Wild About Movies provides you the most up-to-date 2012 Movies information online. Our list of movies in theaters in 2012 is even more accurate than the IMDB database. Click on any of the 2012 movie posters images for complete information about all 2012 movies in theaters, including trailers. We provide the complete list of 2012 movie releases by week of release.
January 6, 2012
The Devil Inside
January 13, 2012
Beauty And The Beast 3D
Contraband
Joyful Noise
The Divide
January 20, 2012
Carol Channing Larger Than Life
Haywire
Red Tails
Underworld 4: Awakening
January 27, 2012
Man On A Ledge
One For The Money
The Grey (2012)
February 3, 2012
Big Miracle
Chronicle
The Innkeepers
W.E.
Woman In Black
February 10, 2012
In Darkness
Journey 2 : The Mysterious Island
Safe House
The Vow
February 17, 2012
Bullhead
Ghost Rider 2 - Spirit of Vengeance
On The Ice
The Secret World Of Arrietty
Thin Ice
This Means War
Undefeated
February 24, 2012
Act Of Valor
Gone
Good Deeds
Wanderlust
March 2, 2012
Being Flynn
Project X
The Lorax
Tim And Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
March 9, 2012
A Thousand Words
Footnote
Friends With Kids
Noise
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silent House
March 16, 2012
21 Jump Street
House Of My Father
Jeff Who Lives At Home
Seeking Justice
March 23, 2012
Musical Chairs
October Baby
The Deep Blue Sea
The Hunger Games
The Raid Redemption
March 30, 2012
Bully
Dark Tide
Goon
I Kissed A Vampire
Intruders
Mirror Mirror
Wrath Of The Titans
April 4, 2012
Titanic
April 6, 2012
American Pie Reunion
Damsels In Distress
The Hunter
We Have A Pope
April 13, 2012
Bad Ass
Blue Like Jazz
Detention
Lockout
Monsieur Lazhar
The Cabin In The Woods
The Lady
The Three Stooges (2012)
Woman Thou Art Loosed On 7th Day
April 20, 2012
Chimpanzee
Darling Companion
Marley
The Lucky One
Think Like A Man
To The Arctic
Walt Disney's Chimpanzee
April 27, 2012
Bernie
Pirates Band Of Misfits
Safe
The Five Year Engagement
The Pirates
The Raven
The Sound Of My Voice
Whore
May 4, 2012
A Little Bit Of Heaven
The Avengers
May 11, 2012
Dark Shadows
May 16, 2012
The Dictator
May 18, 2012
Battleship
Hysteria
What To Expect When You're Expecting
May 25, 2012
Men In Black 3 (MiB3)
Moonrise Kingdom
June 1, 2012
Piranha 3 DD (2012)
Snow White And The Huntsman
Water
June 8, 2012
Bel Ami
Dark Horse
Madagascar 3
Prometheus (2012)
June 15, 2012
Rock Of Ages
That's My Boy
June 22, 2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Brave
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World (2012)
To Rome With Love
June 27, 2012
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Wrong Cops
June 29, 2012
Madeas Witness Protection
Magic Mike
People Like Us
Ted
July 3, 2012
The Amazing Spiderman
July 5, 2012
Katy Perry Movie
July 6, 2012
Savages
July 13, 2012
Ice Age 4
July 20, 2012
The Dark Knight Rises
July 25, 2012
Ruby Sparks
July 27, 2012
Killer Joe (2012)
Neighborhood Watch (2012)
Step Up 4
August 3, 2012
Celeste And Jesse Forever
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Total Recall Remake
August 8, 2012
Hope Springs
August 10, 2012
Red Hook Summer
The Bourne Legacy
The Campaign
August 15, 2012
Cosmopolis (2012)
Odd Life Of Timothy Green
August 17, 2012
Chicken With Plums
Expendables 2
Obamas America
Paranorman
Sparkle
August 22, 2012
Hit And Run
August 24, 2012
Premium Rush
Robot And Frank
Samsara
Somewhere
The Apparition
Thunderstruck
August 29, 2012
Oogieloves Big Balloon Adventure
August 31, 2012
For A Good Time Call
Lawless
Now Is Good
Possession
September 7, 2012
Bachelorette
Inbetweeners
Keep The Lights On
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Cold Light Of Day (2012)
The Words
September 14, 2012
Resident Eviil 5
The Master
September 21, 2012
About Cherry
Dredd (2012)
End Of Watch
House At The End Of The Street
How To Survive A Plague
Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Trouble With The Curve
September 28, 2012
Hotel Transylvania
Looper
Solomon Kane
The Hole
Won't Back Down
October 1, 2012
Secret Of The Wings
October 5, 2012
Frankenweenie (2012)
Paperboy
Pitch Perfect
Sinister
Taken 2
Trade
October 12, 2012
321 Frankie Go Boom
Argo
Here Comes The Boom
Seven Psychopaths
October 19, 2012
Alex Cross
Paranormal Activity 4
October 26, 2012
Chasing Mavericks
Cloud Atlas
Fun Size
Silent Hill 2
November 2, 2012
A Late Quartet
Flight
Man With The Iron Fists
Vamps
Wreck It Ralph
November 9, 2012
Anna Karenina (2012)
Lincoln
Skyfall
November 15, 2012
To Kill A Mockingbird
November 16, 2012
Breaking Dawn Part 2
November 21, 2012
Life Of Pi
Red Dawn (2012)
Rise Of The Guardians
Silver Linings Playbook
November 23, 2012
Central Park Five
Hitchcock
Rust And Bone
November 30, 2012
Addicted To Fame
Killing Them Softly
Silent Night (2012)
The Collection
December 7, 2012
Delhi Safari
Dino Time
Hyde Park On Hudson
Playing For Keeps
December 14, 2012
Stand Up Guys
The Hobbit Part 1 (2012)
December 19, 2012
Amour
Monsters Inc.
The Guilt Trip
Zero Dark Thirty
December 21, 2012
Cirque Du Soleil Worlds Away
Jack Reacher
Not Fade Away
On The Road
The Impossible
This Is 40
December 25, 2012
Django Unchained
Les Miserables (2012)
Parental Guidance
West Of Memphis
December 28, 2012
Luv
Promised Land
Quartet
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Number of movies in 2012 in the Top 100 at box office based on a ‘popular’ novel (not all of the movies box office hits): The Hunger Games, Breaking Dawn, The Hobbit, Life Of Pi, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Lorax, Snow White And The Huntsman, Mirror Mirror, Lincoln, Think Like A Man, The Lucky One, Jack Reacher. Alex Cross, Cloud Atlas, Silver Linings Playbook, Lawless, Savages, One For The Money, Cosmopolis
Number of movies based on a ‘popular’ comic book: Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spiderman, The Avengers, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Number of movies based on a TV show: 21 Jump Street, Dark Shadows, The Three Stooges
Best blockbuster of 2012: The Amazing Spiderman
Best mainstream movie of 2012: Argo
Best art house movie of 2012: Amour
Best animated movie of 2012: Wreck It Ralph
Best remake of 2012: Les Miserables
Best foreign film of 2012: Amour
Best documentary of 2012: How To Survive A Plague
Best performance by an actor in 2012 movie: Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Best peformance by an actress in a 2012 movie: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Best performance by a supporting actress in a 2012 movie: Maggie Smith, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Best performace by a supporting actor in a 2012 movie: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Best director of a 2012 movie: Tom Hooper, Les Miserables
Most overrated movie of 2012: (tie) Zero Dark Thirty, The Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Most underrtated movie of 2012: Bernie
Biggest embarrassment by an A-list star: The Guilt Trip, Barbra Streisand
Best movie studio publicist 2012: Stu Gottesman, Summit Entertainment
Best non movie studio movie publicist of 2012: Melody Korenbrot
Most popular actor at 2012 movie box office: Channing Tatum (The Vow, Magic Mike, 21 Jump Street). The only actor to headline three $100+ million movies in 2012.
Actors who have had their day, and will fade into the night, now that the Twilight series is over: Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
+Movies that are released on Video-On-Demand the same day or anytime before they are released in theaters, without an Oscar qualifying theatrical run, are not theatrical releases, (and never able to be considered for Oscar consideration), and are not featured on this page or on our website. Additionally, movies that do not have the capability of earning a minimum of $250,000 at the U.S. movie box office are not featured on Wild About Movies.
The Great Gatsby remake, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was originally penciled in for a Christmas 2012 release. It was moved back to a May 2013 release date.
448.1 MIL July 20, 2012
The third in the Batman franchise, which was rebooted by Christopher Nolan in 2005. The Dark Knight Rises is the epic conclusion to filmmak...
408 MIL March 23, 2012
Katniss, a young girl, is forced into a survival contest in order to save her community in an insane world - way in the future. In the distant futur...
304.4 MIL November 9, 2012
In Skyfall, the 23rd movie featuring the James Bond character, James Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes ...
303 MIL December 14, 2012
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292.3 MIL November 16, 2012
Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the final in the Twilight big screen franchise. Bella and Edward are married.
262 MIL July 3, 2012
An origin story about Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield, a Brit, (who appeared in The Social Network), stars in the big screen Spider-Man orig...
237.3 MIL June 22, 2012
Scottish princess, Merida, defies her parents by persuing an interest in archery, but inadvertently jeopardizes her father's kingdom in the process. ...
218.8 MIL June 29, 2012
The first feature film from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane. The movie Ted tells the story of a man (Mark Wahlberg) and his teddy bea...
189.4 MIL November 2, 2012
Wreck It Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer).
182.2 MIL November 9, 2012
Pulitzer Prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography of Abraham Lincoln, "Team Of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," is t...