List of 2012 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office for the year 2012.

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

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Table Section Text: This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office for the year 2012.

#	Date	Film	Gross	Notes

1	January 8, 2012	The Devil Inside	$33,732,515

2	January 15, 2012	Contraband	$24,349,815

3	January 22, 2012	Underworld: Awakening	$25,306,725

4	January 29, 2012	The Grey	$19,665,101

5	February 5, 2012	Chronicle	$22,004,098

6	February 12, 2012	The Vow	$41,202,458	The Vow broke Hitch's record ($7.5 million) for the highest mid-week Valentine’s Day gross with $11.6 million.

7	February 19, 2012	Safe House	$23,641,575	Safe House reached #1 in its second weekend of release.

8	February 26, 2012	Act of Valor	$24,476,632

9	March 4, 2012	The Lorax	$70,217,070

10	March 11, 2012	The Lorax	$38,846,020

11	March 18, 2012	21 Jump Street	$36,302,612

12	March 25, 2012	The Hunger Games	$152,535,747	The Hunger Games broke Alice in Wonderland's records ($116.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in March, for a non-sequel, and for a spring release.

13	April 1, 2012	The Hunger Games	$58,551,063

14	April 8, 2012	The Hunger Games	$33,111,557

15	April 15, 2012	The Hunger Games	$21,096,824	The Hunger Games became the first film since Avatar to hold the top spot at the box office for four weekends straight.

16	April 22, 2012	Think Like a Man	$33,636,303

17	April 29, 2012	Think Like a Man	$17,604,141

18	May 6, 2012	The Avengers	$207,438,708	The Avengers broke Spider-Man 3's record ($151.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in May. It also broke The Dark Knight's record ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film as well as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2's records ($169.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in the summer, for a 3D film, and of all-time.

19	May 13, 2012	The Avengers	$103,052,274	The Avengers broke Avatar's 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.

20	May 20, 2012	The Avengers	$55,644,102	The Avengers broke The Dark Knight's record (27 days) for the fastest film to reach $450 million domestically.

21	May 27, 2012	Men in Black 3	$54,592,779

22	June 3, 2012	Snow White & the Huntsman	$56,217,700

23	June 10, 2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	$60,316,738

24	June 17, 2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	$34,055,474

25	June 24, 2012	Brave	$66,323,594

26	July 1, 2012	Ted	$54,415,205	Ted broke The Hangover's record ($45 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original R-rated comedy.

27	July 8, 2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	$62,004,688	The Amazing Spider-Man's $35 million Tuesday gross broke Transformers' record ($27.8 million) for the highest Tuesday gross of all time.

28	July 15, 2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	$46,629,259

29	July 22, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$160,887,295	The Dark Knight Rises's $2.3 million midnight gross in IMAX broke Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2's record ($2 million) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX.

30	July 29, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$62,101,451

31	August 5, 2012	The Dark Knight Rises	$35,737,330

32	August 12, 2012	The Bourne Legacy	$38,142,825

33	August 19, 2012	The Expendables 2	$28,591,370

34	August 26, 2012	The Expendables 2	$13,423,579

35	September 2, 2012	The Possession	$17,732,480

36	September 9, 2012	The Possession	$9,317,472

37	September 16, 2012	Resident Evil: Retribution	$21,052,227

38	September 23, 2012	End of Watch	$13,152,683	Initial estimates had End of Watch tied with House at the End of the Street.

39	September 30, 2012	Hotel Transylvania	$42,522,194	Hotel Transylvania broke Sweet Home Alabama's record ($35.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in September.

40	October 7, 2012	Taken 2	$49,514,769

41	October 14, 2012	Taken 2	$21,873,127

42	October 21, 2012	Paranormal Activity 4	$29,003,866

43	October 28, 2012	Argo	$12,085,059	Argo reached #1 in its third weekend of release.

44	November 4, 2012	Wreck-It Ralph	$49,038,712

45	November 11, 2012	Skyfall	$88,364,714	Skyfall broke Austin Powers in Goldmember's record ($73 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film.

46	November 18, 2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	$141,067,634

47	November 25, 2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	$43,641,448

48	December 2, 2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	$17,416,362

49	December 9, 2012	Skyfall	$10,780,201	Skyfall reclaimed the #1 spot in its fifth weekend of release, and it also became the first film since How to Train Your Dragon (2010) to take the top spot in its fifth weekend.

50	December 16, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$84,617,303	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey broke I Am Legend's record ($77.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in December.

51	December 23, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$36,888,365

52	December 30, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$31,926,068

Sentence(s)

Think Like a Man ended The Hunger Games' four-week run at the #1 spot at the U.S. box office.

final_sentence: Think Like a Man ended The Hunger Games' four-week run at the #1 spot at the U.S. box office.