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Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office


See also: Top 2012 Domestic Limited Release - Top 2012 International - Top 2012 Worldwide

Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic

This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 2012.

See Top Grossing Movies of 2012 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 2012, including films released in 2011 and earlier.

Rank Movie Distributor Domestic
Box
Office
Opening
Weekend
Box Office
Max
Theater
Count
1 The Avengers Walt Disney $623,357,910 $207,438,708 4,349
2 The Dark Knight Rises Warner Bros. $448,139,099 $160,887,295 4,404
3 The Hunger Games Lionsgate $408,010,692 $152,535,747 4,137
4 Skyfall Sony Pict… $304,360,277 $88,364,714 3,526
5 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Warner Bros. $303,003,568 $84,617,303 4,100
6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 Lionsgate $292,324,737 $141,067,634 4,070
7 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony Pict… $262,717,220 $62,004,688 4,318
8 Brave Walt Disney $237,282,182 $66,323,594 4,164
9 Ted Universal $218,665,740 $54,415,205 3,303
10 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Paramount… $216,391,482 $60,316,738 4,263
11 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Universal $214,151,550 $70,217,070 3,769
12 Wreck-It Ralph Walt Disney $189,412,677 $49,038,712 3,752
13 Lincoln Walt Disney $182,207,973 $944,308 2,293
14 Men in Black 3 Sony Pict… $179,020,854 $54,592,779 4,248
15 Django Unchained Weinstein… $162,805,434 $30,122,888 3,012
16 Ice Age: Continental Drift 20th Cent… $161,321,843 $46,629,259 3,886
17 Snow White and the Huntsman Universal $155,136,755 $56,217,700 3,777
18 Les Misérables Universal $149,260,140 $27,281,735 2,927
19 Hotel Transylvania Sony Pict… $148,313,048 $42,522,194 3,384
20 Taken 2 20th Cent… $139,854,287 $49,514,769 3,706
21 21 Jump Street Sony Pict… $138,447,667 $36,302,612 3,148
22 Argo Warner Bros. $136,025,503 $19,458,109 3,247
23 Silver Linings Playbook Weinstein… $132,092,958 $443,003 2,809
24 Prometheus 20th Cent… $126,477,084 $51,050,101 3,442
25 Safe House Universal $126,181,630 $40,172,720 3,121
26 The Vow Sony Pict… $125,014,030 $41,202,458 3,038
27 Life of Pi 20th Cent… $124,987,022 $22,451,514 2,946
28 Magic Mike Warner Bros. $113,721,571 $39,127,170 3,120
29 The Bourne Legacy Universal $113,203,870 $38,142,825 3,753
30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Warner Bros. $103,860,290 $27,335,363 3,500
31 Rise of the Guardians Paramount… $103,412,758 $23,773,465 3,672
32 Zero Dark Thirty Sony Pict… $95,720,716 $417,150 2,946
33 Flight Paramount… $93,772,375 $24,900,566 2,638
34 Think Like a Man Sony Pict… $91,547,205 $33,636,303 2,052
35 The Campaign Warner Bros. $86,907,746 $26,588,460 3,302
36 The Expendables 2 Lionsgate $85,028,192 $28,591,370 3,355
37 Wrath of the Titans Warner Bros. $83,670,083 $33,457,188 3,545
38 Jack Reacher Paramount… $80,070,736 $15,210,156 3,352
39 Dark Shadows Warner Bros. $79,727,149 $29,685,274 3,755
40 Parental Guidance 20th Cent… $77,267,296 $14,554,053 3,368
41 John Carter Walt Disney $73,058,679 $30,180,188 3,749
42 Act of Valor Relativity $70,012,847 $24,476,632 3,053
43 This is 40 Universal $67,544,505 $11,579,175 2,931
44 Contraband Universal $66,528,000 $24,349,815 2,870
45 Looper Sony Pict… $66,486,205 $20,801,552 2,993
46 Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection Lionsgate $65,653,242 $25,390,575 2,161
47 Battleship Universal $65,233,400 $25,534,825 3,702
48 Pitch Perfect Universal $65,001,093 $5,149,433 2,787
49 Mirror Mirror Relativity $64,935,167 $18,132,085 3,618
50 Chronicle 20th Cent… $64,575,175 $22,004,098 2,908
51 Hope Springs Sony Pict… $63,536,011 $14,650,121 2,441
52 Underworld: Awakening Sony Pict… $62,321,039 $25,306,725 3,078
53 The Lucky One Warner Bros. $60,457,138 $22,518,358 3,175
54 The Dictator Paramount… $59,650,222 $17,435,092 3,014
55 Total Recall Sony Pict… $58,877,969 $25,577,758 3,601
56 American Reunion Universal $56,758,835 $21,514,080 3,203
57 ParaNorman Focus Fea… $56,003,051 $14,087,050 3,455
58 This Means War 20th Cent… $54,760,791 $17,405,930 3,189
59 Project X Warner Bros. $54,731,865 $21,051,363 3,055
60 The Woman in Black CBS Films $54,333,290 $20,874,072 2,856
61 Paranormal Activity 4 Paramount… $53,900,335 $29,003,866 3,412
62 The Devil Inside Paramount… $53,262,945 $33,732,515 2,551
63 The Odd Life of Timothy Green Walt Disney $51,853,450 $10,822,903 2,717
64 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Sony Pict… $51,774,002 $22,115,334 3,174
65 The Grey Open Road $51,580,136 $19,665,101 3,207
66 Red Tails 20th Cent… $49,876,377 $18,782,154 2,573
67 The Possession Lionsgate $49,130,588 $17,732,480 2,860
68 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 20th Cent… $49,008,662 $14,623,599 3,401
69 Sinister Lionsgate $48,086,903 $18,007,634 2,542
70 Savages Universal $47,323,100 $16,016,910 2,635
71 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Fox Searc… $46,383,639 $737,051 1,298
72 Moonrise Kingdom Focus Fea… $45,512,466 $522,996 924
73 Here Comes the Boom Sony Pict… $45,290,318 $11,816,596 3,014
74 Red Dawn Open Road $44,806,783 $14,276,668 2,781
75 The Three Stooges 20th Cent… $44,338,224 $17,010,125 3,482
76 Resident Evil: Retribution Sony Pict… $42,345,531 $21,052,227 3,016
77 The Cabin in the Woods Lionsgate $42,073,277 $14,743,614 3,572
78 What to Expect When You're Expecting Lionsgate $41,152,203 $10,547,068 3,021
79 End of Watch Open Road $41,003,371 $13,152,683 2,780
80 Rock of Ages Warner Bros. $38,518,613 $14,437,269 3,470
81 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 20th Cent… $37,519,139 $16,306,974 3,109
82 Lawless Weinstein… $37,397,291 $10,001,982 3,138
83 The Guilt Trip Paramount… $37,134,215 $5,290,629 2,431
84 That’s My Boy Sony Pict… $36,931,089 $13,453,714 3,030
85 Trouble with the Curve Warner Bros. $35,763,137 $12,162,040 3,212
86 Frankenweenie Walt Disney $35,287,788 $11,412,213 3,005
87 Step Up Revolution Lionsgate $35,074,677 $11,731,708 2,606
88 Tyler Perry's Good Deeds Lionsgate $35,025,791 $15,583,924 2,132
89 The Watch 20th Cent… $34,353,000 $12,750,297 3,168
90 2016: Obama’s America Rocky Mou… $33,349,941 $31,610 2,017
91 House at the End of the Street Relativity $31,611,916 $12,287,234 3,083
92 The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony Pict… $31,051,126 $11,137,734 3,358
93 Joyful Noise Warner Bros. $30,932,113 $11,225,190 2,735
94 The Iron Lady Weinstein… $29,959,436 $220,409 1,244
95 Chimpanzee Walt Disney $28,965,459 $10,673,748 1,567
96 The Five-Year Engagement Universal $28,700,285 $10,610,060 2,941
97 Cloud Atlas Warner Bros. $27,108,272 $9,612,247 2,023
98 One for the Money Lionsgate $26,414,527 $11,515,790 2,737
99 Alex Cross Lionsgate $25,888,412 $11,396,768 2,541
100 Katy Perry: Part of Me Paramount… $25,326,071 $7,138,266 2,732

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.