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War box office · May 2012

War Box Office, May 2012: Top-Grossing Releases

Battleship (2012) is the highest-grossing war movie released in May 2012, with $303M worldwide, ahead of White Tiger (2012) at $3.4M. 2 war films released in May 2012 report a worldwide gross, $306.5M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

May 2012 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$306.5M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
21%
Battleship (2012) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 war movie of May 2012

Battleship (2012)

2012 · Action, Adventure

$303M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$65.4M US & Canada · 22% $237.6M elsewhere · 78%
The chart

Every War Release of May 2012, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 2012.

  1. 1 Battleship (2012) movie poster
    Battleship (2012) May 18, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $303M worldwide
    May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $65.4M Rest of the world: $237.6M Worldwide: $303M
  2. 2 White Tiger (2012) movie poster
    White Tiger (2012) May 3, 2012 · Russian · War, Fantasy, Action $3.4M worldwide
    May 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
FAQ

War Box Office May 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing war movie in May 2012?

Battleship (2012) leads with $303M worldwide, $65.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come White Tiger (2012) at $3.4M.

How much did war movies released in May 2012 earn?

2 war films released in May 2012 report a worldwide gross, $306.5M in all, or $153.2M per film on average.

How many war movies released in May 2012 made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Battleship (2012) with $303M.

How much of the May 2012 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$65.4M of the $306.5M total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 2012 war 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 May 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 May 2012 war 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.