Box Office
Worldwide box office · 2012
The top-grossing releases of the year. Switch between worldwide, domestic, and international — every figure shown both as reported and adjusted for inflation, so films from any era are directly comparable.
This Weekend at the box office
Domestic Friday–Sunday weekend chart · July 17-19, 2026.
| # | Title | Weekend gross | %± LW | Theaters | Total gross | Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The OdysseyUniversal Pictures | $124.5M | — | 3,919 | $124.5M | 1 |
| 2 | MoanaWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $19.0M | -56% | 4,200 | $82.1M | 2 |
| 3 | Minions & MonstersUniversal Pictures | $14.8M | -30% | 3,510 | $137.6M | 3 |
| 4 | Toy Story 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $14.8M | -22.1% | 3,400 | $430.9M | 5 |
| 5 | Evil Dead BurnWarner Bros. | $5.0M | -63.5% | 3,004 | $24.2M | 2 |
| 6 | The InviteA24 | $3.9M | -34.1% | 2,110 | $15.0M | 4 |
| 7 | Young WashingtonAngel | $3.7M | -46.7% | 2,275 | $41.0M | 3 |
| 8 | ObsessionFocus Features | $2.5M | -35.1% | 1,524 | $258.5M | 10 |
| 9 | SupergirlWarner Bros. | $1.5M | -59.5% | 1,572 | $70.0M | 4 |
| 10 | Disclosure DayUniversal Pictures | $1.4M | -56.7% | 1,299 | $114.7M | 6 |
| 11 | BackroomsA24 | $715K | -53% | 742 | $196.0M | 8 |
| 12 | Scary MovieParamount Pictures | $255K | -38.6% | 225 | $108.0M | 7 |
| 13 | Jackass: Best and LastParamount Pictures | $240K | -68.7% | 305 | $18.0M | 4 |
| 14 | MichaelLionsgate | $150K | -42.4% | 165 | $372.2M | 13 |
| 15 | Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex PassSony Pictures Classics | $124K | -86.2% | 357 | $1.3M | 2 |
| 16 | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $120K | -41% | 90 | $177.5M | 9 |
| 17 | Maddie's SecretMagnolia Pictures | $81K | -52.3% | 84 | $1.0M | 5 |
| 18 | Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the WorldKino Lorber | $49K | +51.2% | 30 | $171K | 3 |
| 19 | LeviticusNeon | $34K | -70.9% | 50 | $7.2M | 5 |
| 20 | The Devil Wears Prada 2Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $32K | -63.8% | 40 | $220.5M | 12 |
| 21 | The Death of Robin HoodA24 | $16K | -16% | 20 | $5.3M | 5 |
| 22 | I Love BoostersNeon | $15K | -11.4% | 15 | $9.7M | 9 |
| 23 | Sherman's MarchMusic Box Films | $13K | +28.4% | 8 | $57K | 3 |
| 24 | The Kidnapping of ArabellaOscilloscope | $11K | — | 1 | $11K | 1 |
| 25 | The FloatersBrainstorm Media | $10K | +11.4% | 3 | $26K | 2 |
| 26 | RemakeMusic Box Films | $8K | -1.7% | 6 | $23K | 2 |
| 27 | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis ValdezInsignia Films | $8K | — | 1 | $8K | 1 |
| 28 | Reading Lolita in TehranGreenwich Entertainment | $7K | -49.6% | 2 | $24K | 2 |
| 29 | UnderlandOscilloscope | $2K | +1068.9% | 4 | $15K | 7 |
| 30 | Standout: The Ben Kjar Story | $2K | — | 1 | $651K | 26 |
Friday–Sunday weekend grosses (the 3-day chart). Domestic, per Box Office Mojo. Figures are as reported (not inflation-adjusted).
Showing each gross as originally reported.
| # | Title | Worldwide | Adjusted for inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | $1.52B | $2.19B |
| 2 | Skyfall | $1.11B | $1.60B |
| 3 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1.08B | $1.56B |
| 4 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1.02B | $1.46B |
| 5 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $877.2M | $1.26B |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $829.7M | $1.20B |
| 7 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $757.9M | $1.09B |
| 8 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $746.9M | $1.08B |
| 9 | The Hunger Games | $694.4M | $1.00B |
| 10 | Men in Black 3 | $654.2M | $942.4M |
| 11 | Life of Pi | $609.0M | $877.3M |
| 12 | Ted | $549.4M | $791.4M |
| 13 | Brave | $539.0M | $776.4M |
| 14 | Wreck-It Ralph | $471.2M | $678.8M |
| 15 | Les Misérables | $442.3M | $637.1M |
| 16 | Django Unchained | $425.4M | $612.7M |
| 17 | Prometheus | $403.4M | $581.0M |
| 18 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $396.6M | $571.3M |
| 19 | Taken 2 | $376.1M | $541.8M |
| 20 | Hotel Transylvania | $358.4M | $516.2M |
| 21 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $350.4M | $504.8M |
| 22 | The Lorax | $349.0M | $502.7M |
| 23 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $335.3M | $482.9M |
| 24 | The Expendables 2 | $315.0M | $453.7M |
| 25 | Rise of the Guardians | $306.9M | $442.1M |
| 26 | Battleship | $303.0M | $436.5M |
| 27 | Wrath of the Titans | $302.0M | $435.0M |
| 28 | John Carter | $284.1M | $409.3M |
| 29 | The Bourne Legacy | $276.1M | $397.8M |
| 30 | Lincoln | $275.3M | $396.6M |
| 31 | We're the Millers | $270.0M | $388.9M |
| 32 | Dark Shadows | $245.5M | $353.7M |
| 33 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240.2M | $345.9M |
| 34 | Silver Linings Playbook | $236.4M | $340.5M |
| 35 | American Reunion | $235.0M | $338.5M |
| 36 | Argo | $232.3M | $334.7M |
| 37 | Jack Reacher | $218.3M | $314.5M |
| 38 | Safe House | $208.1M | $299.7M |
| 39 | 21 Jump Street | $201.6M | $290.4M |
| 40 | Total Recall | $198.5M | $285.9M |
| 41 | The Impossible | $198.1M | $285.3M |
| 42 | Lost in Thailand | $197.8M | $284.9M |
| 43 | The Vow | $196.1M | $282.5M |
| 44 | Mirror Mirror | $183.0M | $263.6M |
| 45 | The Dictator | $179.4M | $258.4M |
| 46 | Looper | $176.5M | $254.3M |
| 47 | Chinese Zodiac | $170.5M | $245.6M |
| 48 | Magic Mike | $167.2M | $240.9M |
| 49 | Flight | $161.8M | $233.0M |
| 50 | Underworld: Awakening | $160.1M | $230.6M |
| 51 | This Means War | $156.5M | $225.4M |
| 52 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $142.8M | $205.7M |
| 53 | Step Up: Revolution | $140.5M | $202.3M |
| 54 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $136.8M | $197.1M |
| 55 | The Wind Rises | $136.5M | $196.6M |
| 56 | Last Vegas | $134.4M | $193.6M |
| 57 | Zero Dark Thirty | $132.8M | $191.3M |
| 58 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $132.6M | $191.0M |
| 59 | Cloud Atlas | $130.5M | $188.0M |
| 60 | The Woman in Black | $129.0M | $185.8M |
| 61 | Chronicle | $126.6M | $182.4M |
| 62 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D | $126.5M | $182.3M |
| 63 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $123.1M | $177.3M |
| 64 | Parental Guidance | $119.8M | $172.5M |
| 65 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $116.5M | $167.8M |
| 66 | Pitch Perfect | $115.4M | $166.2M |
| 67 | Hope Springs | $114.3M | $164.6M |
| 68 | ParaNorman | $107.1M | $154.3M |
| 69 | The Campaign | $104.9M | $151.1M |
| 70 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $102.7M | $148.0M |
| 71 | Project X | $102.7M | $148.0M |
| 72 | The Devil Inside | $101.8M | $146.6M |
| 73 | The Lucky One | $99.4M | $143.1M |
| 74 | Contraband | $96.3M | $138.7M |
| 75 | Think Like a Man | $96.1M | $138.4M |
| 76 | Masquerade | $94.3M | $135.8M |
| 77 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru | $91.9M | $132.4M |
| 78 | This Is 40 | $88.2M | $127.1M |
| 79 | The Thieves | $87.1M | $125.5M |
| 80 | The Possession | $85.4M | $123.1M |
| 81 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $84.4M | $121.6M |
| 82 | Savages | $83.0M | $119.5M |
| 83 | Sinister | $82.5M | $118.9M |
| 84 | Act of Valor | $82.5M | $118.8M |
| 85 | Frankenweenie | $81.5M | $117.4M |
| 86 | The Grey | $79.8M | $114.9M |
| 87 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $77.2M | $111.2M |
| 88 | Roman Bath | $74.3M | $107.0M |
| 89 | One Piece Film: Z | $74.2M | $106.9M |
| 90 | To Rome with Love | $73.2M | $105.5M |
| 91 | Here Comes the Boom | $73.1M | $105.3M |
| 92 | Bayside Shakedown the Final | $72.9M | $105.0M |
| 93 | The Cabin in the Woods | $69.9M | $100.7M |
| 94 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $69.3M | $99.9M |
| 95 | Anna Karenina | $68.9M | $99.3M |
| 96 | The Watch | $68.3M | $98.3M |
| 97 | Moonrise Kingdom | $68.3M | $98.3M |
| 98 | The Secret of the Gods | $67.5M | $97.3M |
| 99 | Madea's Witness Protection | $66.9M | $96.4M |
| 100 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $62.0M | $89.3M |
“Adjusted for inflation” restates each gross in today’s dollars using US CPI-U annual averages. Domestic and international views are re-ranked from the year’s top releases; some early years report domestic-only figures.