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Historical Fiction Movies Released in 2012
This list shows all Historical Fiction films released in 2012, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Historical Fiction Movies for 2012
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 2012 |
| January 6 |
Agneepath |
Action |
Theatrical |
$32,186,870 |
|
|
The Devil Inside |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$105,979,627 |
Play |
| |
| January 20 |
Coriolanus |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,772,281 |
Play |
|
Go-ji-jeon |
Action |
Theatrical |
$19,603,449 |
|
|
Jin líng shí san chai |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$100,669,173 |
Play |
|
Red Tails |
Action |
Theatrical |
$73,720,447 |
Play |
|
Watching TV with the Red Chinese |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February, 2012 |
| February 3 |
Róza |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$295 |
|
| |
| February 7 |
Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Alb… |
Concert/Performance |
Video |
$7,106,631 |
|
| |
| February 9 |
The Vow |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$232,114,523 |
Play |
| |
| February 10 |
Chico & Rita |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,347,219 |
|
|
Kung Fu Joe |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,752 |
|
|
Rampart |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,809,551 |
Play |
| |
| February 17 |
Cirkus Columbia |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,468 |
|
| |
| February 21 |
The Little Death |
Drama |
Video |
$11,385 |
|
| |
| February 24 |
Stilyagi |
Multiple Genres |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March, 2012 |
| March 2 |
Rang zidan fei |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$63,012 |
|
| |
| March 8 |
Barbara |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,264,514 |
|
| |
| March 9 |
Good for Nothing |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 16 |
Les hommes libres |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$22,578 |
|
| |
| March 23 |
The Long Day Closes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$275,961 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
The Legend of Hell’s Gate: An Ameri… |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Wuthering Heights |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$460,041 |
|
| April, 2012 |
| April 11 |
Post Mortem |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,750 |
|
| |
| April 12 |
The Raven |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$36,013,545 |
Play |
| |
| April 13 |
Dias de gracia |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$485,223 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Hysteria |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,342,913 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
Mai wei |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,653,488 |
|
| |
| April 24 |
The Fields |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 27 |
Bel Ami |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,165,119 |
|
|
Outside Bet |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,095 |
|
|
Sàidékè balái |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,299,720 |
|
| May, 2012 |
| May 8 |
Love's Everlasting Courage |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 12 |
Met Opera: La Traviata |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$138,567 |
|
| |
| May 16 |
Moonrise Kingdom |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$84,557,660 |
Play |
| |
| May 23 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$173,344 |
|
|
On the Road |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,768,091 |
|
| |
| May 25 |
Mighty Fine |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$27,900 |
|
| June, 2012 |
| June 5 |
Hatfields & McCoys: Bad Blood |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 6 |
Hoo-goong: Je-wang-eui Cheob |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,070 |
|
| |
| June 20 |
La fille du puisatier |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$11,284,346 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
Stella Days |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 27 |
Wo 11 |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,703 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Simon och ekarna |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,594,930 |
|
| July, 2012 |
| July 10 |
Cherry Bomb |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
Les adieux à la reine |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,329,660 |
|
| |
| July 19 |
Legendary Amazons |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,959,716 |
|
| |
| July 20 |
Ichimei |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$75,688 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
Treasure Island |
Adventure |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 27 |
Zhao shi gu er |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,963 |
|
| |
| July 31 |
Fortress |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| August, 2012 |
| August 3 |
Reign of Assassins |
Action |
Theatrical |
$11,395,135 |
|
| |
| August 7 |
Ting Feng Zhe |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$38,503,726 |
|
| |
| August 9 |
Baramgwa hamjje sarajida |
Action |
Theatrical |
$28,686,545 |
|
|
The Sapphires |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$20,395,040 |
Play |
| |
| August 16 |
The Eye of the Storm |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,226,888 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
The Matchmaker |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Sparkle |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$37,027,245 |
Play |
| |
| August 24 |
Shadow Dancer |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,777,709 |
|
| |
| August 29 |
Lawless |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$79,366,872 |
Play |
| |
| August 31 |
Long men fei jia |
Action |
Theatrical |
$85,130,718 |
Play |
| September, 2012 |
| September 4 |
Hong men yan |
Action |
Video |
$13,969,132 |
|
| |
| September 7 |
Anna Karenina |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$77,768,253 |
Play |
|
Desperate Endeavors |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Keep the Lights On |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$459,181 |
|
|
Shanghai |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$15,534,495 |
|
| |
| September 12 |
The Sweeney |
Action |
Theatrical |
$8,000,366 |
|
| |
| September 14 |
Barfi |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$36,751,984 |
|
|
The Master |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$33,168,635 |
Play |
|
Slaughter Creek |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$136,815 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
Infancia clandestina |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,004,027 |
|
| |
| September 27 |
Tong que tai |
Action |
Theatrical |
$8,264,881 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
Flukt |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$997,056 |
|
|
Solomon Kane |
Action |
Theatrical |
$22,024,849 |
|
| October, 2012 |
| October 2 |
Funkytown |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 5 |
The Paperboy |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,254,990 |
Play |
|
Wuthering Heights |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,721,534 |
|
| |
| October 11 |
Argo |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$272,090,549 |
Play |
| |
| October 12 |
La nouvelle guerre des boutons |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$9,309,554 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
Ginger & Rosa |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,415,896 |
|
| |
| October 25 |
Dupa dealuri |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$869,963 |
|
| |
| October 26 |
The Black Tulip |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 30 |
A Christmas Story 2 |
Adventure |
Video |
$3,882,163 |
|
| November, 2012 |
| November 1 |
Lore |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,197,863 |
|
| |
| November 2 |
A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue S… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,102 |
|
|
Midnight's Children |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,638,655 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
Coming Up Roses |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,567 |
|
|
Dangerous Liaisons |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,447,579 |
|
|
Festival of Lights |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
En kongelig affære |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,983,277 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
Barrymore |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
Life of Pi |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$672,370,193 |
Play |
|
Therese Desqueyroux |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,253,063 |
|
| |
| November 28 |
Populaire |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,617,289 |
|
| |
| November 29 |
Hunky Dory |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$22,099 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
My Brothers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Wu Xia |
Action |
Theatrical |
$29,284,214 |
|
|
Yi jiu si er |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$55,287,687 |
|
| December, 2012 |
| December 7 |
Le chat du rabbin |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,438,223 |
|
|
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$47,778 |
|
|
Le Moine |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$825,696 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
Any Day Now |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$257,900 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
Les Misérables |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$520,814,539 |
Play |
| |
| December 21 |
Not Fade Away |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$610,792 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Django Unchained |
Western |
Theatrical |
$515,348,679 |
Play |
| |
| December 28 |
Allegiance |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Becoming Redwood |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
The Columbian Connection |
Action |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Come Morning |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Mary, Mother of Christ |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood 3D |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
White Jazz |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
