Worldwide Box Office For 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $1,518,812,988 | 18,527 | - | - | - | Apr 25 | - | - |
| 2 | Skyfall | $1,108,561,013 | 12,636 | - | - | - | Oct 25 | - | - |
| 3 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,084,939,099 | 15,178 | - | - | - | Jul 19 | - | - |
| 4 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1,017,003,568 | 16,149 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 5 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $877,244,782 | 16,730 | - | - | - | Jun 27 | - | - |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $829,746,820 | 18,808 | - | - | - | Nov 14 | - | - |
| 7 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $757,930,663 | 20,866 | - | - | - | Jun 28 | - | - |
| 8 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $746,921,274 | 12,713 | - | - | - | Jun 6 | - | - |
| 9 | The Hunger Games | $694,394,724 | 10,696 | - | - | - | Mar 8 | - | - |
| 10 | Men in Black³ | $654,213,485 | 16,479 | - | - | - | May 23 | - | - |
| 11 | Life of Pi | $609,016,565 | 7,152 | - | - | - | Nov 21 | - | - |
| 12 | Ted | $549,368,315 | 4,903 | - | - | - | Jun 29 | - | - |
| 13 | Brave | $538,983,207 | 4,174 | - | - | - | Jun 21 | - | - |
| 14 | Wreck-It Ralph | $471,222,889 | 3,770 | - | - | - | Nov 1 | - | - |
| 15 | Les Misérables | $442,299,309 | 5,633 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 16 | Django Unchained | $425,368,238 | 6,534 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 17 | Prometheus | $403,354,469 | 10,273 | - | - | - | May 30 | - | - |
| 18 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $396,592,829 | 9,827 | - | - | - | May 30 | - | - |
| 19 | Taken 2 | $376,141,306 | 10,253 | - | - | - | Sep 27 | - | - |
| 20 | Hotel Transylvania | $358,375,603 | 7,870 | - | - | - | Sep 20 | - | - |
| 21 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $350,449,521 | 8,184 | - | - | - | Apr 4 | - | - |
| 22 | The Lorax | $348,961,366 | 3,785 | - | - | - | Mar 1 | - | - |
| 23 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $335,260,290 | 3,543 | - | - | - | Jan 19 | - | - |
| 24 | The Expendables 2 | $314,975,955 | 9,074 | - | - | - | Aug 15 | - | - |
| 25 | Rise of the Guardians | $306,941,670 | 5,988 | - | - | - | Nov 21 | - | - |
| 26 | Battleship | $303,025,485 | 7,050 | - | - | - | Apr 11 | - | - |
| 27 | Wrath of the Titans | $301,970,083 | 5,687 | - | - | - | Mar 28 | - | - |
| 28 | John Carter | $284,139,100 | 5,137 | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | - |
| 29 | The Bourne Legacy | $276,144,750 | 3,771 | - | - | - | Aug 8 | - | - |
| 30 | Lincoln | $275,293,450 | 2,285 | - | - | - | Nov 9 | - | - |
| 31 | We're the Millers | $269,994,119 | 4,683 | - | - | - | Aug 29 | - | - |
| 32 | Dark Shadows | $245,527,149 | 3,846 | - | - | - | May 9 | - | - |
| 33 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240,159,255 | 9,041 | - | - | - | Sep 12 | - | - |
| 34 | Silver Linings Playbook | $236,412,453 | 4,304 | - | - | - | Nov 16 | - | - |
| 35 | American Reunion | $234,989,584 | 3,237 | - | - | - | Apr 4 | - | - |
| 36 | Argo | $232,325,503 | 3,448 | - | - | - | Oct 11 | - | - |
| 37 | Jack Reacher | $218,340,595 | 6,765 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 38 | Safe House | $208,076,205 | 3,156 | - | - | - | Feb 8 | - | - |
| 39 | 21 Jump Street | $201,585,328 | 3,885 | - | - | - | Mar 15 | - | - |
| 40 | Total Recall | $198,467,168 | 3,639 | - | - | - | Aug 2 | - | - |
| 41 | The Impossible | $198,087,212 | 2,954 | - | - | - | Oct 11 | - | - |
| 42 | Lost in Thailand | $197,757,387 | 65 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 43 | The Vow | $196,114,570 | 3,536 | - | - | - | Feb 9 | - | - |
| 44 | Mirror Mirror | $183,018,522 | 3,659 | - | - | - | Mar 15 | - | - |
| 45 | The Dictator | $179,379,533 | 5,270 | - | - | - | May 16 | - | - |
| 46 | Looper | $176,506,819 | 5,274 | - | - | - | Sep 27 | - | - |
| 47 | Chinese Zodiac | $170,525,083 | 980 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 48 | Magic Mike | $167,221,571 | 3,430 | - | - | - | Jun 28 | - | - |
| 49 | Flight | $161,772,375 | 2,698 | - | - | - | Nov 2 | - | - |
| 50 | Underworld: Awakening | $160,112,671 | 3,126 | - | - | - | Jan 18 | - | - |
| 51 | This Means War | $156,491,279 | 4,149 | - | - | - | Feb 16 | - | - |
| 52 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $142,802,657 | 3,457 | - | - | - | Oct 18 | - | - |
| 53 | Step Up: Revolution | $140,470,746 | 4,583 | - | - | - | Jul 26 | - | - |
| 54 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $136,836,156 | 1,851 | - | - | - | Feb 24 | - | - |
| 55 | The Wind Rises | $136,483,511 | 545 | - | - | - | Feb 21 | - | - |
| 56 | Last Vegas | $134,402,450 | 4,709 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 57 | Zero Dark Thirty | $132,820,716 | 3,665 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 58 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $132,563,930 | 5,625 | - | - | - | Feb 15 | - | - |
| 59 | Cloud Atlas | $130,482,868 | 4,205 | - | - | - | Oct 26 | - | - |
| 60 | The Woman in Black | $128,955,898 | 3,090 | - | - | - | Feb 2 | - | - |
| 61 | Chronicle | $126,636,097 | 2,942 | - | - | - | Feb 1 | - | - |
| 62 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D | $126,546,518 | 3,291 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 63 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $123,054,041 | 3,667 | - | - | - | Mar 28 | - | - |
| 64 | Parental Guidance | $119,772,232 | 3,508 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 65 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $116,471,580 | 3,124 | - | - | - | Jun 21 | - | - |
| 66 | Pitch Perfect | $115,350,426 | 2,790 | - | - | - | Sep 28 | - | - |
| 67 | Hope Springs | $114,281,051 | 3,047 | - | - | - | Aug 8 | - | - |
| 68 | ParaNorman | $107,139,399 | 3,472 | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 69 | The Campaign | $104,907,746 | 3,522 | - | - | - | Aug 9 | - | - |
| 70 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $102,741,546 | 3,625 | - | - | - | Feb 8 | - | - |
| 71 | Project X | $102,731,865 | 3,068 | - | - | - | Mar 1 | - | - |
| 72 | The Devil Inside | $101,758,490 | 2,551 | - | - | - | Jan 6 | - | - |
| 73 | The Lucky One | $99,357,138 | 3,192 | - | - | - | Apr 19 | - | - |
| 74 | Contraband | $96,262,212 | 2,884 | - | - | - | Jan 12 | - | - |
| 75 | Think Like a Man | $96,070,507 | 2,082 | - | - | - | Apr 20 | - | - |
| 76 | Masquerade | $94,268,432 | 290 | - | - | - | Sep 13 | - | - |
| 77 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru | $91,884,352 | 450 | - | - | - | Jul 13 | - | - |
| 78 | This Is 40 | $88,215,156 | 2,987 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 79 | The Thieves | $87,126,367 | 93 | - | - | - | Jul 25 | - | - |
| 80 | The Possession | $85,446,075 | 2,877 | - | - | - | Aug 30 | - | - |
| 81 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $84,384,002 | 3,978 | - | - | - | May 17 | - | - |
| 82 | Savages | $82,966,152 | 2,638 | - | - | - | Jul 6 | - | - |
| 83 | Sinister | $82,515,113 | 2,550 | - | - | - | Oct 5 | - | - |
| 84 | Act of Valor | $82,497,035 | 3,186 | - | - | - | Feb 23 | - | - |
| 85 | Frankenweenie | $81,491,068 | 3,748 | - | - | - | Oct 4 | - | - |
| 86 | The Grey | $79,781,695 | 3,216 | - | - | - | Jan 25 | - | - |
| 87 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $77,229,695 | 3,405 | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 88 | Thermae Romae | $74,285,251 | 194 | - | - | - | Apr 28 | - | - |
| 89 | One Piece Film Z | $74,223,861 | 320 | - | - | - | Dec 15 | - | - |
| 90 | To Rome with Love | $73,244,881 | 812 | - | - | - | Apr 20 | - | - |
| 91 | Here Comes the Boom | $73,100,172 | 3,014 | - | - | - | Oct 12 | - | - |
| 92 | Bayside Shakedown the Final | $72,867,395 | 2 | - | - | - | Sep 7 | - | - |
| 93 | The Cabin in the Woods | $69,935,600 | 3,741 | - | - | - | Apr 12 | - | - |
| 94 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $69,328,283 | 2,916 | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 95 | Anna Karenina | $68,929,150 | 438 | - | - | - | Sep 7 | - | - |
| 96 | The Watch | $68,267,862 | 3,168 | - | - | - | Jul 27 | - | - |
| 97 | Moonrise Kingdom | $68,263,166 | 938 | - | - | - | May 16 | - | - |
| 98 | The Secret of the Gods | $67,537,798 | 1,604 | - | - | - | Jul 26 | - | - |
| 99 | Madea's Witness Protection | $66,899,242 | 2,161 | - | - | - | Jun 29 | - | - |
| 100 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $62,008,601 | 2,631 | - | - | - | Jan 13 | - | - |
| 101 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia | $61,319,383 | 2,157 | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 102 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | $60,488,344 | 177 | - | - | - | Nov 17 | - | - |
| 103 | Quartet | $59,520,298 | 733 | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 104 | Rock of Ages | $59,418,613 | 3,494 | - | - | - | Jun 14 | - | - |
| 105 | That's My Boy | $57,719,093 | 3,265 | - | - | - | Jun 14 | - | - |
| 106 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $56,012,642 | 2,717 | - | - | - | Aug 15 | - | - |
| 107 | Lawless | $55,404,159 | 3,943 | - | - | - | Aug 29 | - | - |
| 108 | End of Watch | $55,078,146 | 3,006 | - | - | - | Sep 20 | - | - |
| 109 | Wolf Children | $54,984,346 | 124 | - | - | - | Jul 21 | - | - |
| 110 | The Three Stooges | $54,819,301 | 3,482 | - | - | - | Apr 13 | - | - |
| 111 | The Five-Year Engagement | $54,169,363 | 3,262 | - | - | - | Apr 27 | - | - |
| 112 | Red Dawn | $50,950,296 | 3,037 | - | - | - | Nov 21 | - | - |
| 113 | Red Tails | $50,365,498 | 2,573 | - | - | - | Jan 20 | - | - |
| 114 | Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release | $50,207,820 | 2,758 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 115 | HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami | $50,146,474 | 845 | - | - | - | Apr 4 | - | - |
| 116 | Tad: The Lost Explorer | $49,491,464 | 1,471 | - | - | - | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 117 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | $49,261,830 | 1,755 | - | - | - | Aug 2 | - | - |
| 118 | Trouble with the Curve | $48,963,137 | 3,212 | - | - | - | Sep 21 | - | - |
| 119 | Man on a Ledge | $47,636,031 | 3,036 | - | - | - | Jan 26 | - | - |
| 120 | A Werewolf Boy | $46,282,588 | 419 | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 121 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~ | $46,180,706 | 326 | - | - | - | Mar 3 | - | - |
| 122 | Tempest 3D 2012 Re-release | $46,008,255 | 357 | - | - | - | Jul 14 | - | - |
| 123 | Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker | $44,369,456 | 332 | - | - | - | Apr 14 | - | - |
| 124 | House at the End of the Street | $44,287,131 | 3,086 | - | - | - | Sep 21 | - | - |
| 125 | The Guilt Trip | $41,863,726 | 2,431 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 126 | Safe | $41,564,670 | 2,285 | - | - | - | Apr 26 | - | - |
| 127 | Dredd | $41,037,742 | 2,583 | - | - | - | Sep 7 | - | - |
| 128 | La vérité si je mens! 3 | $40,928,635 | 1,081 | - | - | - | Feb 1 | - | - |
| 129 | Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 | $40,923,305 | 1 | - | - | - | Jan 21 | - | - |
| 130 | Chernobyl Diaries | $38,390,020 | 2,439 | - | - | - | May 25 | - | - |
| 131 | Killing Them Softly | $37,930,465 | 2,434 | - | - | - | Sep 21 | - | - |
| 132 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | $37,654,579 | 62 | - | - | - | Aug 25 | - | - |
| 133 | The Tower | $36,512,327 | 1,188 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 134 | Good Deeds | $35,579,177 | 2,132 | - | - | - | Feb 24 | - | - |
| 135 | Arbitrage | $35,485,056 | 805 | - | - | - | Sep 14 | - | - |
| 136 | Welcome to the North | $34,995,189 | 854 | - | - | - | Jan 17 | - | - |
| 137 | Chimpanzee | $34,823,764 | 1,567 | - | - | - | Apr 20 | - | - |
| 138 | Alex Cross | $34,618,867 | 2,546 | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | - |
| 139 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $34,564,651 | 582 | - | - | - | Mar 9 | - | - |
| 140 | Haywire | $34,513,760 | 2,449 | - | - | - | Jan 19 | - | - |
| 141 | Conquest 1453 | $34,484,837 | 252 | - | - | - | Feb 16 | - | - |
| 142 | Adventures in Zambezia | $34,428,345 | 683 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 143 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $34,153,101 | 1,687 | - | - | - | Nov 9 | - | - |
| 144 | Three Heroes on Distant Shores | $33,674,759 | 1,735 | - | - | - | Dec 27 | - | - |
| 145 | 2016: Obama's America | $33,449,086 | 2,017 | - | - | - | Jul 13 | - | - |
| 146 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $33,384,127 | 1,124 | - | - | - | Sep 20 | - | - |
| 147 | Lockout | $32,948,113 | 2,741 | - | - | - | Apr 13 | - | - |
| 148 | Bait | $32,813,407 | 164 | - | - | - | Sep 6 | - | - |
| 149 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $32,726,956 | 3,030 | - | - | - | Jul 2 | - | - |
| 150 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | $32,472,645 | 210 | - | - | - | Feb 2 | - | - |
| 151 | Movie 43 | $32,438,988 | 2,891 | - | - | - | Feb 21 | - | - |
| 152 | The Floating Castle | $31,967,471 | 325 | - | - | - | Nov 2 | - | - |
| 153 | The Neighbors | $31,949,315 | 222 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 154 | The Dream Team | $31,822,402 | 608 | - | - | - | Sep 26 | - | - |
| 155 | What's in a Name? | $31,303,580 | 492 | - | - | - | Apr 25 | - | - |
| 156 | Joyful Noise | $31,158,113 | 2,735 | - | - | - | Jan 13 | - | - |
| 157 | Premium Rush | $31,083,599 | 2,438 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 158 | Playing for Keeps | $30,962,335 | 3,751 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 159 | The Four | $30,505,808 | 68 | - | - | - | Jul 12 | - | - |
| 160 | The Grand Heist | $30,158,762 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 8 | - | - |
| 161 | The Raven | $29,699,345 | 2,351 | - | - | - | Mar 9 | - | - |
| 162 | Amour | $29,447,648 | 784 | - | - | - | Sep 20 | - | - |
| 163 | All About My Wife | $29,382,038 | 6 | - | - | - | May 17 | - | - |
| 164 | Seven Psychopaths | $29,347,202 | 1,828 | - | - | - | Oct 12 | - | - |
| 165 | Rowdy Rathore | $29,342,463 | 189 | - | - | - | May 31 | - | - |
| 166 | SPEC: Heaven | $29,023,960 | 281 | - | - | - | Apr 7 | - | - |
| 167 | We Were There: True Love | $28,876,929 | 297 | - | - | - | Mar 17 | - | - |
| 168 | Bol Bachchan | $28,775,262 | 106 | - | - | - | Jul 5 | - | - |
| 169 | Deranged | $28,444,173 | 88 | - | - | - | Jul 5 | - | - |
| 170 | The Master | $28,258,060 | 864 | - | - | - | Sep 14 | - | - |
| 171 | Hitchcock | $27,039,669 | 1,351 | - | - | - | Nov 23 | - | - |
| 172 | Dearest | $26,723,916 | 4 | - | - | - | Aug 25 | - | - |
| 173 | Architecture 101 | $26,642,354 | 124 | - | - | - | Mar 22 | - | - |
| 174 | Dancing Queen | $26,411,266 | 1 | - | - | - | Jan 18 | - | - |
| 175 | Lesson of the Evil | $26,167,224 | 309 | - | - | - | Nov 10 | - | - |
| 176 | Agneepath | $26,001,696 | 194 | - | - | - | Jan 26 | - | - |
| 177 | Rust and Bone | $25,807,712 | 428 | - | - | - | May 16 | - | - |
| 178 | Head Over Heels 2 | $25,402,893 | 724 | - | - | - | Dec 28 | - | - |
| 179 | On the Other Side of the Tracks | $25,109,572 | 596 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 180 | Helter Skelter | $25,066,699 | 22 | - | - | - | Jul 14 | - | - |
| 181 | The Last Tycoon | $25,009,914 | 127 | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | - |
| 182 | Housefull 2 | $24,922,847 | 204 | - | - | - | Apr 5 | - | - |
| 183 | Big Miracle | $24,719,215 | 2,137 | - | - | - | Feb 2 | - | - |
| 184 | Sparkle | $24,637,800 | 2,244 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 185 | The Players | $24,629,152 | 528 | - | - | - | Feb 29 | - | - |
| 186 | Liar Game: Reborn | $24,549,726 | 1 | - | - | - | Mar 3 | - | - |
| 187 | I Want You | $23,961,214 | 244 | - | - | - | Jun 22 | - | - |
| 188 | Turkish for Beginners | $23,952,712 | 562 | - | - | - | Mar 15 | - | - |
| 189 | Wanderlust | $23,812,816 | 2,019 | - | - | - | Feb 23 | - | - |
| 190 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | $23,785,681 | 1,804 | - | - | - | Oct 12 | - | - |
| 191 | To the Arctic 3D | $23,695,388 | 58 | - | - | - | Apr 20 | - | - |
| 192 | Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life | $22,975,341 | 301 | - | - | - | Jun 9 | - | - |
| 193 | Kon-Tiki | $22,842,887 | 124 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 194 | Fall in Love Like a Star | $22,640,355 | - | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 195 | Upside Down | $22,187,813 | 1,142 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 196 | Unbowed | $22,132,903 | 1 | - | - | - | Jan 18 | - | - |
| 197 | Confession of Murder | $21,701,525 | 315 | - | - | - | Nov 8 | - | - |
| 198 | StreetDance 2 2012 Re-release | $21,638,853 | 478 | - | - | - | Mar 30 | - | - |
| 199 | 2012 2012 Re-release | $21,538,353 | 50 | - | - | - | Nov 20 | - | - |
| 200 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $21,107,746 | 448 | - | - | - | Jun 27 | - | - |
