2012 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 2012. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2012.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $1,515,100,211 | $623,357,910 | $891,742,301 | 41.1% |
| 2 | Skyfall | $1,110,526,981 | $304,360,277 | $806,166,704 | 27.4% |
| 3 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,082,228,107 | $448,139,099 | $634,089,008 | 41.4% |
| 4 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Jou… | $1,014,938,545 | $303,003,568 | $711,934,977 | 29.9% |
| 5 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $879,765,137 | $161,321,843 | $718,443,294 | 18.3% |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking D… | $830,314,737 | $292,914,737 | $537,400,000 | 35.3% |
| 7 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $758,576,824 | $262,717,220 | $495,859,604 | 34.6% |
| 8 | Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most W… | $746,921,271 | $216,391,482 | $530,529,789 | 29.0% |
| 9 | The Hunger Games | $677,923,379 | $408,010,692 | $269,912,687 | 60.2% |
| 10 | Men in Black 3 | $654,213,485 | $179,020,854 | $475,192,631 | 27.4% |
| 11 | Life of Pi | $619,310,368 | $124,987,022 | $494,323,346 | 20.2% |
| 12 | Ted | $556,016,627 | $218,665,740 | $337,350,887 | 39.3% |
| 13 | Brave | $554,606,532 | $237,282,182 | $317,324,350 | 42.8% |
| 14 | Wreck-It Ralph | $497,265,340 | $189,412,677 | $307,852,663 | 38.1% |
| 15 | Django Unchained | $449,841,566 | $162,805,434 | $287,036,132 | 36.2% |
| 16 | Les Misérables | $435,292,452 | $149,260,140 | $286,032,312 | 34.3% |
| 17 | Prometheus | $402,448,265 | $126,477,084 | $275,971,181 | 31.4% |
| 18 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $401,021,746 | $155,136,755 | $245,884,991 | 38.7% |
| 19 | Taken 2 | $377,807,404 | $139,854,287 | $237,953,117 | 37.0% |
| 20 | Hotel Transylvania | $377,140,952 | $148,313,048 | $228,827,904 | 39.3% |
| 21 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | $351,097,803 | $214,151,550 | $136,946,253 | 61.0% |
| 22 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Isl… | $318,146,162 | $103,860,290 | $214,285,872 | 32.6% |
| 23 | Battleship | $313,477,717 | $65,233,400 | $248,244,317 | 20.8% |
| 24 | The Expendables 2 | $311,979,256 | $85,028,192 | $226,951,064 | 27.3% |
| 25 | Rise of the Guardians | $306,941,670 | $103,412,758 | $203,528,912 | 33.7% |
| 26 | Wrath of the Titans | $305,270,083 | $83,670,083 | $221,600,000 | 27.4% |
| 27 | John Carter | $282,778,100 | $73,058,679 | $209,719,421 | 25.8% |
| 28 | The Bourne Legacy | $280,355,920 | $113,203,870 | $167,152,050 | 40.4% |
| 29 | Lincoln | $273,346,281 | $182,207,973 | $91,138,308 | 66.7% |
| 30 | Dark Shadows | $245,564,215 | $79,727,149 | $165,837,066 | 32.5% |
| 31 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240,647,629 | $42,345,531 | $198,302,098 | 17.6% |
| 32 | American Reunion | $236,799,211 | $56,758,835 | $180,040,376 | 24.0% |
| 33 | Silver Linings Playbook | $236,412,453 | $132,092,958 | $104,319,495 | 55.9% |
| 34 | Argo | $227,140,757 | $136,025,503 | $91,115,254 | 59.9% |
| 35 | Jack Reacher | $218,340,595 | $80,070,736 | $138,269,859 | 36.7% |
| 36 | Total Recall | $211,856,088 | $58,877,969 | $152,978,119 | 27.8% |
| 37 | Safe House | $207,884,401 | $126,181,630 | $81,702,771 | 60.7% |
| 38 | Ren zai jiong tu zhi tai jiong | $205,400,000 | $0 | $205,400,000 | 0.0% |
| 39 | 21 Jump Street | $202,812,429 | $138,447,667 | $64,364,762 | 68.3% |
| 40 | The Vow | $197,618,160 | $125,014,030 | $72,604,130 | 63.3% |
| 41 | The Dictator | $180,148,897 | $59,650,222 | $120,498,675 | 33.1% |
| 42 | Mirror Mirror | $173,613,482 | $64,935,167 | $108,678,315 | 37.4% |
| 43 | Magic Mike | $170,549,753 | $113,721,571 | $56,828,182 | 66.7% |
| 44 | Looper | $170,466,405 | $66,486,205 | $103,980,200 | 39.0% |
| 45 | Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖) | $169,994,606 | $0 | $169,994,606 | 0.0% |
| 46 | The Impossible | $169,590,606 | $19,019,882 | $150,570,724 | 11.2% |
| 47 | Step Up Revolution | $165,552,290 | $35,074,677 | $130,477,613 | 21.2% |
| 48 | Flight | $160,558,438 | $93,772,375 | $66,786,063 | 58.4% |
| 49 | Underworld: Awakening | $160,379,930 | $62,321,039 | $98,058,891 | 38.9% |
| 50 | This Means War | $156,974,557 | $54,760,791 | $102,213,766 | 34.9% |
| 51 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengea… | $149,217,355 | $51,774,002 | $97,443,353 | 34.7% |
| 52 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $142,817,992 | $53,900,335 | $88,917,657 | 37.7% |
| 53 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunt… | $137,489,730 | $37,519,139 | $99,970,591 | 27.3% |
| 54 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $136,143,605 | $31,051,126 | $105,092,479 | 22.8% |
| 55 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $134,639,780 | $46,383,639 | $88,256,141 | 34.5% |
| 56 | Zero Dark Thirty | $134,612,435 | $95,720,716 | $38,891,719 | 71.1% |
| 57 | Hope Springs | $133,085,295 | $63,536,011 | $69,549,284 | 47.7% |
| 58 | Cloud Atlas | $130,673,154 | $27,108,272 | $103,564,882 | 20.7% |
| 59 | The Woman in Black | $128,955,898 | $54,333,290 | $74,622,608 | 42.1% |
| 60 | Sap ji sang ciu | $128,230,000 | $0 | $128,230,000 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Chronicle | $123,681,790 | $64,575,175 | $59,106,615 | 52.2% |
| 62 | Parental Guidance | $121,005,860 | $77,267,296 | $43,738,564 | 63.9% |
| 63 | Hua Pi 2 | $118,528,842 | $33,212 | $118,495,630 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Pitch Perfect | $116,044,347 | $65,001,093 | $51,043,254 | 56.0% |
| 65 | The Iron Lady | $115,592,104 | $29,959,436 | $85,632,668 | 25.9% |
| 66 | Think Like a Man | $113,373,764 | $91,547,205 | $21,826,559 | 80.7% |
| 67 | ParaNorman | $109,217,080 | $57,100,469 | $52,116,611 | 52.3% |
| 68 | The Campaign | $104,907,746 | $86,907,746 | $18,000,000 | 82.8% |
| 69 | Project X | $103,028,188 | $54,731,865 | $48,296,323 | 53.1% |
| 70 | The Devil Inside | $101,759,490 | $53,262,945 | $48,496,545 | 52.3% |
| 71 | Contraband | $98,406,855 | $66,528,000 | $31,878,855 | 67.6% |
| 72 | Jin líng shí san chai | $98,227,017 | $311,434 | $97,915,583 | 0.3% |
| 73 | The Lucky One | $96,633,833 | $60,457,138 | $36,176,695 | 62.6% |
| 74 | Gwanghae, Wangyidoen namja | $90,913,144 | $922,921 | $89,990,223 | 1.0% |
| 75 | This is 40 | $90,221,182 | $67,544,505 | $22,676,677 | 74.9% |
| 76 | What to Expect When You’re Ex… | $88,473,016 | $41,152,203 | $47,320,813 | 46.5% |
| 77 | Brave Hearts Umizaru | $88,331,372 | $0 | $88,331,372 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Sinister | $87,727,807 | $48,086,903 | $39,640,904 | 54.8% |
| 79 | Dodookdeul | $86,960,532 | $532,699 | $86,427,833 | 0.6% |
| 80 | The Inbetweeners | $86,051,320 | $35,955 | $86,015,365 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate … | $85,130,718 | $170,276 | $84,960,442 | 0.2% |
| 82 | The Possession | $82,925,064 | $49,130,588 | $33,794,476 | 59.2% |
| 83 | Savages | $82,513,490 | $47,323,100 | $35,190,390 | 57.4% |
| 84 | Act of Valor | $82,497,035 | $70,012,847 | $12,484,188 | 84.9% |
| 85 | The Grey | $81,249,176 | $51,580,136 | $29,669,040 | 63.5% |
| 86 | Frankenweenie | $81,150,788 | $35,287,788 | $45,863,000 | 43.5% |
| 87 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $77,229,695 | $49,008,662 | $28,221,033 | 63.5% |
| 88 | Thermae Romae | $75,387,554 | $0 | $75,387,554 | 0.0% |
| 89 | To Rome with Love | $74,290,305 | $16,684,352 | $57,605,953 | 22.5% |
| 90 | Here Comes the Boom | $73,239,258 | $45,290,318 | $27,948,940 | 61.8% |
| 91 | Sammy’s avonturen: De geheime… | $71,594,792 | $0 | $71,594,792 | 0.0% |
| 92 | Anna Karenina | $71,004,627 | $12,816,367 | $58,188,260 | 18.1% |
| 93 | The Cabin in the Woods | $70,683,134 | $42,073,277 | $28,609,857 | 59.5% |
| 94 | One Piece Film Z | $70,569,231 | $0 | $70,569,231 | 0.0% |
| 95 | Bayside Shakedown The Final: … | $70,519,044 | $0 | $70,519,044 | 0.0% |
| 96 | Moonrise Kingdom | $68,848,446 | $45,512,466 | $23,335,980 | 66.1% |
| 97 | The Watch | $67,130,045 | $34,353,000 | $32,777,045 | 51.2% |
| 98 | Secret of the Wings | $67,084,376 | $0 | $67,084,376 | 0.0% |
| 99 | Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness… | $66,950,887 | $65,653,242 | $1,297,645 | 98.1% |
| 100 | Ek Tha Tiger | $62,347,774 | $2,347,774 | $60,000,000 | 3.8% |