This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in Australia during 2012. All amounts are in Australian dollars.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. # Week ending Film Totalweekgross Openings 1 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked $5,143,013 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (#2), Tower Heist (#4), Happy Feet Two (#5), War Horse (#6), We Bought a Zoo (#7), The Iron Lady (#8), Albert Nobbs (#14), The Skin I Live In (#18) 2 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $9,047,260 Met Opera: Rodelinda (#19), Players (#20) 3 $4,703,107 The Muppets (#2), The Descendants (#4), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (#5), Hugo (#6), Arrietty (#16), Nanban (#18) 4 The Descendants $3,549,853 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (#2), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (#7), The Darkest Hour (#9), Young Adult (#17), Met Opera: Faust (#20) 5 Underworld: Awakening $3,478,099 A Few Best Men (#3), J. Edgar (#11), Agneepath (#16) 6 Chronicle $3,715,979 Man on a Ledge (#10), The Artist (#13), Martha Marcy May Marlene (#18) 7 The Vow $4,217,717 Safe House (#2), Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D (#4), This Means War (#6), Any Questions for Ben? (#7), Shame (#18) 8 $2,608,884 The Grey (#3), My Week with Marilyn (#7), One for the Money (#9) 9 Contraband $2,162,312 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (#8), Gone (#13), Killer Elite (#14) 10 Project X $1,822,489 The Devil Inside (#5), A Separation (#15), Carnage (#18) 11 John Carter $4,136,130 Headhunters (#11), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel pre-release (#20) 12 21 Jump Street $5,445,294 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (#3), Margin Call (#5), The Rum Diary (#7) 13 The Hunger Games $11,344,354 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (#2), The Raid: Redemption (#10), Agent Vinod (#11) 14 $6,762,379 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (#3), Wrath of the Titans (#4), Mirror Mirror (#6), A Dangerous Method (#7), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen pre-release (#10), Stephen Sondheim's Company (#11), Le Havre (#13), Fetih 1453 (#19) 15 American Pie: Reunion $7,591,951 Titanic 3D (#5), The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (#6), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (#10), Housefull 2 (#11), Mirza – The Untold Story (#14), This Must Be the Place (#15), Love in the Buff (#18) 16 Battleship $5,397,004 The Deep Blue Sea (#16), National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer (#18) 17 The Avengers † $6,003,882 The Lucky One (#2), StreetDance 2 (#13), Romantics Anonymous (#15), The Lady (#16) 18 $16,755,666 Wish You Were Here (#8), The Way (#14), Café de Flore (#17), Met Opera: Manon (#19) 19 $10,883,169 The Five-Year Engagement (#2), Act of Valour (#5), Beauty and the Beast 3D (#11), Delicacy (#15), Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake (#19) 20 $6,539,963 Dark Shadows (#2), The Dictator pre-release (#4), Safe (#6), Iron Sky (#13), Met Opera: La Traviata (#17), Trishna (#19) 21 The Dictator $6,415,545 The Woman in Black (#5) 22 Men in Black 3 $6,444,052 Bel Ami (#6), This American Life – Live! (#15) 23 $4,528,685 What to Expect When You're Expecting (#2), Get the Gringo (#6), Rowdy Rathore (#12), Declaration of War (#16) 24 Prometheus $9,481,245 Friends with Kids (#6), Le Chef pre-release (#13), National Theatre Live – Frankenstein V1 (#17), The Duel (#18), Shanghai (#19) 25 $4,000,806 That's My Boy (#2), Rock of Ages (#3), Take This Waltz (#9), Le Chef (#11), The Cabin in the Woods (#13), Ferrari Ki Sawaari (#17), Margaret (#20) 26 Snow White and the Huntsman $8,553,638 Brave (#2), A Royal Affair (#9), The Three Stooges pre-release (#10), Elena (#14), Teri Meri Kahaani (#15), National Theatre Live – Frankenstein V2 (#20) 27 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift $9,408,924 Ted pre-release (#3), The Amazing Spider-Man preview (#5), Katy Perry: Part of Me pre-release (#9), André Rieu: 2012 Maastricht Concert (#12), Jatt & Juliet (#13), Painted Skin: The Resurrection (#17), Where Do We Go Now? (#18) 28 Ted $12,822,447 The Amazing Spider-Man (#3), Katy Perry: Part of Me (#6), Bol Bachchan (#10) 29 $8,608,015 Hysteria (#8), Cocktail (#9), Not Suitable for Children (#11), Billa 2 (#17) 30 The Dark Knight Rises $19,219,489 The Door (#12), Bolshoi Ballet: Raymonda (#20) 31 $9,434,565 Magic Mike (#2), Carry On Jatta (#8), ...And If We All Lived Together? (#14), Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (#16), Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event (#17), In Darkness (#20) 32 $5,430,941 Step Up 4: Miami Heat (#3), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (#4), Cosmopolis (#11), Jo Nesbø's Jackpot (#16) 33 $3,525,515 The Sapphires (#2), The Campaign (#3), Sirphire (#14), Storm Surfers 3D (#18) 34 The Bourne Legacy $5,445,934 Ek Tha Tiger (#7), Bernie (#11), Vulgaria (#17) 35 Total Recall $3,054,965 Hope Springs (#4), Lan Kwai Fong 2 (#15), Bully (#17), Barrymore (#18), Holy Motors (#20) 36 The Expendables 2 $3,913,595 Moonrise Kingdom (#7), Finding Nemo 3D (#8), Joker (#16), Chinese Take-Away (#20) 37 Kath & Kimderella $2,605,716 Hit and Run (#9), Monsieur Lazhar (#11), Your Sister's Sister (#13), Raaz 3D (#16), Ajj De Ranjhe (#20) 38 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $4,853,258 The Watch (#2), Resident Evil: Retribution (#3), Barfi! (#13), Beasts of the Southern Wild (#14), Reel Anime 2012 (#17) 39 $6,010,501 Hotel Transylvania (#2), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (#3), Ruby Sparks (#7), Bait (#10) 40 $6,963,810 Looper (#2), Arbitrage (#6), OMG: Oh My God! (#17), On the Road (#18) 41 Taken 2 $9,553,534 Mental (#6), English Vinglish (#15), National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (#19) 42 $4,286,449 Lawless (#3), Killing Them Softly (#7), The Words (#10) 43 Paranormal Activity 4 $4,325,073 Savages (#3), To Rome with Love (#6), Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (#14), Student of the Year (#16), The Thieves (#17), Safety Not Guaranteed (#18) 44 Argo $2,728,725 Dredd (#4), The Intouchables (#5), Frankenweenie (#7), National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans (#17) 45 $2,518,846 Bachelorette (#2), End of Watch (#3), Housos vs. Authority (#7), Met Opera: L'elisir d'amore (#18) 46 $1,971,206 Seven Psychopaths (#2), Alex Cross (#7), The Sessions (#10), The Master (#14), Jesus Christ Superstar (#18) 47 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 $15,785,075 Nitro Circus: The Movie (#5), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (#7), Son of Sardaar (#15) 48 Skyfall $16,786,979 2 Days in New York (#15), National Theatre Live: Timon of Athens (#16) 49 $10,450,489 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (#3), Pitch Perfect preview (#4), Red Dawn (#5), Talaash (#7), Fun Size (#9), Back to 1942 (#12), Met Opera: The Tempest (#15), Celeste and Jesse Forever (#19) 50 $6,479,231 Pitch Perfect (#2), Here Comes the Boom (#5), The Man with the Iron Fists (#9), Trouble with the Curve (#10), Khiladi 786 (#13), Masquerade (#17) 51 $4,632,226 Rise of the Guardians (#2), Love Is All You Need (#11), Paris-Manhattan (#12), Liberal Arts (#13), Met Opera: Clemenza di Tito (#16) 52 $3,213,845 Dabangg 2

Notes A One night screening at selected cinemas of digitally remastered and enhanced versions of two first-season episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Where No One Has Gone Before" and "Datalore") to celebrate the release of Season 1 on Blu-ray. B A biennial event showcasing anime films for two weeks, held by Madman Entertainment in cinemas in capital cities across the country. The films are screened in their native Japanese with English subtitles. In 2012, the films were: From Up on Poppy Hill, Wolf Children, Berserk Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King, and Children Who Chase Lost Voices.

References Urban Cinefile – Box Office

See also List of Australian films – Australian films by year 2012 in film