Box Office Performance for Animation/Live Action Movies in 2012

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Genre	MPAA Rating	2012 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	12/14/2012	Adventure	PG-13	$222,703,000	28,442,273
2	Ted	6/29/2012	Comedy	R	$218,665,740	27,926,659
3	Men in Black 3	5/25/2012	Adventure	PG-13	$179,020,854	22,863,455
4	Wrath of the Titans	3/30/2012	Adventure	PG-13	$83,670,083	10,685,834
5	The Grey	1/27/2012	Thriller/Suspense	R	$51,580,136	6,587,501
6	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	2/10/2012	Adventure	PG	$43,479,233	5,552,903
7	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	12/16/2011	Comedy	G	$35,259,275	4,503,100
8	Hugo	11/23/2011	Adventure	PG	$23,551,012	3,007,792
Total Gross of All Movies					$857,929,333
Total Tickets Sold						109,569,517

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.