Box Office
Top Grossing Sci-Fi Movies in 2012
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers |  EN | $623,357,910 | $1,520,538,536 |
| 2 | The Hunger Games | EN | $408,010,692 | $695,220,619 |
| 3 | Men in Black III | EN | $179,020,854 | $654,213,485 |
| 4 | Prometheus | EN | $126,477,084 | $403,354,469 |
| 5 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | EN | $103,887,748 | $335,288,576 |
| 6 | Battleship | EN | $65,422,625 | $303,025,485 |
| 7 | John Carter | EN | $73,078,100 | $284,139,100 |
| 8 | Resident Evil: Retribution | EN | $42,345,531 | $240,159,255 |
| 9 | Total Recall (2012) | EN | $58,877,969 | $198,467,607 |
| 10 | Total Recall | EN | $58,877,969 | $198,467,607 |
| 11 | Looper | EN | $66,486,205 | $176,506,819 |
| 12 | Cloud Atlas | EN | $27,108,272 | $130,516,424 |
| 13 | Chronicle | EN | $64,575,175 | $126,636,097 |
| 14 | Frankenweenie | EN | $35,291,068 | $85,613,658 |
| 15 | The Cabin in the Woods | EN | $42,073,277 | $70,038,838 |
| 16 | The Watch | EN | $35,353,000 | $68,267,862 |
| 17 | It's Such a Beautiful Day | EN | - | $60,756,040 |
| 18 | Dredd | EN | $13,414,714 | $41,037,742 |
| 19 | Bait | EN | - | $33,492,566 |
| 20 | Lockout | EN | $14,326,864 | $32,948,113 |
| 21 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | EN | $7,078,738 | $11,681,781 |
| 22 | Iron Sky | EN | $122,082 | $10,109,659 |
| 23 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos |  JP | $177,802 | $7,621,364 |
| 24 | Robot and Frank | EN | $3,325,038 | $4,806,423 |
| 25 | Generation P |  RU | - | $4,664,538 |
| 26 | Branded | EN | $353,513 | $4,227,984 |
| 27 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | EN | $3,336,053 | $3,336,053 |
| 28 | Holy Motors | EN | $641,100 | $1,953,562 |
| 29 | The Bay | EN | $30,668 | $1,581,252 |
| 30 | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | EN | $5,460 | $1,402,307 |
| 31 | You Are Here | EN | - | $594,396 |
| 32 | Extraterrestrial | EN | - | $266,512 |
| 33 | Starship Troopers: Invasion | EN | - | $193,425 |
| 34 | Crawlspace | EN | - | $151,103 |
| 35 | The Divide |  FR | - | $145,676 |
| 36 | Rise of the Zombies | EN | - | $129,545 |
| 37 | The Day |  PL | $20,984 | $80,848 |
| 38 | 4:44 Last Day on Earth | EN | $17,801 | $70,851 |
| 39 | The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | EN | $2,436 | $2,436 |
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