Domestic Box Office For 2012

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
431T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$79,71938$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
533Galapagos$27,13314$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
205Space Station 3D$2,200,27864$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
793A Grin Without A Cat$6961$43,616May 1Icarus Films
564Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$20,19982$34,137,524Sep 23IMAX
251Deep Sea$829,43647$46,412,757Mar 3Warner Bros.
787Monsieur Verdoux$1,0312$64,636Mar 14The Film Desk
206Under the Sea 3D$2,183,041108$36,262,926Feb 13Warner Bros.
777Le combat dans l'île$1,7561$50,039Jun 12The Film Desk
774Mississippi Mermaid$1,8571$33,216Jul 10The Film Desk
791Small Change$7022$38,296Nov 24The Film Desk
636Shanghai Red
2010 Re-release
$11,5693$30,353Feb 12Indican Pictures
167Hubble$5,275,577151$52,522,904Mar 19Warner Bros.
769See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary$2,09721$118,206Mar 19Worldplay
220Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World$1,636,41814$6,096,582May 283D Entertainment
759The Girlfriends$2,9951$68,167Jun 18The Film Desk
807Metal Messiah$1001$3,476Sep 16-
753The Trouble with Terkel
2010 Re-release
$3,2594$40,385Oct 15Indican Pictures
778Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench$1,7155$35,556Nov 5Variance Films
801To Die Is Hard$5751$5,129Dec 17Driving With Our Eyes Shut
721Nostalgia for the Light$5,0306$163,962Jan 13Icarus Films
794Battleship Potemkin$6725$51,198Jan 14Kino International
159Born to Be Wild$6,498,379208$25,978,556Apr 8Warner Bros.
788American: The Bill Hicks Story$90811$92,234Apr 8Variance Films
294Midnight in Paris$447,8671,038$56,817,045May 20Sony Pictures Classics
617Lost Bohemia$13,7732$23,584May 20Long Shot Factory
764Pianomania$2,5246$49,852May 27First Run
701Film socialisme$6,4303$42,925Jun 3Lorber Films
735The Green Ray
2011 Re-release
$4,1962$43,839Jun 9The Film Desk
454Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness$62,34629$906,666Jul 8International Film Circuit
563Ranchero$20,2102$24,036Jul 8Indican Pictures
761Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle$2,8771$22,039Jul 20The Film Desk
776The Woman with the 5 Elephants
2011 Re-release
$1,7701$11,026Jul 20The Cinema Guild
508El Bulli: Cooking in Progress$35,59610$237,181Jul 27-
538The Guard$25,389203$5,360,274Jul 29Sony Pictures Classics
677The Interrupters$8,22110$282,448Jul 29The Cinema Guild
338The Help$227,5813,014$169,708,112Aug 10Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
675Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow$8,3813$51,301Aug 10-
730CornerStore$4,7682$45,176Aug 12Shotown Pictures
536Mozart's Sister$26,45636$707,885Aug 19Music Box Films
727The Worst Movie Ever!$4,8912$25,206Aug 19Driving With Our Eyes Shut
736Amigo$4,08510$184,705Aug 19Variance Films
780Higher Ground
2011 Re-release
$1,59581$841,733Aug 26Sony Pictures Classics
768Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life$2,24019$233,007Aug 31Music Box Films
553The Whale$21,8065$81,881Sep 9Paladin
678The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu$8,1333$34,023Sep 9The Film Desk
491The Mill and the Cross$41,25417$312,187Sep 14-
698Granito$6,5045$43,942Sep 14International Film Circuit
332Drive$239,9582,904$35,061,555Sep 16FilmDistrict
641The Lion King
2011 3D Release
$10,9922,340$94,242,001Sep 16Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
731Jane's Journey$4,6823$27,253Sep 16First Run
272Moneyball$625,0033,018$75,605,492Sep 23Sony Pictures Releasing
304Dolphin Tale$364,0633,515$72,286,779Sep 23Warner Bros.
602The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby$15,1248$183,342Sep 23First Run
290Courageous$482,2471,214$34,522,221Sep 30TriStar Pictures
450Take Shelter$63,13591$1,730,296Sep 30Sony Pictures Classics
789My Joy$8081$6,298Sep 30Kino Lorber
711Hell and Back Again$5,9984$40,634Oct 5-
180Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough$3,825,43127$5,705,874Oct 7National Geographic Entertainment
240Real Steel$1,101,3453,440$85,468,508Oct 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
321The Way
2010 Re-release
$276,562283$4,430,765Oct 7-
322The Women on the 6th Floor$263,85017$719,823Oct 7Strand Releasing
399The Ides of March$125,8762,199$40,962,534Oct 7Sony Pictures Releasing
622Blackthorn$13,51121$200,558Oct 7Magnolia Pictures
795Metropolis
Giorgio Moroder Presents
$66016$27,362Oct 7-
356Footloose
2011 Re-release
$187,7633,555$51,802,742Oct 14Paramount Pictures
378The Skin I Live In$153,274116$3,185,812Oct 14Sony Pictures Classics
561The Greatest Miracle$20,61887$555,166Oct 14-
733Oka!$4,5642$18,364Oct 14Dada Films
650Paul Goodman Changed My Life$10,4902$35,671Oct 19Zeitgeist Films
365Le Havre$175,08125$611,709Oct 21Janus Films
405Margin Call$116,530199$5,354,039Oct 21Roadside Attractions
453Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey$62,46915$304,052Oct 21Submarine Deluxe
462Paranormal Activity 3$57,4243,329$104,028,807Oct 21Paramount Pictures
178Puss in Boots$4,009,5543,963$149,260,504Oct 28DreamWorks
289In Time$507,9643,127$37,520,095Oct 28Twentieth Century Fox
497My Reincarnation$39,2195$92,822Oct 28Long Shot Factory
522Like Crazy$30,124162$3,395,391Oct 28Paramount Vantage
705Sigur Rós: Inni$6,2007$123,482Oct 28Cinema Purgatorio
804Redneck Carnage$3811$706Oct 29-
229Tower Heist$1,396,1503,370$78,046,570Nov 4Universal Pictures
346A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas$207,9752,875$35,061,031Nov 4Warner Bros.
426In the Family$89,6715$101,934Nov 4In the Family
455Young Goethe in Love$61,5819$162,138Nov 4Music Box Films
588The Bride Wore Black$16,7622$44,566Nov 4The Film Desk
694The Look$6,7712$19,988Nov 4Kino Lorber
252J. Edgar$812,9791,985$37,306,030Nov 9Warner Bros.
200Jack and Jill$2,459,2203,438$74,158,157Nov 11Sony Pictures Releasing
249Immortals$901,0093,120$83,504,017Nov 11Relativity Media
283Melancholia$538,045145$3,030,848Nov 11Magnolia Pictures
512The Conquest$33,3448$74,474Nov 11Music Box Films
583Eames: The Architect & The Painter$17,26512$153,088Nov 11First Run
601Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within$15,2847$100,119Nov 11Variance Films
76The Descendants$44,209,1292,038$82,584,160Nov 16-
511Tomboy$33,67510$129,834Nov 16Dada Films
569Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview$19,35613$105,710Nov 16Magnolia Pictures
160The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$6,445,1794,066$281,287,133Nov 18Summit Entertainment
186Happy Feet Two$3,314,0723,611$64,006,466Nov 18Warner Bros.
654Garbo: The Spy
2011 Re-release
$9,9652$28,563Nov 18First Run
704Tyrannosaur$6,2245$22,321Nov 18Strand Releasing
729King of Devil's Island$4,8642$7,615Nov 18Film Movement
754Rid of Me$3,2492$11,740Nov 18Submarine Deluxe
767The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
2011 Re-release
$2,3334$10,352Nov 18Music Box Films
113Hugo$25,241,2422,608$73,864,507Nov 23Paramount Pictures
158The Muppets$6,835,9543,440$88,631,237Nov 23Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
161My Week with Marilyn$5,983,702630$14,600,347Nov 23The Weinstein Company
173A Dangerous Method$4,278,441365$5,704,709Nov 23Sony Pictures Classics
253Arthur Christmas$812,0993,376$46,462,469Nov 23Sony Pictures Releasing
86The Artist$40,075,1031,756$44,671,682Nov 25The Weinstein Company
496Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche$40,1105$86,202Nov 25-
702The Polar Express
2011 IMAX Release
$6,28625$711,168Nov 25Warner Bros.
635Khodorkovsky$11,8042$39,522Nov 30Kino Lorber
208Shame$2,026,50495$3,909,002Dec 2-
607Outrage$14,6347$44,745Dec 2Magnolia Pictures
771London River
2011 Re-release
$2,0002$7,200Dec 7-
116Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy$20,582,787886$24,149,393Dec 9Focus Features
146New Year's Eve$10,339,3843,505$54,544,638Dec 9Warner Bros.
170Young Adult$5,004,756987$16,311,571Dec 9Paramount Pictures
172The Sitter$4,830,3912,752$30,441,326Dec 9Twentieth Century Fox
219We Need to Talk About Kevin$1,699,39580$1,738,692Dec 9Oscilloscope
513Addiction Incorporated$33,0435$40,106Dec 14Variance Films
30Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$87,050,5783,555$209,397,903Dec 16Paramount Pictures
48Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$62,796,7893,703$186,848,418Dec 16Warner Bros.
74Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$44,959,5463,734$133,110,742Dec 16Twentieth Century Fox
204Carnage$2,244,245494$2,547,047Dec 16Sony Pictures Classics
676Cook County$8,2505$17,977Dec 16Hannover House
61The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo$52,177,1032,950$102,515,793Dec 21Sony Pictures Releasing
99The Adventures of Tintin$33,739,8043,087$77,591,831Dec 21Paramount Pictures
263Don 2$727,714167$3,680,306Dec 22Reliance Big Pictures
88We Bought a Zoo$38,785,0973,170$75,624,550Dec 23Twentieth Century Fox
185Pina$3,326,40584$3,524,826Dec 23IFC Films
323In the Land of Blood and Honey$259,10718$303,877Dec 23FilmDistrict
695Prince of the Himalayas$6,6331$10,190Dec 23-
725Miss Minoes
2011 Re-release
$4,9664$10,189Dec 23Music Box Films
78War Horse$43,532,6822,856$79,884,879Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
102Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close$31,579,9582,630$31,847,881Dec 25Warner Bros.
148The Darkest Hour$9,771,0102,327$21,443,494Dec 25Summit Entertainment
264Pariah$703,33024$769,552Dec 28Focus Features
752El Sicario, Room 164$3,3411$6,123Dec 28Icarus Films
105The Iron Lady$29,875,2401,244$30,017,992Dec 30The Weinstein Company
156A Separation$7,068,937282$7,099,055Dec 30Sony Pictures Classics
800Angels Crest$5901$832Dec 30Magnolia Pictures
377Once Upon a Time in Anatolia$153,3706$152,408Jan 4The Cinema Guild
60The Devil Inside$53,261,9442,551$53,261,944Jan 6Paramount Pictures
627Norwegian Wood$13,0003$13,000Jan 6-
681Roadie$7,8251$7,825Jan 6Magnolia Pictures
746Loosies$3,5193$3,519Jan 11IFC Films
40Contraband$66,528,0002,870$66,528,000Jan 13Universal Pictures
69Beauty and the Beast
2012 3D Release
$47,617,0672,625$47,617,067Jan 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
104Joyful Noise$30,932,1132,735$30,932,113Jan 13Warner Bros.
348Vettai$204,37334$204,373Jan 13UTV Motion Pictures
481Sing Your Song$47,7184$47,718Jan 13S2BN Films
537The Devil, Probably$25,9142$26,816Jan 13The Film Desk
570Sophomore$18,9451$18,945Jan 13-
649Santa Mesa$10,4903$10,490Jan 13Indican Pictures
669Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars$8,6885$8,688Jan 13First Run
689Domain
2012 Re-release
$7,1051$7,105Jan 13Strand Releasing
723Newlyweds$5,0001$5,000Jan 13Tribeca Films
779Dystopia: 2013$1,7081$1,708Jan 13-
373Crazy Horse$157,78214$157,782Jan 18Zipporah Films
661The City Dark$9,2692$9,269Jan 18Argot Pictures
49Underworld: Awakening$62,321,0393,078$62,321,039Jan 20Screen Gems
65Red Tails$49,876,3772,573$49,876,377Jan 20Twentieth Century Fox
121Haywire$18,942,3962,441$18,942,396Jan 20Relativity Media
262Coriolanus$757,19521$757,195Jan 20The Weinstein Company
313The Flowers of War$311,43430$311,434Jan 20-
340The Viral Factor$220,49622$220,496Jan 20China Lion Film Distribution
360Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos$177,80242$177,802Jan 20Eleven Arts
483The Pruitt-Igoe Myth$44,8836$44,883Jan 20First Run
549Carol Channing: Larger Than Life$22,7403$22,740Jan 20Entertainment One
637Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston$11,5391$11,539Jan 20Tribeca Films
640The Front Line$11,0186$11,018Jan 20Well Go USA Entertainment
713BuzzKill$5,8601$5,860Jan 20Indican Pictures
626How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
2012 Re-release
$13,0134$13,013Jan 25First Run
213Agneepath$1,986,748132$1,986,748Jan 26Eros Worldwide
64The Grey$51,580,2363,208$51,580,236Jan 27Open Road Films (II)
110One for the Money$26,414,5272,737$26,414,527Jan 27Lionsgate Films
122Man on a Ledge$18,620,0002,998$18,620,000Jan 27Lionsgate Films
191Albert Nobbs$3,014,696245$3,014,696Jan 27Roadside Attractions
444An Inconsistent Truth$69,3943$69,394Jan 27Rocky Mountain Pictures
459Declaration of War$59,10011$59,100Jan 27IFC Films
479All's Well, Ends Well 2012$47,91920$47,919Jan 27China Lion Film Distribution
45Chronicle$64,575,1752,908$64,575,175Feb 3Twentieth Century Fox
58The Woman in Black$54,333,2902,856$54,333,290Feb 3CBS Films
118Big Miracle$20,157,3002,133$20,157,300Feb 3Universal Pictures
278W.E.$583,45524$583,455Feb 3The Weinstein Company
433The Innkeepers$78,39625$78,396Feb 3Magnolia Pictures
530Kill List$29,06310$29,063Feb 3IFC Films
621Dysfunctional Friends$13,5462$13,546Feb 3Datari Turner Productions
699Windfall$6,5041$6,504Feb 3First Run
760Perfect Sense$2,9591$2,959Feb 3IFC Films
708The Miners' Hymns$6,0511$6,051Feb 8Icarus Films
21Safe House$126,373,4343,121$126,373,434Feb 10Universal Pictures
22The Vow$125,014,0303,038$125,014,030Feb 10Screen Gems
26Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$103,860,2903,500$103,860,290Feb 10Warner Bros.
80Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
2012 3D Release
$43,456,3822,655$43,456,382Feb 10Twentieth Century Fox
218The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action$1,702,415146$1,702,415Feb 10Shorts International
238Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu$1,155,545111$1,155,545Feb 10UTV Motion Pictures
242In Darkness$1,041,45552$1,041,455Feb 10Sony Pictures Classics
246Rampart$972,512106$972,512Feb 10Millennium Entertainment