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Box Office Performance for Live Action Movies in 2012

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 Marvel's The Avengers 5/4/2012 Adventure PG-13 $623,279,547 79,601,474
2 The Dark Knight Rises 7/20/2012 Action PG-13 $448,139,099 57,233,601
3 The Hunger Games 3/23/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $408,010,692 52,108,645
4 Skyfall 11/8/2012 Action PG-13 $289,600,000 36,985,951
5 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 11/16/2012 Drama PG-13 $286,039,065 36,531,170
6 The Amazing Spider-Man 7/3/2012 Adventure PG-13 $262,030,663 33,464,963
7 Snow White and the Huntsman 6/1/2012 Adventure PG-13 $155,136,755 19,813,123
8 Taken 2 10/5/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $138,897,494 17,739,143
9 21 Jump Street 3/16/2012 Comedy R $138,447,667 17,681,694
10 Lincoln 11/16/2012 Drama PG-13 $132,039,000 16,863,218
11 Prometheus 6/8/2012 Horror R $126,477,084 16,152,884
12 Safe House 2/10/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $126,181,630 16,115,150
13 The Vow 2/10/2012 Drama PG-13 $125,014,030 15,966,031
14 Magic Mike 6/29/2012 Comedy R $113,721,571 14,523,827
15 The Bourne Legacy 8/10/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $113,203,870 14,457,710
16 Argo 10/12/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $108,534,000 13,861,302
17 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 2/10/2012 Adventure PG $103,860,290 13,264,404
18 Flight 11/2/2012 Drama R $91,922,000 11,739,719
19 Think Like a Man 4/20/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $91,547,205 11,691,852
20 The Campaign 8/10/2012 Comedy R $86,907,746 11,099,328
21 The Expendables 2 8/17/2012 Action R $85,028,192 10,859,283
22 Life of Pi 11/21/2012 Drama PG $84,650,453 10,811,041
23 Dark Shadows 5/11/2012 Black Comedy PG-13 $79,727,149 10,182,266
24 John Carter 3/9/2012 Adventure PG-13 $73,058,679 9,330,610
25 Act of Valor 2/24/2012 Action R $70,012,847 8,941,615
26 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 12/16/2011 Action PG-13 $68,211,257 8,711,527
27 Les Miserables 12/25/2012 Musical PG-13 $66,720,160 8,521,093
28 Contraband 1/13/2012 Action R $66,528,000 8,389,407
29 Looper 9/28/2012 Action R $66,362,517 8,475,417
30 Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection 6/29/2012 Comedy PG-13 $65,653,242 8,384,832
31 Battleship 5/18/2012 Action PG-13 $65,233,400 8,331,213
32 Mirror Mirror 3/30/2012 Adventure PG $64,935,167 8,293,124
33 Chronicle 2/3/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $64,575,175 8,247,148
34 Pitch Perfect 10/5/2012 Comedy PG-13 $64,403,578 8,225,233
35 Django Unchained 12/25/2012 Western R $64,008,265 8,174,746
36 Hope Springs 8/8/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $63,536,011 8,114,433
37 Underworld: Awakening 1/20/2012 Action R $62,321,039 7,858,895
38 The Lucky One 4/20/2012 Drama PG-13 $60,457,138 7,721,218
39 The Dictator 5/16/2012 Comedy R $59,650,222 7,618,163
40 Total Recall 8/3/2012 Action PG-13 $58,877,969 7,519,536
41 Titanic 4/4/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $57,885,250 7,392,752
42 American Reunion 4/6/2012 Comedy R $56,758,835 7,248,893
43 This Means War 2/17/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $54,760,791 6,993,715
44 Project X 3/2/2012 Comedy R $54,731,865 6,990,021
45 The Woman in Black 2/3/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $54,333,290 6,939,117
46 Paranormal Activity 4 10/19/2012 Horror R $53,885,000 6,881,864
47 The Devil Inside 1/6/2012 Horror R $53,261,944 6,716,512
48 The Odd Life of Timothy Green 8/15/2012 Drama PG $51,778,216 6,612,798
49 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 2/17/2012 Action PG-13 $51,774,002 6,612,260
50 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12/16/2011 Action PG-13 $49,938,199 6,377,803
51 Red Tails 1/20/2012 Action PG-13 $49,876,377 6,369,907
52 The Possession 8/31/2012 Horror PG-13 $49,130,154 6,274,604
53 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 8/3/2012 Comedy PG $49,008,662 6,259,088
54 Sinister 10/12/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $48,056,940 6,137,540
55 Savages 7/6/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $47,323,100 6,043,818
56 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 5/4/2012 Comedy PG-13 $46,383,639 5,923,836
57 Moonrise Kingdom 5/25/2012 Drama PG-13 $45,512,466 5,812,575
58 Jack Reacher 12/21/2012 Drama PG-13 $44,661,000 5,703,831
59 The Three Stooges 4/13/2012 Comedy PG $44,338,224 5,662,608
60 Red Dawn 11/21/2012 Action PG-13 $43,002,516 5,492,019
61 Here Comes the Boom 10/12/2012 Comedy PG $42,680,159 5,450,850
62 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 12/20/2011 Thriller/Suspense R $42,564,840 5,367,571
63 Resident Evil: Retribution 9/14/2012 Action R $42,345,531 5,408,113
64 The Descendants 12/9/2011 Drama R $42,309,296 5,403,486
65 The Cabin in the Woods 4/13/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $42,073,277 5,373,343
66 What to Expect When You're Expecting 5/18/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $41,152,203 5,255,709
67 End of Watch 9/21/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $40,754,646 5,204,935
68 The Artist 1/20/2012 Drama PG-13 $39,622,751 5,060,376
69 Rock of Ages 6/15/2012 Musical R $38,518,613 4,919,363
70 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 6/22/2012 Horror R $37,519,139 4,791,716
71 Lawless 8/29/2012 Drama R $37,397,291 4,776,154
72 That's My Boy 6/15/2012 Comedy R $36,931,089 4,716,614
73 This is 40 12/21/2012 Comedy R $36,431,350 4,652,790
74 War Horse 12/25/2011 Drama PG-13 $35,793,573 4,571,337
75 Trouble with the Curve 9/21/2012 Drama PG-13 $35,763,137 4,567,450
76 Step Up Revolution 7/27/2012 Drama PG-13 $35,074,677 4,479,524
77 Tyler Perry's Good Deeds 2/24/2012 Drama PG-13 $35,025,791 4,473,281
78 The Watch 7/27/2012 Comedy R $34,353,000 4,387,356
79 2016: Obama's America 7/13/2012 Documentary PG $33,349,941 4,259,251
80 House at the End of the Street 9/21/2012 Horror PG-13 $31,611,916 4,037,281
81 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 12/25/2011 Drama PG-13 $31,495,464 3,971,685
82 We Bought a Zoo 11/26/2011 Drama PG $31,133,551 3,976,187
83 Joyful Noise 1/13/2012 Musical PG-13 $30,932,113 3,900,645
84 The Iron Lady 1/13/2012 Drama PG-13 $29,739,027 3,798,087
85 Parental Guidance 12/25/2012 Comedy PG $29,342,745 3,747,477
86 Chimpanzee 4/20/2012 Documentary G $28,965,459 3,699,292
87 The Five-Year Engagement 4/27/2012 Romantic Comedy R $28,700,285 3,665,425
88 Silver Linings Playbook 11/16/2012 Drama R $27,360,722 3,494,345
89 Cloud Atlas 10/26/2012 Drama R $26,682,072 3,407,672
90 One for the Money 1/27/2012 Comedy PG-13 $26,414,527 3,373,502
91 Alex Cross 10/19/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $25,863,915 3,303,181
92 Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D 7/5/2012 Concert/Performance PG $25,326,071 3,234,491
93 Sparkle 8/17/2012 Drama PG-13 $24,397,469 3,115,896
94 The Guilt Trip 12/19/2012 Comedy PG-13 $21,102,000 2,695,019
95 Premium Rush 8/24/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $20,275,446 2,589,456
96 Big Miracle 2/3/2012 Drama PG $20,157,300 2,574,367
97 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 1/6/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $19,869,207 2,505,575
98 Haywire 1/20/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $18,942,396 2,388,701
99 Man on a Ledge 1/27/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $18,620,000 2,348,045
100 A Thousand Words 3/9/2012 Comedy PG-13 $18,450,127 2,356,338
101 Chernobyl Diaries 5/25/2012 Horror R $18,119,640 2,314,130
102 Raiders of the Lost Ark 9/7/2012 Adventure PG $17,830,891 2,277,253
103 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D 10/26/2012 Horror R $17,530,219 2,238,853
104 The Perks of Being a Wallflower 9/21/2012 Drama PG-13 $17,311,829 2,210,961
105 Wanderlust 2/24/2012 Comedy R $17,288,155 2,207,938
106 Safe 4/27/2012 Action R $17,142,080 2,189,282
107 To Rome with Love 6/22/2012 Romantic Comedy R $16,684,352 2,130,824
108 The Raven 4/27/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $16,008,272 2,044,479
109 The Master 9/14/2012 Drama R $15,933,452 2,034,923
110 The Man with the Iron Fists 11/2/2012 Action R $15,634,090 1,996,690
111 Seven Psychopaths 10/12/2012 Comedy R $15,024,049 1,918,780
112 Killing Them Softly 11/30/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $14,736,331 1,882,034
113 Lockout 4/13/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,326,865 1,829,740
114 Hit & Run 8/22/2012 Comedy R $13,749,300 1,755,977
115 Dredd 9/21/2012 Action R $13,414,714 1,713,245
116 Les Intouchables 5/25/2012 Comedy R $13,094,646 1,672,368
117 Silent House 3/9/2012 Horror R $12,739,737 1,627,041
118 Playing for Keeps 12/7/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,562,630 1,604,422
119 People Like Us 6/29/2012 Drama PG-13 $12,431,792 1,587,712
120 Gone 2/24/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $11,682,205 1,491,980
121 The Words 9/7/2012 Drama PG-13 $11,494,838 1,468,050
122 Beasts of the Southern Wild 6/27/2012 Drama PG-13 $11,249,128 1,436,670
123 Anna Karenina 11/16/2012 Drama R $10,708,872 1,367,672
124 To the Arctic 3D 4/20/2012 Documentary G $10,261,053 1,310,479
125 Fun Size 10/26/2012 Comedy PG-13 $9,409,538 1,201,728
126 Bernie 4/27/2012 Black Comedy PG-13 $9,203,192 1,175,375
127 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 3/9/2012 Drama PG-13 $9,041,540 1,154,730
128 Arbitrage 9/14/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $7,902,573 1,009,268
129 Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 12/21/2012 Drama PG $7,407,000 945,977
130 New Year's Eve 12/9/2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $7,286,815 918,892
131 Friends with Kids 3/9/2012 Romantic Comedy R $7,251,073 926,062
132 The Darkest Hour 12/25/2011 Action PG-13 $7,227,860 911,458
133 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 6/22/2012 Comedy R $7,078,738 904,053
134 Jodaeiye Nader az Simin 12/30/2011 Drama PG-13 $7,039,011 898,979
135 In Darkness 2/10/2012 Drama R $6,994,218 893,259
136 The Collection 11/30/2012 Horror R $6,810,754 869,828
137 Born to be Wild 3D 4/8/2011 Documentary G $6,349,810 810,959
138 Chasing Mavericks 10/26/2012 Drama PG $5,940,992 758,747
139 Casa de mi Padre 3/16/2012 Comedy R $5,909,483 754,723
140 For Greater Glory 6/1/2012 Action R $5,669,081 724,020
141 My Week with Marilyn 11/23/2011 Drama R $5,661,684 713,958
142 The Sessions 10/19/2012 Drama R $5,514,701 704,304
143 Hubble 3D 3/19/2010 Documentary G $5,396,448 689,201
144 Won't Back Down 9/28/2012 Drama PG $5,310,554 678,231
145 October Baby 3/23/2012 Drama PG-13 $5,203,895 664,609
146 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 11/18/2011 Drama PG-13 $5,161,657 650,903
147 The Muppets 11/23/2011 Comedy PG $5,064,849 638,695
148 Hitchcock 11/23/2012 Drama PG-13 $4,985,679 636,740
149 The Apparition 8/24/2012 Horror PG-13 $4,936,819 630,500
150 Jeff, Who Lives at Home 3/16/2012 Comedy R $4,269,426 545,265
151 Goon 2/24/2012 Comedy R $4,164,911 531,917
152 A Dangerous Method 11/23/2011 Drama R $4,125,326 526,861
153 Serbuan maut 3/23/2012 Action R $4,105,123 524,281
154 Safety Not Guaranteed 6/8/2012 Comedy R $4,010,957 512,255
155 The Cold Light of Day 9/7/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $3,763,583 480,661
156 The Sitter 12/9/2011 Comedy R $3,726,236 469,891
157 Young Adult 12/9/2011 Comedy R $3,642,319 459,309
158 Bully 3/30/2012 Documentary PG-13 $3,483,795 444,929
159 Nitro Circus The Movie 3D 8/8/2012 Documentary PG-13 $3,376,905 431,277
160 Hysteria 5/18/2012 Romantic Comedy R $3,337,194 426,206
161 Atlas Shrugged: Part II 10/12/2012 Drama PG-13 $3,336,053 426,060
162 Last Ounce of Courage 9/14/2012 Drama PG $3,310,439 422,789
163 Robot & Frank 8/17/2012 Drama PG-13 $3,298,428 421,255
164 Pina 12/23/2011 Documentary PG $3,291,466 420,366
165 Celeste and Jesse Forever 8/3/2012 Romantic Comedy R $3,103,407 396,348
166 Jab Tak Hai Jaan 11/13/2012 Drama Not Rated $3,047,539 389,213
167 Searching for Sugar Man 7/27/2012 Documentary PG-13 $3,007,341 384,079
168 Barfi 9/14/2012 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $2,804,874 358,221
169 Talaash 11/30/2012 Drama Not Rated $2,706,375 345,641
170 Girl in Progress 5/11/2012 Drama R $2,609,412 333,258
171 Samsara 8/24/2012 Documentary PG-13 $2,607,260 332,983
172 Jiro Dreams of Sushi 3/9/2012 Documentary PG $2,552,478 325,986
173 Ruby Sparks 7/25/2012 Romantic Comedy R $2,540,106 324,406
174 Omerta 7/11/2012 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $2,462,588 314,506
175 Jack and Jill 11/11/2011 Comedy PG $2,408,120 303,672
176 The Queen of Versailles 7/20/2012 Documentary PG $2,401,999 306,768
177 Gerhard Richter Painting 3/14/2012 Documentary Not Rated $2,374,911 303,309
178 Ek Tha Tiger 8/15/2012 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $2,347,774 299,843
179 Sleepwalk With Me 8/24/2012 Drama PG-13 $2,266,066 289,408
180 Under the Sea 3D 2/13/2009 Documentary G $2,256,829 288,228
181 Carnage 12/16/2011 Drama R $2,198,142 280,733
182 Space Station 4/19/2002 Documentary Not Rated $2,084,978 266,280
183 Shame 12/2/2011 Drama NC-17 $2,036,419 260,079
184 He'arat Shulayim 3/9/2012 Drama PG $2,007,451 256,379
185 English Vinglish 9/28/2012 Drama Not Rated $1,862,086 237,814
186 Crooked Arrows 5/18/2012 Drama PG-13 $1,832,541 234,040
187 Monsieur Lazhar 4/13/2012 Drama PG-13 $1,810,703 231,251
188 Hyde Park on Hudson 12/7/2012 Drama R $1,730,761 221,042
189 We need to Talk About Kevin 1/13/2012 Drama R $1,699,395 217,036
190 Your Sister's Sister 6/15/2012 Drama R $1,597,486 204,021
191 Housefull 2 4/6/2012 Comedy Not Rated $1,586,745 202,649
192 Marley 4/20/2012 Documentary PG-13 $1,413,480 180,521
193 Le gamin au vélo 3/16/2012 Drama PG-13 $1,389,524 177,461
194 Zero Dark Thirty 12/19/2012 Drama R $1,368,000 174,712
195 Les adieux ŕ la reine 7/13/2012 Drama R $1,329,660 169,816
196 Air Racers 3D 4/5/2012 Documentary Not Rated $1,309,987 167,303
197 Woman Thou Art Loosed On the 7th Day 4/13/2012 Drama PG-13 $1,301,562 166,227
198 Killer Joe 7/27/2012 Black Comedy R $1,291,645 164,961
199 For a Good Time, Call 8/31/2012 Comedy R $1,251,749 159,865
200 Tower Heist 11/4/2011 Comedy PG-13 $1,244,345 156,916
201 Take This Waltz 6/29/2012 Drama R $1,239,692 158,325
202 Hodejegeme 4/27/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $1,200,010 153,257
203 A Late Quartet 11/2/2012 Drama R $1,165,521 148,853
204 Le fils de l'autre 10/26/2012 Drama PG-13 $1,160,006 148,148
205 The Deep Blue Sea 3/23/2012 Drama R $1,126,027 143,809
206 The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure 8/29/2012 Adventure G $1,065,907 136,131
207 Cocktail 7/13/2012 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $1,027,121 131,177
208 Damsels in Distress 4/6/2012 Black Comedy PG-13 $1,007,535 128,676
209 Real Steel 10/7/2011 Action PG-13 $970,068 122,329
210 Rampart 11/23/2011 Drama R $969,239 123,785
211 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 9/21/2012 Documentary PG-13 $945,959 120,812
212 The Imposter 7/13/2012 Documentary R $901,954 115,192
213 Immortals 11/11/2011 Action R $804,585 101,461
214 Darling Companion 4/20/2012 Comedy PG-13 $793,352 101,322
215 Thin Ice 2/17/2012 Black Comedy R $789,752 100,862
216 Coriolanus 1/20/2012 Drama R $749,641 95,739
217 Cosmopolis 8/17/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $743,636 94,972
218 Unconditional 9/21/2012 Drama PG-13 $741,381 94,684
219 Deep Sea 3-D 3/3/2006 Documentary G $706,225 90,194
220 The Paperboy 10/5/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $675,813 86,310
221 Pariah 12/28/2011 Drama R $667,797 84,211
222 J. Edgar 11/9/2011 Drama R $655,199 82,623
223 2 Days in New York 8/10/2012 Romantic Comedy R $633,210 80,869
224 En kongelig affćre 11/9/2012 Drama R $624,512 79,758
225 Chasing Ice 11/16/2012 Documentary PG-13 $612,089 78,172
226 Blue Like Jazz 4/13/2012 Comedy PG-13 $595,018 75,992
227 De rouille et d'os 11/23/2012 Drama R $594,457 75,920
228 Moneyball 9/23/2011 Drama PG-13 $589,433 74,330
229 Midnight's Children 11/2/2012 Drama Not Rated $585,629 74,792
230 W.E. 12/9/2011 Drama R $582,075 74,339
231 Undefeated 2/17/2012 Documentary PG-13 $561,054 71,654
232 Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding 6/8/2012 Comedy R $542,762 69,318
233 Dodookdeul 10/12/2012 Action Not Rated $532,699 68,033
234 Et maintenant, on va oů? 5/11/2012 Drama PG-13 $531,813 67,919
235 Melancholia 11/11/2011 Thriller/Suspense R $513,342 64,734
236 Holy Motors 10/17/2012 Drama Not Rated $511,231 65,291
237 Shut Up and Play the Hits 7/18/2012 Documentary Not Rated $510,334 65,176
238 Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry 7/27/2012 Documentary R $489,074 62,461
239 The Impossible 12/21/2012 Drama PG-13 $482,923 61,675
240 In Time 10/28/2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $477,517 60,217
241 The Flat 10/19/2012 Documentary Not Rated $456,413 58,290
242 Bachelorette 9/7/2012 Comedy R $446,770 57,058
243 Midnight in Paris 5/20/2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $438,930 55,351
244 Courageous 9/30/2011 Drama PG-13 $433,861 54,711
245 Seeking Justice 3/16/2012 Action R $411,746 52,585
246 Sound of My Voice 4/27/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $408,015 52,109
247 Smashed 10/12/2012 Drama R $372,537 47,578
248 Bully 7/13/2001 Drama R $371,732 47,475
249 Piranha 3DD 6/1/2012 Horror R $370,904 47,369
250 The Oranges 10/5/2012 Comedy R $364,875 46,599
251 Branded 9/7/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $353,513 45,148
252 Red Hook Summer 8/10/2012 Drama R $338,803 43,269
253 Student of the Year 10/19/2012 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $326,508 41,699
254 Compliance 8/17/2012 Drama R $319,285 40,777
255 Liberal Arts 9/14/2012 Comedy PG-13 $319,176 40,763
256 Jin líng shí san chai 1/20/2012 Drama R $311,434 39,774
257 Whores' Glory 4/27/2012 Documentary Not Rated $306,151 39,099
258 Neuk-dae-so-nyeon 11/30/2012 Drama Not Rated $295,400 37,726
259 Stolen 9/14/2012 Action R $289,773 37,008
260 Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap 6/15/2012 Documentary R $288,312 36,821
261 Dolphin Tale 9/23/2011 Drama PG $270,810 34,150
262 Poulet aux prunes 8/17/2012 Drama PG-13 $253,705 32,401
263 Lola Versus 6/8/2012 Comedy R $252,603 32,260
264 In The Land of Blood and Honey 12/23/2011 Drama R $250,521 31,592
265 The Way 10/7/2011 Drama PG-13 $243,242 30,674
266 Trishna 7/13/2012 Drama R $240,381 30,700
267 Stories We Tell 10/12/2012 Documentary PG-13 $237,535 30,336
268 My Uncle Rafael 9/21/2012 Comedy PG-13 $234,830 29,991
269 The Central Park Five 11/23/2012 Documentary Not Rated $230,809 29,477
270 Drive 9/16/2011 Action R $220,498 27,806
271 Amour 12/19/2012 Drama PG-13 $217,791 27,814
272 Neil Young Journeys 6/29/2012 Concert/Performance PG $214,588 27,405
273 Thaandavam 9/28/2012 Action Not Rated $213,476 27,263
274 Yi jiu si er 11/30/2012 Drama Not Rated $212,475 27,136
275 Tai Chi Zero 10/19/2012 Action PG-13 $212,094 27,087
276 The Help 8/10/2011 Drama PG-13 $206,041 25,982
277 Touchback 4/13/2012 Drama PG-13 $204,157 26,073
278 10 Years 9/14/2012 Drama PG-13 $203,654 26,009
279 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie 3/2/2012 Comedy R $201,436 25,726
280 Middle of Nowhere 10/12/2012 Drama R $192,724 24,613
281 Promised Land 12/28/2012 Drama R $190,150 24,284
282 Snabba Cash 7/11/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $188,870 24,121
283 Brooklyn Castle 10/19/2012 Documentary PG $186,690 23,842
284 The Hunter 4/6/2012 Drama R $176,669 22,563
285 Long men fei jia 8/31/2012 Action R $170,276 21,746
286 Rebelle 3/1/2013 Drama Not Rated $168,028 21,459
287 L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie 10/12/2012 Drama Not Rated $158,411 20,231
288 Elles 4/27/2012 Drama NC-17 $157,427 20,105
289 Hecho en México 11/30/2012 Documentary R $151,133 19,301
290 Simon och ekarna 10/12/2012 Drama Not Rated $150,109 19,171
291 Kiseki 5/11/2012 Drama PG $145,808 18,621
292 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana 11/2/2012 Comedy Not Rated $143,900 18,378
293 La piel que habito 10/14/2011 Drama R $143,085 18,044
294 Rundskop 2/17/2012 Drama R $142,616 17,984
295 This Must Be the Place 11/2/2012 Black Comedy R $142,242 18,166
296 High School 6/1/2012 Comedy R $139,034 17,756
297 Slaughter Creek 9/14/2012 Horror Not Rated $136,815 17,473
298 The Lady 4/11/2012 Drama R $135,985 17,367
299 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas 11/4/2011 Comedy R $132,486 16,707
300 Footloose 10/14/2011 Musical PG-13 $132,230 16,675
301 The Loneliest Planet 10/26/2012 Drama Not Rated $129,579 16,549
302 God Bless America 5/11/2012 Black Comedy R $122,550 15,651
303 Bel Ami 6/8/2012 Drama R $120,462 15,384
304 Cowgirls 'n Angels 5/25/2012 Drama PG $119,782 15,297
305 The Ides of March 10/7/2011 Drama R $111,746 14,092
306 The Perfect Family 5/4/2012 Comedy PG-13 $110,013 14,050
307 Any Day Now 12/14/2012 Drama R $109,830 14,026
308 Burn 11/9/2012 Documentary Not Rated $109,656 14,004
309 The Woman in the Fifth 6/15/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $107,921 13,783
310 Hello I Must Be Going 9/7/2012 Drama R $106,709 13,628
311 Inch'Allah 9/28/2012 Drama R $104,087 13,293
312 The Obama Effect 7/13/2012 Comedy PG-13 $103,000 13,154
313 V/H/S 10/5/2012 Horror R $100,345 12,815
314 360 8/3/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $100,343 12,815
315 Margin Call 10/21/2011 Drama R $99,399 12,535
316 Not Fade Away 12/21/2012 Drama R $97,000 12,388
317 Hardflip 6/1/2012 Drama PG-13 $96,734 12,354
318 The Awakening 8/17/2012 Horror R $95,933 12,251
319 Wild Horse, Wild Ride 8/24/2012 Documentary PG $94,621 12,084
320 The Road 5/11/2012 Horror R $92,476 11,810
321 Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare 10/5/2012 Documentary PG-13 $84,898 10,842
322 Hating Breitbart 10/19/2012 Documentary R $81,432 10,400
323 Albert Nobbs 12/21/2011 Drama R $80,599 10,293
324 Starlet 11/9/2012 Drama Not Rated $78,816 10,065
325 The Innkeepers 2/3/2012 Horror R $78,396 9,886
326 The Island President 3/28/2012 Documentary PG $75,233 9,608
327 Butter 10/5/2012 Comedy R $70,931 9,058
328 On the Ice 2/17/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $70,526 9,007
329 Mai wei 4/20/2012 Drama R $70,177 8,962
330 On the Road 12/21/2012 Drama R $69,885 8,925
331 Martha Marcy May Marlene 10/21/2011 Thriller/Suspense R $67,595 8,524
332 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey 10/21/2011 Documentary PG $66,852 8,537
333 The Details 11/2/2012 Black Comedy R $63,595 8,121
334 Deadfall 12/7/2012 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $61,968 7,914
335 Le prénom 11/16/2012 Not Rated $61,611 7,868
336 Backwards 9/21/2012 Comedy PG $61,465 7,849
337 Take Shelter 9/30/2011 Drama R $57,751 7,283
338 Beyond the Black Rainbow 5/18/2012 Drama R $56,491 7,214
339 A Beautiful Soul 5/4/2012 Drama PG-13 $54,008 6,897
340 Red Lights 7/13/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $49,521 6,324
341 Intruders 3/30/2012 Horror R $48,366 6,177
342 Natural Selection 3/16/2012 Comedy R $46,635 5,955
343 Deep In The Heart 2/17/2012 Drama PG-13 $46,400 5,851
344 An Inconsistent Truth 1/27/2012 Documentary PG $46,161 5,821
345 La nouvelle guerre des boutons 10/12/2012 Adventure Not Rated $45,602 5,824
346 Beware of Mr. Baker 11/30/2012 Documentary Not Rated $45,252 5,779
347 My Reincarnation 10/28/2011 Documentary R $41,080 5,246
348 Last Call at the Oasis 5/4/2012 Documentary PG-13 $40,846 5,216
349 Miss Bala 1/20/2012 Drama R $40,540 5,177
350 The Comedy 11/9/2012 Comedy Not Rated $40,394 5,158
351 Paul Williams Still Alive 6/1/2012 Documentary PG-13 $38,691 4,941
352 Et si on vivait tous ensemble? 10/19/2012 Comedy Not Rated $37,734 4,819
353 In Film Nist 3/2/2012 Documentary Not Rated $37,706 4,755
354 The Inbetweeners 9/7/2012 Comedy R $35,955 4,591
355 The Fitzgerald Family Christmas 12/7/2012 Drama Not Rated $35,567 4,542
356 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope 4/6/2012 Documentary PG-13 $34,665 4,427
357 Addiction Incorporated 12/14/2011 Documentary PG $33,664 4,299
358 Musical Chairs 3/23/2012 Drama PG-13 $31,478 4,020
359 L!fe Happens 4/13/2012 Comedy R $30,905 3,946
360 The Bay 11/2/2012 Horror R $30,668 3,916
361 Hide Away 5/25/2012 Drama PG-13 $30,655 3,915
362 Kaerlighed Pa Film 1/9/2009 Drama Not Rated $29,630 3,784
363 Ouwehoeren 8/8/2012 Documentary Not Rated $29,357 3,749
364 Wagner & Me 12/7/2012 Documentary Not Rated $29,187 3,727
365 Least Among Saints 10/12/2012 Drama R $28,026 3,579
366 Klovn: The Movie 7/27/2012 Black Comedy R $28,000 3,575
367 Mighty Fine 5/25/2012 Drama R $27,900 3,563
368 Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters 11/2/2012 Documentary Not Rated $27,075 3,457
369 Nobody Walks 10/19/2012 Drama R $25,342 3,236
370 Orchestra of Exiles 10/26/2012 Documentary Not Rated $24,710 3,155
371 Sound of Noise 3/9/2012 Comedy R $24,565 3,137
372 The Guard 7/29/2011 Comedy R $23,630 2,980
373 Like Crazy 10/28/2011 Drama PG-13 $23,291 2,937
374 West of Memphis 12/25/2012 Documentary R $22,852 2,918
375 Keyhole 4/6/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $22,393 2,859
376 Lay the Favorite 12/7/2012 Comedy R $20,998 2,681
377 The Day 8/29/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $20,984 2,679
378 Paranormal Activity 3 10/21/2011 Horror R $20,979 2,646
379 Carol Channing: Larger Than Life 1/20/2012 Documentary PG $20,370 2,569
380 The Whale 9/9/2011 Documentary G $20,092 2,566
381 Radio Unnameable 9/19/2012 Documentary Not Rated $19,676 2,512
382 Waiting for Lightning 12/7/2012 Documentary PG-13 $19,537 2,495
383 28 Hotel Rooms 11/9/2012 Drama Not Rated $18,869 2,409
384 Mansome 5/18/2012 Documentary PG-13 $18,395 2,349
385 The Revisionaries 10/5/2012 Documentary Not Rated $18,262 2,332
386 4:44 Last Day on Earth 3/23/2012 Drama R $17,801 2,273
387 The First Time 10/19/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $17,061 2,178
388 Dangerous Liaisons 11/9/2012 Drama Not Rated $17,000 2,171
389 The Divide 1/13/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $16,700 2,106
390 Little Birds 8/29/2012 Drama R $16,590 2,118
391 Alpeis 7/13/2012 Drama Not Rated $15,404 1,967
392 Take Me Home 4/6/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $15,374 1,963
393 Trade of Innocents 10/5/2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,091 1,927
394 30 Beats 7/20/2012 Drama R $14,686 1,875
395 Tristana 9/21/1970 Drama PG-13 $14,586 1,862
396 Silent Night 11/30/2012 Horror R $14,568 1,860
397 Autoreiji 12/2/2011 Drama R $14,305 1,804
398 6 Month Rule 6/1/2012 Comedy R $14,057 1,795
399 Head Games 9/21/2012 Documentary PG-13 $14,056 1,795
400 Blackthorn 10/7/2011 Adventure R $13,898 1,753
401 Jesus Henry Christ 4/20/2012 Drama PG-13 $13,714 1,751
402 Reuniting the Rubins 3/16/2012 Comedy PG $13,569 1,732
403 The Trouble With Bliss 3/23/2012 Comedy PG-13 $13,093 1,672
404 Citadel 11/9/2012 Horror R $12,995 1,659
405 The End of Time 6/30/2013 Documentary Not Rated $12,835 1,639
406 California Solo 11/30/2012 Drama Not Rated $12,464 1,591
407 Wu Xia 11/30/2012 Action R $11,137 1,422
408 Forces spéciales 10/12/2012 Action R $10,759 1,374
409 A Little Bit of Heaven 5/4/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,011 1,278
410 The Do-Deca-Pentathlon 7/6/2012 Comedy R $10,000 1,277
411 Beneath the Darkness 1/6/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $9,600 1,211
412 [Rec] 3: Genesis 9/7/2012 Horror R $9,600 1,226
413 Happy People: A Year in the Taiga 12/9/2011 Documentary Not Rated $9,523 1,216
414 BRO' 6/22/2012 Action R $9,329 1,191
415 Cartas a Elena 6/8/2012 Drama PG $8,511 1,086
416 Photographic Memory 10/12/2012 Documentary Not Rated $7,711 984
417 Price Check 11/16/2012 Comedy Not Rated $7,413 946
418 The Giant Mechanical Man 4/27/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $7,396 944
419 Meine Familie, die Nazis und Ich 11/16/2012 Documentary Not Rated $6,923 884
420 In Our Nature 12/7/2012 Drama Not Rated $6,543 835
421 Grassroots 6/22/2012 Comedy R $6,497 829
422 Tchoupitoulas 12/7/2012 Documentary Not Rated $6,011 767
423 The Last Ride 6/22/2012 Drama PG-13 $5,887 751
424 Save the Date 12/14/2012 Romantic Comedy R $5,719 730
425 The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez 12/7/2012 Comedy Not Rated $5,609 716
426 Joven y alocada 11/30/2012 Drama Not Rated $5,514 704
427 Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning 11/30/2012 Action R $5,460 697
428 The Babymakers 8/3/2012 Comedy R $5,215 666
429 The Good Doctor 8/31/2012 Drama PG-13 $5,206 664
430 Pusher 10/26/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $5,040 643
431 Bringing Up Bobby 9/28/2012 Drama PG-13 $4,975 635
432 Tomorrow When the War Began 2/24/2012 Action R $4,936 622
433 Brake 3/23/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $4,876 615
434 Newlyweds 1/13/2012 Comedy R $4,584 578
435 Tonight You're Mine 5/11/2012 Romantic Comedy R $4,321 551
436 Miss Minoes 12/23/2011 Adventure PG $4,242 535
437 Amigo 8/19/2011 Drama R $4,123 526
438 Only the Young 12/7/2012 Documentary Not Rated $4,038 515
439 The Moth Diaries 4/20/2012 Horror R $3,838 490
440 Let Fury Have the Hour 12/14/2012 Documentary Not Rated $3,386 432
441 Vamps 11/2/2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,361 429
442 ATM 4/6/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $3,010 384
443 Free Radicals 8/3/2004 Drama Not Rated $2,954 377
444 Cheerful Weather for the Wedding 12/7/2012 Romantic Comedy PG $2,651 338
445 The Samaritan 5/18/2012 Thriller/Suspense R $2,521 321
446 Why Stop Now 8/17/2012 Comedy R $2,432 310
447 Bad Blood...The Hunger 10/26/2012 Horror R $1,872 239
448 Le Moine 3/8/2013 Thriller/Suspense R $1,820 232
449 Perfect Sense 2/10/2012 Drama R $1,567 198
450 A Green Story 11/16/2012 Drama Not Rated $1,395 178
451 I Kissed a Vampire 3/30/2012 Musical PG $1,380 174
452 Jack and Diane 11/2/2012 Drama R $1,142 145
453 Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet 12/14/2012 Documentary Not Rated $794 101
454 The Decoy Bride 3/9/2012 Comedy PG $759 96
455 Nature Calls 11/9/2012 Comedy R $646 82
456 Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child 11/23/2012 Documentary Not Rated $601 76
457 Into the Abyss 11/11/2011 Documentary PG-13 $540 68
458 Meeting Evil 5/4/2012 Drama R $525 67
459 Angels Crest 12/30/2011 Drama R $425 54
460 Playback 3/16/2012 Horror R $264 33
461 Emergo 6/1/2012 Horror R $256 32
462 Loosies 1/11/2012 Comedy PG-13 $0 0
Total Gross of All Movies$8,284,532,236
Total Tickets Sold1,057,415,429

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.