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Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top 2012 Domestic - Top 2012 International
Other Worldwide Cumulative records: All Time Worldwide - All Time Single Market - All Time Animated Worldwide - All Time Sequel Worldwide - All Time Non-Sequel Worldwide - Top 2023 Worldwide - Top 2024 Worldwide
This chart contains the total worldwide box office for the movies released in 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 | 41.14% |
| 2 | Skyfall | $1,110,526,981 | $304,360,277 | $806,166,704 | 27.41% |
| 3 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,082,228,107 | $448,139,099 | $634,089,008 | 41.41% |
| 4 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1,014,938,545 | $303,003,568 | $711,934,977 | 29.85% |
| 5 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $879,765,137 | $161,321,843 | $718,443,294 | 18.34% |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | $829,724,737 | $292,324,737 | $537,400,000 | 35.23% |
| 7 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $757,890,267 | $262,030,663 | $495,859,604 | 34.57% |
| 8 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $746,921,271 | $216,391,482 | $530,529,789 | 28.97% |
| 9 | The Hunger Games | $677,923,379 | $408,010,692 | $269,912,687 | 60.19% |
| 10 | Men in Black 3 | $654,213,485 | $179,020,854 | $475,192,631 | 27.36% |
| 11 | Life of Pi | $619,310,368 | $124,987,022 | $494,323,346 | 20.18% |
| 12 | Ted | $556,016,627 | $218,665,740 | $337,350,887 | 39.33% |
| 13 | Brave | $554,606,532 | $237,282,182 | $317,324,350 | 42.78% |
| 14 | Wreck-It Ralph | $496,511,521 | $189,412,677 | $307,098,844 | 38.15% |
| 15 | Les Intouchables | $484,630,908 | $13,182,281 | $471,448,627 | 2.72% |
| 16 | Django Unchained | $449,841,566 | $162,805,434 | $287,036,132 | 36.19% |
| 17 | Les Misérables | $435,292,452 | $149,260,140 | $286,032,312 | 34.29% |
| 18 | Prometheus | $402,448,265 | $126,477,084 | $275,971,181 | 31.43% |
| 19 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $401,021,746 | $155,136,755 | $245,884,991 | 38.69% |
| 20 | Hotel Transylvania | $378,119,469 | $148,313,048 | $229,806,421 | 39.22% |
| 21 | Taken 2 | $377,807,404 | $139,854,287 | $237,953,117 | 37.02% |
| 22 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | $351,097,803 | $214,151,550 | $136,946,253 | 60.99% |
| 23 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $318,146,162 | $103,860,290 | $214,285,872 | 32.65% |
| 24 | Battleship | $313,477,717 | $65,233,400 | $248,244,317 | 20.81% |
| 25 | The Expendables 2 | $311,979,256 | $85,028,192 | $226,951,064 | 27.25% |
| 26 | Rise of the Guardians | $306,941,670 | $103,412,758 | $203,528,912 | 33.69% |
| 27 | Wrath of the Titans | $305,270,083 | $83,670,083 | $221,600,000 | 27.41% |
| 28 | John Carter | $282,778,100 | $73,058,679 | $209,719,421 | 25.84% |
| 29 | The Bourne Legacy | $280,355,920 | $113,203,870 | $167,152,050 | 40.38% |
| 30 | Lincoln | $273,346,281 | $182,207,973 | $91,138,308 | 66.66% |
| 31 | Dark Shadows | $245,564,215 | $79,727,149 | $165,837,066 | 32.47% |
| 32 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240,647,629 | $42,345,531 | $198,302,098 | 17.60% |
| 33 | American Reunion | $236,799,211 | $56,758,835 | $180,040,376 | 23.97% |
| 34 | Silver Linings Playbook | $236,412,453 | $132,092,958 | $104,319,495 | 55.87% |
| 35 | Argo | $227,140,757 | $136,025,503 | $91,115,254 | 59.89% |
| 36 | Jack Reacher | $217,370,736 | $80,070,736 | $137,300,000 | 36.84% |
| 37 | Total Recall | $211,856,088 | $58,877,969 | $152,978,119 | 27.79% |
| 38 | Safe House | $207,884,401 | $126,181,630 | $81,702,771 | 60.70% |
| 39 | Ren zai jiong tu zhi tai jiong | $205,400,000 | $205,400,000 | ||
| 40 | 21 Jump Street | $202,812,429 | $138,447,667 | $64,364,762 | 68.26% |
| 41 | The Vow | $197,618,160 | $125,014,030 | $72,604,130 | 63.26% |
| 42 | The Dictator | $180,148,897 | $59,650,222 | $120,498,675 | 33.11% |
| 43 | Mirror Mirror | $173,613,482 | $64,935,167 | $108,678,315 | 37.40% |
| 44 | Magic Mike | $170,549,753 | $113,721,571 | $56,828,182 | 66.68% |
| 45 | Looper | $170,466,405 | $66,486,205 | $103,980,200 | 39.00% |
| 46 | Shi Er Sheng Xiao | $169,994,606 | $169,994,606 | ||
| 47 | The Impossible | $169,590,606 | $19,019,882 | $150,570,724 | 11.22% |
| 48 | Step Up Revolution | $165,552,290 | $35,074,677 | $130,477,613 | 21.19% |
| 49 | Flight | $160,558,438 | $93,772,375 | $66,786,063 | 58.40% |
| 50 | Underworld: Awakening | $160,379,930 | $62,321,039 | $98,058,891 | 38.86% |
| 51 | This Means War | $156,974,557 | $54,760,791 | $102,213,766 | 34.89% |
| 52 | Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ) | $151,496,097 | $19,192,510 | $132,303,587 | 12.67% |
| 53 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $149,217,355 | $51,774,002 | $97,443,353 | 34.70% |
| 54 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $142,817,992 | $53,900,335 | $88,917,657 | 37.74% |
| 55 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $137,489,730 | $37,519,139 | $99,970,591 | 27.29% |
| 56 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $136,143,605 | $31,051,126 | $105,092,479 | 22.81% |
| 57 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $134,639,780 | $46,383,639 | $88,256,141 | 34.45% |
| 58 | Zero Dark Thirty | $134,612,435 | $95,720,716 | $38,891,719 | 71.11% |
| 59 | Hope Springs | $133,085,295 | $63,536,011 | $69,549,284 | 47.74% |
| 60 | Cloud Atlas | $130,673,154 | $27,108,272 | $103,564,882 | 20.75% |
| 61 | The Woman in Black | $128,955,898 | $54,333,290 | $74,622,608 | 42.13% |
| 62 | Sap ji sang ciu | $128,230,000 | $128,230,000 | ||
| 63 | Chronicle | $123,681,790 | $64,575,175 | $59,106,615 | 52.21% |
| 64 | Parental Guidance | $120,832,383 | $77,267,296 | $43,565,087 | 63.95% |
| 65 | Hua Pi 2 | $118,528,842 | $33,212 | $118,495,630 | 0.03% |
| 66 | Pitch Perfect | $116,044,347 | $65,001,093 | $51,043,254 | 56.01% |
| 67 | The Iron Lady | $115,592,104 | $29,959,436 | $85,632,668 | 25.92% |
| 68 | Think Like a Man | $113,373,764 | $91,547,205 | $21,826,559 | 80.75% |
| 69 | ParaNorman | $108,119,662 | $56,003,051 | $52,116,611 | 51.80% |
| 70 | The Campaign | $104,907,746 | $86,907,746 | $18,000,000 | 82.84% |
| 71 | Project X | $103,028,188 | $54,731,865 | $48,296,323 | 53.12% |
| 72 | The Devil Inside | $101,759,490 | $53,262,945 | $48,496,545 | 52.34% |
| 73 | Contraband | $98,406,855 | $66,528,000 | $31,878,855 | 67.61% |
| 74 | Jin líng shí san chai | $98,227,017 | $311,434 | $97,915,583 | 0.32% |
| 75 | The Lucky One | $96,633,833 | $60,457,138 | $36,176,695 | 62.56% |
| 76 | Gwanghae, Wangyidoen namja | $90,913,144 | $922,921 | $89,990,223 | 1.02% |
| 77 | This is 40 | $90,221,182 | $67,544,505 | $22,676,677 | 74.87% |
| 78 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $88,473,016 | $41,152,203 | $47,320,813 | 46.51% |
| 79 | Brave Hearts Umizaru | $88,331,372 | $88,331,372 | ||
| 80 | Sinister | $87,727,807 | $48,086,903 | $39,640,904 | 54.81% |
| 81 | Dodookdeul | $86,960,532 | $532,699 | $86,427,833 | 0.61% |
| 82 | The Inbetweeners | $86,051,320 | $35,955 | $86,015,365 | 0.04% |
| 83 | Long men fei jia | $85,130,718 | $170,276 | $84,960,442 | 0.20% |
| 84 | The Possession | $82,925,064 | $49,130,588 | $33,794,476 | 59.25% |
| 85 | Savages | $82,513,490 | $47,323,100 | $35,190,390 | 57.35% |
| 86 | Act of Valor | $82,497,035 | $70,012,847 | $12,484,188 | 84.87% |
| 87 | The Grey | $81,249,176 | $51,580,136 | $29,669,040 | 63.48% |
| 88 | Frankenweenie | $81,150,788 | $35,287,788 | $45,863,000 | 43.48% |
| 89 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $77,229,695 | $49,008,662 | $28,221,033 | 63.46% |
| 90 | Thermae Romae | $75,387,554 | $75,387,554 | ||
| 91 | To Rome with Love | $74,290,305 | $16,684,352 | $57,605,953 | 22.46% |
| 92 | Here Comes the Boom | $73,239,258 | $45,290,318 | $27,948,940 | 61.84% |
| 93 | Anna Karenina | $71,004,627 | $12,816,367 | $58,188,260 | 18.05% |
| 94 | The Cabin in the Woods | $70,683,134 | $42,073,277 | $28,609,857 | 59.52% |
| 95 | One Piece Film Z | $70,569,231 | $70,569,231 | ||
| 96 | Odoru Daisôsasen the Final: Aratanaru kibô | $70,519,044 | $70,519,044 | ||
| 97 | Moonrise Kingdom | $68,848,446 | $45,512,466 | $23,335,980 | 66.11% |
| 98 | The Watch | $67,130,045 | $34,353,000 | $32,777,045 | 51.17% |
| 99 | Secret of the Wings | $67,084,376 | $67,084,376 | ||
| 100 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $66,950,887 | $65,653,242 | $1,297,645 | 98.06% |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.