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Domestic Box Office Performance for PG-13 Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Avengers May 4, 2012 Walt Disney Action $623,357,910 78,311,295
2 The Dark Knight Rises Jul 20, 2012 Warner Bros. Action $448,139,099 56,298,882
3 The Hunger Games Mar 23, 2012 Lionsgate Action $408,010,692 51,257,625
4 Skyfall Nov 8, 2012 Sony Pictures Action $290,904,271 36,545,763
5 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 16, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $286,422,893 35,982,776
6 The Amazing Spider-Man Jul 3, 2012 Sony Pictures Adventure $262,030,663 32,918,425
7 The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… Dec 14, 2012 Warner Bros. Adventure $228,546,604 28,711,885
8 Men in Black 3 May 25, 2012 Sony Pictures Action $179,020,854 22,490,057
9 Snow White and the Huntsman Jun 1, 2012 Universal Adventure $155,136,755 19,489,542
10 Taken 2 Oct 5, 2012 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $138,936,379 17,454,319
11 Lincoln Nov 9, 2012 Walt Disney Drama $134,189,097 16,857,927
12 The Vow Feb 10, 2012 Sony Pictures Drama $125,014,030 15,705,280
13 The Bourne Legacy Aug 10, 2012 Universal Thriller/Suspense $113,203,870 14,221,592
14 Think Like a Man Apr 20, 2012 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $91,547,205 11,500,905
15 Wrath of the Titans Mar 30, 2012 Warner Bros. Adventure $83,670,083 10,511,317
16 Dark Shadows May 11, 2012 Warner Bros. Black Comedy $79,727,149 10,015,973
17 John Carter Mar 9, 2012 Walt Disney Adventure $73,058,679 9,178,226
18 Les Misérables Dec 25, 2012 Universal Musical $72,967,240 9,166,739
19 Mission: Impossible—Ghost P… Dec 16, 2011 Paramount Pictures Action $68,211,257 8,569,253
20 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witne… Jun 29, 2012 Lionsgate Comedy $65,653,242 8,247,895
21 Battleship May 18, 2012 Universal Action $65,233,400 8,195,151
22 Chronicle Feb 3, 2012 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $64,575,175 8,112,459
23 Pitch Perfect Sep 28, 2012 Universal Comedy $64,427,368 8,093,890
24 Hope Springs Aug 8, 2012 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $63,536,011 7,981,911
25 The Lucky One Apr 20, 2012 Warner Bros. Drama $60,457,138 7,595,118
26 Total Recall Aug 3, 2012 Sony Pictures Action $58,877,969 7,396,730
27 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Paramount Pictures Drama $57,885,250 7,272,016
28 This Means War Feb 17, 2012 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $54,760,791 6,879,496
29 The Woman in Black Feb 3, 2012 CBS Films Horror $54,333,290 6,825,790
30 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Veng… Feb 17, 2012 Sony Pictures Action $51,774,002 6,504,272
31 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Warner Bros. Action $49,938,199 6,273,643
32 Red Tails Jan 20, 2012 20th Century Fox Drama $49,876,377 6,265,877
33 The Possession Aug 31, 2012 Lionsgate Horror $49,130,588 6,172,184
34 Jack Reacher Dec 21, 2012 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $47,550,642 5,973,699
35 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel May 4, 2012 Fox Searchlight Comedy $46,383,639 5,827,090
36 Moonrise Kingdom May 25, 2012 Focus Features Drama $45,512,466 5,717,646
37 War Horse Dec 25, 2011 Walt Disney Drama $43,531,162 5,468,739
38 Red Dawn Nov 21, 2012 Open Road Action $43,468,052 5,460,811
39 What to Expect When You’re … May 18, 2012 Lionsgate Romantic Comedy $41,152,203 5,169,875
40 The Artist Nov 25, 2011 Weinstein Co. Drama $39,622,751 4,977,733
41 Rock of Ages Jun 15, 2012 Warner Bros. Musical $38,518,613 4,839,022
42 Trouble with the Curve Sep 21, 2012 Warner Bros. Drama $35,763,137 4,492,856
43 Step Up Revolution Jul 27, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $35,074,677 4,406,366
44 Tyler Perry's Good Deeds Feb 24, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $35,025,791 4,400,225
45 House at the End of the Street Sep 21, 2012 Relativity Horror $31,611,916 3,971,346
46 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Warner Bros. Drama $31,495,464 3,956,717
47 Joyful Noise Jan 13, 2012 Warner Bros. Musical $30,932,113 3,885,944
48 The Iron Lady Jan 13, 2012 Weinstein Co. Drama $29,816,684 3,745,815
49 One for the Money Jan 27, 2012 Lionsgate Comedy $26,414,527 3,318,408
50 Alex Cross Oct 19, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $25,869,488 3,249,936
51 Sparkle Aug 17, 2012 Sony Pictures Drama $24,397,469 3,065,009
52 The Guilt Trip Dec 19, 2012 Paramount Pictures Comedy $22,770,921 2,860,668
53 Premium Rush Aug 24, 2012 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $20,275,446 2,547,167
54 Man on a Ledge Jan 27, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $18,620,000 2,339,196
55 A Thousand Words Mar 9, 2012 Paramount Pictures Comedy $18,450,127 2,317,855
56 The Perks of Being a Wallfl… Sep 21, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $17,328,057 2,176,892
57 Lockout Apr 13, 2012 Open Road Thriller/Suspense $14,326,865 1,799,857
58 Playing for Keeps Dec 7, 2012 FilmDistrict Romantic Comedy $12,717,917 1,597,728
59 People Like Us Jun 29, 2012 Walt Disney Drama $12,431,792 1,561,783
60 Gone Feb 24, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $11,682,205 1,467,614
61 The Words Sep 7, 2012 CBS Films Drama $11,494,838 1,444,075
62 Beasts of the Southern Wild Jun 27, 2012 Fox Searchlight Drama $11,249,128 1,413,207
63 The Darkest Hour Dec 25, 2011 Summit Entertainment Action $9,771,010 1,227,514
64 Fun Size Oct 26, 2012 Paramount Pictures Comedy $9,409,538 1,182,103
65 Bernie Apr 27, 2012 Alchemy Black Comedy $9,204,489 1,156,343
66 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Mar 9, 2012 CBS Films Drama $9,041,540 1,135,872
67 New Year’s Eve Dec 9, 2011 Warner Bros. Romantic Comedy $7,286,815 915,429
68 Jodaeiye Nader az Simin Dec 30, 2011 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $7,039,011 884,298
69 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 18, 2011 Summit Entertainment Drama $6,445,179 809,696
70 October Baby Mar 23, 2012 Five & Two Pictures Drama $5,355,847 672,845
71 Hitchcock Nov 23, 2012 Fox Searchlight Drama $5,091,207 639,599
72 The Apparition Aug 24, 2012 Warner Bros. Horror $4,936,819 620,203
73 The Cold Light of Day Sep 7, 2012 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $3,763,583 472,812
74 Bully Mar 30, 2012 Weinstein Co. Documentary $3,483,795 437,663
75 Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D Aug 8, 2012 ARC Entertainment Reality $3,377,000 424,246
76 Monsieur Lazhar Oct 28, 2011 Music Box Films Drama $3,371,810 423,594
77 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Oct 12, 2012 Atlas Distribution Drama $3,336,053 419,102
78 Robot & Frank Aug 17, 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Films Drama $3,298,428 414,375
79 Searching for Sugar Man Jul 27, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Documentary $3,007,341 377,807
80 Samsara Aug 24, 2012 Oscilloscope Pict… Documentary $2,627,326 330,066
81 Sleepwalk With Me Aug 24, 2012 IFC Films Drama $2,266,066 284,682
82 Crooked Arrows May 18, 2012 Branded Entertain… Drama $1,832,541 230,219
83 Marley Apr 20, 2012 Magnolia Pictures Documentary $1,413,480 177,573
84 Le gamin au vélo Mar 16, 2012 IFC Films Drama $1,389,524 174,563
85 Woman Thou Art Loosed On th… Apr 13, 2012 Codeblack Enterta… Drama $1,301,562 163,513
86 Tower Heist Nov 4, 2011 Universal Comedy $1,244,345 156,325
87 Le fils de l’autre Oct 26, 2012 Cohen Media Group Drama $1,160,006 145,729
88 Damsels in Distress Apr 6, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Black Comedy $1,007,535 126,575
89 Real Steel Oct 7, 2011 Walt Disney Action $970,068 121,868
90 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has… Sep 21, 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Films Documentary $945,959 118,839
91 Darling Companion Apr 20, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $793,352 99,667
92 Unconditional Sep 21, 2012 Veracity Moving P… Drama $741,381 93,138
93 Moneyball Sep 23, 2011 Sony Pictures Drama $708,797 89,045
94 Chasing Ice Nov 16, 2012 National Geograph… Documentary $612,089 76,896
95 Blue Like Jazz Apr 13, 2012 Roadside Attractions Comedy $595,018 74,751
96 Undefeated Feb 17, 2012 Weinstein Co. Documentary $561,054 70,484
97 Courageous Sep 30, 2011 Sony Pictures Drama $546,735 68,685
98 Et maintenant, on va où? May 11, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $531,813 66,811
99 The Impossible Dec 21, 2012 Lionsgate Drama $528,803 66,433
100 In Time Oct 28, 2011 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $477,517 59,990
101 Midnight in Paris May 20, 2011 Sony Pictures Cla… Romantic Comedy $438,930 55,142
102 Liberal Arts Sep 14, 2012 IFC Films Comedy $319,176 40,097
103 The Way Oct 7, 2011 Producers Distrib… Drama $276,447 34,730
104 Poulet aux prunes Aug 17, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $253,705 31,872
105 Stories We Tell Oct 12, 2012 Documentary $241,031 30,280
106 My Uncle Rafael Sep 21, 2012 Slater Brothers E… Comedy $234,830 29,501
107 Amour Dec 19, 2012 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $217,791 27,361
108 Tai Chi Zero Oct 19, 2012 Variance Films Action $212,094 26,645
109 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Walt Disney Drama $206,041 25,885
110 Touchback Apr 13, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… Drama $204,157 25,648
111 10 Years Sep 14, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… Drama $203,654 25,585
112 Footloose Oct 14, 2011 Paramount Pictures Drama $132,230 16,612
113 The Perfect Family May 4, 2012 Variance Films Comedy $110,013 13,821
114 The Obama Effect Jul 13, 2012 ARC Entertainment Comedy $103,000 12,940
115 Hardflip Jun 1, 2012 Rocky Mountain Pi… Drama $96,734 12,153
116 Escape Fire: The Fight to R… Oct 5, 2012 Roadside Attractions Documentary $84,898 10,666
117 A Beautiful Soul May 4, 2012 Tyscot Manhaddon Drama $54,008 6,785
118 The Fitzgerald Family Chris… Dec 7, 2012 TriBeca Films Drama $50,292 6,318
119 Deep In The Heart Feb 17, 2012 ARC Entertainment Drama $47,700 5,992
120 LOL May 4, 2012 Lionsgate Comedy $46,000 5,779
121 Last Call at the Oasis May 4, 2012 Participant Media Documentary $40,846 5,131
122 Paul Williams Still Alive Jun 1, 2012 Abramorama Films Documentary $38,691 4,861
123 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan… Apr 6, 2012 Wrekin Hill Enter… Documentary $34,665 4,355
124 Addiction Incorporated Dec 14, 2011 Variance Films Documentary $33,664 4,229
125 Musical Chairs Mar 23, 2012 Paladin Drama $31,478 3,955
126 Hide Away May 25, 2012 Joule Films Drama $30,655 3,851
127 Like Crazy Oct 28, 2011 Paramount Pictures Drama $23,291 2,926
128 The First Time Oct 19, 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Films Romantic Comedy $22,836 2,869
129 Waiting for Lightning Dec 7, 2012 Samuel Goldwyn Films Documentary $19,537 2,454
130 Mansome May 18, 2012 Paladin Documentary $18,395 2,311
131 Take Me Home Apr 6, 2012 Monterey Media Romantic Comedy $15,374 1,931
132 Trade of Innocents Oct 5, 2012 Monterey Media Thriller/Suspense $15,091 1,896
133 Tristana Sep 21, 1970 Cohen Media Group Drama $14,586 1,832
134 Head Games Sep 21, 2012 Variance Films Documentary $14,056 1,766
135 Jesus Henry Christ Apr 20, 2012 Entertainment One Drama $13,714 1,723
136 The Trouble With Bliss Mar 23, 2012 7A Productions Comedy $13,093 1,645
137 A Little Bit of Heaven May 4, 2012 Alchemy Romantic Comedy $10,011 1,258
138 The Giant Mechanical Man Apr 27, 2012 TriBeca Films Romantic Comedy $7,396 929
139 The Last Ride Oct 21, 2011 Category One Drama $5,887 740
140 The Good Doctor Aug 31, 2012 Magnolia Pictures Drama $5,206 654
141 Bringing Up Bobby Sep 28, 2012 Monterey Media Drama $4,975 625
142 Loosies Jan 11, 2012 IFC Films Comedy $3,519 442
143 Vamps Nov 2, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… Romantic Comedy $3,361 422
144 Le combat dans l'île Jun 12, 2009 The Film Desk Thriller/Suspense $1,756 221
Total Gross of All Movies$5,619,470,870
Total Tickets Sold705,963,683

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.

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