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[edit]

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]

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