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

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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 dateWeekend End DateFilmTotal weekend gross
(Pound sterling)		Weekend openings in the Top 10Reference(s)
11 January 2012 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol £8,188,209 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (#2) [1]
28 January 2012£2,223,200 The Iron Lady (#3), Goon (#7), The Artist (#8) [2]
315 January 2012 War Horse £3,944,746 The Darkest Hour (#6) [3]
422 January 2012£3,202,493 Haywire (#2), Underworld: Awakening (#3), The Sitter (#6) [4]
529 January 2012£2,081,490 The Descendants (#2), The Grey (#3), A Monster in Paris (#4) [5]
65 February 2012 Chronicle £2,193,072 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (#2), Jack and Jill (#5), Man on a Ledge (#6), Carnage (#10) [6]
712 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]
819 February 2012£3,501,601 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (#3) [8]
926 February 2012£2,432,580 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (#2), Safe House (#3), One for the Money (#10) [9]
104 March 2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel £2,342,095 This Means War (#3), Project X (#6), Wanderlust (#7) [10]
1111 March 2012 John Carter £1,960,414 The Raven (#8), Bel Ami (#9) [11]
1218 March 2012 The Devil Inside £1,988,461 21 Jump Street (#2), We Bought a Zoo (#5), Contraband (#6) [12]
1325 March 2012 The Hunger Games £4,900,177 Act of Valor (#8) [13]
141 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]
158 April 2012 Titanic 3D £2,856,540 Mirror Mirror (#3), The Cold Light of Day (#7), Housefull 2 (#10) [15]
1615 April 2012 Battleship £3,763,348 The Cabin in the Woods (#3) [16]
1722 April 2012£1,282,091 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (#2), Lockout (#7), Gone (#10) [17]
1829 April 2012 Marvel Avengers Assemble £15,778,074 [18]
196 May 2012£8,121,916 American Pie: Reunion (#2), The Lucky One (#3), Beauty and the Beast 3D (#4), Safe (#10) [19]
2013 May 2012£4,169,087 Dark Shadows (#3), Piranha 3DD (#8), How I Spent My Summer Vacation (#9) [20]
2120 May 2012 The Dictator £4,963,745 The Raid (#5) [21]
2227 May 2012 Men in Black 3 £2,953,736 What to Expect When You're Expecting (#4), Moonrise Kingdom (#7), Iron Sky (#10) [22]
233 June 2012 Prometheus £6,236,580 Snow White and the Huntsman (#2), Top Cat: The Movie (#7), The Angel's Share (#9) [23]
2410 June 2012£3,135,504 The Pact (#4), Ill Manors (#9) [24]
2517 June 2012£2,009,955 Rock of Ages (#4), Red Lights (#6), Fast Girls (#8) [25]
2624 June 2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter £1,119,117 The Five-Year Engagement (#3), Chernobyl Diaries (#7), Teri Meri Kahaani (#9) [26]
271 July 2012 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift £853,226 Friends with Kids (#7), Killer Joe (#10) [27]
288 July 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man £11,091,972 Katy Perry: Part of Me (#4), Bol Bachchan (#10) [28]
2915 July 2012Ice Age 4: Continental Drift£10,087,052 Magic Mike (#3), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (#4), Cocktail (#5) [29]
3022 July 2012 The Dark Knight Rises £14,362,443 [30]
3129 July 2012£7,275,558 The Lorax (#2), Searching for Sugar Man (#7), Carry on Jatta (#10) [31]
325 August 2012 Ted £9,330,700 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (#3), Brave (#6) [32]
3312 August 2012£3,174,766 Step Up 4: Miami Heat (#3), Offender (#10) [33]
3419 August 2012 Brave £5,269,402 The Bourne Legacy (#2), The Expendables 2 (#4), Ek Tha Tiger (#6), The Wedding Video (#10) [34]
3526 August 2012£2,371,691 Keith Lemon: The Film (#5), The Three Stooges (#7), The Imposter (#10) [35]
362 September 2012 Total Recall £2,493,230 The Watch (#2), The Possession (#5) [36]
379 September 2012 Dredd £1,049,345 Lawless (#2), Anna Karenina (#3) [37]
3816 September 2012 The Sweeney £1,545,294 ParaNorman (#2), Hope Springs (#6) [38]
3923 September 2012 ParaNorman £1,219,194 Killing Them Softly (#2), House at the End of the Street (#3), Savages (#10) [39]
4030 September 2012 Looper £2,427,994 Resident Evil: Retribution (#3), The Campaign (#4), Untouchable (#10) [40]
417 October 2012 Taken 2 £7,378,048 Sinister (#3), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (#4) [41]
4214 October 2012£3,743,046 Hotel Transylvania (#2), Ruby Sparks (#6), On the Road (#7) [42]
4321 October 2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted £6,030,904 Paranormal Activity 4 (#2), Beasts of the Southern Wild (#9) [43]
4428 October 2012 Skyfall £20,180,369 [44]
454 November 2012£16,107,687 Silent Hill: Revelation (#3), Fun Size (#6), Rust and Bone (#8) [45]
4611 November 2012£10,447,385 Argo (#3), Here Comes the Boom (#4), The Sapphires (#10) [46]
4718 November 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 £15,850,825 Jab Tak Hai Jaan (#4), Son of Sardaar (#8), Thuppakki (#10) [47]
4825 November 2012£5,344,598 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (#3), Silver Linings Playbook (#4), Gambit (#5), End of Watch (#7) [48]
492 December 2012Skyfall£2,275,469 Rise of the Guardians (#3), Great Expectations (#6), Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (#7) [49]
509 December 2012 Rise of the Guardians £1,602,689 Seven Psychopaths (#3) [50]
5116 December 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey £11,601,538 Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (#5) [51]
5223 December 2012£5,979,241 Life of Pi (#2), Pitch Perfect (#5) [52]
5330 December 2012£6,850,728 Jack Reacher (#3), Parental Guidance (#5) [53]

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