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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Hunger Games Mar 23, 2012 Action PG-13 $408,010,692 51,257,624
2 Skyfall Nov 9, 2012 Action PG-13 $296,804,366 37,286,980
3 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 16, 2012 Drama PG-13 $289,133,356 36,323,285
4 The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… Dec 14, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $263,834,893 33,145,087
5 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Mar 2, 2012 Adventure PG $214,030,500 26,888,253
6 The Bourne Legacy Aug 10, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $113,203,870 14,221,591
7 Journey 2: The Mysterious I… Feb 10, 2012 Adventure PG $103,860,290 13,047,775
8 Rise of the Guardians Nov 21, 2012 Adventure PG $97,227,667 12,214,531
9 Life of Pi Nov 21, 2012 Drama PG $91,039,488 11,437,121
10 John Carter Mar 9, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $73,058,679 9,178,226
11 Jack Reacher Dec 21, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $64,697,214 8,127,790
12 The Lucky One Apr 20, 2012 Drama PG-13 $60,457,138 7,595,117
13 Total Recall Aug 3, 2012 Action PG-13 $58,877,969 7,396,729
14 The Woman in Black Feb 3, 2012 Horror PG-13 $54,333,290 6,825,790
15 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Action PG-13 $49,938,199 6,273,643
16 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Aug 3, 2012 Comedy PG $49,008,662 6,156,867
17 Beauty and the Beast Jun 21, 2002 Musical G $47,611,331 5,981,322
18 Savages Jul 6, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $47,323,100 5,945,113
19 The Girl with the Dragon Ta… Dec 20, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $46,930,912 5,895,843
20 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel May 4, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $46,383,639 5,827,090
21 The Descendants Nov 16, 2011 Drama R $42,309,296 5,315,238
22 War Horse Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $39,431,587 4,953,716
23 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hu… Jun 22, 2012 Horror R $37,519,139 4,713,459
24 Lawless Aug 29, 2012 Drama R $37,397,291 4,698,152
25 Silver Linings Playbook Nov 16, 2012 Drama R $34,676,769 4,356,378
26 House at the End of the Street Sep 21, 2012 Horror PG-13 $31,611,916 3,971,346
27 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $31,495,464 3,956,716
28 The Pirates! Band of Misfits Apr 27, 2012 Adventure PG $31,051,126 3,900,895
29 Cloud Atlas Oct 26, 2012 Drama R $26,903,242 3,379,804
30 One for the Money Jan 27, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $26,414,527 3,318,407
31 Alex Cross Oct 19, 2012 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $25,888,412 3,252,313
32 Hugo Nov 23, 2011 Adventure PG $23,551,012 2,958,669
33 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $20,193,631 2,536,888
34 Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ)… Feb 17, 2012 Adventure G $19,192,510 2,411,119
35 The Perks of Being a Wallfl… Sep 21, 2012 Drama R $17,479,028 2,195,857
36 Killing Them Softly Nov 30, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $14,904,981 1,872,485
37 Anna Karenina Nov 16, 2012 Drama R $11,537,763 1,449,467
38 The Words Sep 7, 2012 Drama PG-13 $11,494,838 1,444,075
39 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Mar 9, 2012 Drama PG-13 $9,041,540 1,135,871
40 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 18, 2011 Drama PG-13 $5,756,395 723,165
41 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Oct 12, 2012 Drama PG-13 $3,336,053 419,102
42 Albert Nobbs Dec 21, 2011 Drama R $3,014,696 378,730
43 We Need to Talk About Kevin Jan 13, 2012 Drama R $1,738,692 218,428
44 Hodejegerne Apr 27, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $1,200,010 150,755
45 Real Steel Oct 7, 2011 Action PG-13 $970,068 121,867
46 De rouille et d’os Nov 23, 2012 Drama R $866,016 108,795
47 Cosmopolis Aug 17, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $743,636 93,421
48 The Paperboy Oct 5, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $677,200 85,075
49 Midnight's Children Nov 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $600,595 75,451
50 Blue Like Jazz Apr 13, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $595,018 74,751
51 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $545,345 68,510
52 Bully Jul 13, 2001 Drama R $371,732 46,700
53 Trishna Jul 13, 2012 Drama R $240,381 30,198
54 Drive Sep 16, 2011 Action R $227,642 28,598
55 Yi jiu si er Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $212,475 26,692
56 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Drama PG-13 $206,041 25,884
57 L'homme qui voulait vivre s… Oct 12, 2012 Drama Not Rated $158,411 19,900
58 Impardonnables Jun 29, 2012 Drama Not Rated $153,785 19,319
59 La piel que habito Oct 14, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $143,085 17,975
60 Få meg på, for faen Mar 30, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $126,085 15,839
61 Bel Ami Jun 8, 2012 Drama R $120,462 15,133
62 Therese Desqueyroux Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $117,179 14,720
63 The Woman in the Fifth Jun 15, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $107,921 13,557
64 Wuthering Heights Oct 5, 2012 Drama Not Rated $100,915 12,677
65 Oslo, 31 August May 25, 2012 Drama Not Rated $100,713 12,652
66 The Eye of the Storm Sep 7, 2012 Drama Not Rated $83,566 10,498
67 The Snows of Kilimanjaro Sep 17, 1952 Drama Not Rated $66,597 8,366
68 Wake in Fright Oct 5, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $49,458 6,213
69 Hua Pi 2 Aug 17, 2012 Action Not Rated $33,212 4,172
70 Noruwei no mori Nov 25, 2011 Drama Not Rated $31,406 3,945
71 Noordzee, Texas Nov 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $21,615 2,715
72 Bonsai Aug 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $21,163 2,658
73 The Graduate Dec 21, 1967 Romantic Comedy PG $18,574 2,333
74 Le Quai des brumes Sep 14, 2012 Drama Not Rated $18,275 2,295
75 Django Dec 21, 2012 Western Not Rated $17,277 2,170
76 Dangerous Liaisons Nov 9, 2012 Drama Not Rated $17,000 2,135
77 La mariée était en noir Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $16,854 2,117
78 Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog May 18, 2012 Drama Not Rated $15,674 1,969
79 The Trouble With Bliss Mar 23, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $13,093 1,644
80 Total Recall Jun 1, 1990 Action R $11,299 1,419
81 Hamnden Jun 1, 2012 Drama Not Rated $10,960 1,376
82 Tomorrow When the War Began Feb 24, 2012 Action R $4,936 620
83 The Moth Diaries Apr 20, 2012 Horror R $3,838 482
84 Cirkus Columbia Feb 17, 2012 Drama Not Rated $3,163 397
85 Le Moine Mar 8, 2013 Thriller/Suspense R $2,164 271
86 Death of a Superhero May 4, 2012 Drama Not Rated $607 76
Total Gross of All Movies$2,990,750,609
Total Tickets Sold375,722,397

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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