Highest-grossing Films
See also: Lists of box office number-one films in 2012The top ten films released in 2012 by worldwide gross are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avengers | Marvel Studios / Disney | $1,511,757,910 |
| 2 | Skyfall | MGM / Columbia | $1,108,348,855 |
| 3 | The Dark Knight Rises | Warner Bros. / Legendary | $1,081,041,287 |
| 4 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Warner Bros. / MGM / New Line | $1,014,217,733 |
| 5 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Fox / Blue Sky | $877,244,782 |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Lionsgate / Summit Entertainment | $829,224,737 |
| 7 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Columbia / Marvel Entertainment | $752,216,557 |
| 8 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Paramount / DreamWorks | $742,110,251 |
| 9 | The Hunger Games | Lionsgate | $691,247,768 |
| 10 | Men in Black 3 | Columbia | $624,026,776 |
The Hunger Games was the first film of 2012 to pass the $500 million mark worldwide, and is also the first film since Avatar to place at No. 1 for four consecutive weekends at the U.S. box office. The Avengers grossed $1.511 billion, becoming the twelfth film to have surpassed the billion dollar mark; it is currently the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time. The Dark Knight Rises grossed $1.081 billion, becoming the thirteenth film to have surpassed the billion dollar mark, and is the 8th highest-grossing film of all time. Skyfall has grossed over $1.1 billion, becoming the fourteenth film to have surpassed the billion dollar mark, and is the 7th highest-grossing film of all time. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has grossed over $1.01 billion, becoming the fifteenth film to have surpassed the billion dollar mark, and is the 14th highest-grossing film of all time. Four other films (Ice Age: Continental Drift, Breaking Dawn – Part 2, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Madagascar 3) are also among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time. The 3D re-releases of two films reached new milestones: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace grossed $1.027 billion, becoming the eleventh film to surpass the $1 billion mark, and Titanic grossed $2.185 billion, becoming the second film to surpass the $2 billion mark, following Avatar.
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