2012 Worldwide Box Office

RankRelease Group WorldwideDomestic%Foreign%
1The Avengers$1,518,812,988$623,357,91041%$895,455,07859%
2Skyfall$1,108,561,013$304,360,27727.5%$804,200,73672.5%
3The Dark Knight Rises$1,084,939,099$448,139,09941.3%$636,800,00058.7%
4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$1,017,003,568$303,003,56829.8%$714,000,00070.2%
5Ice Age: Continental Drift$877,244,782$161,321,84318.4%$715,922,93981.6%
6The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$829,746,820$292,324,73735.2%$537,422,08364.8%
7The Amazing Spider-Man$757,930,663$262,030,66334.6%$495,900,00065.4%
8Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$746,921,274$216,391,48229%$530,529,79271%
9The Hunger Games$694,394,724$408,010,69258.8%$286,384,03241.2%
10Men in Black³$654,213,485$179,020,85427.4%$475,192,63172.6%
11Life of Pi$609,016,565$124,987,02320.5%$484,029,54279.5%
12Ted$549,368,315$218,815,48739.8%$330,552,82860.2%
13Brave$538,983,207$237,283,20744%$301,700,00056%
14Wreck-It Ralph$471,222,889$189,422,88940.2%$281,800,00059.8%
15Les Misérables$442,299,309$148,809,77033.6%$293,489,53966.4%
16Django Unchained$425,368,238$162,805,43438.3%$262,562,80461.7%
17Prometheus$403,354,469$126,477,08431.4%$276,877,38568.6%
18Snow White and the Huntsman$396,592,829$155,332,38139.2%$241,260,44860.8%
19Taken 2$376,141,306$139,854,28737.2%$236,287,01962.8%
20Hotel Transylvania$358,375,603$148,313,04841.4%$210,062,55558.6%
21Titanic 2012 3D Release$350,449,521$57,884,11416.5%$292,565,40783.5%
22The Lorax$348,961,366$214,151,55061.4%$134,809,81638.6%
23Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$335,260,290$103,860,29031%$231,400,00069%
24The Expendables 2$314,975,955$85,028,19227%$229,947,76373%
25Rise of the Guardians$306,941,670$103,412,75833.7%$203,528,91266.3%
26Battleship$303,025,485$65,422,62521.6%$237,602,86078.4%
27Wrath of the Titans$301,970,083$83,670,08327.7%$218,300,00072.3%
28John Carter$284,139,100$73,078,10025.7%$211,061,00074.3%
29The Bourne Legacy$276,144,750$113,203,87041%$162,940,88059%
30Lincoln$275,293,450$182,207,97366.2%$93,085,47733.8%
31We're the Millers$269,994,119$150,394,11955.7%$119,600,00044.3%
32Dark Shadows$245,527,149$79,727,14932.5%$165,800,00067.5%
33Resident Evil: Retribution$240,159,255$42,345,53117.6%$197,813,72482.4%
34Silver Linings Playbook$236,412,453$132,092,95855.9%$104,319,49544.1%
35American Reunion$234,989,584$57,011,52124.3%$177,978,06375.7%
36Argo$232,325,503$136,025,50358.5%$96,300,00041.5%
37Jack Reacher$218,340,595$80,070,73636.7%$138,269,85963.3%
38Safe House$208,076,205$126,373,43460.7%$81,702,77139.3%
3921 Jump Street$201,585,328$138,447,66768.7%$63,137,66131.3%
40Total Recall$198,467,168$58,877,96929.7%$139,589,19970.3%
41The Impossible$198,087,212$19,019,8829.6%$179,067,33090.4%
42Lost in Thailand$197,757,387$57,387<0.1%$197,700,000100%
43The Vow$196,114,570$125,014,03063.7%$71,100,54036.3%
44Mirror Mirror$183,018,522$64,935,16735.5%$118,083,35564.5%
45The Dictator$179,379,533$59,650,22233.3%$119,729,31166.7%
46Looper$176,506,819$66,486,20537.7%$110,020,61462.3%
47Chinese Zodiac$170,525,083--$170,525,083100%
48Magic Mike$167,221,571$113,721,57168%$53,500,00032%
49Flight$161,772,375$93,772,37558%$68,000,00042%
50Underworld: Awakening$160,112,671$62,321,03938.9%$97,791,63261.1%
51This Means War$156,491,279$54,760,79135%$101,730,48865%
52Paranormal Activity 4$142,802,657$53,885,00037.7%$88,917,65762.3%
53Step Up Revolution$140,470,746$35,074,67725%$105,396,06975%
54The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$136,836,156$46,412,04133.9%$90,424,11566.1%
55The Wind Rises$136,483,439$5,209,5803.8%$131,273,85996.2%
56Last Vegas$134,402,450$63,914,16747.6%$70,488,28352.4%
57Zero Dark Thirty$132,820,716$95,720,71672.1%$37,100,00027.9%
58Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$132,563,930$51,774,00239.1%$80,789,92860.9%
59Cloud Atlas$130,482,868$27,108,27220.8%$103,374,59679.2%
60The Woman in Black$128,955,898$54,333,29042.1%$74,622,60857.9%
61Chronicle$126,636,097$64,575,17551%$62,060,92249%
62Walking with Dinosaurs 3D$126,546,518$36,076,12128.5%$90,470,39771.5%
63The Pirates! Band of Misfits$123,054,041$31,051,12625.2%$92,002,91574.8%
64Parental Guidance$119,772,232$77,267,29664.5%$42,504,93635.5%
65Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter$116,471,580$37,519,13932.2%$78,952,44167.8%
66Pitch Perfect$115,350,426$65,001,09356.4%$50,349,33343.6%
67Hope Springs$114,281,051$63,536,01155.6%$50,745,04044.4%
68ParaNorman$107,139,399$56,003,05152.3%$51,136,34847.7%
69The Campaign$104,907,746$86,907,74682.8%$18,000,00017.2%
70Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release$102,739,593$43,456,38242.3%$59,283,21157.7%
71Project X$102,731,865$54,731,86553.3%$48,000,00046.7%
72The Devil Inside$101,758,490$53,261,94452.3%$48,496,54647.7%
73The Lucky One$99,357,138$60,457,13860.8%$38,900,00039.2%
74Contraband$96,262,212$66,528,00069.1%$29,734,21230.9%
75Think Like a Man$96,070,507$91,547,20595.3%$4,523,3024.7%
76Masquerade$94,268,432$922,9211%$93,345,51199%
77Brave Hearts: Umizaru$91,884,352--$91,884,352100%
78This Is 40$88,215,156$67,544,50576.6%$20,670,65123.4%
79The Thieves$87,126,367$685,8390.8%$86,440,52899.2%
80The Possession$85,446,075$49,130,15457.5%$36,315,92142.5%
81What to Expect When You're Expecting$84,384,002$41,152,20348.8%$43,231,79951.2%
82Savages$82,966,152$47,382,06857.1%$35,584,08442.9%
83Sinister$82,515,113$48,086,90358.3%$34,428,21041.7%
84Act of Valor$82,497,035$70,012,84784.9%$12,484,18815.1%
85Frankenweenie$81,491,068$35,291,06843.3%$46,200,00056.7%
86The Grey$79,781,695$51,580,23664.7%$28,201,45935.3%
87Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$77,229,695$49,008,66263.5%$28,221,03336.5%
88Thermae Romae$74,285,251--$74,285,251100%
89One Piece Film Z$74,223,861--$74,223,861100%
90To Rome with Love$73,244,881$16,685,86722.8%$56,559,01477.2%
91Here Comes the Boom$73,100,172$45,290,31862%$27,809,85438%
92Bayside Shakedown the Final$72,867,395--$72,867,395100%
93The Cabin in the Woods$69,935,600$42,073,27760.2%$27,862,32339.8%
94Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release$69,328,283$41,128,28359.3%$28,200,00040.7%
95Anna Karenina$68,929,150$12,816,36718.6%$56,112,78381.4%
96The Watch$68,267,862$35,353,00051.8%$32,914,86248.2%
97Moonrise Kingdom$68,263,166$45,512,46666.7%$22,750,70033.3%
98The Secret of the Gods$67,537,798--$67,537,798100%
99Madea's Witness Protection$66,899,242$65,653,24298.1%$1,246,0001.9%
100Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release$62,008,601$47,617,06776.8%$14,391,53423.2%
101Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia$61,319,383--$61,319,383100%
102Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo$60,488,344$174,9450.3%$60,313,39999.7%
103Quartet$59,520,298$18,390,11730.9%$41,130,18169.1%
104Rock of Ages$59,418,613$38,518,61364.8%$20,900,00035.2%
105That's My Boy$57,719,093$36,931,08964%$20,788,00436%
106The Odd Life of Timothy Green$56,012,642$51,854,87592.6%$4,157,7677.4%
107Lawless$55,404,159$37,400,12767.5%$18,004,03232.5%
108End of Watch$55,078,146$41,003,37174.4%$14,074,77525.6%
109Wolf Children$54,984,346--$54,984,346100%
110The Three Stooges$54,819,301$44,338,22480.9%$10,481,07719.1%
111The Five-Year Engagement$54,169,363$28,835,52853.2%$25,333,83546.8%
112Red Dawn$50,950,296$44,806,78387.9%$6,143,51312.1%
113Red Tails$50,365,498$49,876,37799%$489,1211%
114Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release$50,207,820$34,043,00667.8%$16,164,81432.2%
115HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami$50,146,474--$50,146,474100%
116Tad: The Lost Explorer$49,490,859--$49,490,859100%
117A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise$49,261,830--$49,261,830100%
118Trouble with the Curve$48,963,137$35,763,13773%$13,200,00027%
119Man on a Ledge$47,636,031$18,620,00039.1%$29,016,03160.9%
120A Werewolf Boy$46,282,588$342,9220.7%$45,939,66699.3%
121Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~$46,180,706--$46,180,706100%
122Gekijouban Tenpesuto 3D 2012 Re-release$46,008,255--$46,008,255100%
123Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker$44,369,456--$44,369,456100%
124House at the End of the Street$44,287,131$31,611,91671.4%$12,675,21528.6%
125The Guilt Trip$41,863,726$37,134,21588.7%$4,729,51111.3%
126Safe$41,564,670$17,142,08041.2%$24,422,59058.8%
127Dredd$41,037,742$13,414,71432.7%$27,623,02867.3%
128La vérité si je mens! 3$40,928,635--$40,928,635100%
129Always: Sunset on Third Street '64$40,923,305--$40,923,305100%
130Chernobyl Diaries$38,390,020$18,119,64047.2%$20,270,38052.8%
131Killing Them Softly$37,930,465$15,026,05639.6%$22,904,40960.4%
132Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins$37,654,579--$37,654,579100%
133The Tower$36,512,327--$36,512,327100%
134Conquest 1453$35,797,045$35,730<0.1%$35,761,31599.9%
135Good Deeds$35,579,177$35,025,79198.4%$553,3861.6%
136Arbitrage$35,485,056$7,919,57422.3%$27,565,48277.7%
137Welcome to the North$34,995,189--$34,995,189100%
138Chimpanzee$34,823,764$28,972,76483.2%$5,851,00016.8%
139Alex Cross$34,618,867$25,888,41274.8%$8,730,45525.2%
140Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$34,564,651$9,047,98126.2%$25,516,67073.8%
141Haywire$34,513,760$18,942,39654.9%$15,571,36445.1%
142Adventures in Zambezia$34,428,345--$34,428,345100%
143Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$34,153,101$12,512,86236.6%$21,640,23963.4%
144Three Heroes on Distant Shores$33,674,759--$33,674,759100%
1452016: Obama's America$33,449,086$33,449,086100%--
146The Perks of Being a Wallflower$33,384,127$17,742,94853.1%$15,641,17946.9%
147Lockout$32,948,113$14,326,86443.5%$18,621,24956.5%
148Bait$32,813,407--$32,813,407100%
149Part of Me$32,726,956$25,326,07177.4%$7,400,88522.6%
150Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time$32,472,645--$32,472,645100%
151Movie 43$32,438,988$8,840,45327.3%$23,598,53572.7%
152The Floating Castle$31,967,471--$31,967,471100%
153The Neighbors$31,949,315--$31,949,315100%
154The Dream Team$31,822,402--$31,822,402100%
155What's in a Name?$31,303,580$8,111<0.1%$31,295,469100%
156Joyful Noise$31,158,113$30,932,11399.3%$226,0000.7%
157Premium Rush$31,083,599$20,275,44665.2%$10,808,15334.8%
158Playing for Keeps$30,962,335$13,103,27242.3%$17,859,06357.7%
159The Four$30,505,808--$30,505,808100%
160The Grand Heist$30,158,762--$30,158,762100%
161The Raven$29,699,345$16,008,27253.9%$13,691,07346.1%
162Amour$29,652,180$6,739,49222.7%$22,912,68877.3%
163All About My Wife$29,382,038--$29,382,038100%
164Seven Psychopaths$29,347,202$15,024,04951.2%$14,323,15348.8%
165Rowdy Rathore$29,342,463$777,3732.6%$28,565,09097.4%
166SPEC: Heaven$29,023,960--$29,023,960100%
167We Were There: True Love$28,876,929--$28,876,929100%
168Bol Bachchan$28,775,262$1,216,2584.2%$27,559,00495.8%
169Deranged$28,444,173--$28,444,173100%
170The Master$28,258,060$16,377,27458%$11,880,78642%
171Hitchcock$27,039,669$6,008,67722.2%$21,030,99277.8%
172Dearest$26,723,916--$26,723,916100%
173Architecture 101$26,642,354--$26,642,354100%
174Dancing Queen$26,411,266--$26,411,266100%
175Lesson of the Evil$26,167,224--$26,167,224100%
176Agneepath$26,001,696$1,986,7487.6%$24,014,94892.4%
177Rust and Bone$25,807,712$2,062,0278%$23,745,68592%
178Head Over Heels 2$25,402,893--$25,402,893100%
179On the Other Side of the Tracks$25,109,572$9,572<0.1%$25,100,000100%
180Helter Skelter$25,066,699--$25,066,699100%
181The Last Tycoon$25,009,914--$25,009,914100%
182Housefull 2$24,922,847$1,791,7807.2%$23,131,06792.8%
183Big Miracle$24,719,215$20,157,30081.5%$4,561,91518.5%
184Sparkle$24,637,800$24,397,46999%$240,3311%
185The Players$24,629,152$10,854<0.1%$24,618,298100%
186Liar Game: Reborn$24,549,726--$24,549,726100%
187I Want You$23,961,214--$23,961,214100%
188Türkisch für Anfänger$23,952,712--$23,952,712100%
189Wanderlust$23,812,816$17,450,53573.3%$6,362,28126.7%
190Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure$23,785,681--$23,785,681100%
191To the Arctic 3D$23,695,388$14,560,83861.5%$9,134,55038.5%
192Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life$22,975,341--$22,975,341100%
193Kon-Tiki$22,842,887$1,517,4106.6%$21,325,47793.4%
194Fall in Love Like a Star$22,640,355--$22,640,355100%
195Upside Down$22,187,813$105,0950.5%$22,082,71899.5%
196Unbowed$22,132,903--$22,132,903100%
197Confession of Murder$21,701,525--$21,701,525100%
198StreetDance 2 2012 Re-release$21,638,853--$21,638,853100%
1992012 2012 Re-release$21,538,353--$21,538,353100%
200Beasts of the Southern Wild$21,107,746$12,795,74660.6%$8,312,00039.4%