Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2012

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	2012 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Marvel's The Avengers	5/4/2012	Walt Disney	PG-13	$623,279,547	79,601,474
2	The Amazing Spider-Man	7/3/2012	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$262,030,663	33,464,963
3	Brave	6/22/2012	Walt Disney	PG	$237,236,938	30,298,459
4	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	12/14/2012	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$222,703,000	28,442,273
5	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	6/8/2012	Paramount Pictures	PG	$216,391,482	27,636,204
6	Doctor Seuss' The Lorax	3/2/2012	Universal	PG	$214,030,500	27,334,674
7	Men in Black 3	5/25/2012	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$179,020,854	22,863,455
8	Wreck-It Ralph	11/2/2012	Walt Disney	PG	$175,655,000	22,433,588
9	Ice Age: Continental Drift	7/13/2012	20th Century Fox	PG	$161,130,056	20,578,551
10	Snow White and the Huntsman	6/1/2012	Universal	PG-13	$155,136,755	19,813,123
11	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	2/10/2012	Warner Bros.	PG	$103,860,290	13,264,404
12	Rise of the Guardians	11/21/2012	Paramount Pictures	PG	$90,230,000	11,523,627
13	Wrath of the Titans	3/30/2012	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$83,670,083	10,685,834
14	John Carter	3/9/2012	Walt Disney	PG-13	$73,058,679	9,330,610
15	Mirror Mirror	3/30/2012	Relativity	PG	$64,935,167	8,293,124
16	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	2/10/2012	20th Century Fox	PG	$43,479,233	5,552,903
17	Finding Nemo	9/14/2012	Walt Disney	G	$40,767,633	5,206,594
18	The Pirates! Band of Misfits	4/27/2012	Sony Pictures	PG	$31,051,126	3,965,661
19	The Adventures of Tintin	12/21/2011	Paramount Pictures	PG	$26,191,381	3,302,822
20	Hugo	11/23/2011	Paramount Pictures	PG	$23,551,012	3,007,792
21	The Secret World of Arietty	2/17/2012	Walt Disney	G	$19,192,510	2,451,150
22	Raiders of the Lost Ark	9/7/2012	Paramount Pictures	PG	$17,830,891	2,277,253
23	Puss in Boots	10/28/2011	Paramount Pictures	PG	$3,522,177	444,159
24	Happy Feet Two	11/18/2011	Warner Bros.	PG	$3,040,600	383,430
25	Monsters, Inc.	12/19/2012	Walt Disney	G	$1,484,981	189,652
26	The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure	8/29/2012	Kenn Viselman Presents	G	$1,065,907	136,131
27	Arthur Christmas	11/23/2011	Sony Pictures	PG	$389,306	49,093
28	Une vie de chat	2/24/2012	Mongrel Media	PG	$287,709	36,744
29	Hagane no renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no seinaru hoshi	1/20/2012	Eleven Arts	Not Rated	$178,000	22,733
30	La nouvelle guerre des boutons	10/12/2012	Dimension Pictures	Not Rated	$45,602	5,824
31	Blackthorn	10/7/2011	Magnolia Pictures	R	$13,898	1,753
32	The Lion King	9/16/2011	Walt Disney	G	$7,284	919
33	Le chat du rabbin	12/7/2012	GKIDS	Not Rated	$4,301	549
34	Miss Minoes	12/23/2011	Music Box Films	PG	$4,242	535
35	Terkel i knibe	3/26/2010		Not Rated	$3,259	416
Total Gross of All Movies					$3,074,480,066
Total Tickets Sold						392,600,476

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.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

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