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Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Hunger Games Mar 23, 2012 Action PG-13 $408,010,692 51,257,624
2 Men in Black 3 May 25, 2012 Action PG-13 $179,020,854 22,490,057
3 Prometheus Jun 8, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $126,477,084 15,889,080
4 John Carter Mar 9, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $73,058,679 9,178,226
5 Looper Sep 28, 2012 Action R $66,486,205 8,352,538
6 Chronicle Feb 3, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $64,575,175 8,112,459
7 Total Recall Aug 3, 2012 Action PG-13 $58,877,969 7,396,729
8 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… May 19, 1999 Adventure PG $43,456,382 5,459,344
9 Resident Evil: Retribution Sep 14, 2012 Horror R $42,345,531 5,319,790
10 The Cabin in the Woods Apr 13, 2012 Horror R $42,073,277 5,285,587
11 Chernobyl Diaries May 25, 2012 Horror R $18,119,640 2,276,336
12 Lockout Apr 13, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,326,865 1,799,857
13 Dredd Sep 21, 2012 Action R $13,414,714 1,685,265
14 The Darkest Hour Dec 25, 2011 Action PG-13 $8,305,531 1,043,408
15 Seeking a Friend for the En… Jun 22, 2012 Comedy R $7,078,738 889,288
16 Safety Not Guaranteed Jun 8, 2012 Comedy R $4,010,957 503,889
17 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Oct 12, 2012 Drama PG-13 $3,336,053 419,102
18 Robot & Frank Aug 17, 2012 Drama PG-13 $3,298,428 414,375
19 Real Steel Oct 7, 2011 Action PG-13 $970,068 121,867
20 Holy Motors Oct 17, 2012 Drama Not Rated $560,586 70,425
21 Melancholia Nov 11, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $513,342 64,490
22 In Time Oct 28, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $477,517 59,989
23 Piranha 3DD Jun 1, 2012 Horror R $370,904 46,595
24 Branded Sep 7, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $353,513 44,411
25 Lost Woods Mar 2, 2012 Horror Not Rated $180,117 22,627
26 Joker Aug 31, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $169,181 21,253
27 From Beneath Aug 10, 2012 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $144,123 18,105
28 Iron Sky Jul 25, 2012 Black Comedy R $122,082 15,336
29 Le Voyage dans la Lune Feb 10, 2012 Adventure Not Rated $45,353 5,697
30 The Bay Nov 2, 2012 Horror R $30,668 3,852
31 The Day Aug 29, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $20,984 2,636
32 The Divide Jan 13, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $18,000 2,261
33 4:44 Last Day on Earth Mar 23, 2012 Drama R $17,801 2,236
34 Total Recall Jun 1, 1990 Action R $11,299 1,419
35 [Rec] 3: Genesis Sep 7, 2012 Horror R $9,600 1,206
36 Universal Soldier: Day of R… Nov 30, 2012 Action R $5,460 685
37 The Man in the White Suit Nov 16, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $3,874 486
38 Perfect Sense Feb 10, 2012 Drama R $1,567 196
Total Gross of All Movies$1,180,298,813
Total Tickets Sold148,278,726

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2012. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2012. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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