List of 2012 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 2012.

Films

Weekend end date Weekend End Date Film Total weekend gross
(Pound sterling) 		Weekend openings in the Top 10 Reference(s)
1 1 January 2012 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol £8,188,209 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (#2) [1]
2 8 January 2012 £2,223,200 The Iron Lady (#3), Goon (#7), The Artist (#8) [2]
3 15 January 2012 War Horse £3,944,746 The Darkest Hour (#6) [3]
4 22 January 2012 £3,202,493 Haywire (#2), Underworld: Awakening (#3), The Sitter (#6) [4]
5 29 January 2012 £2,081,490 The Descendants (#2), The Grey (#3), A Monster in Paris (#4) [5]
6 5 February 2012 Chronicle £2,193,072 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (#2), Jack and Jill (#5), Man on a Ledge (#6), Carnage (#10) [6]
7 12 February 2012 The Woman in Black £3,153,020 The Muppets (#2), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (3D re-release) (#3), The Vow (#4) [7]
8 19 February 2012 £3,501,601 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (#3) [8]
9 26 February 2012 £2,432,580 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (#2), Safe House (#3), One for the Money (#10) [9]
10 4 March 2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel £2,342,095 This Means War (#3), Project X (#6), Wanderlust (#7) [10]
11 11 March 2012 John Carter £1,960,414 The Raven (#8), Bel Ami (#9) [11]
12 18 March 2012 The Devil Inside £1,988,461 21 Jump Street (#2), We Bought a Zoo (#5), Contraband (#6) [12]
13 25 March 2012 The Hunger Games £4,900,177 Act of Valor (#8) [13]
14 1 April 2012 £2,986,317 Wrath of the Titans (#2), The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (#3), StreetDance 2 (#5), Into the Abyss (#10) [14]
15 8 April 2012 Titanic 3D £2,856,540 Mirror Mirror (#3), The Cold Light of Day (#7), Housefull 2 (#10) [15]
16 15 April 2012 Battleship £3,763,348 The Cabin in the Woods (#3) [16]
17 22 April 2012 £1,282,091 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (#2), Lockout (#7), Gone (#10) [17]
18 29 April 2012 Marvel Avengers Assemble £15,778,074 [18]
19 6 May 2012 £8,121,916 American Pie: Reunion (#2), The Lucky One (#3), Beauty and the Beast 3D (#4), Safe (#10) [19]
20 13 May 2012 £4,169,087 Dark Shadows (#3), Piranha 3DD (#8), How I Spent My Summer Vacation (#9) [20]
21 20 May 2012 The Dictator £4,963,745 The Raid (#5) [21]
22 27 May 2012 Men in Black 3 £2,953,736 What to Expect When You're Expecting (#4), Moonrise Kingdom (#7), Iron Sky (#10) [22]
23 3 June 2012 Prometheus £6,236,580 Snow White and the Huntsman (#2), Top Cat: The Movie (#7), The Angel's Share (#9) [23]
24 10 June 2012 £3,135,504 The Pact (#4), Ill Manors (#9) [24]
25 17 June 2012 £2,009,955 Rock of Ages (#4), Red Lights (#6), Fast Girls (#8) [25]
26 24 June 2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter £1,119,117 The Five-Year Engagement (#3), Chernobyl Diaries (#7), Teri Meri Kahaani (#9) [26]
27 1 July 2012 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift £853,226 Friends with Kids (#7), Killer Joe (#10) [27]
28 8 July 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man £11,091,972 Katy Perry: Part of Me (#4), Bol Bachchan (#10) [28]
29 15 July 2012 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift £10,087,052 Magic Mike (#3), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (#4), Cocktail (#5) [29]
30 22 July 2012 The Dark Knight Rises £14,362,443 [30]
31 29 July 2012 £7,275,558 The Lorax (#2), Searching for Sugar Man (#7), Carry on Jatta (#10) [31]
32 5 August 2012 Ted £9,330,700 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (#3), Brave (#6) [32]
33 12 August 2012 £3,174,766 Step Up 4: Miami Heat (#3), Offender (#10) [33]
34 19 August 2012 Brave £5,269,402 The Bourne Legacy (#2), The Expendables 2 (#4), Ek Tha Tiger (#6), The Wedding Video (#10) [34]
35 26 August 2012 £2,371,691 Keith Lemon: The Film (#5), The Three Stooges (#7), The Imposter (#10) [35]
36 2 September 2012 Total Recall £2,493,230 The Watch (#2), The Possession (#5) [36]
37 9 September 2012 Dredd £1,049,345 Lawless (#2), Anna Karenina (#3) [37]
38 16 September 2012 The Sweeney £1,545,294 ParaNorman (#2), Hope Springs (#6) [38]
39 23 September 2012 ParaNorman £1,219,194 Killing Them Softly (#2), House at the End of the Street (#3), Savages (#10) [39]
40 30 September 2012 Looper £2,427,994 Resident Evil: Retribution (#3), The Campaign (#4), Untouchable (#10) [40]
41 7 October 2012 Taken 2 £7,378,048 Sinister (#3), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (#4) [41]
42 14 October 2012 £3,743,046 Hotel Transylvania (#2), Ruby Sparks (#6), On the Road (#7) [42]
43 21 October 2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted £6,030,904 Paranormal Activity 4 (#2), Beasts of the Southern Wild (#9) [43]
44 28 October 2012 Skyfall £20,180,369 [44]
45 4 November 2012 £16,107,687 Silent Hill: Revelation (#3), Fun Size (#6), Rust and Bone (#8) [45]
46 11 November 2012 £10,447,385 Argo (#3), Here Comes the Boom (#4), The Sapphires (#10) [46]
47 18 November 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 £15,850,825 Jab Tak Hai Jaan (#4), Son of Sardaar (#8), Thuppakki (#10) [47]
48 25 November 2012 £5,344,598 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (#3), Silver Linings Playbook (#4), Gambit (#5), End of Watch (#7) [48]
49 2 December 2012 Skyfall £2,275,469 Rise of the Guardians (#3), Great Expectations (#6), Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (#7) [49]
50 9 December 2012 Rise of the Guardians £1,602,689 Seven Psychopaths (#3) [50]
51 16 December 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey £11,601,538 Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (#5) [51]
52 23 December 2012 £5,979,241 Life of Pi (#2), Pitch Perfect (#5) [52]
53 30 December 2012 £6,850,728 Jack Reacher (#3), Parental Guidance (#5) [53]

References

  1. ^ Reynolds, Simon (3 January 2012). "'Mission Impossible' wins New Year UK box office - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Simon (10 January 2012). "'Mission: Impossible' defeats 'The Iron Lady': UK box office top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Simon (16 January 2012). "'War Horse' gallops ahead of 'The Iron Lady': UK box office top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Simon (23 January 2012). "'War Horse' fights off 'Haywire' at UK box office - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Simon (31 January 2012). "'War Horse' beats 'The Descendants' at UK box office: Top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Simon (7 February 2012). "'Chronicle' leaps ahead of 'Journey 2': UK box office top ten". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  7. ^ Reynolds, Simon (13 February 2012). "Daniel Radcliffe's 'The Woman in Black' debuts at UK box office No. 1". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  8. ^ Reynolds, Simon (21 February 2012). "Daniel Radcliffe's 'The Woman in Black' holds UK box office top spot". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  9. ^ Reynolds, Simon (27 February 2012). "Woman in Black holds off Marigold Hotel, Safe House at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  10. ^ Gant, Charles (6 March 2012). "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel brings sunshine back to the UK box office". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  11. ^ Reynolds, Simon (13 March 2012). "'John Carter' leads UK box office, 'The Raven', 'Bel Ami' fall short". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  12. ^ Reynolds, Simon (21 March 2012). "'The Devil Inside' scares off '21 Jump Street' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  13. ^ Reynolds, Simon (28 March 2012). "'Jennifer Lawrence's 'The Hunger Games' wins UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  14. ^ Reynolds, Simon (4 April 2012). "'Hunger Games' holds off 'Wrath of the Titans' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  15. ^ Reynolds, Simon (11 April 2012). "'Titanic' sinks 'The Hunger Games' at Easter box office - top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  16. ^ Reynolds, Simon (18 April 2012). "Rihanna's 'Battleship' sinks 'Titanic' at UK box office - top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  17. ^ Reynolds, Simon (25 April 2012). "'Battleship' holds off 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  18. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2 May 2012). "Marvel's 'Avengers' torpedoes 'Battleship' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  19. ^ Reynolds, Simon (9 May 2012). "'Avengers Assemble' holds off 'American Pie' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  20. ^ Reynolds, Simon (16 May 2012). "Marvel's 'Avengers' beats 'American Pie: Reunion' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  21. ^ Reynolds, Simon (23 May 2012). "'The Dictator' defeats 'Avengers Assemble' at UK box office - top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  22. ^ Reynolds, Simon (30 May 2012). "'Men in Black III' topples 'The Dictator' at UK box office - top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  23. ^ Reynolds, Simon (7 June 2012). "'Prometheus' beats 'Snow White and the Huntsman' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  24. ^ Reynolds, Simon (13 June 2012). "'Prometheus' holds off 'Men in Black 3' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  25. ^ Reynolds, Simon (20 June 2012). "'Prometheus' beats 'Men in Black 3' at UK box office - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  26. ^ Reynolds, Simon (27 June 2012). "'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' beats 'Prometheus' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  27. ^ Reynolds, Simon (5 July 2012). "'Ice Age 4: Continental Drift' tops UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  28. ^ Reynolds, Simon (11 July 2012). "Andrew Garfield's 'The Amazing Spider-Man' tops UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  29. ^ Reynolds, Simon (18 July 2012). "'Ice Age 4: Continental Drift' returns to UK box office top spot". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  30. ^ Reynolds, Simon (25 July 2012). "'The Dark Knight Rises' tops UK box office - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  31. ^ Reynolds, Simon (1 August 2012). "'The Dark Knight Rises' tops UK box office - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  32. ^ Gant, Charles (8 August 2012). "Ted and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the anti-Olympians win at the box office". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  33. ^ Reynolds, Simon (15 August 2012). "'Ted' retains UK box office top spot ahead of 'The Dark Knight Rises'". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  34. ^ Reynolds, Simon (22 August 2012). "'Brave' shoots down 'Bourne Legacy' to top UK box office - top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  35. ^ Reynolds, Simon (29 August 2012). "Pixar's 'Brave' retains UK box office top spot". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  36. ^ Reynolds, Simon (4 September 2012). "Total Recall and The Watch scare Brave off the top". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  37. ^ Reynolds, Simon (12 September 2012). "'Dredd' sees off 'Lawless' to lead UK box office - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  38. ^ Reynolds, Simon (19 September 2012). "'The Sweeney' beats 'ParaNorman' at UK box office - top ten in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  39. ^ Reynolds, Simon (26 September 2012). "'ParaNorman' beats 'Killing Them Softly' at UK box office - top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  40. ^ Reynolds, Simon (3 October 2012). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt's 'Looper' leads UK box office - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  41. ^ Reynolds, Simon (10 October 2012). "Liam Neeson's 'Taken 2' smashes UK box office rivals - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  42. ^ Reynolds, Simon (17 October 2012). "'Taken 2' sees off 'Hotel Transylvania' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  43. ^ Reynolds, Simon (24 October 2012). "'Madagascar 3' beats 'Paranormal Activity 4' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  44. ^ Reynolds, Simon (31 October 2012). "Skyfall smashes UK box office records". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  45. ^ Reynolds, Simon (7 November 2012). "'Skyfall' wins UK box office for second week running". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  46. ^ Reynolds, Simon (14 November 2012). "'Skyfall' continues UK box office dominance - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  47. ^ Reynolds, Simon (21 November 2012). "'Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' beats 'Skyfall' at UK box office". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  48. ^ Reynolds, Simon (28 November 2012). "'Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' retains UK box office top spot". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  49. ^ Reynolds, Simon (5 December 2012). "'Skyfall' reclaims UK box office top spot". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  50. ^ Reynolds, Simon (12 December 2012). "Rise of the Guardians ends Skyfall's box office reign - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  51. ^ Reynolds, Simon (19 December 2012). "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey leads UK box office - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  52. ^ Reynolds, Simon (26 December 2012). "'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' tops Christmas box office - top 10". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  53. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2 January 2013). "'The Hobbit' retains UK box office top spot - top 10 in full". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Americas
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
Paraguay
United States
Venezuela
Asia-Pacific
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Japan
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
Taipei
Thailand
Europe, the
Middle East,
and Africa
(EMEA)
Austria
Belgium
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
2012Related
  • Category
Preceded by 2012 Succeeded by