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Box Office Performance for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies in 2012

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2012 GrossTickets Sold
1 Lincoln Nov 9, 2012 Drama PG-13 $144,089,046 18,101,638
2 Argo Oct 12, 2012 Thriller/Suspense R $110,106,919 13,832,527
3 Think Like a Man Apr 20, 2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $91,547,205 11,500,905
4 Pitch Perfect Oct 5, 2012 Comedy PG-13 $64,655,858 8,122,595
5 What to Expect When You're … May 18, 2012 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $41,152,203 5,169,874
6 2016: Obama’s America Jul 13, 2012 Documentary PG $33,349,941 4,189,691
7 We Bought a Zoo Dec 23, 2011 Drama PG $31,133,551 3,911,250
8 In Darkness Feb 10, 2012 Drama R $6,994,218 878,670
9 The Sessions Oct 19, 2012 Drama R $5,632,024 707,540
10 Hitchcock Nov 23, 2012 Drama PG-13 $5,488,896 689,559
11 Goon Mar 30, 2012 Comedy R $4,164,911 523,230
12 Moneyball Sep 23, 2011 Drama PG-13 $643,850 80,885
13 Payback Mar 16, 2012 Documentary Not Rated $59,736 7,504
14 The Mill and the Cross Sep 14, 2011 Drama Not Rated $47,314 5,943
15 Lay the Favorite Dec 7, 2012 Comedy R $20,998 2,637
16 Présumé coupable Jan 27, 2012 Drama Not Rated $19,750 2,481
17 Head Games Sep 21, 2012 Documentary PG-13 $14,056 1,765
18 Grassroots Jun 22, 2012 Comedy R $6,497 816
19 OKA! Oct 14, 2011 Adventure Not Rated $4,281 537
Total Gross of All Movies$539,131,254
Total Tickets Sold67,730,047

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2012. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2012. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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