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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.