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Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Hunger Games Mar 23, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $408,010,692 51,257,624
2 Taken 2 Oct 5, 2012 20th Century Fox PG-13 $139,284,764 17,498,085
3 Prometheus Jun 8, 2012 20th Century Fox R $126,477,084 15,889,080
4 Safe House Feb 10, 2012 Universal R $126,181,630 15,851,963
5 The Bourne Legacy Aug 10, 2012 Universal PG-13 $113,203,870 14,221,591
6 Argo Oct 12, 2012 Warner Bros. R $110,106,919 13,832,527
7 Jack Reacher Dec 21, 2012 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $64,697,214 8,127,790
8 Chronicle Feb 3, 2012 20th Century Fox PG-13 $64,575,175 8,112,459
9 The Grey Jan 27, 2012 Open Road R $51,580,136 6,479,916
10 Savages Jul 6, 2012 Universal R $47,323,100 5,945,113
11 The Girl with the Dragon Ta… Dec 20, 2011 Sony Pictures R $46,930,912 5,895,843
12 End of Watch Sep 21, 2012 Open Road R $40,891,820 5,137,163
13 Alex Cross Oct 19, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $25,888,412 3,252,313
14 Premium Rush Aug 24, 2012 Sony Pictures PG-13 $20,275,446 2,547,166
15 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Focus Features R $20,193,631 2,536,888
16 Haywire Jan 20, 2012 Relativity R $18,942,396 2,379,697
17 Man on a Ledge Jan 27, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $18,620,000 2,339,195
18 The Raven Apr 27, 2012 Relativity R $16,008,272 2,011,089
19 Killing Them Softly Nov 30, 2012 Weinstein Co. R $14,904,981 1,872,485
20 Lockout Apr 13, 2012 Open Road PG-13 $14,326,865 1,799,857
21 Gone Feb 24, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $11,682,205 1,467,613
22 Arbitrage Sep 14, 2012 Roadside Attractions R $7,915,822 994,450
23 Zero Dark Thirty Dec 19, 2012 Sony Pictures R $4,406,138 553,534
24 The Cold Light of Day Sep 7, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $3,763,583 472,811
25 Omerta Jul 11, 2012 Alliance Atlantis Not Rated $2,462,588 309,370
26 Ek Tha Tiger Aug 15, 2012 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $2,347,774 294,946
27 Hodejegerne Apr 27, 2012 Magnolia Pictures R $1,200,010 150,755
28 Cosmopolis Aug 17, 2012 Entertainment One R $743,636 93,421
29 Agent Vinod Mar 23, 2012 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $698,210 87,714
30 The Paperboy Oct 5, 2012 Alchemy R $677,200 85,075
31 Melancholia Nov 11, 2011 Magnolia Pictures R $513,342 64,490
32 In Time Oct 28, 2011 20th Century Fox PG-13 $477,517 59,989
33 Sound of My Voice Apr 27, 2012 Fox Searchlight R $408,015 51,258
34 Branded Sep 7, 2012 Roadside Attractions R $353,513 44,411
35 Elena May 16, 2012 Zeitgeist Not Rated $232,070 29,154
36 Snabba Cash Jul 11, 2012 Weinstein Co. R $188,870 23,727
37 Polisse May 18, 2012 IFC Films Not Rated $176,988 22,234
38 From Beneath Aug 10, 2012 Nocturnal Features Not Rated $144,123 18,105
39 La piel que habito Oct 14, 2011 Sony Pictures Cla… R $143,085 17,975
40 The Woman in the Fifth Jun 15, 2012 ATO Pictures R $107,921 13,557
41 360 Aug 3, 2012 Magnolia Pictures R $100,343 12,605
42 On the Ice Feb 17, 2012 PMK*BNC R $70,526 8,860
43 Martha Marcy May Marlene Oct 21, 2011 Fox Searchlight R $67,595 8,491
44 Deadfall Dec 7, 2012 Magnolia Pictures R $63,638 7,994
45 The Bodyguard Nov 25, 1992 Warner Bros. R $61,020 7,665
46 Red Lights Jul 13, 2012 Alchemy R $49,521 6,221
47 Wake in Fright Oct 5, 2012 Drafthouse Films R $49,458 6,213
48 Soldiers of Fortune Aug 3, 2012 Roadside Attractions R $38,898 4,886
49 Max et les ferrailleurs Aug 10, 2012 Rialto Pictures Not Rated $29,174 3,665
50 Keyhole Apr 6, 2012 Monterey Media R $22,393 2,813
51 The Day Aug 29, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… R $20,984 2,636
52 The Divide Jan 13, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… R $18,000 2,261
53 $upercapitalist Aug 10, 2012 Not Rated $15,919 1,999
54 Trade of Innocents Oct 5, 2012 Monterey Media PG-13 $15,091 1,895
55 Shanghai Red Jan 1, 2010 Indican Pictures Not Rated $10,782 1,354
56 Beneath the Darkness Jan 6, 2012 Image Entertainment R $9,600 1,206
57 Snowtown Mar 2, 2012 IFC Midnight Not Rated $8,452 1,061
58 Pusher Oct 26, 2012 Radius R $5,040 633
59 Brake Mar 23, 2012 IFC Films R $4,876 612
60 Nuit Blanche May 11, 2012 TriBeca Films Not Rated $3,358 421
61 ATM Apr 6, 2012 IFC Films R $3,010 378
62 The Samaritan May 18, 2012 IFC Films R $2,521 316
63 Le Moine Dec 7, 2012 Mongrel Media R $2,164 271
64 Le combat dans l'île Jun 12, 2009 The Film Desk PG-13 $1,756 220
65 Fon tok kuen fah Sep 28, 2012 Kino Lorber Not Rated $1,373 172
66 A Dark Truth Jan 4, 2013 Magnolia Pictures R $630 79
Total Gross of All Movies$1,527,742,051
Total Tickets Sold191,927,360

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.