5 comic book films released in 2012 are catalogued in our database. The highest-rated was The Dark Knight Rises (2012) at 8.4/10. The year included 1 MCU films, 1 DC films, and 3 films from other universes.
What happened in comic book cinema in 2012?
2012 was a watershed year. The Avengers became the third-highest-grossing film in history and proved the shared-universe model worked at the highest commercial scale. The Dark Knight Rises closed Nolan's trilogy, and The Amazing Spider-Man kicked off Sony's first reboot of Peter Parker.
The year produced 1 Marvel Cinematic Universe release (The Avengers), 1 classic DC entry (The Dark Knight Rises), and 1 Sony Spider-Verse entry (The Amazing Spider-Man). Across all universes, 5 films are catalogued in our database for 2012.
The year's highest-rated film in our database is The Dark Knight Rises, directed by Christopher Nolan, with an audience rating of 8.4/10. Released by Warner Bros., it is part of the DC Classic continuity.
International superhero cinema in 2012 included Rurouni Kenshin. Independent comic-book films released the same year include Rurouni Kenshin, Dredd.