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Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 16, 2012 Drama PG-13 $289,133,356 36,323,285
2 The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… Dec 14, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $263,834,893 33,145,087
3 Ice Age: Continental Drift Jul 13, 2012 Adventure PG $161,204,082 20,251,769
4 Snow White and the Huntsman Jun 1, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $155,136,755 19,489,542
5 Journey 2: The Mysterious I… Feb 10, 2012 Adventure PG $103,860,290 13,047,775
6 Wrath of the Titans Mar 30, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $83,670,083 10,511,316
7 Mirror Mirror Mar 30, 2012 Adventure PG $64,935,167 8,157,684
8 Underworld: Awakening Jan 20, 2012 Action R $62,321,039 7,829,276
9 The Woman in Black Feb 3, 2012 Horror PG-13 $54,333,290 6,825,790
10 The Possession Aug 31, 2012 Horror PG-13 $49,130,588 6,172,184
11 Beauty and the Beast Jun 21, 2002 Musical G $47,611,331 5,981,322
12 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hu… Jun 22, 2012 Horror R $37,519,139 4,713,459
13 Frankenweenie Oct 5, 2012 Adventure PG $34,933,733 4,388,659
14 Hugo Nov 23, 2011 Adventure PG $23,551,012 2,958,669
15 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Oct 26, 2012 Horror R $17,530,219 2,202,288
16 Beasts of the Southern Wild Jun 27, 2012 Drama PG-13 $11,249,128 1,413,207
17 Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Dec 21, 2012 Adventure PG $10,878,362 1,366,628
18 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 18, 2011 Drama PG-13 $5,756,395 723,165
19 Immortals Nov 11, 2011 Action R $847,018 106,409
20 Midnight in Paris May 20, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $438,930 55,141
21 Neuk-dae-so-nyeon Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $338,876 42,572
22 Poulet aux prunes Aug 17, 2012 Drama PG-13 $253,705 31,872
23 Tai Chi Zero Oct 19, 2012 Action PG-13 $212,094 26,644
24 Hagane no renkinjutsushi: M… Jan 20, 2012 Adventure Not Rated $178,000 22,361
25 The Awakening Aug 17, 2012 Horror R $95,933 12,051
26 The Road May 11, 2012 Horror R $92,476 11,617
27 The Innkeepers Feb 3, 2012 Horror R $78,396 9,848
28 Beyond the Black Rainbow May 18, 2012 Drama R $56,491 7,096
29 A Beautiful Soul May 4, 2012 Drama PG-13 $54,008 6,784
30 La fee Feb 24, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $38,399 4,823
31 Hua Pi 2 Aug 17, 2012 Action Not Rated $33,212 4,172
32 Death of the Virgin Feb 10, 2012 Horror Not Rated $24,418 3,067
33 Keyhole Apr 6, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $22,393 2,813
34 This Binary Universe May 4, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $15,875 1,994
35 Citadel Nov 9, 2012 Horror R $13,201 1,658
36 The Worst Movie EVER! Aug 19, 2011 Comedy Not Rated $4,891 614
37 The Moth Diaries Apr 20, 2012 Horror R $3,838 482
38 Bad Blood Oct 26, 2012 Horror R $1,872 235
39 I Kissed a Vampire Mar 30, 2012 Musical PG $1,380 173
40 Emergo Jun 1, 2012 Horror R $256 32
Total Gross of All Movies$1,479,394,524
Total Tickets Sold185,853,563

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2012. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2012. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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