US Movie Market Summary for 2012
Total Box Office Gross: $2,564,255,453
Tickets sold: 323,361,346
Average ticket price:$7.93
Top Grossing Movies of 2012
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2012 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
The Hunger Games
|
3/23/2012
|
Lionsgate
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$248,483,901 |
31,334,666 |
$247,230,515 |
| 2 |
Doctor Suess' The Lorax
|
3/2/2012
|
Universal
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$189,332,445 |
23,875,466 |
$188,377,427 |
| 3 |
Safe House
|
2/10/2012
|
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$123,881,780 |
15,621,914 |
$123,256,901 |
| 4 |
The Vow
|
2/10/2012
|
Sony Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$123,473,456 |
15,570,423 |
$122,850,637 |
| 5 |
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
|
2/10/2012
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$98,455,595 |
12,415,586 |
$97,958,974 |
| 6 |
21 Jump Street
|
3/16/2012
|
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$92,882,690 |
11,712,823 |
$92,414,173 |
| 7 |
Beauty and the Beast
|
11/13/1991
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Musical
|
G
|
$81,366,971 |
10,260,652 |
$80,956,544 |
| 8 |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
|
12/16/2011
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$68,053,033 |
8,581,719 |
$67,709,763 |
| 9 |
Act of Valor
|
2/24/2012
|
Relativity
|
Action
|
R
|
$67,745,400 |
8,542,926 |
$67,403,686 |
| 10 |
Contraband
|
1/13/2012
|
Universal
|
Action
|
R
|
$66,528,000 |
8,389,407 |
$66,192,421 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2012
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Universal
|
6 |
$418,356,210 |
52,756,141 |
16.32% |
| 2 |
Sony Pictures
|
10 |
$375,928,155 |
47,405,820 |
14.66% |
| 3 |
Warner Bros.
|
15 |
$313,948,475 |
39,589,972 |
12.24% |
| 4 |
Lionsgate
|
3 |
$309,256,086 |
38,998,245 |
12.06% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
8 |
$279,328,021 |
35,224,215 |
10.89% |
| 6 |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
8 |
$207,991,685 |
26,228,460 |
8.11% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures
|
10 |
$194,730,191 |
24,556,141 |
7.59% |
| 8 |
Relativity
|
4 |
$105,624,466 |
13,319,606 |
4.12% |
| 9 |
Weinstein Co.
|
7 |
$74,989,220 |
9,456,396 |
2.92% |
| 10 |
Open Road
|
2 |
$63,847,221 |
8,051,352 |
2.49% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2012
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
18 |
$654,283,985 |
82,507,439 |
25.52% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
17 |
$523,943,500 |
66,071,061 |
20.44% |
| 3 |
Action
|
20 |
$427,865,305 |
53,955,272 |
16.69% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
79 |
$304,007,063 |
38,336,328 |
11.86% |
| 5 |
Comedy
|
30 |
$269,832,728 |
34,026,824 |
10.53% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
8 |
$191,986,990 |
24,210,213 |
7.49% |
| 7 |
Musical
|
4 |
$112,432,694 |
14,178,146 |
4.39% |
| 8 |
Horror
|
9 |
$66,007,976 |
8,323,830 |
2.57% |
| 9 |
Documentary
|
46 |
$10,575,852 |
1,333,652 |
.41% |
| 10 |
Multiple Genres
|
2 |
$1,900,200 |
239,621 |
.07% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2012
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
44 |
$1,171,212,509 |
147,693,885 |
46.29% |
| 2 |
R
|
62 |
$771,595,612 |
97,300,838 |
30.50% |
| 3 |
PG
|
23 |
$445,581,510 |
56,189,346 |
17.61% |
| 4 |
G
|
9 |
$139,289,888 |
17,564,928 |
5.51% |
| 5 |
NC-17
|
1 |
$2,002,644 |
252,540 |
.08% |
| 6 |
Not Rated
|
1 |
$491,855 |
62,025 |
.02% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2012
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
28 |
$1,039,022,940 |
131,024,332 |
40.53% |
| 2 |
Original Screenplay
|
114 |
$941,931,584 |
118,780,780 |
36.75% |
| 3 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
61 |
$241,134,004 |
30,407,819 |
9.41% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
4 |
$132,637,741 |
16,726,070 |
5.17% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
4 |
$81,005,853 |
10,215,114 |
3.16% |
| 6 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
3 |
$52,393,858 |
6,607,044 |
2.04% |
| 7 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
8 |
$36,371,517 |
4,586,574 |
1.42% |
| 8 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
2 |
$26,193,714 |
3,303,116 |
1.02% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
6 |
$7,344,588 |
926,178 |
.29% |
| 10 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$3,522,177 |
444,159 |
.14% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2012
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
221 |
$2,134,557,673 |
269,174,995 |
83.27% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
5 |
$222,475,909 |
28,054,970 |
8.68% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
5 |
$186,103,430 |
23,468,275 |
7.26% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
4 |
$18,695,041 |
2,357,508 |
.73% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
1 |
$1,702,415 |
214,680 |
.07% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2012
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
105 |
$1,011,796,074 |
127,590,928 |
39.47% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
21 |
$461,866,960 |
58,242,997 |
18.02% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
12 |
$431,174,255 |
54,372,543 |
16.82% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
26 |
$323,381,892 |
40,779,558 |
12.61% |
| 5 |
Kids Fiction
|
8 |
$235,862,766 |
29,743,099 |
9.20% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
15 |
$87,154,944 |
10,990,536 |
3.40% |
| 7 |
Factual
|
48 |
$10,595,162 |
1,336,087 |
.41% |
| 8 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$1,702,415 |
214,680 |
.07% |
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012