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Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 Lincoln Nov 9, 2012 Drama PG-13 $144,089,046 18,101,638
2 We Bought a Zoo Dec 23, 2011 Drama PG $31,133,551 3,911,250
3 The Iron Lady Jan 13, 2012 Drama PG-13 $29,959,436 3,763,748
4 Big Miracle Feb 3, 2012 Drama PG $20,157,300 2,532,324
5 In Darkness Feb 10, 2012 Drama R $6,994,218 878,670
6 Chasing Mavericks Oct 26, 2012 Drama PG $5,977,302 750,917
7 For Greater Glory: The True… Jun 1, 2012 Drama R $5,669,081 712,196
8 Hitchcock Nov 23, 2012 Drama PG-13 $5,488,896 689,559
9 Zero Dark Thirty Dec 19, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $4,406,138 553,534
10 A Dangerous Method Nov 23, 2011 Drama R $4,125,326 518,257
11 The Impossible Dec 21, 2012 Drama PG-13 $3,412,413 428,695
12 Hyde Park on Hudson Dec 7, 2012 Drama R $3,209,885 403,251
13 Gwanghae, Wangyidoen namja Sep 21, 2012 Drama Not Rated $904,240 113,597
14 J. Edgar Nov 9, 2011 Drama R $655,199 82,311
15 Moneyball Sep 23, 2011 Drama PG-13 $643,850 80,885
16 W.E. Feb 3, 2012 Drama R $582,075 73,125
17 Dolphin Tale Sep 23, 2011 Drama PG $270,810 34,021
18 The Lady Apr 11, 2012 Drama R $135,985 17,083
19 Paan Singh Tomar Mar 2, 2012 Action Not Rated $40,311 5,064
20 La conquête Nov 11, 2011 Drama Not Rated $33,344 4,188
21 17 filles Sep 21, 2012 Drama Not Rated $15,002 1,884
22 Snowtown Mar 2, 2012 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $8,452 1,061
23 The Last Ride Oct 21, 2011 Drama PG-13 $5,887 739
24 OKA! Oct 14, 2011 Adventure Not Rated $4,281 537
25 Kongen av Bastøy Jan 6, 2012 Drama Not Rated $4,162 522
26 Serge Gainsbourg vie heroique Aug 31, 2011 Drama Not Rated $2,240 281
27 Citizen Gangster Apr 27, 2012 Drama Not Rated $625 78
Total Gross of All Movies$267,929,055
Total Tickets Sold33,659,415

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2012. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2012. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.