2012 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2012, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Most notably, Universal and Paramount, the two of America's oldest surviving film studios, celebrated their centennial anniversaries, marking the first time that two major film studios celebrate 100 years. The Dolby Atmos sound format was launched for the premiere of Brave. The James Bond film series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film, Skyfall. Six box-office blockbusters from previous years (Beauty and the Beast, Monsters, Inc., Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Titanic, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Finding Nemo) were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Also, the year marked the debut for high frame rate technology. The first film using 48 F.P.S., a higher frame rate than the film industry standard 24 F.P.S., was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of The New Yorker said,
In August 2012, BFI announced their 2012 Sight & Sound Greatest films of all Time survey which was topped for the first time by Vertigo.
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2012 by worldwide gross are as follows:
+ Highest-grossing films of 2012 Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross 1 The Avengers Disney $1,518,812,988 2 Skyfall Sony/MGM $1,108,561,013 3 The Dark Knight Rises Warner Bros. $1,081,041,287 4 The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyWarner Bros./MGM $1,017,003,568 5 Ice Age: Continental Drift 20th Century Fox $877,244,782 6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Lionsgate $829,746,820 7 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony $757,930,663 8 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Paramount $746,921,274 9 The Hunger Games Lionsgate $694,394,724 10 Men in Black 3 Sony $654,213,485 The Avengers grossed over $1.5 billion and it became the third highest-grossing film of all time. Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have each grossed over $1 billion, making them among the highest-grossing films of all time.
2012 box office records The Hunger Games was the first film of 2012 to pass the $500 million mark worldwide, and is also the first film since Avatar to place first at the U.S. box office for four consecutive weekends. Skyfall became the first film to gross more than £100 million, amassing a total of £102.9 million. With their 3-D re-releases, two films achieved new milestones: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace reached $1.027 billion, and Titanic reached $2.187 billion, becoming the second film to surpass the $2 billion mark, following Avatar. 2012 was the first year to have four films cross the billion-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of three billion-dollar films.
Events 1st AACTA International Awards 14th Jutra Awards 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards 32nd Genie Awards 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards 38th People's Choice Awards 38th Saturn Awards 62nd Berlin International Film Festival 65th British Academy Film Awards 69th Golden Globe Awards 69th Venice International Film Festival 84th Academy Awards 2012 Cannes Film Festival 2012 MTV Movie Awards 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
Awards
Category/Organization 18th Critics' Choice AwardsJanuary 10, 2013 70th Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 13, 2013 Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards 66th BAFTA AwardsFebruary 10, 2013 85th Academy AwardsFebruary 24, 2013 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film Argo Les Misérables Argo Best Director Ben AffleckArgoAng LeeLife of Pi Best Actor Daniel Day-LewisLincoln Hugh JackmanLes Misérables Daniel Day-LewisLincoln Best Actress Jessica ChastainZero Dark Thirty Jennifer LawrenceSilver Linings Playbook Emmanuelle RivaAmourJennifer LawrenceSilver Linings Playbook Best Supporting Actor Philip Seymour HoffmanThe Master Christoph WaltzDjango Unchained Tommy Lee JonesLincoln Christoph WaltzDjango Unchained Best Supporting Actress Anne HathawayLes Misérables Best Screenplay, Adapted Tony KushnerLincoln Quentin TarantinoDjango Unchained Chris TerrioArgo David O. RussellSilver Linings Playbook Chris TerrioArgo Best Screenplay, Original Quentin TarantinoDjango UnchainedMark BoalZero Dark Thirty Quentin TarantinoDjango Unchained Best Animated Film Wreck-It Ralph Brave Wreck-It Ralph Brave Best Original Score LincolnJohn Williams Life of PiMychael Danna SkyfallThomas Newman Life of PiMychael Danna Best Original Song "Skyfall"Skyfall "Skyfall"Skyfall Best Foreign Language Film Amour Amour Best Documentary Searching for Sugar Man Searching for Sugar Man
Palme d'Or (65th Cannes Film Festival): Amour, directed by Michael Haneke, Germany
Golden Lion (69th Venice International Film Festival): Pietà (피에타), directed by Kim Ki-duk, South Korea
Golden Bear (62nd Berlin International Film Festival): Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire), directed by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Italy
2012 films By country/region List of American films of 2012 List of Argentine films of 2012 List of Australian films of 2012 List of Bangladeshi films of 2012 List of Brazilian films of 2012 List of British films of 2012 List of Canadian films of 2012 List of Chinese films of 2012 List of French films of 2012 List of Hong Kong films of 2012 List of Italian films of 2012 List of Indian films of 2012 List of Assamese films List of Bengali films of 2012 List of Bollywood films of 2012 List of Gujarati films List of Kannada films of 2012 List of Malayalam films of 2012 List of Marathi films of 2012 List of Odia films of 2012 List of Punjabi films of 2012 List of Tamil films of 2012 List of Telugu films of 2012 List of Tulu films List of Japanese films of 2012 List of Mexican films of the 2010s List of Pakistani films of 2012 List of Russian films of 2012 List of South Korean films of 2012 List of Spanish films of 2012 List of Turkish films of 2012
By genre/medium List of action films of 2012 List of animated feature films of 2012 List of avant-garde films of 2012 List of comedy films of 2012 List of drama films of 2012 List of horror films of 2012 List of science fiction films of 2012 List of thriller films of 2012 List of western films of 2012
Births January 7 - Blue Ivy Carter, American voice actress and dancer March 6 - Mykal-Michelle Harris, American actress April 23 - Alan Kim, American actor June 4 - Vivien Lyra Blair, American actress
Deaths