| Highest-grossing films of 2012 | ||||||
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide | US and Canada | UK | Australia |
| 1 | The Avengers | Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures | $1,361,492,773 | $554,992,773 | $73,480,700 | $47,857,621 |
| 2 | The Hunger Games | Lionsgate | $645,468,661 | $398,549,683 | $37,115,045 | $31,072,125 |
| 3 | Men in Black 3 | Columbia Pictures | $398,806,622 | $113,806,622 | $4,600,385 | $9,753,571 |
| 4 | Titanic 3D | Paramount Pictures / 20th Century Fox | $342,165,993 | $57,865,993 | $17,917,585 | $7,220,497 |
| 5 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema | $325,365,419 | $103,365,419 | $11,162,733 | $7,518,548 |
| 6 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | Universal Pictures / Illumination Entertainment | $308,533,110 | $211,533,110 | N/A | $15,293,066 |
| 7 | Wrath of the Titans | Warner Bros. | $301,542,666 | $83,242,666 | $12,364,609 | $5,607,623 |
| 8 | Battleship | Universal Pictures | $290,923,905 | $55,923,905 | $12,216,671 | $10,194,275 |
| 9 | John Carter | Walt Disney Pictures | $282,424,715 | $72,724,715 | $7,431,120 | $7,376,500 |
| 10 | American Reunion | Universal Pictures | $226,558,835 | $56,758,835 | $24,780,301 | $15,421,131 |
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; it is currently the 14th highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. The Avengers has grossed over $1.359 billion, making it the twelfth film ever to cross the $1 billion mark; it had the highest opening weekend in North America ($207.4 million). It is currently the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time and in the United States and Canada and worldwide. It has become the fastest-grossing film in American history, breaking every incremental $50 million box office record through to $550 million. The Avengers has also become the highest grossing superhero film worldwide. The 3-D 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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_in_film#Highest-grossing_films
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