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Best Of 2012: a Summary of World Cinema

Most Awarded Films:

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Best Films of 2012 According to World Famous Film Critics:

Roger Ebert, Chief Critic of Chicago Sun-Times - Article Sorted by order of preference:
# Country: Film
1 United States Argo
2 United States Life of Pi
3 United States Lincoln
4 United States End of Watch
5 United States Arbitrage
6 United States Flight
7 United States The Sessions
8 United States Beasts of the Southern Wild
9 Norway Oslo, August 31st
10 Cambodia A Simple Life (Tao jie)
11* United States Django Unchained Because of an injury, Ebert saw "Django" in 2013, and he recognized the film should be in the list
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The Highest Grossing Films of 2012:

The Highest Grossing Films of 2012 Worldwide
# Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
1 United States The Avengers Fantasy Marvel / Paramount $1.511.800.000
2 United States The Dark Knight Rises Thriller DC / Legendary $1.081.000.000
3 United Kingdom Skyfall Action MGM / Columbia $980.800.000
4 United States Ice Age: Continental Drift Animation Blue Sky $875.100.000
5 United States The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Fantasy Summit $796.900.000
6 United States The Amazing Spider-Man Fantasy Sony / Columbia $752.200.000
7 United States Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Animation DreamWorks / Pacific $742.100.000
8 United States The Hunger Games Sci-Fi Lionsgate / Force $686.500.000
9 United States Men in Black 3 Sci-Fi Paramount / Amblin $624.000.000
10 United States The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Fantasy Warner / MGM $622.700.000
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The Highest Grossing Films of 2012 in the US
# Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
1 United States The Avengers Fantasy Marvel / Paramount $623.358.000
2 United States The Dark Knight Rises Thriller DC / Legendary $448.139.000
3 United States The Hunger Games Sci-Fi Lionsgate / Force $408.011.000
4 United Kingdom Skyfall Action MGM / Columbia $286.505.000
5 United States The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Fantasy Summit $283.679.000
6 United States The Amazing Spider-Man Fantasy Sony / Columbia $262.031.000
7 United States Brave Animation Pixar / Disney $237.247.000
8 United States The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Fantasy Warner / MGM $222.703.000
9 United States Ted Comedy Universal / Media $218.666.000
10 United States Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Animation DreamWorks / Pacific $216.391.000
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The Highest Grossing Films of 2012 in their Country of Origin
Country: Film Genre Producer Box Office:
Germany Türkisch für Anfänger Action Rat Pack / Constantin $21.693.000
Brazil Até que a Sorte nos Separe Comedy Globo / Gullane $16.324.000
Spain Lo imposible (The Impossible) Drama Apaches / Telecinco $52.994.000
France Sur la piste du Marsupilami Adventure Chez / SCOPE $44.547.000
Japan Umizaru 3: The Last Message (Za rasuto messêji: Umizaru) Drama Fuji / Pony $91.332.000
United Kingdom Skyfall Action MGM / Columbia $158.366.000
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The Best Films of 2012 According to Filmaffinity Users

The Best Films of 2012 according to Filmaffinity Users
Ranking order obeys to several criteria: films with a high number of votes, films released in various countries, etc.
Rating Country: Film
8.0 United States Django Unchained
7.9 Austria Love (Amour)
7.6 United States The Dark Knight Rises
7.5 France In the House
7.5 United Kingdom Les Misérables
7.5 United States The Perks of Being a Wallflower
7.4 United States The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.4 United States Argo
7.3 Spain Blancanieves (Snow White)
7.3 United States Moonrise Kingdom
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