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Box Office Performance for Digital Animation Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 Brave Jun 22, 2012 Adventure PG $237,277,071 29,808,677
2 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most… Jun 8, 2012 Adventure PG $216,391,482 27,184,859
3 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Mar 2, 2012 Adventure PG $214,030,500 26,888,253
4 Wreck-It Ralph Nov 2, 2012 Adventure PG $178,501,640 22,424,829
5 Ice Age: Continental Drift Jul 13, 2012 Adventure PG $161,204,082 20,251,769
6 Hotel Transylvania Sep 28, 2012 Adventure PG $146,172,361 18,363,361
7 Rise of the Guardians Nov 21, 2012 Adventure PG $97,227,667 12,214,531
8 Finding Nemo May 30, 2003 Adventure G $40,795,794 5,125,099
9 Monsters, Inc. Nov 2, 2001 Adventure G $27,978,476 3,514,883
10 The Adventures of Tintin Dec 21, 2011 Adventure PG $26,191,381 3,290,374
11 Puss in Boots Oct 28, 2011 Adventure PG $3,522,177 442,484
12 Happy Feet Two Nov 18, 2011 Musical PG $3,040,600 381,984
13 Arthur Christmas Nov 23, 2011 Adventure PG $642,234 80,682
14 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $545,345 68,510
15 A Liar's Autobiography - Th… Nov 2, 2012 Comedy R $5,102 640
16 Terkel i knibe Mar 26, 2010 Adventure Not Rated $3,259 409
Total Gross of All Movies$1,353,529,171
Total Tickets Sold170,041,344

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).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.