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Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 Taken 2 Oct 5, 2012 20th Century Fox PG-13 $139,284,764 17,498,085
2 Prometheus Jun 8, 2012 20th Century Fox R $126,477,084 15,889,080
3 Safe House Feb 10, 2012 Universal R $126,181,630 15,851,963
4 The Bourne Legacy Aug 10, 2012 Universal PG-13 $113,203,870 14,221,591
5 Argo Oct 12, 2012 Warner Bros. R $110,106,919 13,832,527
6 Jack Reacher Dec 21, 2012 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $64,697,214 8,127,790
7 Chronicle Feb 3, 2012 20th Century Fox PG-13 $64,575,175 8,112,459
8 The Grey Jan 27, 2012 Open Road R $51,580,136 6,479,916
9 Savages Jul 6, 2012 Universal R $47,323,100 5,945,113
10 The Girl with the Dragon Ta… Dec 20, 2011 Sony Pictures R $46,930,912 5,895,843
11 End of Watch Sep 21, 2012 Open Road R $40,891,820 5,137,163
12 Alex Cross Oct 19, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $25,888,412 3,252,313
13 Premium Rush Aug 24, 2012 Sony Pictures PG-13 $20,275,446 2,547,166
14 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Focus Features R $20,193,631 2,536,888
15 Haywire Jan 20, 2012 Relativity R $18,942,396 2,379,697
16 Man on a Ledge Jan 27, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $18,620,000 2,339,195
17 The Raven Apr 27, 2012 Relativity R $16,008,272 2,011,089
18 Killing Them Softly Nov 30, 2012 Weinstein Co. R $14,904,981 1,872,485
19 Lockout Apr 13, 2012 Open Road PG-13 $14,326,865 1,799,857
20 Gone Feb 24, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $11,682,205 1,467,613
21 Arbitrage Sep 14, 2012 Roadside Attractions R $7,915,822 994,450
22 Zero Dark Thirty Dec 19, 2012 Sony Pictures R $4,406,138 553,534
23 The Cold Light of Day Sep 7, 2012 Lionsgate PG-13 $3,763,583 472,811
24 Omerta Jul 11, 2012 Alliance Atlantis Not Rated $2,462,588 309,370
25 Ek Tha Tiger Aug 15, 2012 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $2,347,774 294,946
26 Hodejegerne Apr 27, 2012 Magnolia Pictures R $1,200,010 150,755
27 Cosmopolis Aug 17, 2012 Entertainment One R $743,636 93,421
28 Agent Vinod Mar 23, 2012 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $698,210 87,714
29 The Paperboy Oct 5, 2012 Alchemy R $677,200 85,075
30 Melancholia Nov 11, 2011 Magnolia Pictures R $513,342 64,490
31 In Time Oct 28, 2011 20th Century Fox PG-13 $477,517 59,989
32 Sound of My Voice Apr 27, 2012 Fox Searchlight R $408,015 51,258
33 Branded Sep 7, 2012 Roadside Attractions R $353,513 44,411
34 Elena May 16, 2012 Zeitgeist Not Rated $232,070 29,154
35 Snabba Cash Jul 11, 2012 Weinstein Co. R $188,870 23,727
36 Polisse May 18, 2012 IFC Films Not Rated $176,988 22,234
37 From Beneath Aug 10, 2012 Nocturnal Features Not Rated $144,123 18,105
38 La piel que habito Oct 14, 2011 Sony Pictures Cla… R $143,085 17,975
39 The Woman in the Fifth Jun 15, 2012 ATO Pictures R $107,921 13,557
40 360 Aug 3, 2012 Magnolia Pictures R $100,343 12,605
41 On the Ice Feb 17, 2012 PMK*BNC R $70,526 8,860
42 Martha Marcy May Marlene Oct 21, 2011 Fox Searchlight R $67,595 8,491
43 Deadfall Dec 7, 2012 Magnolia Pictures R $63,638 7,994
44 Red Lights Jul 13, 2012 Alchemy R $49,521 6,221
45 Wake in Fright Oct 5, 2012 Drafthouse Films R $49,458 6,213
46 Soldiers of Fortune Aug 3, 2012 Roadside Attractions R $38,898 4,886
47 Max et les ferrailleurs Aug 10, 2012 Rialto Pictures Not Rated $29,174 3,665
48 Keyhole Apr 6, 2012 Monterey Media R $22,393 2,813
49 The Day Aug 29, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… R $20,984 2,636
50 The Divide Jan 13, 2012 Anchor Bay Entert… R $18,000 2,261
51 $upercapitalist Aug 10, 2012 Not Rated $15,919 1,999
52 Trade of Innocents Oct 5, 2012 Monterey Media PG-13 $15,091 1,895
53 Shanghai Red Jan 1, 2010 Indican Pictures Not Rated $10,782 1,354
54 Beneath the Darkness Jan 6, 2012 Image Entertainment R $9,600 1,206
55 Snowtown Mar 2, 2012 IFC Midnight Not Rated $8,452 1,061
56 Pusher Oct 26, 2012 Radius R $5,040 633
57 Brake Mar 23, 2012 IFC Films R $4,876 612
58 Nuit Blanche May 11, 2012 TriBeca Films Not Rated $3,358 421
59 ATM Apr 6, 2012 IFC Films R $3,010 378
60 The Samaritan May 18, 2012 IFC Films R $2,521 316
61 Le Moine Dec 7, 2012 Mongrel Media R $2,164 271
62 Le combat dans l'île Jun 12, 2009 The Film Desk PG-13 $1,756 220
63 Fon tok kuen fah Sep 28, 2012 Kino Lorber Not Rated $1,373 172
64 A Dark Truth Jan 4, 2013 Magnolia Pictures R $630 79
Total Gross of All Movies$1,119,670,339
Total Tickets Sold140,662,071

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).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.