2012 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 2012.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	May 4, 2012	The Avengers	$270,019,373	4,349	$62,088	$270,019,373	7
2	Jul 20, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$225,011,359	4,404	$51,092	$225,011,359	7
3	Mar 23, 2012	The Hunger Games	$189,932,838	4,137	$45,911	$189,932,838	7
4	Nov 16, 2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking D…	$183,724,670	4,070	$45,141	$183,724,670	8
5	May 11, 2012	The Avengers	$132,002,042	4,349	$30,352	$402,021,415	14
6	Nov 9, 2012	Skyfall	$117,637,108	3,505	$33,563	$119,837,108	8
7	Dec 14, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Jou…	$113,152,900	4,045	$27,974	$113,152,900	7
8	Jun 22, 2012	Brave	$97,673,691	4,164	$23,457	$97,673,691	7
9	Jul 27, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$93,186,405	4,404	$21,159	$318,197,764	14
10	Jul 6, 2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	$90,854,677	4,318	$21,041	$165,872,247	10
11	Jun 29, 2012	Ted	$87,647,345	3,239	$27,060	$87,647,345	7
12	Jun 8, 2012	Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most W…	$84,950,532	4,258	$19,951	$84,950,532	7
13	May 25, 2012	Men in Black 3	$83,003,553	4,248	$19,539	$83,003,553	7
14	Mar 2, 2012	Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax	$82,878,830	3,729	$22,225	$82,878,830	7
15	Mar 30, 2012	The Hunger Games	$79,406,327	4,137	$19,194	$269,339,165	14
16	Dec 21, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Jou…	$76,547,914	4,100	$18,670	$189,700,814	14
17	Jun 1, 2012	Snow White and the Huntsman	$75,478,685	3,773	$20,005	$75,478,685	7
18	Jun 29, 2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	$75,017,570	4,318	$17,373	$75,017,570	3
19	May 18, 2012	The Avengers	$74,663,373	4,249	$17,572	$476,684,788	21
20	Jun 8, 2012	Prometheus	$68,658,127	3,396	$20,217	$68,658,127	7
21	Jul 13, 2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	$68,423,306	3,881	$17,630	$68,423,306	7
22	Nov 16, 2012	Skyfall	$65,804,041	3,526	$18,663	$185,641,149	15
23	Oct 5, 2012	Taken 2	$64,258,852	3,661	$17,552	$64,258,852	7
24	Feb 10, 2012	The Vow	$61,926,837	2,958	$20,935	$61,926,837	7
25	Nov 2, 2012	Wreck-It Ralph	$60,634,609	3,752	$16,161	$60,634,609	7
26	Jun 29, 2012	Magic Mike	$57,186,770	2,955	$19,353	$57,186,770	7
27	Jun 29, 2012	Brave	$56,683,280	3,966	$14,292	$154,356,971	14
28	Dec 28, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Jou…	$56,588,693	4,100	$13,802	$246,289,507	21
29	May 25, 2012	The Avengers	$55,779,192	3,918	$14,237	$532,463,980	28
30	Feb 10, 2012	Safe House	$54,269,615	3,119	$17,400	$54,269,615	7
31	Nov 23, 2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking D…	$53,457,834	4,070	$13,135	$237,182,504	15
32	Dec 28, 2012	Django Unchained	$52,949,112	3,010	$17,591	$86,269,377	10
33	Mar 9, 2012	Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax	$52,744,185	3,746	$14,080	$135,623,015	14
34	Aug 10, 2012	The Bourne Legacy	$52,561,080	3,745	$14,035	$52,561,080	7
35	Jun 15, 2012	Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most W…	$52,423,190	4,263	$12,297	$137,373,722	14
36	Aug 3, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$52,411,055	4,242	$12,355	$370,608,819	21
37	Jul 13, 2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	$51,852,067	4,318	$12,008	$217,724,314	17
38	Mar 16, 2012	21 Jump Street	$49,751,328	3,121	$15,941	$49,751,328	7
39	Sep 28, 2012	Hotel Transylvania	$49,658,532	3,349	$14,828	$49,658,532	7
40	Jul 6, 2012	Ted	$49,199,050	3,256	$15,110	$136,846,395	14
41	Dec 28, 2012	Les Misérables	$48,049,055	2,814	$17,075	$87,487,480	10
42	Apr 6, 2012	The Hunger Games	$46,230,374	4,137	$11,175	$315,569,539	21
43	Mar 30, 2012	Wrath of the Titans	$43,882,091	3,545	$12,379	$43,882,091	7
44	Nov 23, 2012	Skyfall	$43,388,040	3,526	$12,305	$229,029,189	22
45	Apr 20, 2012	Think Like a Man	$42,868,058	2,015	$21,274	$42,868,058	7
46	Nov 9, 2012	Wreck-It Ralph	$42,532,681	3,752	$11,336	$103,167,290	14
47	Mar 9, 2012	John Carter	$39,657,453	3,749	$10,578	$39,657,453	7
48	Dec 21, 2012	Les Misérables	$39,438,425	2,808	$14,045	$39,438,425	3
49	Jun 1, 2012	Men in Black 3	$39,001,821	4,248	$9,181	$122,005,374	14
50	Aug 17, 2012	The Expendables 2	$38,813,944	3,316	$11,705	$38,813,944	7
51	Jan 6, 2012	The Devil Inside	$38,346,847	2,285	$16,782	$38,346,847	7
52	Aug 10, 2012	The Campaign	$38,308,537	3,205	$11,953	$38,308,537	7
53	May 11, 2012	Dark Shadows	$38,138,421	3,755	$10,157	$38,138,421	7
54	Aug 3, 2012	Total Recall	$36,088,392	3,601	$10,022	$36,088,392	7
55	Nov 16, 2012	Lincoln	$35,781,164	2,018	$17,731	$37,200,000	14
56	Jun 29, 2012	Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness…	$35,645,955	2,161	$16,495	$35,645,955	7
57	Oct 5, 2012	Hotel Transylvania	$35,234,085	3,352	$10,511	$84,892,617	14
58	Oct 19, 2012	Paranormal Activity 4	$33,957,365	3,412	$9,952	$33,957,365	7
59	Jan 13, 2012	Contraband	$33,897,920	2,863	$11,840	$33,897,920	7
60	Jul 13, 2012	Ted	$33,573,420	3,303	$10,165	$170,419,815	21
61	May 18, 2012	Battleship	$33,505,345	3,690	$9,080	$33,505,345	7
62	Dec 21, 2012	Django Unchained	$33,320,265	3,010	$11,070	$33,320,265	3
63	Jun 8, 2012	Snow White and the Huntsman	$33,318,350	3,777	$8,821	$108,797,035	14
64	Jul 20, 2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	$33,123,908	3,886	$8,524	$101,547,214	14
65	Feb 10, 2012	Journey 2: The Mysterious Isl…	$33,116,342	3,470	$9,544	$33,116,342	7
66	Nov 23, 2012	Lincoln	$32,989,473	2,018	$16,348	$70,189,473	21
67	Nov 2, 2012	Flight	$32,670,299	1,884	$17,341	$32,670,299	7
68	Jan 20, 2012	Underworld: Awakening	$32,625,613	3,078	$10,600	$32,625,613	7
69	Feb 17, 2012	Safe House	$32,426,945	3,121	$10,390	$86,696,560	14
70	Feb 24, 2012	Act of Valor	$31,539,346	3,039	$10,378	$31,539,346	7
71	Feb 17, 2012	The Vow	$31,080,506	2,958	$10,507	$93,007,343	14
72	Jun 22, 2012	Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most W…	$30,822,800	3,920	$7,863	$168,196,522	21
73	Dec 21, 2012	Jack Reacher	$30,553,158	3,352	$9,115	$30,553,158	7
74	Jul 6, 2012	Brave	$30,543,826	3,891	$7,850	$184,900,797	21
75	Feb 17, 2012	Journey 2: The Mysterious Isl…	$30,140,009	3,500	$8,611	$63,256,351	14
76	Jun 15, 2012	Prometheus	$29,888,553	3,442	$8,683	$98,546,680	14
77	Nov 16, 2012	Wreck-It Ralph	$29,532,710	3,259	$9,062	$132,700,000	21
78	Apr 6, 2012	American Reunion	$29,238,725	3,192	$9,160	$29,238,725	7
79	Feb 17, 2012	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengea…	$29,032,082	3,174	$9,147	$29,032,082	7
80	Mar 16, 2012	Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax	$28,606,995	3,769	$7,590	$164,230,010	21
81	Apr 20, 2012	The Lucky One	$28,601,696	3,155	$9,066	$28,601,696	7
82	Jun 1, 2012	The Avengers	$28,586,745	3,670	$7,789	$561,050,725	35
83	Mar 2, 2012	Project X	$28,574,995	3,055	$9,354	$28,574,995	7
84	Oct 12, 2012	Taken 2	$28,312,617	3,706	$7,640	$92,571,469	14
85	Mar 23, 2012	21 Jump Street	$28,301,296	3,121	$9,068	$78,052,624	14
86	Nov 23, 2012	Life of Pi	$28,239,554	2,927	$9,648	$36,361,141	9
87	Aug 10, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$28,167,092	3,690	$7,633	$398,775,911	28
88	Sep 28, 2012	Looper	$28,100,651	2,992	$9,392	$28,100,651	7
89	Feb 3, 2012	Chronicle	$27,867,267	2,907	$9,586	$27,867,267	7
90	Dec 28, 2012	Parental Guidance	$27,846,387	3,367	$8,270	$42,635,079	10
91	Nov 23, 2012	Rise of the Guardians	$26,847,253	3,653	$7,349	$35,447,253	9
92	Apr 13, 2012	The Hunger Games	$26,830,921	3,916	$6,852	$342,400,460	28
93	Sep 14, 2012	Resident Evil: Retribution	$26,767,727	3,012	$8,887	$26,767,727	7
94	Oct 12, 2012	Argo	$26,566,489	3,232	$8,220	$26,566,489	7
95	Feb 10, 2012	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom …	$25,873,235	2,655	$9,745	$456,961,530	4,657
96	Jul 6, 2012	Magic Mike	$25,633,305	3,120	$8,216	$82,820,075	14
97	Jan 6, 2012	Mission: Impossible—Ghost Pro…	$25,545,877	3,555	$7,186	$175,246,789	28
98	Mar 30, 2012	Mirror Mirror	$25,463,427	3,603	$7,067	$25,473,495	7
99	Jan 27, 2012	The Grey	$25,256,533	3,185	$7,930	$25,256,533	7
100	Feb 3, 2012	The Woman in Black	$25,155,487	2,855	$8,811	$25,155,487	7