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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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 51,257,625
2 Skyfall Nov 9, 2012 Action PG-13 $290,904,271 36,545,763
3 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 16, 2012 Drama PG-13 $286,422,893 35,982,776
4 The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… Dec 14, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $228,546,604 28,711,885
5 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Mar 2, 2012 Adventure PG $214,030,500 26,888,254
6 The Bourne Legacy Aug 10, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $113,203,870 14,221,592
7 Journey 2: The Mysterious I… Feb 10, 2012 Adventure PG $103,860,290 13,047,775
8 Rise of the Guardians Nov 21, 2012 Adventure PG $91,337,659 11,474,580
9 Life of Pi Nov 21, 2012 Drama PG $85,639,816 10,758,771
10 John Carter Mar 9, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $73,058,679 9,178,226
11 The Lucky One Apr 20, 2012 Drama PG-13 $60,457,138 7,595,118
12 Total Recall Aug 3, 2012 Action PG-13 $58,877,969 7,396,730
13 The Woman in Black Feb 3, 2012 Horror PG-13 $54,333,290 6,825,790
14 The Girl with the Dragon Ta… Dec 20, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $52,177,103 6,554,912
15 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Action PG-13 $49,938,199 6,273,643
16 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Aug 3, 2012 Comedy PG $49,008,662 6,156,867
17 Jack Reacher Dec 21, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $47,550,642 5,973,699
18 Savages Jul 6, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $47,323,100 5,945,113
19 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel May 4, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $46,383,639 5,827,090
20 War Horse Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $43,531,162 5,468,739
21 The Descendants Nov 16, 2011 Drama R $42,309,296 5,315,238
22 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hu… Jun 22, 2012 Horror R $37,519,139 4,713,460
23 Lawless Aug 29, 2012 Drama R $37,397,291 4,698,152
24 House at the End of the Street Sep 21, 2012 Horror PG-13 $31,611,916 3,971,346
25 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $31,495,464 3,956,717
26 The Pirates! Band of Misfits Apr 27, 2012 Adventure PG $31,051,126 3,900,895
27 Silver Linings Playbook Nov 16, 2012 Drama R $28,458,986 3,575,249
28 Cloud Atlas Oct 26, 2012 Drama R $26,785,673 3,365,034
29 One for the Money Jan 27, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $26,414,527 3,318,408
30 Alex Cross Oct 19, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $25,869,488 3,249,936
31 Hugo Nov 23, 2011 Adventure PG $23,551,012 2,958,670
32 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $20,582,787 2,585,777
33 Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ)… Feb 17, 2012 Adventure G $19,192,510 2,411,119
34 The Perks of Being a Wallfl… Sep 21, 2012 Drama R $17,328,057 2,176,892
35 Killing Them Softly Nov 30, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $14,863,824 1,867,315
36 The Words Sep 7, 2012 Drama PG-13 $11,494,838 1,444,075
37 Anna Karenina Nov 16, 2012 Drama R $10,825,005 1,359,925
38 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Mar 9, 2012 Drama PG-13 $9,041,540 1,135,872
39 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 18, 2011 Drama PG-13 $6,445,179 809,696
40 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Oct 12, 2012 Drama PG-13 $3,336,053 419,102
41 Albert Nobbs Dec 21, 2011 Drama R $3,014,696 378,731
42 We Need to Talk About Kevin Jan 13, 2012 Drama R $1,699,395 213,492
43 Hodejegerne Apr 27, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $1,200,010 150,755
44 Real Steel Oct 7, 2011 Action PG-13 $970,068 121,868
45 Rowdy Rathore Jun 1, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $777,373 97,660
46 Cosmopolis Aug 17, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $743,636 93,422
47 The Paperboy Oct 5, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $677,200 85,075
48 Blue Like Jazz Apr 13, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $595,018 74,751
49 Midnight's Children Nov 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $594,555 74,693
50 De rouille et d’os Nov 23, 2012 Drama R $594,457 74,681
51 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $543,398 68,266
52 Bully Jul 13, 2001 Drama R $371,732 46,700
53 Trishna Jul 13, 2012 Drama R $240,381 30,199
54 Drive Sep 16, 2011 Action R $239,958 30,145
55 Yi jiu si er Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $212,475 26,693
56 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Drama PG-13 $206,041 25,885
57 Snabba Cash Jul 11, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $188,870 23,727
58 L'homme qui voulait vivre s… Oct 12, 2012 Drama Not Rated $158,411 19,901
59 Impardonnables Jun 29, 2012 Drama Not Rated $153,785 19,320
60 La piel que habito Oct 14, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $143,085 17,976
61 Få meg på, for faen Mar 30, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $126,085 15,840
62 Bel Ami Jun 8, 2012 Drama R $120,462 15,133
63 On the Road Dec 21, 2012 Drama R $118,140 14,842
64 Therese Desqueyroux Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $115,231 14,476
65 The Woman in the Fifth Jun 15, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $107,921 13,558
66 Wuthering Heights Oct 5, 2012 Drama Not Rated $100,915 12,678
67 Oslo, 31 August May 25, 2012 Drama Not Rated $100,713 12,652
68 The Eye of the Storm Sep 7, 2012 Drama Not Rated $83,566 10,498
69 The Snows of Kilimanjaro Sep 17, 1952 Drama Not Rated $66,597 8,366
70 Wake in Fright Oct 5, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $49,458 6,213
71 La nouvelle guerre des boutons Oct 12, 2012 Adventure Not Rated $45,602 5,729
72 Hua Pi 2 Aug 17, 2012 Action Not Rated $33,212 4,172
73 Noruwei no mori Nov 25, 2011 Drama Not Rated $31,406 3,945
74 Noordzee, Texas Nov 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $21,615 2,715
75 Bonsai Aug 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $21,163 2,659
76 The Graduate Dec 21, 1967 Romantic Comedy PG $18,574 2,333
77 Le Quai des brumes Sep 14, 2012 Drama Not Rated $18,275 2,296
78 Dangerous Liaisons Nov 9, 2012 Drama Not Rated $17,000 2,136
79 La mariée était en noir Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $16,854 2,117
80 Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog May 18, 2012 Drama Not Rated $15,674 1,969
81 The Trouble With Bliss Mar 23, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $13,093 1,645
82 Total Recall Jun 1, 1990 Action R $11,299 1,419
83 Hamnden Jun 1, 2012 Drama Not Rated $10,960 1,377
84 Django Dec 21, 2012 Western Not Rated $6,150 773
85 Tomorrow When the War Began Feb 24, 2012 Action R $4,936 620
86 The Moth Diaries Apr 20, 2012 Horror R $3,838 482
87 Cirkus Columbia Feb 17, 2012 Drama Not Rated $3,163 397
88 Le Moine Mar 8, 2013 Thriller/Suspense R $2,164 272
89 Death of a Superhero May 4, 2012 Drama Not Rated $607 76
Total Gross of All Movies$2,874,779,106
Total Tickets Sold361,153,154

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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