#1 of 646 #1 drama movie of 2012
2012 · Action, Adventure
$1.1B worldwide · 9% of the chart's total
$448.1M US & Canada · 40% $666.8M elsewhere · 60%
Drama box office · 2012
Drama Box Office 2012: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2012, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) at $848.6M and The Hunger Games (2012) at $695.2M. 646 drama films released in 2012 report a worldwide gross, $12B in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 27 crossed $100 million. That is up 55% on 2011, whose releases took $7.8B. By language, English leads with $9.7B across 245 drama releases.
- 2012 releases with a gross
- 646
- combined worldwide
- $12B
- films crossed $100M
- 27
- vs 2011
- +55%
#1 of 646 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2012?
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) leads with $1.1B, 9% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.7B, 31% of what all 646 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 2 $848.6M The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)$292.3M US & Canada · 34% $556.3M elsewhere · 66% -
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 2012, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 646. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2012.
- 1 Jul 20, 2012 US and Canada: $448.1M Rest of the world: $666.8M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)Nov 16, 2012 US and Canada: $292.3M Rest of the world: $556.3M Worldwide: $848.6M
Nov 16, 2012 · English · Adventure, Drama, Thriller $848.6M worldwide - 3 Mar 23, 2012 US and Canada: $408M Rest of the world: $287.2M Worldwide: $695.2M
- 4 Nov 21, 2012 US and Canada: $125M Rest of the world: $484M Worldwide: $609M
- 5 Dec 25, 2012 US and Canada: $149.3M Rest of the world: $293.5M Worldwide: $442.8M
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May 25, 2012 US and Canada: $10.2M Rest of the world: $416.4M Worldwide: $426.6M - 7
Dec 25, 2012 US and Canada: $162.8M Rest of the world: $263.3M Worldwide: $426.1M - 8
Jun 8, 2012 US and Canada: $126.5M Rest of the world: $276.9M Worldwide: $403.4M - 9
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)Jun 1, 2012 US and Canada: $155.3M Rest of the world: $241.3M Worldwide: $396.6M Jun 1, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $396.6M worldwide - 10
Oct 5, 2012 US and Canada: $139.9M Rest of the world: $236.3M Worldwide: $376.2M - 11
Nov 9, 2012 US and Canada: $182.2M Rest of the world: $93.1M Worldwide: $275.3M - 12
May 11, 2012 US and Canada: $79.7M Rest of the world: $165.8M Worldwide: $245.5M - 13
Nov 16, 2012 US and Canada: $132.1M Rest of the world: $104.3M Worldwide: $236.4M - 14
Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: $136M Rest of the world: $96.3M Worldwide: $232.3M - 15
Dec 21, 2012 US and Canada: $80.1M Rest of the world: $138.3M Worldwide: $218.3M - 16
Dec 21, 2012 US and Canada: $19M Rest of the world: $179.1M Worldwide: $198.1M - 17
Feb 10, 2012 US and Canada: $125M Rest of the world: $71.1M Worldwide: $196.1M - 18
Mar 30, 2012 US and Canada: $64.9M Rest of the world: $118.1M Worldwide: $183M - 19
Jun 29, 2012 US and Canada: $113.8M Rest of the world: $53.5M Worldwide: $167.3M - 20
Nov 2, 2012 US and Canada: $93.8M Rest of the world: $68M Worldwide: $161.8M - 21
May 4, 2012 US and Canada: $46.4M Rest of the world: $104.1M Worldwide: $150.5M - 22
Jul 27, 2012 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $105.4M Worldwide: $140.5M - 23
Dec 19, 2012 US and Canada: $95.7M Rest of the world: $37.1M Worldwide: $132.8M - 24
Oct 26, 2012 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $103.4M Worldwide: $130.5M - 25
Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: $54.3M Rest of the world: $74.6M Worldwide: $129M - 26
Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: $64.6M Rest of the world: $62.1M Worldwide: $126.6M - 27
Aug 8, 2012 US and Canada: $63.5M Rest of the world: $50.7M Worldwide: $114.3M - 28
Apr 20, 2012 US and Canada: $60.5M Rest of the world: $38.9M Worldwide: $99.4M - 29
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: $922.9K Rest of the world: $93.3M Worldwide: $94.3M - 30
Jul 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.9M - 31
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $41.2M Rest of the world: $43.2M Worldwide: $84.4M May 18, 2012 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $84.4M worldwide - 32
Jul 6, 2012 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $35.6M Worldwide: $83M - 33
Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: $51.6M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $79.8M - 34
Apr 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.3M - 35
Nov 16, 2012 US and Canada: $12.8M Rest of the world: $56.1M Worldwide: $68.9M - 36
Mar 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.6M - 37
May 25, 2012 US and Canada: $45.5M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $68.3M - 38
Oct 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.8M - 39
Dec 28, 2012 US and Canada: $18.4M Rest of the world: $41.1M Worldwide: $59.5M - 40
Jun 15, 2012 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $20.9M Worldwide: $59.4M - 41
Aug 15, 2012 US and Canada: $51.9M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $56M - 42
Aug 29, 2012 US and Canada: $37.4M Rest of the world: $18M Worldwide: $55.4M - 43
Sep 21, 2012 US and Canada: $41M Rest of the world: $14.1M Worldwide: $55.1M - 44
Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: $49.9M Rest of the world: $489.1K Worldwide: $50.4M - 45
Mar 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.7M - 46
Sep 21, 2012 US and Canada: $35.8M Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $49M - 47
Jan 21, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.9M - 48
Nov 30, 2012 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $22.9M Worldwide: $37.9M - 49
Feb 16, 2012 US and Canada: $35.7K Rest of the world: $35.8M Worldwide: $35.8M - 50
Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: $35M Rest of the world: $553.4K Worldwide: $35.6M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2012?
Of the top 10, The Hunger Games (2012) earned the biggest share at home (59% in the US & Canada), while The Intouchables (2012) made 98% of its gross abroad. Across all 646 films, $4.3B (36%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.1B $448.1M US & Canada · 40% $666.8M elsewhere · 60%
- 2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) $848.6M $292.3M US & Canada · 34% $556.3M elsewhere · 66%
- 3 The Hunger Games (2012) $695.2M $408M US & Canada · 59% $287.2M elsewhere · 41%
- 4 Life of Pi (2012) $609M $125M US & Canada · 21% $484M elsewhere · 79%
- 5 Les Miserables (2012) $442.8M $149.3M US & Canada · 34% $293.5M elsewhere · 66%
- 6 The Intouchables (2012) $426.6M $10.2M US & Canada · 2% $416.4M elsewhere · 98%
- 7 Django Unchained (2012) $426.1M $162.8M US & Canada · 38% $263.3M elsewhere · 62%
- 8 Prometheus (2012) $403.4M $126.5M US & Canada · 31% $276.9M elsewhere · 69%
- 9 Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) $396.6M $155.3M US & Canada · 39% $241.3M elsewhere · 61%
- 10 Taken 2 (2012) $376.2M $139.9M US & Canada · 37% $236.3M elsewhere · 63%
Gross bands
How Many 2012 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
27 of 646 films crossed $100M and took $8.8B between them, 73% of the total. 540 films, 84% of the list, earned under $10M.
9% 18% 46% 21%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $1.1B · 9% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 3 films, <1% of the list $2.2B · 18% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 23 films, 4% of the list $5.5B · 46% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 79 films, 12% of the list $2.6B · 21% of the gross
- Under $10M 540 films, 84% of the list $684.4M · 6% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2012 Earned the Most?
November releases took the most, $2.5B from 74 films, led by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012). April was the quietest month ($291.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Grey (2012) $342.6M The Grey (2012)
- February Feb The Vow (2012) $597.2M The Vow (2012)
- March Mar The Hunger Games (2012) $1.2B The Hunger Games (2012)
- April Apr The Lucky One (2012) $291.5M The Lucky One (2012)
- May May The Intouchables (2012) $1.1B The Intouchables (2012)
- June Jun Prometheus (2012) $1.2B Prometheus (2012)
- July Jul The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.5B The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- August Aug Hope Springs (2012) $352.9M Hope Springs (2012)
- September Sep Masquerade (2012) $440.6M Masquerade (2012)
- October Oct Taken 2 (2012) $923.6M Taken 2 (2012)
- November Nov The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) $2.5B The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- December Dec Les Miserables (2012) $1.7B Les Miserables (2012)
Last 10 years
How Does 2012 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2012 earned the most: $12B from 646 films, led by The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 384 films | 384 | $5B | – | Bruce Almighty (2003) $484.6M |
| 2004 430 films · +28% | 430 | $6.4B | +28% | The Passion of the Christ (2004) $610.1M |
| 2005 472 films · +27% | 472 | $8.1B | +27% | War of the Worlds (2005) $603.9M |
| 2006 595 films · −7% | 595 | $7.5B | −7% | The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $326.7M |
| 2007 737 films · +2% | 737 | $7.6B | +2% | I Am Legend (2007) $585.4M |
| 2008 694 films · +39% | 694 | $10.6B | +39% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 627 films · −7% | 627 | $9.9B | −7% | 2012 (2009) $791.2M |
| 2010 650 films · −3% | 650 | $9.6B | −3% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 644 films · −19% | 644 | $7.8B | −19% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M |
| 2012 646 films · +55% | 646 | $12B | +55% | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.1B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2012?
English-language drama films took $9.7B across 245 films, 81% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($609.7M) and Japanese-language drama films ($558M).
2012 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $9.7B245 films · #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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French $609.7M48 films · #1 The Intouchables (2012) -
Japanese $558M35 films · #1 Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012) -
Korean $102M17 films · #1 Dancing Queen (2012) -
Hindi $81M14 films · #1 Agneepath (2012) -
Italian $66.7M22 films · #1 We Have a Pope (2012) -
Chinese $59.9M21 films · #1 The Last Tycoon (2012) -
Spanish $51M39 films · #1 I Want You (2012) -
Turkish $43.3M19 films · #1 Conquest 1453 (2012) -
Danish $28.8M6 films · #1 A Royal Affair (2012)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 2012: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 646 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2012?
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $448.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) at $848.6M and The Hunger Games (2012) at $695.2M.
How much did drama movies released in 2012 earn?
646 drama films released in 2012 report a worldwide gross, $12B in all, or $18.6M per film on average. 2011 releases took $7.8B.
How many drama movies released in 2012 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: The Dark Knight Rises (2012). 27 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2012 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2012. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2012 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.