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2012 is a 2009 American epic science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and Harald Kloser, and stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt, Thandiwe Newton, [a] Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson.
The Impossible (Spanish: Lo imposible) (2012) – Spanish English-language disaster drama film based on the experience of María Belón and her family in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami [69] Into the White (2012) – Norwegian - Swedish historical war film loosely based on real-life events that occurred in Norway during the Second World War [ 70 ]
Actor Bryan Cranston was cast as the film's villain. [9] [25] Ethan Hawke was cast in a cameo role, and commented that his character had a monologue about five pages long; [26] [27] however, this role was cut from the theatrical version of film, but is part of the extended Director’s Cut. [28] Later cast additions included Bill Nighy [29] and ...
Les Misérables is a 2012 epic period musical film directed by Tom Hooper from a screenplay by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, based on the stage musical of the same name by Schönberg, Boublil, and Jean-Marc Natel, which in turn is based on the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.
The film received praise for Whedon's direction and screenplay, visual effects, action sequences, acting, and musical score. It grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, setting numerous box office records and becoming the third-highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release and the highest-grossing film of 2012. It was the first ...
The Hunger Games was the first film of 2012 to pass the $500 million mark worldwide, and is also the first film since Avatar to place first at the U.S. box office for four consecutive weekends. Skyfall became the first film to gross more than £100 million, amassing a total of £102.9 million.
2012 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
Highest-grossing films of 2012 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 The Avengers: Disney / Paramount: $623,357,910 2 The Dark Knight Rises: Warner Bros. $448,139,099 3 The Hunger Games: Lionsgate: $408,010,692 4 Skyfall: Sony: $304,360,277 5 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Warner Bros. $303,003,568 6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn ...