List of 2012 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom explained

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 2012.

Films

Weekend end dateWeekend End DateFilmTotal weekend gross
(Pound sterling)		Weekend openings in the Top 10Reference(s)
1 £8,188,209 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (#2)align='center'[1]
2 £2,223,200 The Iron Lady (#3), Goon (#7), The Artist (#8)align='center'[2]
3 War Horse £3,944,746 The Darkest Hour (#6)align='center'[3]
4 £3,202,493 Haywire (#2), (#3), The Sitter (#6)align='center'[4]
5 £2,081,490 The Descendants (#2), The Grey (#3), A Monster in Paris (#4)align='center'[5]
6 Chronicle £2,193,072 (#2), Jack and Jill (#5), Man on a Ledge (#6), Carnage (#10)align='center'[6]
7 The Woman in Black £3,153,020 The Muppets (#2), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (3D re-release) (#3), The Vow (#4)align='center'[7]
8 £3,501,601 (#3)align='center'[8]
9 £2,432,580 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (#2), Safe House (#3), One for the Money (#10)align='center'[9]
10 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel £2,342,095 This Means War (#3), Project X (#6), Wanderlust (#7)align='center'[10]
11 John Carter £1,960,414 The Raven (#8), Bel Ami (#9)align='center'[11]
12 The Devil Inside £1,988,461 21 Jump Street (#2), We Bought a Zoo (#5), Contraband (#6)align='center'[12]
13 The Hunger Games £4,900,177 Act of Valor (#8)align='center'[13]
14 £2,986,317 Wrath of the Titans (#2), The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (#3), StreetDance 2 (#5), Into the Abyss (#10)align='center'[14]
15 Titanic 3D £2,856,540 Mirror Mirror (#3), The Cold Light of Day (#7), Housefull 2 (#10)align='center'[15]
16 Battleship £3,763,348 The Cabin in the Woods (#3)align='center'[16]
17 £1,282,091 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (#2), Lockout (#7), Gone (#10)align='center'[17]
18 Marvel Avengers Assemble £15,778,074 align='center'[18]
19 £8,121,916 (#2), The Lucky One (#3), Beauty and the Beast 3D (#4), Safe (#10)align='center'[19]
20 £4,169,087 Dark Shadows (#3), Piranha 3DD (#8), How I Spent My Summer Vacation (#9)align='center'[20]
21 The Dictator £4,963,745 The Raid (#5)align='center'[21]
22 Men in Black 3 £2,953,736 What to Expect When You're Expecting (#4), Moonrise Kingdom (#7), Iron Sky (#10)align='center'[22]
23 Prometheus £6,236,580 Snow White and the Huntsman (#2), (#7), The Angel's Share (#9)align='center'[23]
24 £3,135,504 The Pact (#4), Ill Manors (#9)align='center'[24]
25 £2,009,955 Rock of Ages (#4), Red Lights (#6), Fast Girls (#8)align='center'[25]
26 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter £1,119,117 The Five-Year Engagement (#3), Chernobyl Diaries (#7), Teri Meri Kahaani (#9)align='center'[26]
27 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift £853,226 Friends with Kids (#7), Killer Joe (#10)align='center'[27]
28 The Amazing Spider-Man £11,091,972 (#4), Bol Bachchan (#10)align='center'[28]
29 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift £10,087,052 Magic Mike (#3), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (#4), Cocktail (#5)align='center'[29]
30 The Dark Knight Rises £14,362,443 align='center'[30]
31 £7,275,558 The Lorax (#2), Searching for Sugar Man (#7), Carry on Jatta (#10)align='center'[31]
32 Ted £9,330,700 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (#3), Brave (#6)align='center'[32]
33 £3,174,766 Step Up 4: Miami Heat (#3), Offender (#10)align='center'[33]
34 Brave £5,269,402 The Bourne Legacy (#2), The Expendables 2 (#4), Ek Tha Tiger (#6), The Wedding Video (#10)align='center'[34]
35 £2,371,691 (#5), The Three Stooges (#7), The Imposter (#10)align='center'[35]
36 Total Recall £2,493,230 The Watch (#2), The Possession (#5)align='center'[36]
37 Dredd £1,049,345 Lawless (#2), Anna Karenina (#3)align='center'[37]
38 The Sweeney £1,545,294 ParaNorman (#2), Hope Springs (#6)align='center'[38]
39 ParaNorman £1,219,194 Killing Them Softly (#2), House at the End of the Street (#3), Savages (#10)align='center'[39]
40 Looper £2,427,994 (#3), The Campaign (#4), Untouchable (#10)align='center'[40]
41 Taken 2 £7,378,048 Sinister (#3), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (#4)align='center'[41]
42 £3,743,046 Hotel Transylvania (#2), Ruby Sparks (#6), On the Road (#7)align='center'[42]
43 £6,030,904 Paranormal Activity 4 (#2), Beasts of the Southern Wild (#9)align='center'[43]
44 Skyfall £20,180,369 align='center'[44]
45 £16,107,687 (#3), Fun Size (#6), Rust and Bone (#8)align='center'[45]
46 £10,447,385 Argo (#3), Here Comes the Boom (#4), The Sapphires (#10)align='center'[46]
47 £15,850,825 Jab Tak Hai Jaan (#4), Son of Sardaar (#8), Thuppakki (#10)align='center'[47]
48 £5,344,598 (#3), Silver Linings Playbook (#4), Gambit (#5), End of Watch (#7)align='center'[48]
49 Skyfall £2,275,469 Rise of the Guardians (#3), Great Expectations (#6), (#7)align='center'[49]
50 Rise of the Guardians £1,602,689 Seven Psychopaths (#3)align='center'[50]
51 £11,601,538 Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (#5)align='center'[51]
52 £5,979,241 Life of Pi (#2), Pitch Perfect (#5)align='center'[52]
53 £6,850,728 Jack Reacher (#3), Parental Guidance (#5)align='center'[53]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Mission Impossible' wins New Year UK box office - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 3 January 2012 . 14 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Mission: Impossible' defeats 'The Iron Lady': UK box office top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 10 January 2012 . 14 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'War Horse' gallops ahead of 'The Iron Lady': UK box office top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 16 January 2012 . 24 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'War Horse' fights off 'Haywire' at UK box office - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 23 January 2012 . 24 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'War Horse' beats 'The Descendants' at UK box office: Top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 31 January 2012 . 1 February 2012.
  6. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Chronicle' leaps ahead of 'Journey 2': UK box office top ten . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 7 February 2012 . 8 February 2012.
  7. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Daniel Radcliffe's 'The Woman in Black' debuts at UK box office No. 1 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 13 February 2012 . 15 February 2012.
  8. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Daniel Radcliffe's 'The Woman in Black' holds UK box office top spot . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 21 February 2012 . 22 February 2012.
  9. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Woman in Black holds off Marigold Hotel, Safe House at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 27 February 2012 . 1 March 2012.
  10. Web site: Gant, Charles . The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel brings sunshine back to the UK box office . The Guardian . guardian.co.uk . 6 March 2012 . 7 March 2012.
  11. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'John Carter' leads UK box office, 'The Raven', 'Bel Ami' fall short . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 13 March 2012 . 15 March 2012.
  12. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'The Devil Inside' scares off '21 Jump Street' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 21 March 2012 . 21 March 2012.
  13. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Jennifer Lawrence's 'The Hunger Games' wins UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 28 March 2012 . 28 March 2012.
  14. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Hunger Games' holds off 'Wrath of the Titans' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 4 April 2012 . 4 April 2012.
  15. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Titanic' sinks 'The Hunger Games' at Easter box office - top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 11 April 2012 . 11 April 2012.
  16. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Rihanna's 'Battleship' sinks 'Titanic' at UK box office - top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 18 April 2012 . 18 April 2012.
  17. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Battleship' holds off 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 25 April 2012 . 25 April 2012.
  18. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Marvel's 'Avengers' torpedoes 'Battleship' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 2 May 2012 . 2 May 2012.
  19. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Avengers Assemble' holds off 'American Pie' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 9 May 2012 . 9 May 2012.
  20. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Marvel's 'Avengers' beats 'American Pie: Reunion' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 16 May 2012 . 16 May 2012.
  21. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'The Dictator' defeats 'Avengers Assemble' at UK box office - top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 23 May 2012 . 23 May 2012.
  22. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Men in Black III' topples 'The Dictator' at UK box office - top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 30 May 2012 . 30 May 2012.
  23. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Prometheus' beats 'Snow White and the Huntsman' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 7 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
  24. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Prometheus' holds off 'Men in Black 3' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 13 June 2012 . 13 June 2012.
  25. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Prometheus' beats 'Men in Black 3' at UK box office - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 20 June 2012 . 20 June 2012.
  26. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' beats 'Prometheus' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 27 June 2012 . 27 June 2012.
  27. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Ice Age 4: Continental Drift' tops UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 5 July 2012 . 6 July 2012.
  28. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Andrew Garfield's 'The Amazing Spider-Man' tops UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 11 July 2012 . 11 July 2012.
  29. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Ice Age 4: Continental Drift' returns to UK box office top spot . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 18 July 2012 . 18 July 2012.
  30. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'The Dark Knight Rises' tops UK box office - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 25 July 2012 . 25 July 2012.
  31. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'The Dark Knight Rises' tops UK box office - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 1 August 2012 . 1 August 2012.
  32. Web site: Gant, Charles . Ted and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the anti-Olympians win at the box office . The Guardian . guardian.co.uk . 8 August 2012 . 8 August 2012.
  33. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Ted' retains UK box office top spot ahead of 'The Dark Knight Rises' . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 15 August 2012 . 15 August 2012.
  34. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Brave' shoots down 'Bourne Legacy' to top UK box office - top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 22 August 2012 . 22 August 2012.
  35. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Pixar's 'Brave' retains UK box office top spot . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 29 August 2012 . 29 August 2012.
  36. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Total Recall and The Watch scare Brave off the top . The Guardian . guardian.co.uk . 4 September 2012 . 5 September 2012.
  37. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Dredd' sees off 'Lawless' to lead UK box office - top 10 in full. Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 12 September 2012 . 12 September 2012.
  38. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'The Sweeney' beats 'ParaNorman' at UK box office - top ten in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 19 September 2012 . 19 September 2012.
  39. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'ParaNorman' beats 'Killing Them Softly' at UK box office - top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 26 September 2012 . 26 September 2012.
  40. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Joseph Gordon-Levitt's 'Looper' leads UK box office - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 3 October 2012 . 3 October 2012.
  41. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Liam Neeson's 'Taken 2' smashes UK box office rivals - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 10 October 2012 . 10 October 2012.
  42. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Taken 2' sees off 'Hotel Transylvania' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 17 October 2012 . 17 October 2012.
  43. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Madagascar 3' beats 'Paranormal Activity 4' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 24 October 2012 . 24 October 2012.
  44. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Skyfall smashes UK box office records . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 31 October 2012 . 31 October 2012.
  45. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Skyfall' wins UK box office for second week running . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 7 November 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  46. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Skyfall' continues UK box office dominance - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 14 November 2012 . 14 November 2012.
  47. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' beats 'Skyfall' at UK box office . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 21 November 2012 . 22 November 2012.
  48. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' retains UK box office top spot . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 28 November 2012 . 28 November 2012.
  49. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'Skyfall' reclaims UK box office top spot . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 5 December 2012 . 5 December 2012.
  50. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . Rise of the Guardians ends Skyfall's box office reign - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 12 December 2012 . 12 December 2012.
  51. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey leads UK box office - top 10 in full. Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 19 December 2012 . 19 December 2012.
  52. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' tops Christmas box office - top 10 . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 26 December 2012 . 26 December 2012.
  53. Web site: Reynolds, Simon . 'The Hobbit' retains UK box office top spot - top 10 in full . Digital Spy . digitalspy.co.uk . 2 January 2013 . 2 January 2012.

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