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

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office for the year 2012.^[1]

Number-one films

	Weekend end date	Film	Gross	Notes
1		The Devil Inside	$33,732,515		^[2]
2		Contraband	$24,349,815		^[3] ^[4]
3			$25,306,725		^[5]
4		The Grey	$19,665,101		^[6]
5		Chronicle	$22,004,098		^[7]
6		The Vow	$41,202,458	The Vow broke Hitchs record ($7.5 million) for the highest mid-week Valentine's Day gross with $11.6 million.	^[8]
7		Safe House	$23,641,575	Safe House reached #1 in its second weekend of release.	^[9] ^[10]
8		Act of Valor	$24,476,632		^[11]
9		The Lorax	$70,217,070	The Lorax broke Tangleds records ($48.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a musical film and for an animated musical film.	^[12]
10			$38,846,020		^[13]
11		21 Jump Street	$36,302,612		^[14]
12		The Hunger Games	$152,535,747	The Hunger Games broke Alice in Wonderlands records ($116.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in March, for a non-sequel, and for a spring release. It also broke s record ($142.8 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist.	^[15]
13			$58,551,063		^[16]
14			$33,111,557		^[17] ^[18]
15			$21,096,824	The Hunger Games became the first film since Avatar to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since The Help to top the box office in its fourth weekend.	^[19]
16		Think Like a Man	$33,636,303		^[20]
17			$17,604,141		^[21]
18		The Avengers	$207,438,708	The Avengers broke Spider-Man 3s record ($151.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in May. It also broke The Dark Knights record ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film as well as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2s records ($169.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a summer release, a 3D film, and of all-time. It also became the first film to gross $200 million in one weekend. The Avengers had the highest weekend debut of 2012.	^[22]
19			$103,052,274	The Avengers broke Avatars record ($75.6 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all-time, and also became the first film to gross $100 million in its second weekend of release.	^[23]
20			$55,644,102	The Avengers broke The Dark Knights record (27 days) for the fastest film to reach $450 million domestically.	^[24]
21		Men in Black 3	$54,592,779		^[25] ^[26]
22		Snow White & the Huntsman	$56,217,700		^[27]
23			$60,316,738		^[28]
24			$34,055,474		^[29]
25		Brave	$66,323,594		^[30]
26		Ted	$54,415,205	Ted broke The Hangovers record ($45 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original R-rated comedy.	^[31]
27		The Amazing Spider-Man	$62,004,688	The Amazing Spider-Mans $35 million Tuesday gross broke Transformers record ($27.8 million) for the highest Tuesday gross of all time.	^[32]
28			$46,629,259		^[33]
29		The Dark Knight Rises	$160,887,295	The Dark Knight Risess $2.3 million midnight gross in IMAX broke Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2s record ($2 million) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. It also broke The Dark Knights record ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-3D film.	^[34]
30			$62,101,451		^[35]
31			$35,737,330		^[36]
32		The Bourne Legacy	$38,142,825		^[37]
33		The Expendables 2	$28,591,370		^[38]
34			$13,423,579		^[39]
35		The Possession	$17,732,480		^[40] ^[41]
36			$9,317,472		^[42]
37			$21,052,227		^[43]
38		End of Watch	$13,152,683	Initial estimates had End of Watch tied with House at the End of the Street.	^[44]
39		Hotel Transylvania	$42,522,194	Hotel Transylvania broke Sweet Home Alabamas record ($35.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in September.	^[45]
40		Taken 2	$49,514,769		^[46] ^[47]
41			$21,873,127		^[48]
42		Paranormal Activity 4	$29,003,866		^[49]
43		Argo	$12,085,059	Argo reached #1 in its third weekend of release.	^[50]
44		Wreck-It Ralph	$49,038,712	Wreck-It Ralph broke Tangleds record ($48.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.	^[51]
45		Skyfall	$88,364,714	Skyfall broke Austin Powers in Goldmembers record ($73 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film.	^[52]
46			$141,067,634		^[53]
47			$43,641,448		^[54]
48			$17,416,362		^[55]
49		Skyfall	$10,780,201	Skyfall reclaimed the #1 spot in its fifth weekend of release, making it the first film since How to Train Your Dragon to take the top spot in its fifth weekend.	^[56]
50			$84,617,303	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey broke I Am Legends record ($77.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in December.	^[57]
51			$36,888,365		^[58] ^[59]
52			$31,926,068		^[60] ^[61]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2012 by Calendar Gross^[62]

Rank	Title	Studio(s)	Actor(s)	Director(s)	Gross
1.	The Avengers	Walt Disney Studios	Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson	Joss Whedon	$619,257,177
2.	The Dark Knight Rises	Warner Bros. Pictures	Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Morgan Freeman	Christopher Nolan	$448,139,099
3.	The Hunger Games	Lionsgate	Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland	Gary Ross	$408,010,692
4.	Skyfall	Columbia Pictures	Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Bérénice Lim Marlohe, Albert Finney and Judi Dench	Sam Mendes	$288,704,271
5.		Summit Entertainment	Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Michael Sheen and Dakota Fanning	Bill Condon	$286,422,893
6.	The Amazing Spider-Man	Columbia Pictures	Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen and Sally Field	Marc Webb	$261,569,291
7.	Brave	Walt Disney Studios	voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd and Craig Ferguson	Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman	$236,686,287
8.		Warner Bros. Pictures	Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis	Peter Jackson	$228,546,604
9.	Ted	Universal Pictures	Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale and Giovanni Ribisi	Seth MacFarlane	$218,815,487
10.		Paramount Pictures	voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Tom McGrath, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short and Frances McDormand	Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon, and Tom McGrath	$216,391,482

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2012 by In-year release^[63]

Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1.	The Avengers		$623,357,910
2.	The Dark Knight Rises		$448,139,099
3.	The Hunger Games		$408,010,692
4.	Skyfall		$304,360,277
5.			$303,003,568
6.			$292,324,737
7.	The Amazing Spider-Man		$262,030,663
8.	Brave		$237,283,207
9.	Ted		$218,815,487
10.			$216,391,482

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2012^[64]

G	Beauty and the Beast (3-D Re-issue)
PG	Brave
PG-13	The Avengers
R	Ted

See also

• List of American films — American films by year
• List of box office number-one films

References

• Web site: Weekend Box Office Index, 2012. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Domestic Box Office Weekends For 2012. .
2. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 1. Box Office Mojo.
3. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
4. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 2 (Martin Luther King Jr. weekend). Box Office Mojo.
5. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 3. Box Office Mojo.
6. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 4. Box Office Mojo.
7. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 5. Box Office Mojo.
8. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 6. Box Office Mojo.
9. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
10. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 7. Box Office Mojo.
11. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 8. Box Office Mojo.
12. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
13. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
14. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
15. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 12. Box Office Mojo.
16. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 13. Box Office Mojo.
17. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 14. Box Office Mojo.
18. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 14 (Easter weekend). Box Office Mojo.
19. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 15. Box Office Mojo.
20. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 16. Box Office Mojo.
21. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 17. Box Office Mojo.
22. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 18. Box Office Mojo.
23. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 19. Box Office Mojo.
24. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 20. Box Office Mojo.
25. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 21. Box Office Mojo.
26. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
27. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 22. Box Office Mojo.
28. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 23. Box Office Mojo.
29. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 24. Box Office Mojo.
30. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 25. Box Office Mojo.
31. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 26. Box Office Mojo.
32. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 27. Box Office Mojo.
33. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 28. Box Office Mojo.
34. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 29. Box Office Mojo.
35. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 30. Box Office Mojo.
36. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 31. Box Office Mojo.
37. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 32. Box Office Mojo.
38. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 33. Box Office Mojo.
39. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
40. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
41. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 35. Box Office Mojo.
42. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 36. Box Office Mojo.
43. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 37. Box Office Mojo.
44. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 38. Box Office Mojo.
45. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 39. Box Office Mojo.
46. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 40. Box Office Mojo.
47. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 40 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend). Box Office Mojo.
48. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 41. Box Office Mojo.
49. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 42. Box Office Mojo.
50. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 43. Box Office Mojo.
51. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 44. Box Office Mojo.
52. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 45. Box Office Mojo.
53. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 46. Box Office Mojo.
54. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 47 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
55. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 48 (Post-Thanksgiving). Box Office Mojo.
56. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 49. Box Office Mojo.
57. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 50. Box Office Mojo.
58. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 51 (Christmas long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
59. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 51. Box Office Mojo.
60. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 52. Box Office Mojo.
61. Web site: Domestic 2012 Weekend 52 (New Year's long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
62. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 2012. Box Office Mojo. December 14, 2019.
63. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 2012 (In-year release). Box Office Mojo. February 13, 2020.
64. Web site: 2012 Yearly Box Office for G Rated Movies. 4 January 2017.