2012 in film

Six box-office blockbusters from previous years (Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Titanic, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc.) were re-released in 3D and/or IMAX. 2012 also marked the debut for High Frame Rate technology. The first film using 48 fps image capture and projection, a higher frame rate than the film industry standard 24 fps, was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures celebrated their 100th anniversaries in 2012, while the James Bond series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film, Skyfall.

Highest-grossing films
The top ten films released in 2012 by worldwide gross are as follows:

The Hunger Games was the first film since Avatar to place at No. 1 for four consecutive weekends at the North American box office. After being re-released in 3-D in 2012, two films reached significant milestones: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace grossed $1.027 billion, becoming the eleventh film to surpass the $1 billion mark, and Titanic grossed $2.185 billion, becoming the second film to surpass the $2 billion mark, following Avatar. For the first time in history, four films that were released during the same year reached $1 billion. The Avengers grossed $1.511 billion and is the third highest-grossing film worldwide (12th film to reach $1 billion). Skyfall grossed over $1.1 billion and is the ninth highest-grossing film worldwide (14th film to reach $1 billion). The Dark Knight Rises grossed $1.084 billion and is the tenth highest-grossing film worldwide (thirteenth film to reach $1 billion). The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey grossed over $1.017 billion and is the seventeenth highest-grossing film worldwide (fifteenth film to reach $1 billion). Two other films (Ice Age: Continental Drift and Breaking Dawn – Part 2) are also among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time. Ice Age: Continental Drift has become the eighth highest grossing animated film and Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted is the eleventh highest grossing animated film. Four other films (Brave, Wreck-It Ralph, The Lorax, and Hotel Transylvania) are also among the top 50 highest-grossing animated films.