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

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 date | Weekend End Date | Film | Total weekend gross (Pound sterling) | Weekend openings in the Top 10 |
| 1 | 1 January 2012 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | £8,188,209 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (#2) |
| 2 | 8 January 2012 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | £2,223,200 | The Iron Lady (#3), Goon (#7), The Artist (#8) |
| 3 | 15 January 2012 | War Horse | £3,944,746 | The Darkest Hour (#6) |
| 4 | 22 January 2012 | War Horse | £3,202,493 | Haywire (#2), Underworld: Awakening (#3), The Sitter (#6) |
| 5 | 29 January 2012 | War Horse | £2,081,490 | The Descendants (#2), The Grey (#3), A Monster in Paris (#4) |
| 6 | 5 February 2012 | Chronicle | £2,193,072 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (#2), Jack and Jill (#5), Man on a Ledge (#6), Carnage (#10) |
| 7 | 12 February 2012 | The Woman in Black | £3,153,020 | The Muppets (#2), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (3D re-release) (#3), The Vow (#4) |
| 8 | 19 February 2012 | The Woman in Black | £3,501,601 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (#3) |
| 9 | 26 February 2012 | The Woman in Black | £2,432,580 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (#2), Safe House (#3), One for the Money (#10) |
| 10 | 4 March 2012 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | £2,342,095 | This Means War (#3), Project X (#6), Wanderlust (#7) |
| 11 | 11 March 2012 | John Carter | £1,960,414 | The Raven (#8), Bel Ami (#9) |
| 12 | 18 March 2012 | The Devil Inside | £1,988,461 | 21 Jump Street (#2), We Bought a Zoo (#5), Contraband (#6) |
| 13 | 25 March 2012 | The Hunger Games | £4,900,177 | Act of Valor (#8) |
| 14 | 1 April 2012 | The Hunger Games | £2,986,317 | Wrath of the Titans (#2), The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (#3), StreetDance 2 (#5), Into the Abyss (#10) |
| 15 | 8 April 2012 | Titanic 3D | £2,856,540 | Mirror Mirror (#3), The Cold Light of Day (#7), Housefull 2 (#10) |
| 16 | 15 April 2012 | Battleship | £3,763,348 | The Cabin in the Woods (#3) |
| 17 | 22 April 2012 | Battleship | £1,282,091 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (#2), Lockout (#7), Gone (#10) |
| 18 | 29 April 2012 | Marvel Avengers Assemble | £15,778,074 | |
| 19 | 6 May 2012 | Marvel Avengers Assemble | £8,121,916 | American Pie: Reunion (#2), The Lucky One (#3), Beauty and the Beast 3D (#4), Safe (#10) |
| 20 | 13 May 2012 | Marvel Avengers Assemble | £4,169,087 | Dark Shadows (#3), Piranha 3DD (#8), How I Spent My Summer Vacation (#9) |
| 21 | 20 May 2012 | The Dictator | £4,963,745 | The Raid (#5) |
| 22 | 27 May 2012 | Men in Black 3 | £2,953,736 | What to Expect When You're Expecting (#4), Moonrise Kingdom (#7), Iron Sky (#10) |
| 23 | 3 June 2012 | Prometheus | £6,236,580 | Snow White and the Huntsman (#2), Top Cat: The Movie (#7), The Angel's Share (#9) |
| 24 | 10 June 2012 | Prometheus | £3,135,504 | The Pact (#4), Ill Manors (#9) |
| 25 | 17 June 2012 | Prometheus | £2,009,955 | Rock of Ages (#4), Red Lights (#6), Fast Girls (#8) |
| 26 | 24 June 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | £1,119,117 | The Five-Year Engagement (#3), Chernobyl Diaries (#7), Teri Meri Kahaani (#9) |
| 27 | 1 July 2012 | Ice Age 4: Continental Drift | £853,226 | Friends with Kids (#7), Killer Joe (#10) |
| 28 | 8 July 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | £11,091,972 | Katy Perry: Part of Me (#4), Bol Bachchan (#10) |
| 29 | 15 July 2012 | Ice Age 4: Continental Drift | £10,087,052 | Magic Mike (#3), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (#4), Cocktail (#5) |
| 30 | 22 July 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | £14,362,443 | |
| 31 | 29 July 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | £7,275,558 | The Lorax (#2), Searching for Sugar Man (#7), Carry on Jatta (#10) |
| 32 | 5 August 2012 | Ted | £9,330,700 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (#3), Brave (#6) |
| 33 | 12 August 2012 | Ted | £3,174,766 | Step Up 4: Miami Heat (#3), Offender (#10) |
| 34 | 19 August 2012 | Brave | £5,269,402 | The Bourne Legacy (#2), The Expendables 2 (#4), Ek Tha Tiger (#6), The Wedding Video (#10) |
| 35 | 26 August 2012 | Brave | £2,371,691 | Keith Lemon: The Film (#5), The Three Stooges (#7), The Imposter (#10) |
| 36 | 2 September 2012 | Total Recall | £2,493,230 | The Watch (#2), The Possession (#5) |
| 37 | 9 September 2012 | Dredd | £1,049,345 | Lawless (#2), Anna Karenina (#3) |
| 38 | 16 September 2012 | The Sweeney | £1,545,294 | ParaNorman (#2), Hope Springs (#6) |
| 39 | 23 September 2012 | ParaNorman | £1,219,194 | Killing Them Softly (#2), House at the End of the Street (#3), Savages (#10) |
| 40 | 30 September 2012 | Looper | £2,427,994 | Resident Evil: Retribution (#3), The Campaign (#4), Untouchable (#10) |
| 41 | 7 October 2012 | Taken 2 | £7,378,048 | Sinister (#3), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (#4) |
| 42 | 14 October 2012 | Taken 2 | £3,743,046 | Hotel Transylvania (#2), Ruby Sparks (#6), On the Road (#7) |
| 43 | 21 October 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | £6,030,904 | Paranormal Activity 4 (#2), Beasts of the Southern Wild (#9) |
| 44 | 28 October 2012 | Skyfall | £20,180,369 | |
| 45 | 4 November 2012 | Skyfall | £16,107,687 | Silent Hill: Revelation (#3), Fun Size (#6), Rust and Bone (#8) |
| 46 | 11 November 2012 | Skyfall | £10,447,385 | Argo (#3), Here Comes the Boom (#4), The Sapphires (#10) |
| 47 | 18 November 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | £15,850,825 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan (#4), Son of Sardaar (#8), Thuppakki (#10) |
| 48 | 25 November 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | £5,344,598 | Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (#3), Silver Linings Playbook (#4), Gambit (#5), End of Watch (#7) |
| 49 | 2 December 2012 | Skyfall | £2,275,469 | Rise of the Guardians (#3), Great Expectations (#6), Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (#7) |
| 50 | 9 December 2012 | Rise of the Guardians | £1,602,689 | Seven Psychopaths (#3) |
| 51 | 16 December 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | £11,601,538 | Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (#5) |
| 52 | 23 December 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | £5,979,241 | Life of Pi (#2), Pitch Perfect (#5) |
| 53 | 30 December 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | £6,850,728 | Jack Reacher (#3), Parental Guidance (#5) |