 21 | $55,905,197 | Oct 17 | - |
| 69 | Wolf Children | $53,923,613 | 3 | $53,923,613 | Jul 21 | - |
| 70 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | $53,795,872 | 1 | $60,313,000 | Nov 17 | - |
| 71 | Magic Mike | $53,500,000 | 19 | $53,500,000 | Jun 28 | - |
| 72 | The Secret of the Gods | $51,507,647 | 21 | $51,507,647 | Jul 26 | - |
| 73 | Les Misérables | $48,700,000 | 52 | $293,489,539 | Dec 19 | - |
| 74 | The Devil Inside | $48,496,546 | 44 | $48,496,546 | Jan 20 | - |
| 75 | HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami | $48,389,454 | 3 | $48,389,454 | Apr 4 | - |
| 76 | Project X | $48,000,000 | 27 | $48,000,000 | Mar 1 | - |
| 77 | J. Edgar | $47,614,509 | 24 | $47,614,509 | Jan 5 | - |
| 78 | Hope Springs | $45,467,974 | 32 | $50,745,040 | Aug 9 | - |
| 79 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~ | $45,136,054 | 2 | $45,136,054 | Mar 3 | - |
| 80 | ParaNorman | $44,400,000 | 39 | $51,136,348 | Aug 3 | - |
| 81 | Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker | $44,068,406 | 2 | $44,068,406 | Apr 14 | - |
| 82 | Tempest 3D 2012 Re-release | $43,589,581 | 1 | $43,589,581 | Jul 14 | - |
| 83 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $43,231,799 | 25 | $43,231,799 | May 17 | - |
| 84 | A Werewolf Boy | $41,336,378 | 1 | $41,336,378 | Oct 31 | - |
| 85 | La vérité si je mens! 3 | $40,924,982 | 3 | $40,924,982 | Feb 1 | - |
| 86 | Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 | $40,923,305 | 1 | $40,923,305 | Jan 21 | - |
| 87 | Cloud Atlas | $38,999,496 | 13 | $103,374,596 | Oct 26 | - |
| 88 | The Lucky One | $38,900,000 | 29 | $38,900,000 | Apr 19 | - |
| 89 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | $36,798,585 | 1 | $36,798,585 | Aug 25 | - |
| 90 | We Bought a Zoo | $36,774,579 | 23 | $44,457,291 | Dec 22 | - |
| 91 | Savages | $35,584,084 | 42 | $35,584,084 | Jul 13 | - |
| 92 | The Darkest Hour | $35,033,036 | 58 | $43,183,292 | Dec 22 | - |
| 93 | Welcome to the North | $34,995,189 | 1 | $34,995,189 | Jan 17 | - |
| 94 | One Piece Film Z | $34,748,846 | 1 | $68,244,143 | Dec 15 | - |
| 95 | Conquest 1453 | $34,449,107 | 4 | $34,449,107 | Feb 16 | - |
| 96 | In Time | $33,218,627 | 53 | $136,410,501 | Oct 26 | - |
| 97 | The Watch | $32,615,770 | 29 | $32,914,862 | Aug 10 | - |
| 98 | Frankenweenie | $31,800,000 | 38 | $46,200,000 | Oct 4 | - |
| 99 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | $31,728,296 | 1 | $31,728,296 | Feb 2 | - |
| 100 | Silent Hill: Revelation | $30,414,380 | 22 | $34,773,639 | Nov 2 | - |
| 101 | The Grand Heist | $30,158,762 | 1 | $30,158,762 | Aug 8 | - |
| 102 | Contraband | $29,734,212 | 25 | $29,734,212 | Jan 12 | - |
| 103 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $29,657,226 | 21 | $56,481,215 | Sep 16 | - |
| 104 | Sinister | $29,625,536 | 22 | $29,625,536 | Oct 5 | - |
| 105 | What's in a Name? | $29,537,789 | 5 | $29,537,789 | Apr 25 | - |
| 106 | The Floating Castle | $29,537,778 | 1 | $29,537,778 | Nov 2 | - |
| 107 | All About My Wife | $29,370,622 | 1 | $29,370,622 | May 17 | - |
| 108 | Pitch Perfect | $28,904,106 | 15 | $50,349,333 | Oct 4 | - |
| 109 | We Were There: True Love | $28,876,929 | 1 | $28,876,929 | Mar 17 | - |
| 110 | Rowdy Rathore | $28,565,090 | - | $28,565,090 | May 31 | - |
| 111 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $28,187,996 | 22 | $28,200,000 | Aug 10 | - |
| 112 | SPEC: Heaven | $27,785,052 | 1 | $27,785,052 | Apr 7 | - |
| 113 | Man on a Ledge | $27,601,189 | 38 | $27,601,189 | Jan 26 | - |
| 114 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $27,580,817 | 9 | $28,103,514 | Aug 3 | - |
| 115 | The Possession | $27,561,295 | 25 | $36,315,921 | Aug 30 | - |
| 116 | Bol Bachchan | $27,559,004 | 8 | $27,559,004 | Jul 5 | - |
| 117 | Deranged | $27,451,887 | 1 | $27,451,887 | Jul 5 | - |
| 118 | Dearest | $26,697,025 | 1 | $26,697,025 | Aug 25 | - |
| 119 | Dancing Queen | $26,411,266 | 1 | $26,411,266 | Jan 18 | - |
| 120 | Architecture 101 | $26,061,441 | 1 | $26,061,441 | Mar 22 | - |
| 121 | The Grey | $25,698,095 | 14 | $25,698,095 | Jan 25 | - |
| 122 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $25,516,670 | 23 | $25,516,670 | Mar 15 | - |
| 123 | The Five-Year Engagement | $25,074,223 | 12 | $25,074,223 | May 3 | - |
| 124 | Liar Game: Reborn | $24,549,726 | 1 | $24,549,726 | Mar 3 | - |
| 125 | Helter Skelter | $24,231,554 | 1 | $24,231,554 | Jul 14 | - |
| 126 | Tad: The Lost Explorer | $23,955,170 | 2 | $23,955,170 | Aug 31 | - |
| 127 | Turkish for Beginners | $23,743,001 | 3 | $23,743,001 | Mar 15 | - |
| 128 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | $23,494,826 | 9 | $23,494,826 | Aug 2 | - |
| 129 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $23,400,000 | 31 | $23,400,000 | Feb 15 | - |
| 130 | Safe | $23,204,106 | 19 | $23,204,106 | Apr 26 | - |
| 131 | Jack Reacher | $22,500,000 | 57 | $138,269,859 | Dec 20 | - |
| 132 | The Dream Team | $22,237,110 | 1 | $22,237,110 | Sep 26 | - |
| 133 | Dredd | $22,211,811 | 26 | $22,211,811 | Sep 7 | - |
| 134 | Lesson of the Evil | $22,164,898 | 1 | $22,164,898 | Nov 10 | - |
| 135 | Unbowed | $22,132,903 | 1 | $22,132,903 | Jan 18 | - |
| 136 | Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life | $22,018,593 | 2 | $22,018,593 | Jun 9 | - |
| 137 | The Players | $21,553,815 | 3 | $24,600,000 | Feb 29 | - |
| 138 | Anna Karenina | $21,173,277 | 29 | $56,112,783 | Sep 7 | - |
| 139 | Rock of Ages | $20,900,000 | 28 | $20,900,000 | Jun 14 | - |
| 140 | StreetDance 2 2012 Re-release | $20,788,483 | 13 | $20,788,483 | Mar 30 | - |
| 141 | That's My Boy | $20,788,004 | 7 | $20,788,004 | Jun 14 | - |
| 142 | Moonrise Kingdom | $20,751,432 | 14 | $22,750,700 | May 16 | - |
| 143 | I Want You | $20,521,117 | 2 | $20,521,117 | Jun 22 | - |
| 144 | New Year's Eve | $20,300,000 | 55 | $87,500,000 | Dec 7 | - |
| 145 | We Were There: True Love 2012 Re-release | $20,253,908 | 1 | $20,253,908 | Apr 21 | - |
| 146 | The Wings of the Kirin | $19,491,841 | 1 | $19,491,841 | Jan 28 | - |
| 147 | Killing Them Softly | $19,427,505 | 10 | $22,904,409 | Sep 21 | - |
| 148 | Here Comes the Boom | $19,351,133 | 17 | $27,809,854 | Nov 1 | - |
| 149 | Chernobyl Diaries | $19,038,008 | 16 | $19,038,008 | May 25 | - |
| 150 | Until the Break of Dawn | $18,935,166 | 1 | $18,935,166 | Oct 6 | - |
| 151 | 2012 2012 Re-release | $18,871,427 | 1 | $18,871,427 | Nov 20 | - |
| 152 | Space Brothers | $18,706,339 | 1 | $18,706,339 | May 5 | - |
| 153 | Sadako 3D | $18,604,016 | 3 | $18,604,016 | May 12 | - |
| 154 | Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen | $18,529,643 | 1 | $18,529,643 | Apr 21 | - |
| 155 | The Campaign | $18,000,000 | 14 | $18,000,000 | Aug 9 | - |
| 156 | Raaz 3 | $17,899,667 | 4 | $17,899,667 | Sep 6 | - |
| 157 | Lockout | $17,877,166 | 12 | $17,877,166 | Apr 18 | - |
| 158 | Tower Heist | $17,490,750 | 46 | $74,884,053 | Nov 3 | - |
| 159 | Rust and Bone | $17,425,247 | 4 | $23,700,000 | May 16 | - |
| 160 | Road to Ninja - Naruto the Movie | $17,278,965 | 1 | $17,278,965 | Jul 28 | - |
| 161 | 26 Years | $17,003,684 | 1 | $17,003,684 | Nov 29 | - |
| 162 | The Sapphires | $16,828,607 | 3 | $17,972,761 | Aug 9 | - |
| 163 | My Way | $16,650,940 | 3 | $16,650,940 | Mar 14 | - |
| 164 | Lawless | $16,276,453 | 14 | $16,276,453 | Sep 6 | - |
| 165 | Beyond Outrage | $16,211,978 | 1 | $16,211,978 | Oct 6 | - |
| 166 | Till Luck Do Us Part | $16,121,326 | 1 | $16,121,326 | Oct 5 | - |
| 167 | Helpless | $15,900,581 | 1 | $15,900,581 | Mar 8 | - |
| 168 | My Week with Marilyn | $15,751,849 | 16 | $20,457,349 | Nov 25 | - |
| 169 | Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen 2012 Re-release | $15,533,910 | 1 | $15,533,910 | Aug 4 | - |
| 170 | The Concubine | $15,320,192 | 1 | $15,320,192 | Jun 6 | - |
| 171 | The Neighbors | $15,128,082 | 1 | $15,128,082 | Aug 23 | - |
| 172 | Immaturi - Il viaggio | $15,072,869 | 1 | $15,072,869 | Jan 6 | - |
| 173 | Stars 80 | $14,597,021 | 2 | $14,597,021 | Oct 24 | - |
| 174 | African Cats | $14,517,122 | 1 | $15,429,000 | Apr 21 | - |
| 175 | Happiness Never Comes Alone | $14,475,659 | 3 | $14,475,659 | Jun 27 | - |
| 176 | Confession of Murder | $14,463,424 | 1 | $14,463,424 | Nov 8 | - |
| 177 | Haywire | $14,430,210 | 12 | $14,430,210 | Jan 19 | - |
| 178 | Arbitrage | $14,300,000 | 5 | $27,565,482 | Sep 20 | - |
| 179 | Soulless | $14,040,817 | 2 | $14,040,817 | Oct 4 | - |
| 180 | The Eight Rangers | $14,013,405 | 1 | $14,013,405 | Jul 28 | - |
| 181 | A Few Best Men | $13,944,023 | 5 | $13,944,023 | Jan 5 | - |
| 182 | The Raven | $13,649,479 | 11 | $13,649,479 | Mar 9 | - |
| 183 | The Ides of March | $13,517,591 | 13 | $35,030,527 | Oct 13 | - |
| 184 | Red Lights | $13,498,550 | 7 | $13,498,550 | Mar 2 | - |
| 185 | Robo-G | $13,424,735 | 1 | $13,424,735 | Jan 14 | - |
| 186 | Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o yobu! Ora to uchuu to purinsesu | $13,125,111 | 2 | $13,125,111 | Apr 14 | - |
| 187 | The Cold Light of Day | $13,100,000 | 11 | $13,100,000 | Apr 4 | - |
| 188 | A Chorus of Angels | $12,745,948 | 1 | $12,745,948 | Nov 3 | - |
| 189 | The Help | $12,331,000 | 31 | $46,931,000 | Sep 1 | - |
| 190 | Chronicle of My Mother | $12,268,824 | 1 | $12,268,824 | Apr 28 | - |
| 191 | Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf | $12,173,305 | 2 | $25,949,289 | Dec 30 | - |
| 192 | Kon-Tiki | $11,877,004 | 8 | $21,325,477 | Aug 24 | - |
| 193 | Jannat 2 | $11,798,448 | 7 | $11,798,448 | May 3 | - |
| 194 | Big Is Beautiful | $11,646,824 | 3 | $11,646,824 | Mar 28 | - |
| 195 | Real Steel | $11,600,000 | 54 | $213,800,000 | Oct 5 | - |
| 196 | Precure All Stars New Stage Movie: Friends of the Future | $11,571,811 | 1 | $11,571,811 | Mar 17 | - |
| 197 | As One | $11,567,624 | 1 | $11,567,624 | May 3 | - |
| 198 | In the House | $11,489,289 | 5 | $11,489,289 | Oct 10 | - |
| 199 | Berlin Kaplani | $11,358,775 | 4 | $11,358,775 | Jan 26 | - |
| 200 | Love Fiction | $11,351,387 | 1 | $11,351,387 | Feb 29 | - |
Figures are accurate only to the stated territory count unless otherwise noted.
