Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2012
Total Box Office Gross: $10,710,064,643
Tickets Sold: 1,367,125,412
Average Ticket Price: $7.83
Top Grossing Movies of 2012
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2012 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Marvel's The Avengers |
May 4 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$623,279,547 |
79,601,474 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
Jul 20 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
PG-13 |
$448,139,099 |
57,233,601 |
| 3 |
The Hunger Games |
Mar 23 |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$408,010,692 |
52,108,645 |
| 4 |
Skyfall |
Nov 8 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$289,600,000 |
36,985,951 |
| 5 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 |
Nov 16 |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$286,039,065 |
36,531,170 |
| 6 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
Jul 3 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$262,030,663 |
33,464,963 |
| 7 |
Brave |
Jun 22 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG |
$237,236,938 |
30,298,459 |
| 8 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
Dec 14 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$222,703,000 |
28,442,273 |
| 9 |
Ted |
Jun 29 |
Universal |
Comedy |
R |
$218,665,740 |
27,926,659 |
| 10 |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted |
Jun 8 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
PG |
$216,391,482 |
27,636,204 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2012
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures |
26 |
$1,778,013,202 |
226,901,776 |
16.60% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros. |
28 |
$1,635,194,273 |
208,718,185 |
15.27% |
| 3 |
Walt Disney |
18 |
$1,554,036,185 |
198,461,983 |
14.51% |
| 4 |
Universal |
17 |
$1,313,641,093 |
167,661,099 |
12.27% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox |
19 |
$1,000,256,558 |
127,739,910 |
9.34% |
| 6 |
Paramount Pictures |
22 |
$892,707,171 |
113,871,345 |
8.34% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate |
11 |
$783,416,604 |
100,053,201 |
7.31% |
| 8 |
Summit Entertainment |
11 |
$459,284,654 |
58,607,098 |
4.29% |
| 9 |
Weinstein Co. |
20 |
$254,225,183 |
32,458,967 |
2.37% |
| 10 |
Relativity |
6 |
$202,315,183 |
25,806,661 |
1.89% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2012
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure |
38 |
$3,074,594,618 |
392,615,098 |
28.71% |
| 2 |
Comedy |
103 |
$1,635,193,859 |
208,810,758 |
15.27% |
| 3 |
Drama |
224 |
$1,593,583,250 |
203,447,601 |
14.88% |
| 4 |
Action |
45 |
$1,587,086,337 |
202,466,410 |
14.82% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
61 |
$1,526,540,399 |
194,797,622 |
14.25% |
| 6 |
Horror |
33 |
$413,579,089 |
52,733,479 |
3.86% |
| 7 |
Romantic Comedy |
29 |
$339,815,957 |
43,384,541 |
3.17% |
| 8 |
Musical |
6 |
$217,923,733 |
27,781,862 |
2.03% |
| 9 |
Documentary |
142 |
$130,433,965 |
16,657,751 |
1.22% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy |
13 |
$92,398,481 |
11,800,560 |
0.86% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2012
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
143 |
$5,584,375,879 |
713,032,524 |
52.14% |
| 2 |
R |
220 |
$2,927,544,692 |
373,435,853 |
27.33% |
| 3 |
PG |
62 |
$2,129,084,958 |
271,843,917 |
19.88% |
| 4 |
G |
15 |
$274,120,376 |
35,008,971 |
2.56% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
78 |
$34,709,114 |
4,432,740 |
0.32% |
| 6 |
NC-17 |
2 |
$2,193,846 |
280,184 |
0.02% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2012
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
367 |
$4,245,009,161 |
541,793,600 |
39.64% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
84 |
$3,181,077,838 |
406,105,778 |
29.70% |
| 3 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
9 |
$1,552,336,597 |
198,212,804 |
14.49% |
| 4 |
Based on Real Life Events |
169 |
$371,602,531 |
47,447,478 |
3.47% |
| 5 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
17 |
$328,138,474 |
41,906,782 |
3.06% |
| 6 |
Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
4 |
$304,546,590 |
38,893,542 |
2.84% |
| 7 |
Based on TV |
9 |
$261,404,919 |
33,376,886 |
2.44% |
| 8 |
Remake |
14 |
$194,343,813 |
24,709,868 |
1.81% |
| 9 |
Based on Game |
3 |
$125,109,150 |
15,978,179 |
1.17% |
| 10 |
Spin-Off |
2 |
$39,953,527 |
5,096,949 |
0.37% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2012
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
662 |
$8,304,262,854 |
1,059,927,509 |
77.54% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation |
15 |
$1,314,002,235 |
167,762,995 |
12.27% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action |
10 |
$858,828,408 |
109,684,340 |
8.02% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation |
4 |
$121,596,592 |
15,529,575 |
1.14% |
| 5 |
Hand Animation |
8 |
$101,496,843 |
12,962,227 |
0.95% |
| 6 |
Multiple Production Methods |
1 |
$1,702,415 |
214,680 |
0.02% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2012
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
338 |
$3,778,985,960 |
482,263,861 |
35.28% |
| 2 |
Fantasy |
55 |
$1,913,488,706 |
244,182,153 |
17.87% |
| 3 |
Super Hero |
4 |
$1,333,551,220 |
170,313,053 |
12.45% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction |
24 |
$1,304,540,457 |
166,588,599 |
12.18% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction |
36 |
$1,136,874,291 |
145,179,544 |
10.62% |
| 6 |
Historical Fiction |
68 |
$803,368,154 |
102,504,984 |
7.50% |
| 7 |
Dramatization |
27 |
$246,715,059 |
31,506,348 |
2.30% |
| 8 |
Factual |
145 |
$155,978,059 |
19,920,055 |
1.46% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
2 |
$28,384,487 |
3,622,352 |
0.27% |
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