# List of 2012 box office number-one films in Japan

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

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Date | Film | Gross |
| 1 | January 8, 2012 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | $4,314,616 |
| 2 | January 15, 2012 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | $2,643,113 |
| 3 | January 22, 2012 | Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 | $7,212,260 |
| 4 | January 29, 2012 | Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 | $5,298,327 |
| 5 | February 5, 2012 | Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 | $3,560,747 |
| 6 | February 12, 2012 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $3,030,087 |
| 7 | February 19, 2012 | In Time | $3,636,881 |
| 8 | February 26, 2012 | In Time | $3,119,080 |
| 9 | March 4, 2012 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | $6,812,341 |
| 10 | March 11, 2012 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | $5,305,991 |
| 11 | March 18, 2012 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | $3,660,556 |
| 12 | March 25, 2012 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | $3,027,582 |
| 13 | April 1, 2012 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | $3,678,829 |
| 14 | April 8, 2012 | SPEC: Ten | $5,710,349 |
| 15 | April 15, 2012 | Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker | $7,672,280 |
| 16 | April 22, 2012 | Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen | $4,995,597 |
| 17 | April 29, 2012 | Terumae romae | $5,269,888 |
| 18 | May 6, 2012 | Terumae romae | $6,835,550 |
| 19 | May 13, 2012 | Terumae romae | $4,541,769 |
| 20 | May 20, 2012 | Dark Shadows | $5,050,897 |
| 21 | May 27, 2012 | Men in Black 3 | $7,161,565 |
| 22 | June 3, 2012 | Men in Black 3 | $5,248,314 |
| 23 | June 10, 2012 | Men in Black 3 | $4,037,744 |
| 24 | June 17, 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $3,867,922 |
| 25 | June 24, 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $2,538,108 |
| 26 | July 1, 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $7,445,379 |
| 27 | July 8, 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $4,545,555 |
| 28 | July 15, 2012 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru † | $11,045,479 |
| 29 | July 22, 2012 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru † | $6,975,357 |
| 30 | July 29, 2012 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru † | $5,209,789 |
| 31 | August 5, 2012 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru † | $3,748,421 |
| 32 | August 12, 2012 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru † | $3,456,137 |
| 33 | August 19, 2012 | The Avengers | $6,386,185 |
| 34 | August 26, 2012 | Rurouni Kenshin | $5,093,453 |
| 35 | September 2, 2012 | Rurouni Kenshin | $5,186,091 |
| 36 | September 9, 2012 | Bayside Shakedown: The Final | $10,276,902 |
| 37 | September 16, 2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $8,650,515 |
| 38 | September 23, 2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $6,326,277 |
| 39 | September 30, 2012 | Bayside Shakedown: The Final | $3,464,776 |
| 40 | October 7, 2012 | Beyond Outrage | $3,580,556 |
| 41 | October 14, 2012 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie "Eternal" | ¥171,622,400 |
| 42 | October 21, 2012 | The Expendables 2 | $2,112,912 |
| 43 | October 28, 2012 | Smile Precure! Ehon No Naka Ha Mina Chiguhagu | $2,472,021 |
| 44 | November 4, 2012 | The Floating Castle | $5,055,822 |
| 45 | November 11, 2012 | The Floating Castle | $3,823,135 |
| 46 | November 18, 2012 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | $14,147,695 |
| 47 | November 25, 2012 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | $6,966,858 |
| 48 | December 2, 2012 | Skyfall | $5,675,774 |
| 49 | December 9, 2012 | Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum | $3,424,137 |
| 50 | December 16, 2012 | One Piece Film: Z | $16,681,502 |
| 51 | December 23, 2012 | One Piece Film: Z | $8,553,633 |
| 52 | December 30, 2012 | One Piece Film: Z | $5,439,671 |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2012 :
| Rank | Title | Gross |
| 1 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru | ¥7.33 billion ($91.87 million) |
| 2 | Thermae Romae | ¥5.98 billion ($74.95 million) |
| 3 | Bayside Shakedown: The Final | ¥5.97 billion ($74.82 million) |
| 4 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | ¥5.38 billion ($67.43 million) |
| 5 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | ¥5.30 billion ($66.42 million) |
| 6 | Wolf Children | ¥4.22 billion ($52.89 million) |
| 7 | Resident Evil: Retribution | ¥3.81 billion ($47.75 million) |
| 8 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure | ¥3.62 billion ($45.37 million) |
| 9 | The Avengers | ¥3.61 billion ($45.24 million) |
| 9 | Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | ¥3.61 billion ($45.24 million) |