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Action Movies Released in 2012
This list shows all Action 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 Action Movies for 2012
Release
Date | Movie | Creative Type | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 2012 |
| January 6 |
Agneepath |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$32,186,870 |
|
| |
| January 10 |
Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption |
Fantasy |
Video |
$4,332,075 |
|
|
Sinners and Saints |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 13 |
Business Man |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Contraband |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$123,354,185 |
Play |
|
Vettai |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,366,276 |
|
| |
| January 20 |
Go-ji-jeon |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$19,603,449 |
|
|
Red Tails |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$73,720,447 |
Play |
|
Underworld: Awakening |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$189,916,855 |
Play |
| |
| January 24 |
Tales Of An Ancient Empire |
Fantasy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| February, 2012 |
| February 16 |
Fetih 1453 |
Factual |
Theatrical |
$32,481,209 |
|
| |
| February 17 |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$167,170,305 |
Play |
| |
| February 24 |
Act of Valor |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$126,581,439 |
Play |
|
Tomorrow When the War Began |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$13,404,936 |
Play |
| |
| February 28 |
Born to Race |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| March, 2012 |
| March 2 |
Paan Singh Tomar |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$2,315,251 |
|
| |
| March 3 |
Raia Gemu Saisei |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$22,713,078 |
|
| |
| March 16 |
Seeking Justice |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,914,235 |
Play |
| |
| March 22 |
Serbuan maut |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$19,422,072 |
|
| April, 2012 |
| April 10 |
Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous |
Science Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 11 |
Battleship |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$347,632,594 |
Play |
| |
| April 12 |
Meitantei Conan: Juichi-ninme no Striker |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$41,863,105 |
|
| |
| April 13 |
Bad Ass |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
The Avengers |
Super Hero |
Theatrical |
$1,767,068,359 |
Play |
| |
| April 27 |
The Pelayos |
|
Theatrical |
$2,015,219 |
|
|
Safe |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$51,384,635 |
Play |
| |
| April 28 |
Thermae Romae |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$75,387,554 |
|
| May, 2012 |
| May 11 |
After Dark Action |
Multiple Creative Types |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Changing the Game |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Dragon Eyes |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 17 |
The Kick |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$40,622 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
Department |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,765,771 |
|
| |
| May 23 |
Men in Black 3 |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$709,218,808 |
Play |
| |
| May 29 |
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker |
Fantasy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| June, 2012 |
| June 15 |
The Girl From the Naked Eye |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
BRO' |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$9,329 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Hua Pi 2 |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$118,528,842 |
|
| July, 2012 |
| July 3 |
Xi Feng Lie |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 10 |
Cherry Bomb |
Historical Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 12 |
San lau sing woo dip gim |
Fantasy |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Si da ming bu |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$29,567,632 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
Brave Hearts Umizaru |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$88,331,372 |
|
|
Cockpit |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,692,388 |
|
| |
| July 19 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
Super Hero |
Theatrical |
$1,240,574,921 |
Play |
|
Legendary Amazons |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,959,716 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
Starship Troopers: Invasion |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,891,422 |
|
| |
| July 25 |
Dodookdeul |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$86,960,532 |
|
| |
| July 26 |
Wu Dang |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$5,340,000 |
|
| August, 2012 |
| August 3 |
Reign of Assassins |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$11,395,135 |
|
|
Total Recall |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$241,222,310 |
Play |
| |
| August 9 |
Baramgwa hamjje sarajida |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$28,686,545 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
Arme Riddere |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,990,173 |
|
| |
| August 14 |
Astonishing X-Men: Torn |
Science Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 15 |
The Expendables 2 |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$350,426,126 |
Play |
| |
| August 21 |
One in the Chamber |
|
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 28 |
逆战 (Jik zin) |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$25,414,221 |
|
|
Skeleton Lake |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
Long men fei jia |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$85,130,718 |
Play |
|
Mugamoodi |
Super Hero |
Theatrical |
$101,911 |
|
|
Xiao Shi De Zi Dan |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$23,490,000 |
|
| September, 2012 |
| September 4 |
Hong men yan |
Historical Fiction |
Video |
$13,969,132 |
|
| |
| September 7 |
Brawler |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Dredd |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$63,506,328 |
Play |
|
Odoru Daisôsasen the Final: Aratanar… |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$70,519,044 |
|
| |
| September 11 |
6 Bullets |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$99,861 |
|
| |
| September 12 |
The Sweeney |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$8,000,366 |
|
| |
| September 14 |
Stolen |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$23,358,637 |
Play |
| |
| September 25 |
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 |
Super Hero |
Video |
$6,021,046 |
|
| |
| September 27 |
Brawl |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Looper |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$203,835,411 |
|
|
Tong que tai |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$8,264,881 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
Solomon Kane |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$22,024,849 |
|
|
Thaandavam |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,006,802 |
|
| October, 2012 |
| October 6 |
Autoreiji: Biyondo |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$15,578,732 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Forces spéciales |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,335,641 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
El Gringo |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Stash House |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$1,071,136 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
Tai Chi Zero |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$24,790,553 |
|
| |
| October 24 |
Chakravyuh |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$2,827,265 |
|
| |
| October 26 |
Skyfall |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,211,609,099 |
Play |
| November, 2012 |
| November 1 |
Cowboy and Lucky 2: The Last Stand |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 2 |
The Man with the Iron Fists |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$33,848,353 |
Play |
| |
| November 6 |
Fire with Fire |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$2,365,206 |
|
|
Hirokin: The Last Samurai |
Fantasy |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Maximum Conviction |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 11 |
Denjin Zaboga |
Science Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
Red Dawn |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$70,040,075 |
Play |
| |
| November 27 |
Beruseruku: Ougon jidaihen I - Haou n… |
Fantasy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,440,954 |
|
|
Wu Xia |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$29,284,214 |
|
| December, 2012 |
| December 4 |
Burichi Jigoku-Hen |
Fantasy |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn |
Science Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
Kill'em All |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
One Piece Film Z |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$72,091,628 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Sap ji sang ciu |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$128,588,163 |
|
|
Shi Er Sheng Xiao |
|
Theatrical |
$169,994,606 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Da Shang Hai |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$23,824,720 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Ta-weo |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$34,411,903 |
|
| |
| December 28 |
Mass Effects: Paragon Lost |
Science Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Avgust Vosmogo |
Fantasy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Broken Faith |
Contemporary Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Champions of the Deep |
Kids Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
The Columbian Connection |
Historical Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Gallowwalkers |
Fantasy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Man from Shaolin |
|
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
The Mark |
Super Hero |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Money Fight |
|
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Payback Jack |
Contemporary Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Spy Hunter |
Contemporary Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Toro Loco |
Contemporary Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| 2012 TBD |
Eega |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
