List of 2012 box office number-one films in France

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in France during 2012. The weeks start on Wednesdays, and finish on Tuesdays. The box-office number one is established in terms of tickets sold during the week.

# Date Film Tickets sold Notes
1January 4, 2012Intouchables687,681
2January 11, 2012J. Edgar627,624J. Edgar broke the 10-week number-one streak of Intouchables.
3January 18, 2012The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo477,509
4January 25, 2012Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows981,375
5February 1, 2012La Vérité si je mens ! 31,944,022La vérité si je mens ! 3 made the lowest-grossing opening week for the franchise. Also noting that the movie was benefiting from the third widest release ever behind Asterix at the Olympic Games and Nothing to Declare. We can also note that this week, a cold wave struck France, showing a decline in frequentation.
6February 8, 2012La Vérité si je mens ! 31,059,930
7February 15, 2012La Vérité si je mens ! 3742,335
8February 22, 2012Chronicle458,842
9February 29, 2012The Players1,082,028This movie, featuring Jean Dujardin, was released days after his Academy Award for Best Actor win. The Artist was second this week, and made the best 20th week of all-time following a wide re-release.
10March 7, 2012The Players550,596The Players beat John Carter, which was a box office bomb all around the world.
11March 14, 2012Cloclo1,006,479Project X had a much higher average of tickets sold per theater.
12March 21, 2012The Hunger Games509,426
13March 28, 2012Mince alors !365,886Mince alors ! narrowly beat Wrath of the Titans which was released the same day.
14April 4, 2012Sur la piste du Marsupilami1,728,270Sur la piste du Marsupilami was directed by Alain Chabat, starring himself and Jamel Debbouze, which were already reunited ten years prior in Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, which was an incredible success at the French box-office, totalling over 14.5 million tickets sold.
15April 11, 2012Sur la piste du Marsupilami1,288,098
16April 18, 2012Sur la piste du Marsupilami1,015,296
17April 25, 2012The Avengers2,041,362The Avengers sold more tickets in one week, than every other Marvel movie in their entire theatrical run (except Iron Man 2). It currently holds the best opening week of 2012.
18May 2, 2012The Avengers1,101,255
19May 9, 2012Dark Shadows676,890
20May 16, 2012Rust and Bone651,578Rust and Bone released on Thursday, but managed to beat other releases.
21May 23, 2012Men in Black 3802,879The third episode has the lowest number of tickets sold in the trilogy.
22May 30, 2012Prometheus812,356
23June 6, 2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted1,087,767The opening week was stronger than the first Madagascar film, but slightly lower than Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
24June 13, 2012Snow White and the Huntsman706,260
25June 20, 2012Snow White and the Huntsman512,764
26June 27, 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift1,767,490
27July 4, 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift1,397,190
28July 11, 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift1,066,947
29July 18, 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift547,843
30July 25, 2012The Dark Knight Rises1,835,547
31August 1, 2012Brave955,285
32August 8, 2012Brave490,863
33August 15, 2012Total Recall551,476The Dark Knight Rises (3,653,657) surpassed the box office total of The Dark Knight (3,036,568)
34August 22, 2012The Expendables 2935,219The Expendables had begun in 773,121 tickets sold in the first week, for a box office total of 1,651,610.
35August 29, 2012The Expendables 2500,906
36September 5, 2012The Expendables 2219,085
37September 12, 2012Camille redouble244,443
38September 19, 2012 The Bourne Legacy485,799
39September 26, 2012Les Seigneurs1,088,676
40October 3, 2012Taken 21,231,066Taken had begun in 291,494 tickets sold in the first week, for a box office total of 1,018,518.
41October 10, 2012Taken 2717,111Ted (418,035) and In the House (403,162) in their first week.
42October 17, 2012Asterix & Obelix: On Her Majesty's Service1,132,279
43October 24, 2012Skyfall1,839,220
44October 31, 2012Skyfall2,186,661
45November 7, 2012Skyfall1,136,474
46November 14, 2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22,409,923The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 had begun in 2,018,771 tickets sold in the first week.
47November 21, 2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 21,029,989
48November 28, 2012Rise of the Guardians571,590
49December 5, 2012Rise of the Guardians402,279
50December 12, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey1,434,119
51December 19, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey900,000
52December 26, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey1,109,453

References

    • "France Weekend Box Office Index for 2012". Box Office Mojo.

    See also

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