The following tables list films released in 2012. Most notably, the two oldest surviving American film studios, Universal and Paramount both celebrated their centennial anniversaries, marking the first time that two major film studios celebrate 100 years, and the Dolby Atmos sound format was launched for the premiere of Brave. The James Bond film series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film, Skyfall. Six box-office blockbusters from previous years (Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Titanic, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc.) were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Also 2012 in film marked the debut for high frame rate technology. The first film using 48 fps, a higher frame rate than the film industry standard 24 fps, was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures celebrated their 100th anniversary's in 2012
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The top ten films by worldwide gross in 2012 are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
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1 | The Avengers | Disney | $1,518,812,988 |
2 | Skyfall | MGM / Sony Pictures | $1,108,561,013 |
3 | The Dark Knight Rises | Warner Bros. | $1,084,939,099 |
4 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1,021,103,568 | |
5 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | 20th Century Fox | $877,244,782 |
6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Lionsgate | $829,746,820 |
7 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony Pictures | $757,930,663 |
8 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Paramount | $746,921,274 |
9 | The Hunger Games | Lionsgate | $694,394,724 |
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 at the U.S. box office for four consecutive weekends.
- The Avengers grossed $1.519 billion; it is currently the sixth highest-grossing film of all time.
- The Dark Knight Rises grossed $1.084 billion, becoming the 16th highest-grossing film of all time.
- Skyfall grossed over $1.108 billion, becoming the 14th highest-grossing film of all time. It also became the first film to gross more than £100 million, amassing a total of £102.9 million.
- Two other films (Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,), are also among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time
- With their 3-D re-releases, two films achieved new milestones: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace reached $1.027 billion, and Titanic reached $2.186 billion, becoming the second film to surpass the $2 billion mark, following Avatar.
- 2012 was the first year to see four films cross the billion-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of three billion-dollar films.
- 1st AACTA International Awards
- 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 38th People's Choice Awards
- 38th Saturn Awards
- 62nd Berlin International Film Festival
- 65th British Academy Film Awards
- 69th Golden Globe Awards
- 69th Venice International Film Festival
- 84th Academy Awards
- 2012 Cannes Film Festival
- 2012 MTV Movie Awards
- 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
Category/Organization | 18th Critics' Choice Awards January 10, 2013 |
70th Golden Globe Awards January 13, 2013 |
19th Screen Actors Guild Awards January 27, 2013 |
66th BAFTA Awards February 10, 2013 |
85th Academy Awards February 24, 2013 | |
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Drama | Musical or Comedy | |||||
Best Film | Argo | Les Misérables | N/A | Argo | ||
Best Director | Ben Affleck Argo |
N/A | Ben Affleck Argo |
Ang Lee Life of Pi | ||
Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln |
Hugh Jackman Les Misérables |
Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln | |||
Best Actress | Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty |
Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook |
Emmanuelle Riva Amour |
Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman The Master |
Christoph Waltz Django Unchained |
Tommy Lee Jones Lincoln |
Christoph Waltz Django Unchained | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Anne Hathaway Les Misérables | |||||
Best Screenplay, Adapted | Tony Kushner Lincoln |
Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained |
N/A | David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook |
Chris Terrio Argo | |
Best Screenplay, Original | Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained |
N/A | Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained | |||
Best Animated Film | Wreck-It Ralph | Brave | N/A | Brave | ||
Best Original Score | Lincoln John Williams |
Life of Pi Mychael Danna |
N/A | Skyfall Thomas Newman |
Life of Pi Mychael Danna | |
Best Original Song | "Skyfall" Skyfall |
N/A | N/A | "Skyfall" Skyfall | ||
Best Foreign Language Film | Amour | N/A | Amour |