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Box Office Performance for PG-13 Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Avengers May 4, 2012 Walt Disney Action $623,357,910 78,311,295
2 The Dark Knight Rises Jul 20, 2012 Warner Bros. Action $448,139,099 56,298,881
3 The Hunger Games Mar 23, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $408,010,692 51,257,624
4 Skyfall Nov 8, 2012 Sony Pictures Action $296,804,366 37,286,980
5 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 16, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $289,133,356 36,323,285
6 The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… Dec 14, 2012 Warner Bros. Adventure $263,834,893 33,145,087
7 The Amazing Spider-Man Jul 3, 2012 Sony Pictures Adventure $262,030,663 32,918,425
8 Men in Black 3 May 25, 2012 Sony Pictures Action $179,020,854 22,490,057
9 Snow White and the Huntsman Jun 1, 2012 Universal Adventure $155,136,755 19,489,542
10 Lincoln Nov 9, 2012 Walt Disney Drama $144,089,046 18,101,638
11 Taken 2 Oct 5, 2012 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $139,284,764 17,498,085
12 The Vow Feb 10, 2012 Sony Pictures Drama $125,014,030 15,705,280
13 The Bourne Legacy Aug 10, 2012 Universal Thriller/Suspense $113,203,870 14,221,591
14 Les Misérables Dec 25, 2012 Universal Musical $103,503,040 13,002,894
15 Think Like a Man Apr 20, 2012 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $91,547,205 11,500,905
16 Wrath of the Titans Mar 30, 2012 Warner Bros. Adventure $83,670,083 10,511,316
17 Dark Shadows May 11, 2012 Warner Bros. Black Comedy $79,727,149 10,015,973
18 John Carter Mar 9, 2012 Walt Disney Adventure $73,058,679 9,178,226
19 Mission: Impossible—Ghost P… Dec 16, 2011 Paramount Pictures Action $68,211,257 8,569,253
20 Tyler Perry's Madea's Witne… Jun 29, 2012 Lionsgate Comedy $65,653,242 8,247,894
21 Battleship May 18, 2012 Universal Action $65,233,400 8,195,150
22 Jack Reacher Dec 21, 2012 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $64,697,214 8,127,790
23 Pitch Perfect Sep 28, 2012 Universal Comedy $64,655,858 8,122,595
24 Chronicle Feb 3, 2012 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $64,575,175 8,112,459
25 Hope Springs Aug 8, 2012 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $63,536,011 7,981,910
26 The Lucky One Apr 20, 2012 Warner Bros. Drama $60,457,138 7,595,117
27 Total Recall Aug 3, 2012 Sony Pictures Action $58,877,969 7,396,729
28 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Paramount Pictures Drama $57,885,250 7,272,016
29 This Means War Feb 17, 2012 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $54,760,791 6,879,496
30 The Woman in Black Feb 3, 2012 CBS Films Horror $54,333,290 6,825,790
31 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Veng… Feb 17, 2012 Sony Pictures Action $51,774,002 6,504,271
32 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Warner Bros. Action $49,938,199 6,273,643
33 Red Tails Jan 20, 2012 20th Century Fox Action $49,876,377 6,265,876
34 The Possession Aug 31, 2012 Lionsgate Horror $49,130,588 6,172,184
35 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel May 4, 2012 Fox Searchlight Comedy $46,383,639 5,827,090
36 Moonrise Kingdom May 25, 2012 Focus Features Drama $45,512,466 5,717,646
37 Red Dawn Nov 21, 2012 Open Road Action $43,877,043 5,512,191
38 What to Expect When You're … May 18, 2012 Lionsgate Romantic Comedy $41,152,203 5,169,874
39 The Artist Nov 25, 2011 Weinstein Co. Drama $39,622,751 4,977,732
40 War Horse Dec 25, 2011 Walt Disney Drama $39,431,587 4,953,716
41 Rock of Ages Jun 15, 2012 Warner Bros. Musical $38,518,613 4,839,021
42 Trouble with the Curve Sep 21, 2012 Warner Bros. Drama $35,763,137 4,492,856
43 Step Up Revolution Jul 27, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $35,074,677 4,406,366
44 Tyler Perry's Good Deeds Feb 24, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $35,025,791 4,400,225
45 House at the End of the Street Sep 21, 2012 Relativity Horror $31,611,916 3,971,346
46 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Warner Bros. Drama $31,495,464 3,956,716
47 The Guilt Trip Dec 19, 2012 Paramount Pictures Comedy $31,111,882 3,908,527
48 Joyful Noise Jan 13, 2012 Warner Bros. Musical $30,932,113 3,885,943
49 The Iron Lady Jan 13, 2012 Weinstein Co. Drama $29,959,436 3,763,748
50 One for the Money Jan 27, 2012 Lionsgate Comedy $26,414,527 3,318,407
51 Alex Cross Oct 19, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $25,888,412 3,252,313
52 Sparkle Aug 17, 2012 Sony Pictures Drama $24,397,469 3,065,008
53 Premium Rush Aug 24, 2012 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $20,275,446 2,547,166
54 Man on a Ledge Jan 27, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $18,620,000 2,339,195
55 A Thousand Words Mar 9, 2012 Paramount Pictures Comedy $18,450,127 2,317,855
56 The Perks of Being a Wallfl… Sep 21, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $17,479,028 2,195,857
57 Lockout Apr 13, 2012 Open Road Thriller/Suspense $14,326,865 1,799,857
58 Playing for Keeps Dec 7, 2012 FilmDistrict Romantic Comedy $12,851,597 1,614,522
59 People Like Us Jun 29, 2012 Walt Disney Drama $12,431,792 1,561,782
60 Gone Feb 24, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $11,682,205 1,467,613
61 The Words Sep 7, 2012 CBS Films Drama $11,494,838 1,444,075
62 Beasts of the Southern Wild Jun 27, 2012 Fox Searchlight Drama $11,249,128 1,413,207
63 Fun Size Oct 26, 2012 Paramount Pictures Comedy $9,409,538 1,182,102
64 Bernie Apr 27, 2012 Alchemy Black Comedy $9,204,489 1,156,342
65 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Mar 9, 2012 CBS Films Drama $9,041,540 1,135,871
66 The Darkest Hour Dec 25, 2011 Summit Entertainment Action $8,305,531 1,043,408
67 New Year’s Eve Dec 9, 2011 Warner Bros. Romantic Comedy $7,286,815 915,429
68 Jodaeiye Nader az Simin Dec 30, 2011 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $7,039,011 884,297
69 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 18, 2011 Summit Entertainment Drama $5,756,395 723,165
70 Hitchcock Nov 23, 2012 Fox Searchlight Drama $5,488,896 689,559
71 October Baby Mar 23, 2012 Five & Two Pictures Drama $5,355,847 672,845
72 The Apparition Aug 24, 2012 Warner Bros. Horror $4,936,819 620,203
73 The Cold Light of Day Sep 7, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $3,763,583 472,811
74 Bully Mar 30, 2012 Weinstein Co. Documentary $3,483,795 437,662
75 The Impossible Dec 21, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $3,412,413 428,695
76 Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D Aug 8, 2012 ARC Entertainment Documentary $3,377,000 424,246
77 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Oct 12, 2012 Atlas Distribution Drama $3,336,053 419,102
78 Robot & Frank Aug 17, 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Films Drama $3,298,428 414,375
79 Searching for Sugar Man Jul 27, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Documentary $3,058,667 384,254
80 Samsara Aug 24, 2012 Oscilloscope Pict… Documentary $2,639,616 331,610
81 Sleepwalk With Me Aug 24, 2012 IFC Films Drama $2,266,066 284,681
82 Crooked Arrows May 18, 2012 Branded Entertain… Drama $1,832,541 230,218
83 Monsieur Lazhar Oct 28, 2011 Films Seville Drama $1,810,703 227,475
84 Marley Apr 20, 2012 Magnolia Pictures Documentary $1,413,480 177,572
85 Le gamin au vélo Mar 16, 2012 IFC Films Drama $1,389,524 174,563
86 Woman Thou Art Loosed On th… Apr 13, 2012 Codeblack Enterta… Drama $1,301,562 163,512
87 Tower Heist Nov 4, 2011 Universal Comedy $1,244,345 156,324
88 Le fils de l’autre Oct 26, 2012 Cohen Media Group Drama $1,199,098 150,640
89 Damsels in Distress Apr 6, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Black Comedy $1,007,535 126,574
90 Real Steel Oct 7, 2011 Walt Disney Action $970,068 121,867
91 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has… Sep 21, 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Films Documentary $963,138 120,997
92 Darling Companion Apr 20, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $793,352 99,667
93 Unconditional Sep 21, 2012 Veracity Moving P… Drama $741,381 93,138
94 Moneyball Sep 23, 2011 Sony Pictures Drama $643,850 80,885
95 Chasing Ice Nov 16, 2012 National Geograph… Documentary $612,089 76,895
96 Blue Like Jazz Apr 13, 2012 Roadside Attractions Comedy $595,018 74,751
97 Undefeated Feb 17, 2012 Weinstein Co. Documentary $561,054 70,484
98 Et maintenant, on va où? May 11, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $531,813 66,810
99 Courageous Sep 30, 2011 Sony Pictures Drama $486,301 61,093
100 In Time Oct 28, 2011 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $477,517 59,989
101 Midnight in Paris May 20, 2011 Sony Pictures Cla… Romantic Comedy $438,930 55,141
102 Liberal Arts Sep 14, 2012 IFC Films Comedy $319,176 40,097
103 Amour Dec 19, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $311,247 39,101
104 The Way Oct 7, 2011 Producers Distrib… Drama $260,592 32,737
105 Poulet aux prunes Aug 17, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $253,705 31,872
106 Stories We Tell Oct 12, 2012 Mongrel Media Documentary $241,629 30,355
107 My Uncle Rafael Sep 21, 2012 Slater Brothers E… Comedy $234,830 29,501
108 Tai Chi Zero Oct 19, 2012 Variance Films Action $212,094 26,644
109 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Walt Disney Drama $206,041 25,884
110 Touchback Apr 13, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… Drama $204,157 25,647
111 10 Years Sep 14, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… Drama $203,654 25,584
112 Footloose Oct 14, 2011 Paramount Pictures Drama $132,230 16,611
113 The Perfect Family May 4, 2012 Variance Films Comedy $110,013 13,820
114 The Obama Effect Jul 13, 2012 ARC Entertainment Comedy $103,000 12,939
115 Hardflip Jun 1, 2012 Rocky Mountain Pi… Drama $96,734 12,152
116 Escape Fire: The Fight to R… Oct 5, 2012 Roadside Attractions Documentary $86,810 10,905
117 A Beautiful Soul May 4, 2012 Tyscot Manhaddon Drama $54,008 6,784
118 The Fitzgerald Family Chris… Dec 7, 2012 TriBeca Films Drama $50,292 6,318
119 Deep In The Heart Feb 17, 2012 ARC Entertainment Drama $47,700 5,992
120 LOL May 4, 2012 Lionsgate Comedy $46,000 5,778
121 Last Call at the Oasis May 4, 2012 Participant Media Documentary $40,846 5,131
122 Paul Williams Still Alive Jun 1, 2012 Abramorama Films Documentary $38,691 4,860
123 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan… Apr 6, 2012 Wrekin Hill Enter… Documentary $34,665 4,354
124 Addiction Incorporated Dec 14, 2011 Variance Films Documentary $33,664 4,229
125 Musical Chairs Mar 23, 2012 Paladin Drama $31,478 3,954
126 Hide Away May 25, 2012 Joule Films Drama $30,655 3,851
127 Like Crazy Oct 28, 2011 Paramount Pictures Drama $23,291 2,926
128 The First Time Oct 19, 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Films Romantic Comedy $22,836 2,868
129 Waiting for Lightning Dec 7, 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Films Documentary $19,537 2,454
130 Mansome May 18, 2012 Paladin Documentary $18,395 2,310
131 Take Me Home Apr 6, 2012 Monterey Media Romantic Comedy $15,374 1,931
132 Trade of Innocents Oct 5, 2012 Monterey Media Thriller/Suspense $15,091 1,895
133 Tristana Sep 21, 1970 Drama $14,586 1,832
134 Head Games Sep 21, 2012 Variance Films Documentary $14,056 1,765
135 Jesus Henry Christ Apr 20, 2012 Entertainment One Drama $13,714 1,722
136 The Trouble With Bliss Mar 23, 2012 7A Productions Comedy $13,093 1,644
137 A Little Bit of Heaven May 4, 2012 Alchemy Romantic Comedy $10,011 1,257
138 The Giant Mechanical Man Apr 27, 2012 TriBeca Films Romantic Comedy $7,396 929
139 The Last Ride Oct 21, 2011 Drama $5,887 739
140 The Good Doctor Aug 31, 2012 Magnolia Pictures Drama $5,206 654
141 Bringing Up Bobby Sep 28, 2012 Monterey Media Drama $4,975 625
142 Loosies Jan 11, 2012 IFC Films Comedy $3,519 442
143 Vamps Nov 2, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… Romantic Comedy $3,361 422
144 Le combat dans l'île Jun 12, 2009 The Film Desk Thriller/Suspense $1,756 220
Total Gross of All Movies$5,726,266,163
Total Tickets Sold719,380,098

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.

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