Top 10 Money Makers Of 2012
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- Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 07:42
- Written by Lupe Haas
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 ($282.4 mill) and Skyfall ($280 mill) came in a close at number four and number five respectively. Both films are continuing to take in movie dollars over the holidays and might change positions by years end.
The Amazing Spider-Man did decent business but only reached number 6 with $262 million in ticket sales in North America.
Three animated films made the top ten with Buena Vista's Brave, Dreamworks' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, and Universal Pictures Dr. Seuss' The Lorax rounding out the list.
The biggest surprise of the year was Seth MacFarlane's Ted which went on to earn $218.7 million for the low-budget film about a foul-mouthed talking teddy bear.
According to Box Office Mojo, 653 fllms were released in 2012 and will most likely cross $10.5 million in total gross for all films. 2012 was slightly higher than 2011, but almost equal to 2010's box office total.
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Top 10 Movies of 2012 (source: Box Office Mojo)| Movie |
Distributor |
Total Gross | |
| 1. | Marvel's The Avengers | BV | $623,357,910 |
| 2. | The Dark Knight Rises | WB | $448,139,099 |
| 3. | The Hunger Games | LGF | $408,010,692 |
| 4. | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 | Sum | $282,440,200 |
| 5. | Skyfall | Sony | $279,972,000 |
| 6. | The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony | $262,030,663 |
| 7. | Brave | BV | $237,236,938 |
| 8. | Ted | Univ. | $218,665,740 |
| 9. | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | P/DW | $216,391,482 |
| 10. | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | Univ. | $214,030,500 |