2012 (MMXII) 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, the 12th year of the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
Events[]
- Universal Pictures celebrates its 100th Anniversary that year. The studio has created an new logo for the big screen.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 13 - Contraband
- January 27 - The Grey (Open Road Films)
- February 3 - Big Miracle
- February 10 - Safe House
- February 24 - Wanderlust
- March 2 - Being Flynn (Focus Features), The Lorax
- March 9 - Silent House (Open Road Films)
- March 29 - The Place Beyond the Pines (Focus Features)
- April 6 - American Reunion
- April 27 - The Five-Year Engagement
- May 18 - Battleship
- May 25 - Moonrise Kingdom (Focus Features)
- June 1 - Snow White and the Huntsman
- June 8 - Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
- June 22 - Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Focus Features)
- June 29 - Ted
- July 6 - Savages
- August 10 - The Bourne Legacy
- August 14 - Juan of the Dead (Focus Features)
- August 15 - Africa First: Volume Two (Focus Features)
- August 17 - ParaNorman (Focus Features)
- August 24 - Hit and Run (Open Road Films)
- August 31 - For a Good Time, Call . . . (Focus Features)
- September 21 - End of Watch
- September 28 - Pitch Perfect
- October 26 - Silent Hill: Revelation (Open Road Films)
- November 2 - The Man with the Iron Fists
- November 16 - Anna Karenina (Focus Features)
- November 21 - Rise of the Guardians
- December 7 - Hyde Park on Hudson (Focus Features)
- December 19 - Zero Dark Thirty
- December 21 - This Is 40
- December 25 - Les Misérables
- December 28 - Promised Land (Focus Features)
Shorts[]
Television[]
- August 7 - DreamWorks Dragons premieres on Cartoon Network.
Theme parks[]
- January 2 - Jaws: The Ride and Amity Island closes to make room for the second phase of expansion for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida.
- May 25 - Transformers: The Ride opens in Lower Lot at Universal Studios Hollywood.
- July 2 - Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem opens in Production Central at Universal Studios Florida.
Home video releases[]
DVD and Blu-ray releases[]
- January 10 - Killer Elite
- January 31
- February 21 - Tower Heist
- February 24 - Puss in Boots
- February 28 - Johnny English Reborn
- March 20 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- March 23 - Hop
- April 24
- May 15 - The Grey
- June 5 - Safe House
- June 19
- July 10
- July 24 - Silent House
- August 7 - The Lorax
- August 14 - Jaws
- August 28 - Battleship
- September 4 - The Five-Year Engagement
- September 11 - Snow White and the Huntsman
- October 9 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 30th Anniversary
- October 16
- October 23 - Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
- November 6 - Kung Fu Panda Holiday
- November 13 - Savages
- November 27 - ParaNorman
- December 11
- December 18 - Pitch Perfect
DVD only releases[]
- March 6 - Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2
- September 11 - Barbie: The Princess and the Popstar
Character debuts[]
People[]
Births[]
Deaths[]
- September 3 - Michael Clarke Duncan (actor)
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