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Domestic Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Vow Feb 10, 2012 Drama PG-13 $125,014,030 15,705,280
2 Argo Oct 12, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $108,720,920 13,658,407
3 Life of Pi Nov 21, 2012 Drama PG $85,639,816 10,758,771
4 Les Misérables Dec 25, 2012 Musical PG-13 $72,967,240 9,166,739
5 Django Unchained Dec 25, 2012 Western R $68,605,611 8,618,795
6 Titanic Dec 19, 1997 Drama PG-13 $57,885,250 7,272,016
7 The Devil Inside Jan 6, 2012 Horror R $53,262,945 6,691,325
8 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Action PG-13 $49,938,199 6,273,643
9 Red Tails Jan 20, 2012 Drama PG-13 $49,876,377 6,265,877
10 Moonrise Kingdom May 25, 2012 Drama PG-13 $45,512,466 5,717,646
11 The Artist Nov 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $39,622,751 4,977,733
12 Lawless Aug 29, 2012 Drama R $37,397,291 4,698,152
13 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $31,495,464 3,956,717
14 Sparkle Aug 17, 2012 Drama PG-13 $24,397,469 3,065,009
15 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $20,582,787 2,585,777
16 The Raven Apr 27, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $16,008,272 2,011,089
17 The Master Sep 14, 2012 Drama R $15,933,452 2,001,690
18 Anna Karenina Nov 16, 2012 Drama R $10,825,005 1,359,925
19 My Week with Marilyn Nov 23, 2011 Drama R $5,661,684 711,267
20 Raiders of the Lost Ark Jun 12, 1981 Adventure PG $3,125,613 392,665
21 Albert Nobbs Dec 21, 2011 Drama R $3,014,696 378,731
22 Barfi Sep 14, 2012 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $2,804,874 352,371
23 Agneepath Jan 6, 2012 Action Not Rated $1,973,574 247,936
24 Hysteria May 18, 2012 Romantic Comedy R $1,804,139 226,651
25 Les adieux à la reine Jul 13, 2012 Drama R $1,329,660 167,043
26 Rampart Feb 10, 2012 Drama R $969,239 121,764
27 Coriolanus Jan 20, 2012 Drama R $749,641 94,176
28 The Paperboy Oct 5, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $677,200 85,075
29 En kongelig affære Nov 9, 2012 Drama R $624,512 78,456
30 Midnight's Children Nov 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $594,555 74,693
31 La fille du puisatier Jun 20, 2012 Drama Not Rated $389,651 48,951
32 Jin líng shí san chai Dec 21, 2011 Drama R $311,434 39,125
33 In The Land of Blood and Honey Dec 23, 2011 Drama R $259,107 32,551
34 Les femmes du 6ème étage Jun 3, 2011 Comedy Not Rated $257,912 32,401
35 Boy Mar 2, 2012 Drama Not Rated $256,211 32,187
36 Keep the Lights On Sep 7, 2012 Drama Not Rated $246,112 30,919
37 Promised Land Dec 28, 2012 Drama R $226,360 28,437
38 Yi jiu si er Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $212,475 26,693
39 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Drama PG-13 $206,041 25,885
40 Chico & Rita Feb 10, 2012 Drama Not Rated $197,785 24,847
41 Flying Swords of Dragon Gat… Aug 31, 2012 Action R $170,276 21,391
42 Simon och ekarna Oct 12, 2012 Drama Not Rated $150,109 18,858
43 Slaughter Creek Sep 14, 2012 Horror Not Rated $136,815 17,188
44 Bel Ami Jun 8, 2012 Drama R $120,462 15,133
45 On the Road Dec 21, 2012 Drama R $118,140 14,842
46 Margin Call Oct 21, 2011 Drama R $115,467 14,506
47 Therese Desqueyroux Nov 30, 2012 Drama Not Rated $115,231 14,476
48 Not Fade Away Dec 21, 2012 Drama R $112,324 14,111
49 Any Day Now Dec 14, 2012 Drama R $109,830 13,798
50 Wuthering Heights Oct 5, 2012 Drama Not Rated $100,915 12,678
51 The Eye of the Storm Sep 7, 2012 Drama Not Rated $83,566 10,498
52 Ichimei Jul 20, 2012 Drama Not Rated $75,688 9,509
53 La Grande Illusion Jun 4, 1937 Drama Not Rated $71,641 9,000
54 Mai wei Apr 20, 2012 Drama R $70,177 8,816
55 Rang zidan fei Mar 2, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $63,012 7,916
56 Young Goethe in Love Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $60,901 7,651
57 The Mill and the Cross Sep 14, 2011 Drama Not Rated $46,030 5,783
58 La nouvelle guerre des boutons Oct 12, 2012 Adventure Not Rated $45,602 5,729
59 Les Enfants du Paradis Mar 11, 2012 Drama Not Rated $36,986 4,646
60 Noruwei no mori Nov 25, 2011 Drama Not Rated $31,406 3,945
61 Mighty Fine May 25, 2012 Drama R $27,900 3,505
62 Nannerl la soeur de Mozart Aug 19, 2011 Drama Not Rated $23,389 2,938
63 Les hommes libres Mar 16, 2012 Drama Not Rated $22,578 2,836
64 The Long Day Closes Mar 23, 2012 Drama PG $22,366 2,810
65 Dangerous Liaisons Nov 9, 2012 Drama Not Rated $17,000 2,136
66 Kung Fu Joe Feb 10, 2012 Comedy Not Rated $14,752 1,853
67 Blackthorn Oct 7, 2011 Western R $13,898 1,746
68 Wu Xia Nov 30, 2012 Action R $11,300 1,420
69 Post Mortem Apr 11, 2012 Drama Not Rated $9,750 1,225
70 Django Dec 21, 2012 Western Not Rated $6,150 773
71 A Liar's Autobiography - Th… Nov 2, 2012 Comedy R $5,102 641
72 Le chat du rabbin Dec 7, 2012 Adventure Not Rated $4,301 540
73 Amigo Aug 19, 2011 Drama R $4,123 518
74 Prince of the Himalayas Dec 23, 2011 Drama Not Rated $3,946 496
75 Cirkus Columbia Feb 17, 2012 Drama Not Rated $3,163 397
76 Cheerful Weather for the We… Dec 7, 2012 Romantic Comedy PG $2,651 333
77 Le Moine Mar 8, 2013 Thriller/Suspense R $2,164 272
78 Bronenosets Potyomkin Jan 14, 2011 Drama Not Rated $672 84
Total Gross of All Movies$941,607,603
Total Tickets Sold118,292,412

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.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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