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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2012

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $11,007,391,889
Tickets Sold: 1,382,837,803
Average Ticket Price: $7.96

Top Grossing Movies of 2012

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre2012
Gross
Tickets
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 9, 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 Brave Jun 22, 2012 Walt Disney Adventure $237,277,071 29,808,677
9 Ted Jun 29, 2012 Universal Comedy $218,665,740 27,470,570
10 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most… Jun 8, 2012 Paramount Pictures Adventure $216,391,482 27,184,859
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Biggest Weekends of 2012

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 May 4, 2012 Marvel's The Avengers $207,438,708 4,349 Walt Disney Action
2 Jul 20, 2012 The Dark Knight Rises $160,887,295 4,404 Warner Bros. Action
3 Mar 23, 2012 The Hunger Games $152,535,747 4,137 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense
4 Nov 16, 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 $141,067,634 4,070 Lionsgate Drama
5 May 11, 2012 Marvel's The Avengers $103,052,274 4,349 Walt Disney Action
6 Nov 9, 2012 Skyfall $88,364,714 3,505 Sony Pictures Action
7 Dec 14, 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $84,617,303 4,045 Warner Bros. Adventure
8 Mar 2, 2012 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax $70,217,070 3,729 Universal Adventure
9 Jun 22, 2012 Brave $66,323,594 4,164 Walt Disney Adventure
10 Jul 27, 2012 The Dark Knight Rises $62,101,451 4,404 Warner Bros. Action

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2012

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Dec 30, 2011 Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol 3 $29,421,879 $154,808,896 19%
Jan 6, 2012 The Devil Inside New $33,732,515 $139,430,068 24%
Jan 13, 2012 Contraband New $24,349,815 $132,228,888 18%
Jan 20, 2012 Underworld: Awakening New $25,306,725 $133,297,363 19%
Jan 27, 2012 The Grey New $19,665,101 $125,121,624 16%
Feb 3, 2012 Chronicle New $22,004,098 $115,087,156 19%
Feb 10, 2012 The Vow New $41,202,458 $191,874,749 21%
Feb 17, 2012 Safe House 2 $23,641,575 $160,857,019 15%
Feb 24, 2012 Act of Valor New $24,476,632 $133,812,931 18%
Mar 2, 2012 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax New $70,217,070 $168,378,892 42%
Mar 9, 2012 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 2 $38,846,020 $136,437,998 28%
Mar 16, 2012 21 Jump Street New $36,302,612 $110,560,670 33%
Mar 23, 2012 The Hunger Games New $152,535,747 $213,759,735 71%
Mar 30, 2012 The Hunger Games 2 $58,551,063 $147,972,490 40%
Apr 6, 2012 The Hunger Games 3 $33,111,557 $122,722,213 27%
Apr 13, 2012 The Hunger Games 4 $21,096,824 $114,595,881 18%
Apr 20, 2012 Think Like a Man New $33,636,303 $135,162,690 25%
Apr 27, 2012 Think Like a Man 2 $17,604,141 $110,261,470 16%
May 4, 2012 The Avengers New $207,438,708 $258,004,677 80%
May 11, 2012 The Avengers 2 $103,052,274 $170,829,197 60%
May 18, 2012 The Avengers 3 $55,644,102 $142,593,301 39%
May 25, 2012 Men in Black 3 New $54,592,779 $152,266,277 36%
Jun 1, 2012 Snow White and the Huntsman New $56,217,700 $142,341,601 39%
Jun 8, 2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted New $60,316,738 $181,614,044 33%
Jun 15, 2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 2 $34,055,474 $130,063,405 26%
Jun 22, 2012 Brave New $66,323,594 $164,732,354 40%
Jun 29, 2012 Ted New $54,415,205 $209,918,278 26%
Jul 6, 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man New $62,004,688 $196,209,093 32%
Jul 13, 2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift New $46,629,259 $165,276,318 28%
Jul 20, 2012 The Dark Knight Rises New $160,887,295 $231,492,416 70%
Jul 27, 2012 The Dark Knight Rises 2 $62,101,451 $134,394,854 46%
Aug 3, 2012 The Dark Knight Rises 3 $35,737,330 $122,881,414 29%
Aug 10, 2012 The Bourne Legacy New $38,142,825 $142,368,462 27%
Aug 17, 2012 The Expendables 2 New $28,591,370 $139,096,037 21%
Aug 24, 2012 The Expendables 2 2 $13,423,579 $97,566,283 14%
Aug 31, 2012 The Possession New $17,732,480 $103,425,224 17%
Sep 7, 2012 The Possession 2 $9,317,472 $67,492,545 14%
Sep 14, 2012 Resident Evil: Retribution New $21,052,227 $86,394,724 24%
Sep 21, 2012 End of Watch New $13,152,683 $90,715,365 14%
Sep 28, 2012 Hotel Transylvania New $42,522,194 $119,266,507 36%
Oct 5, 2012 Taken 2 New $49,514,769 $141,996,106 35%
Oct 12, 2012 Taken 2 2 $21,873,127 $129,263,253 17%
Oct 19, 2012 Paranormal Activity 4 New $29,003,866 $128,725,014 23%
Oct 26, 2012 Argo 3 $12,085,059 $93,221,645 13%
Nov 2, 2012 Wreck-It Ralph New $49,038,712 $138,187,338 35%
Nov 9, 2012 Skyfall New $88,364,714 $173,403,518 51%
Nov 16, 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 New $141,067,634 $249,274,034 57%
Nov 23, 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 2 $43,641,448 $207,625,859 21%
Nov 30, 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 3 $17,416,362 $114,273,352 15%
Dec 7, 2012 Skyfall 5 $10,780,201 $80,463,056 13%
Dec 14, 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey New $84,617,303 $139,238,812 61%
Dec 21, 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2 $36,888,365 $109,555,288 34%
Dec 28, 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3 $31,926,068 $180,542,656 18%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 2012

RankDistributorMovies2012 GrossTicketsShare
1 Sony Pictures 26 $1,796,852,200 225,735,189 16.32%
2 Warner Bros. 30 $1,694,695,918 212,901,481 15.40%
3 Walt Disney 18 $1,566,749,202 196,827,779 14.23%
4 Universal 17 $1,368,500,098 171,922,114 12.43%
5 Lionsgate 25 $1,267,018,113 159,173,116 11.51%
6 20th Century Fox 19 $1,030,117,301 129,411,713 9.36%
7 Paramount Pictures 22 $919,099,720 115,464,777 8.35%
8 Weinstein Co. 21 $304,362,650 38,236,505 2.77%
9 Relativity 6 $202,357,616 25,421,808 1.84%
10 Open Road 7 $194,695,120 24,459,182 1.77%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2012

RankGenreMovies2012 GrossTicketsShare
1 Adventure 41 $2,622,265,130 329,430,273 23.82%
2 Action 47 $2,350,923,406 295,342,110 21.36%
3 Drama 231 $1,652,379,604 207,585,259 15.01%
4 Thriller/Suspense 66 $1,527,742,051 191,927,360 13.88%
5 Comedy 100 $1,411,438,216 177,316,306 12.82%
6 Horror 38 $495,720,916 62,276,480 4.50%
7 Romantic Comedy 30 $338,614,611 42,539,510 3.08%
8 Musical 6 $223,607,077 28,091,337 2.03%
9 Documentary 150 $147,472,001 18,526,562 1.34%
10 Western 3 $106,311,297 13,355,689 0.97%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2012

RankMPAA RatingMovies2012 GrossTicketsShare
1 PG-13 147 $5,990,668,789 752,596,508 54.42%
2 R 229 $3,037,456,781 381,589,930 27.59%
3 PG 67 $2,163,295,696 271,770,786 19.65%
4 G 15 $242,381,136 30,449,883 2.20%
5 Not Rated 293 $61,583,498 7,736,472 0.56%
6 NC-17 2 $2,193,846 275,608 0.02%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2012

RankSource MaterialMovies2012 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 386 $4,307,178,864 541,102,671 39.13%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 87 $3,094,253,649 388,725,291 28.11%
3 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 9 $1,552,414,960 195,027,002 14.10%
4 Based on Factual Book/Article 19 $539,131,254 67,730,047 4.90%
5 Based on Real Life Events 174 $396,341,876 49,791,610 3.60%
6 Based on TV 10 $330,647,797 41,538,663 3.00%
7 Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale 4 $304,589,023 38,264,951 2.77%
8 Remake 15 $195,278,982 24,532,527 1.77%
9 Based on Game 3 $125,109,150 15,717,228 1.14%
10 Spin-Off 2 $57,777,372 7,258,463 0.52%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 2012

RankProduction MethodMovies2012 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 692 $7,984,171,407 1,003,036,260 72.53%
2 Animation/Live Action 10 $1,472,448,278 184,980,936 13.38%
3 Digital Animation 16 $1,353,529,171 170,041,344 12.30%
4 Stop-Motion Animation 4 $122,052,828 15,333,268 1.11%
5 Hand Animation 8 $67,488,937 8,478,506 0.61%
6 Multiple Production Methods 1 $1,702,415 213,871 0.02%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2012

RankCreative TypeMovies2012 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 366 $4,153,180,525 521,756,162 37.73%
2 Fantasy 40 $1,479,394,524 185,853,563 13.44%
3 Kids Fiction 25 $1,364,179,777 171,379,357 12.39%
4 Super Hero 4 $1,333,629,583 167,541,403 12.12%
5 Science Fiction 38 $1,180,298,813 148,278,726 10.72%
6 Historical Fiction 76 $1,021,135,719 128,283,341 9.28%
7 Dramatization 27 $267,929,055 33,659,415 2.43%
8 Factual 152 $173,000,485 21,733,657 1.57%
9 Multiple Creative Types 2 $28,605,657 3,593,675 0.26%
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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.