The Avengers & The Dark Knight Rises Top Overall 2012 Worldwide Box Office Chart

The Avengers The Dark Knight Rises

8:40 am, December 30th, 2012

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The Avengers was the top movie at the overall worldwide box office for 2012, racking up a staggering $1.51 billion in global earnings.

Another comic book-based film, The Dark Knight Rises, also crossed the billion-dollar mark, finishing with $1.08 billion and second place.

Skyfall, the latest James Bond movie, is the #3 movie of 2012 at $980 million worldwide.

How did other blockbusters fare in the year-end rankings?

Check out the Top 20 Movies of 2012 in the gallery below!

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