2012

Feature films

 * January 13 - Contraband and Beauty and the Beast (3D re-release) (Disney)
 * January 20 - Munda (2012 Legine film)
 * February 3 - Big Miracle
 * February 10 - Safe House
 * February 24 - Wanderlust
 * March 2 - The Lorax and Being Flynn (Focus Features)
 * April 6 - American Reunion
 * April 27 - The Five-Year Engagement and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (Sony/Aardman)
 * May 18 - Battleship and Puma Race (MGM/Paramount Pictures)
 * June 1 - Snow White & the Huntsman and The Roaches Movie (Xilam Animations)
 * June 8 - Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (DWA/Paramount Pictures)
 * June 22 - Brave (Disney/Pixar) and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Focus Features)
 * June 29 - Ted and Moonrise Kingdom (Focus Features)
 * July 6 - Savages
 * July 13 - Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)
 * August 10 - The Bourne Legacy
 * August 17 - ParaNorman (Focus Features)
 * August 31 - For a Good Time, Call... (Focus Features)
 * September 14 - Finding Nemo (3D re-release) (Pixar)
 * September 28 - Hotel Transylvania (Sony)
 * October 5 - Pitch Perfect
 * November 2 - The Man with the Iron Fists and Wreck-It Ralph (Disney)
 * November 16 - Anna Karenina (Focus Features)
 * November 21 - Nineros (2012 DreamWorks and Legine film) (DWA/Paramount Pictures)
 * December 7 - Hyde Park on Hudson (Focus Features) and Quest
 * December 14 - Puppet Pals 3 (20th Century Fox)
 * December 19 - Zero Dark Thirty and Monsters, Inc. (3D re-release) (Disney/Pixar)
 * December 21 - This Is 40
 * December 25 - Les Misérables
 * December 28 - Promised Land (Focus Features)

Short films

 * January 27 - Zeus on the Run
 * February 24 - Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
 * March 23 - Phil's Dance Party
 * July 27 - Go Party!
 * August 7 - Wagon Ho!, Forces of Nature and Serenade

Television

 * November 21 - Alaina Gleen Holiday premieres on Fox

DVD and Blu-ray releases

 * January 17 - Nepola's Odyssey
 * February 24 - Puss in Boots
 * March 2 - Crystal: Coming of Darkness
 * March 13 - The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount/Nickelodeon)
 * March 23 - Hop
 * August 7 - The Lorax
 * August 28 - The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (Sony)
 * September 18 - Puma Race (Paramount/MGM)
 * October 16 - Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (DWA/Paramount)
 * October 19 - Little Lily (20th Century Fox)
 * November 6 - Arthur Christmas (Sony)
 * November 13 - Brave (Disney/Pixar)
 * November 20 - Kirby: The Crystal Shards (Aroba/Universal)
 * November 27 - ParaNorman
 * December 4 - FusionMania: The Movie
 * December 11 - Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)

Events

 * Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures celebrate their 100th anniversaries.

People

 * Michael Clarke Duncan passes away from a heart attack, September 3