# 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.

## Number-one films

| # | Weekend end 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 | The Lorax broke Tangled's records ($48.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a musical film and for an animated musical film. |
| 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. It also broke The Twilight Saga: New Moon's record ($142.8 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. |
| 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 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. It also broke The Dark Knight's record ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-3D film. |
| 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 | Wreck-It Ralph broke Tangled's record ($48.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. |
| 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, making it the first film since How to Train Your Dragon 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 | |

## Highest-grossing films
### Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2012 by Calendar Gross
| 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. | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | 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. | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 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. | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | 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 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1. | The Avengers | Disney | $623,357,910 |
| 2. | The Dark Knight Rises | Warner Bros. | $448,139,099 |
| 3. | The Hunger Games | Lionsgate | $408,010,692 |
| 4. | Skyfall | Sony | $304,360,277 |
| 5. | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Warner Bros. | $303,003,568 |
| 6. | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Summit | $292,324,737 |
| 7. | The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony | $262,030,663 |
| 8. | Brave | Disney | $237,283,207 |
| 9. | Ted | Universal | $218,815,487 |
| 10. | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Paramount | $216,391,482 |
Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2012 :
| G | Beauty and the Beast (3-D Re-issue) |
| PG | Brave |
| PG-13 | The Avengers |
| R | Ted |