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Top-Selling DVDs of 2012

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Rank    DVD Name    Units Sold    Sales Revenue    Release Date   
The Hunger Games 7,434,058 $123,471,615 8/18/2012
Brave 5,892,322 $98,773,131 11/13/2012
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 5,493,464 $99,415,999 2/11/2012
The Lorax 5,090,768 $77,238,440 8/7/2012
The Avengers 4,761,539 $87,487,666 9/25/2012
The Dark Knight Rises 4,414,531 $55,553,591 12/4/2012
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 3,495,293 $44,699,552 6/12/2012
Ted 3,423,343 $57,681,246 12/11/2012
Madagascar 3: Europes's Most Wanted 3,059,470 $49,778,258 10/16/2012
10  Puss in Boots 2,730,987 $44,984,861 2/24/2012
11  Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked 2,403,541 $39,533,881 3/27/2012
12  Secret of the Wings 2,371,290 $43,479,053 10/23/2012
13  Hop 2,300,503 $37,901,892 3/23/2012
14  Magic Mike 2,133,928 $27,872,527 10/23/2012
15  21 Jump Street 1,847,120 $31,753,454 6/26/2012
16  The Amazing Spider-Man 1,828,251 $31,738,064 11/9/2012
17  The Help 1,811,357 $29,846,735 12/6/2011
18  The Muppets 1,636,333 $27,994,160 3/20/2012
19  Snow White and the Huntsman 1,622,861 $27,367,209 9/11/2012
20  Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol 1,573,189 $22,581,063 4/17/2012
21  Ice Age: Continental Drift 1,494,659 $24,511,737 12/11/2012
22  Men in Black 3 1,468,196 $24,246,457 11/30/2012
23  Real Steel 1,443,064 $24,906,575 1/24/2012
24  Pitch Perfect 1,432,851 $26,205,874 12/18/2012
25  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 1,430,895 $21,653,486 3/20/2012
26  Act of Valor 1,414,478 $24,030,004 6/5/2012
27  Safe House 1,383,845 $23,413,010 6/5/2012
28  The Lucky One 1,377,535 $17,150,110 8/28/2012
29  The Vow 1,368,676 $23,245,810 5/8/2012
30  War Horse 1,356,468 $24,936,292 4/3/2012
31  Journey 2 Mysterious Island 1,355,595 $20,445,808 6/5/2012
32  Happy Feet Two 1,290,281 $19,537,149 3/13/2012
33  Mirror Mirror 1,281,686 $22,100,119 6/26/2012
34  Wrath of the Titans 1,260,396 $18,554,749 6/26/2012
35  We Bought a Zoo 1,248,111 $20,905,365 4/3/2012
36  The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fifth Season 1,232,529 $31,689,471 9/11/2012
37  The Campaign 1,195,710 $15,796,987 10/30/2012
38  Barbie: The Princess and The Popstar 1,171,705 $15,798,541 9/11/2012
39  Bridesmaids 1,155,033 $13,816,814 9/20/2011
40  Project X 1,154,774 $16,330,924 6/19/2012
41  John Carter 1,133,193 $19,719,766 6/5/2012
42  Moneyball 1,108,653 $19,228,051 1/10/2012
43  The Expendables 2 1,089,162 $16,226,635 11/20/2012
44  Hugo 1,077,706 $17,402,906 2/28/2012
45  Immortals 1,071,000 $18,595,319 3/6/2012
46  Dark Shadows 1,051,437 $14,645,897 10/2/2012
47  The Bourne Legacy 1,037,511 $19,038,237 12/11/2012
48  Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 1,010,667 $12,771,137 3/6/2012
49  American Reunion 995,074 $17,171,131 7/10/2012
50  The Three Stooges 986,865 $19,220,588 7/17/2012
51  The Bodyguard 983,686 $5,560,486 11/23/1993
52  Prometheus 981,726 $16,314,117 10/9/2012
53  Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season 975,593 $33,395,734 3/6/2012
54  Treasure Buddies 973,182 $16,685,771 1/31/2012
55  The Hangover Part II 967,661 $9,503,501 12/6/2011
56  The Descendants 962,473 $14,774,089 3/13/2012
57  Downton Abbey: Season Two 952,405 $19,212,216 2/7/2012
58  The Adventures of Tintin 950,978 $14,991,202 3/13/2012
59  True Blood: The Complete Fourth Season 936,007 $29,495,470 5/29/2012
60  Courageous 929,304 $15,697,923 1/17/2012
61  Dolphin Tale 904,132 $13,629,760 12/20/2011
62  Elf 889,084 $7,392,006 11/16/2004
63  Red Tails 882,344 $13,562,739 5/22/2012
64  Contraband 881,743 $15,103,618 4/24/2012
65  The Dark Knight 878,012 $4,846,359 12/9/2008
66  Underworld: Awakening 868,426 $14,687,986 5/12/2012
67  Battleship 850,330 $14,919,647 8/28/2012
68  Contagion 821,163 $12,261,599 1/3/2012
69  Think Like a Man 811,957 $14,042,421 8/28/2012
70  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 803,370 $7,410,761 11/18/1997
71  Tower Heist 799,979 $14,103,478 2/21/2012
72  Lawless 794,441 $13,245,085 11/27/2012
73  The Odd Life of Timothy Green 793,705 $13,596,424 12/4/2012
74  Batman Begins 786,153 $4,888,442 10/18/2005
75  The Original Christmas Classics 784,138 $13,725,775 10/12/2010
76  ParaNorman 781,050 $13,939,331 11/27/2012
77  The Lion King 767,196 $14,822,430 3/3/1995
78  Footloose 762,210 $12,977,973 3/6/2012
79  Joyful Noise 758,456 $11,054,334 5/1/2012
80  Arthur Christmas 756,922 $12,281,821 11/6/2012
81  The Grey 744,469 $12,433,025 5/15/2012
82  Rise of the Planet of the Apes 744,290 $12,158,188 12/13/2011
83  Hatfields and McCoys 730,299 $14,440,816 7/31/2012
84  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 718,198 $8,500,126 11/11/2011
85  Rock of Ages 706,255 $9,508,639 10/9/2012
86  Cinderella 702,516 $31,072,765 10/4/2005
87  Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 693,699 $12,648,352 11/20/2012
88  The Dark Knight Trilogy (Batman Begins / The Dark Knight / The Dark Knight Rises) 674,974 $17,522,325 12/4/2012
89  This Means War 667,109 $10,099,966 5/22/2012
90  Tyler Perry's Madeas Witness Protection 657,062 $9,976,293 10/23/2012
91  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 653,229 $11,095,532 6/12/2012
92  Captain America: The First Avenger 641,379 $10,513,983 10/25/2011
93  J. Edgar 632,813 $9,527,113 2/21/2012
94  Jack and Jill 630,131 $11,667,457 3/6/2012
95  Tyler Perry's Good Deeds 604,019 $10,111,043 6/12/2012
96  Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 602,389 $3,720,683 10/1/1996
97  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 597,968 $5,516,141 12/4/2010
98  Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 594,391 $10,772,542 9/18/2012
99  New Years Eve 591,866 $8,683,159 5/1/2012
100  Hope Springs 586,118 $10,286,707 12/4/2012

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