# List of 2012 box office number-one films in South Korea

This is a list of films which placed number-one at the South Korean box office during 2012.
| # | Date | Film | Gross |
| 1 | January 8, 2012 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | $3,831,245 |
| 2 | January 15, 2012 | Puss in Boots | $4,544,243 |
| 3 | January 22, 2012 | Dancing Queen | $3,418,494 |
| 4 | January 29, 2012 | Unbowed | $4,754,636 |
| 5 | February 5, 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | $6,467,355 |
| 6 | February 12, 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | $5,866,826 |
| 7 | February 19, 2012 | Howling | $3,533,526 |
| 8 | February 26, 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | $2,495,421 |
| 9 | March 4, 2012 | Love Fiction | $4,017,248 |
| 10 | March 11, 2012 | Helpless | $4,240,711 |
| 11 | March 18, 2012 | Helpless | $3,900,489 |
| 12 | March 25, 2012 | Architecture 101 | $3,839,949 |
| 13 | April 1, 2012 | Architecture 101 | $3,876,617 |
| 14 | April 8, 2012 | Architecture 101 | $3,079,866 |
| 15 | April 15, 2012 | Battleship | $4,487,425 |
| 16 | April 22, 2012 | Battleship | $3,482,543 |
| 17 | April 22, 2012 | The Avengers | $10,792,833 |
| 18 | May 6, 2012 | The Avengers | $10,683,493 |
| 19 | May 13, 2012 | The Avengers | $7,314,419 |
| 20 | May 20, 2012 | The Avengers | $4,074,632 |
| 21 | May 27, 2012 | Men in Black 3 | $8,074,440 |
| 22 | June 3, 2012 | Men in Black 3 | $3,797,611 |
| 23 | June 10, 2012 | The Concubine | $3,393,012 |
| 24 | June 17, 2012 | The Concubine | $2,472,604 |
| 25 | June 24, 2012 | Miss Conspirator | $1,720,789 |
| 26 | July 1, 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $10,904,887 |
| 27 | July 8, 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $7,851,008 |
| 28 | July 15, 2012 | Deranged | $7,280,644 |
| 29 | July 22, 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | $12,946,284 |
| 30 | July 29, 2012 | The Thieves | $12,859,489 |
| 31 | August 5, 2012 | The Thieves | $13,287,926 |
| 32 | August 12, 2012 | The Thieves | $7,526,259 |
| 33 | August 19, 2012 | The Thieves | $5,460,631 |
| 34 | August 26, 2012 | The Neighbor | $5,295,570 |
| 35 | September 2, 2012 | The Traffickers | $3,633,099 |
| 36 | September 9, 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | $3,457,222 |
| 37 | September 16, 2012 | Masquerade | $7,313,393 |
| 38 | September 23, 2012 | Masquerade | $7,877,673 |
| 39 | September 30, 2012 | Masquerade | $9,200,274 |
| 40 | October 7, 2012 | Masquerade | $5,629,291 |
| 41 | October 14, 2012 | Masquerade | $4,446,804 |
| 42 | October 21, 2012 | Masquerade | $3,562,776 |
| 43 | October 28, 2012 | Skyfall | $5,925,335 |
| 44 | November 4, 2012 | A Werewolf Boy | $6,837,109 |
| 45 | November 11, 2012 | A Werewolf Boy | $8,723,686 |
| 46 | November 18, 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | $5,888,515 |
| 47 | November 25, 2012 | A Werewolf Boy | $3,607,400 |
| 48 | December 2, 2012 | 26 Years | $4,585,252 |
| 49 | December 9, 2012 | 26 Years | $4,177,574 |
| 50 | December 16, 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $7,234,239 |
| 51 | December 23, 2012 | N/A | N/A |
| 52 | December 30, 2012 | The Tower | $5,959,582 |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2012 (by admissions) :
| Rank | Title | Country | Admissions | Domestic gross |
| 1. | The Thieves | South Korea Hong Kong | 12,983,182 | US$82.1 million |
| 2. | Masquerade | South Korea | 12,319,390 | US$77.9 million |
| 3. | The Avengers | United States | 7,074,867 | US$52.2 million |
| 4. | A Werewolf Boy | South Korea | 6,654,390 | US$40.8 million |
| 5. | The Dark Knight Rises | United States United Kingdom | 6,396,528 | US$41.7 million |
| 6. | The Grand Heist | South Korea | 4,909,937 | US$30.3 million |
| 7. | The Amazing Spider-Man | United States | 4,853,123 | US$36.1 million |
| 8. | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | South Korea | 4,719,872 | US$32 million |
| 9. | All About My Wife | South Korea | 4,598,821 | US$30 million |
| 10. | Deranged | South Korea | 4,515,833 | US$28.2 million |
Highest-grossing domestic films of 2012 (by admissions) :
| Rank | Title | Admissions | Domestic gross |
| 1. | The Thieves | 12,983,182 | US$82.1 million |
| 2. | Masquerade | 12,319,390 | US$77.9 million |
| 3. | A Werewolf Boy | 6,654,390 | US$40.8 million |
| 4. | The Grand Heist | 4,909,937 | US$30.3 million |
| 5. | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 4,719,872 | US$32 million |
| 6. | All About My Wife | 4,598,821 | US$30 million |
| 7. | Deranged | 4,515,833 | US$28.2 million |
| 8. | Architecture 101 | 4,111,068 | US$26.5 million |
| 9. | Dancing Queen | 4,058,225 | US$26.4 million |
| 10. | Unbowed | 3,451,025 | US$22.7 million |