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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Vow Feb 10, 2012 Drama PG-13 $125,014,030 15,705,280
2 Argo Oct 12, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $110,106,919 13,832,527
3 Django Unchained Dec 25, 2012 Western R $106,280,122 13,351,774
4 Les Misérables Dec 25, 2012 Musical PG-13 $103,503,040 13,002,894
5 Life of Pi Nov 21, 2012 Drama PG $91,039,488 11,437,121
6 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Drama PG-13 $57,885,250 7,272,016
7 The Devil Inside Jan 6, 2012 Horror R $53,262,945 6,691,324
8 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Action PG-13 $49,938,199 6,273,643
9 Red Tails Jan 20, 2012 Action PG-13 $49,876,377 6,265,876
10 Moonrise Kingdom May 25, 2012 Drama PG-13 $45,512,466 5,717,646
11 The Artist Nov 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $39,622,751 4,977,732
12 Lawless Aug 29, 2012 Drama R $37,397,291 4,698,152
13 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $31,495,464 3,956,716
14 Sparkle Aug 17, 2012 Drama PG-13 $24,397,469 3,065,008
15 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $20,193,631 2,536,888
16 The Raven Apr 27, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $16,008,272 2,011,089
17 The Master Sep 14, 2012 Drama R $15,979,869 2,007,521
18 Anna Karenina Nov 16, 2012 Drama R $11,537,763 1,449,467
19 My Week with Marilyn Nov 23, 2011 Drama R $5,661,684 711,266
20 Promised Land Dec 28, 2012 Drama R $4,395,439 552,190
21 Raiders of the Lost Ark Jun 12, 1981 Adventure PG $3,125,613 392,664
22 Albert Nobbs Dec 21, 2011 Drama R $3,014,696 378,730
23 Barfi Sep 14, 2012 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $2,804,874 352,371
24 Agneepath Jan 6, 2012 Action Not Rated $1,973,574 247,936
25 Hysteria May 18, 2012 Romantic Comedy R $1,804,139 226,650
26 Les adieux à la reine Jul 13, 2012 Drama R $1,329,660 167,042
27 Rampart Feb 10, 2012 Drama R $969,239 121,763
28 Coriolanus Jan 20, 2012 Drama R $749,641 94,176
29 The Paperboy Oct 5, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $677,200 85,075
30 En kongelig affære Nov 9, 2012 Drama R $659,348 82,832
31 Midnight's Children Nov 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $600,595 75,451
32 Not Fade Away Dec 21, 2012 Drama R $416,886 52,372
33 La fille du puisatier Jun 20, 2012 Drama Not Rated $389,651 48,951
34 Jin líng shí san chai Dec 21, 2011 Drama R $311,434 39,124
35 Boy Mar 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $256,211 32,187
36 In The Land of Blood and Honey Dec 23, 2011 Drama R $254,735 32,001
37 Keep the Lights On Sep 7, 2012 Drama Not Rated $246,112 30,918
38 Yi jiu si er Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $212,475 26,692
39 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Drama PG-13 $206,041 25,884
40 Chico & Rita Feb 10, 2012 Drama Not Rated $197,785 24,847
41 Long men fei jia Aug 31, 2012 Action R $170,276 21,391
42 Simon och ekarna Oct 12, 2012 Drama Not Rated $150,109 18,857
43 Slaughter Creek Sep 14, 2012 Horror Not Rated $136,815 17,187
44 Any Day Now Dec 14, 2012 Drama R $129,391 16,255
45 Bel Ami Jun 8, 2012 Drama R $120,462 15,133
46 Therese Desqueyroux Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $117,179 14,720
47 Margin Call Oct 21, 2011 Drama R $107,220 13,469
48 Wuthering Heights Oct 5, 2012 Drama Not Rated $100,915 12,677
49 The Eye of the Storm Sep 7, 2012 Drama Not Rated $83,566 10,498
50 Ichimei Jul 20, 2012 Drama Not Rated $75,688 9,508
51 La Grande Illusion Jun 4, 1937 Drama Not Rated $71,641 9,000
52 Mai wei Apr 20, 2012 Drama R $70,177 8,816
53 Rang zidan fei Mar 2, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $63,012 7,916
54 Young Goethe in Love Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $60,901 7,650
55 The Mill and the Cross Sep 14, 2011 Drama Not Rated $47,314 5,943
56 La nouvelle guerre des boutons Oct 12, 2012 Adventure Not Rated $45,602 5,728
57 Les Enfants du Paradis Mar 11, 2012 Drama Not Rated $36,986 4,646
58 Noruwei no mori Nov 25, 2011 Drama Not Rated $31,406 3,945
59 Mighty Fine May 25, 2012 Drama R $27,900 3,505
60 Nannerl la soeur de Mozart Aug 19, 2011 Drama Not Rated $23,389 2,938
61 Les hommes libres Mar 16, 2012 Drama Not Rated $22,578 2,836
62 The Long Day Closes Mar 23, 2012 Drama PG $22,366 2,809
63 Django Dec 21, 2012 Western Not Rated $17,277 2,170
64 Dangerous Liaisons Nov 9, 2012 Drama Not Rated $17,000 2,135
65 Kung Fu Joe Feb 10, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $14,752 1,853
66 Blackthorn Oct 7, 2011 Western R $13,898 1,745
67 Wu Xia Nov 30, 2012 Action R $11,300 1,419
68 Post Mortem Apr 11, 2012 Drama Not Rated $9,750 1,224
69 Prince of the Himalayas Dec 23, 2011 Drama Not Rated $6,295 790
70 A Liar's Autobiography - Th… Nov 2, 2012 Comedy R $5,102 640
71 Le chat du rabbin Dec 7, 2012 Adventure Not Rated $4,301 540
72 Amigo Aug 19, 2011 Drama R $4,123 517
73 Cirkus Columbia Feb 17, 2012 Drama Not Rated $3,163 397
74 Cheerful Weather for the We… Dec 7, 2012 Romantic Comedy PG $2,651 333
75 Le Moine Mar 8, 2013 Thriller/Suspense R $2,164 271
76 Bronenosets Potyomkin Jan 14, 2011 Drama Not Rated $672 84
Total Gross of All Movies$1,021,135,719
Total Tickets Sold128,283,341

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.