To try something new with our top 10 lists this year, we opened up a readers poll where you could vote for your 10 favorite movies of 2012. The tallies are in: 3,760 of you from over 100 different countries racked up 28,375 total votes. Your top ten of the year are The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Skyfall, Looper, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Django Unchained, Argo, The Cabin in the Woods, Moonrise Kingdom, and Prometheus.The two superhero giants were always a lock for the top spots, but I was surprised to find that a true majority of our readers voted for The Dark Knight Rises (59.9%) and The Avengers (55.4%). It's nice to see that not everything on the list is a blockbuster, as so many of you found room for the likes of The Cabin in the Woods (25.7%) and Moonrise Kingdom (21.9%). Hit the jump for the full breakdown of the votes, including a comparison of American votes and international votes.The readers top 20 is a good mix of a typical critic's year-end list (Argo, Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty); the comic book movies (The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man); the big hits (Skyfall, The Hobbit, The Hunger Games); a couple genre flops (The Cabin in the Woods, Cloud Atlas); and a lot of science fiction (Looper, Prometheus, Chronicle). It's pretty light on comedy---just Ted and 21 Jump Street make the cut---and we don't see an animated film until Wreck-It Ralph at 25. But overall, I think you can be proud of this list, readers.The biggest surprise for me is the placement of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn â Part 2. Collider has a good relationship with the Twilight fanbase, but only 70 people voted for the Breaking Dawn---less than 2% of the voters. Maybe they're done with the site now that The Twilight Saga is over?It is impressive that Zero Dark Thirty, a frontrunner for Best Picture, made the top 20 even though it is still only in limited release. I imagine if we redid this poll in a month or two, Zero Dark Thirty could crack the top 10.
Overall Readers Top 20
Rank |
Movie |
Votes |
Percent |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
2253 |
59.9% |
2 |
The Avengers |
2083 |
55.4% |
3 |
Skyfall |
1701 |
45.2% |
4 |
Looper |
1370 |
36.4% |
5 |
The Hobbit |
1177 |
31.3% |
6 |
Django Unchained |
1054 |
28.0% |
7 |
Argo |
1046 |
27.8% |
8 |
The Cabin in the Woods |
968 |
25.7% |
9 |
Moonrise Kingdom |
822 |
21.9% |
10 |
Prometheus |
811 |
21.6% |
11 |
21 Jump Street |
756 |
20.1% |
12 |
The Hunger Games |
660 |
17.6% |
13 |
Ted |
624 |
16.6% |
14 |
Lincoln |
613 |
16.3% |
15 |
Life of Pi |
545 |
14.5% |
16 |
Chronicle |
540 |
14.4% |
17 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
522 |
13.9% |
18 |
Zero Dark Thirty |
487 |
13.0% |
19 |
Silver Linings Playbook |
471 |
12.5% |
20 |
Cloud Atlas |
452 |
12.0% |
The majority of voters (2,199) are from the U.S., but we had a healthy international turnout (1,561 voters), enough of a sample size to compare the voter preferences.
The top 10 lists are pretty similar. In fact, the top four are the exact same, but American voters were more enthusiastic about The Dark Knight Rises (61% vs. 58%), The Avengers (59% vs. 50%), and Skyfall (48% vs. 41%), partly because nternational readers voted less in general. American readers chose 8.0 movies on average, while the average international reader limited himself to 6.9 votes.
American voters opted for Moonrise Kingdom and 21 Jump Street to round out the top 10, while international voters preferred Prometheus and Life of Pi. International readers ranked Life of Pi 10 spots higher than American voters. The comparable movie for Americans is Lincoln: 11th on the U.S. list, 24th on the international list. Given the biopic's focus one of America's finest presidents, that sounds about right.
U.S. Readers Top 10
Rank |
Movie |
Votes |
Percent |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
1350 |
61.4% |
2 |
The Avengers |
1296 |
58.9% |
3 |
Skyfall |
1056 |
48.0% |
4 |
Looper |
808 |
36.7% |
5 |
Django Unchained |
732 |
33.3% |
6 |
Argo |
690 |
31.4% |
7 |
The Hobbit |
677 |
30.8% |
8 |
The Cabin in the Woods |
657 |
29.9% |
9 |
Moonrise Kingdom |
567 |
25.8% |
10 |
21 Jump Street |
509 |
23.1% |
International Readers Top 10
Rank |
Movie |
Votes |
Percent |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
902 |
57.8% |
2 |
The Avengers |
787 |
50.4% |
3 |
Skyfall |
645 |
41.3% |
4 |
Looper |
562 |
36.0% |
5 |
The Hobbit |
500 |
32.0% |
6 |
Argo |
356 |
22.8% |
7 |
Prometheus |
331 |
21.2% |
8 |
Django Unchained |
322 |
20.6% |
9 |
The Cabin in the Woods |
311 |
19.9% |
10 |
Life of Pi |
265 |
17.0% |
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Overall Readers Top 100
Rank |
Movie |
Votes |
Percent |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
2253 |
59.9% |
2 |
The Avengers |
2083 |
55.4% |
3 |
Skyfall |
1701 |
45.2% |
4 |
Looper |
1370 |
36.4% |
5 |
The Hobbit |
1177 |
31.3% |
6 |
Django Unchained |
1054 |
28.0% |
7 |
Argo |
1046 |
27.8% |
8 |
The Cabin in the Woods |
968 |
25.7% |
9 |
Moonrise Kingdom |
822 |
21.9% |
10 |
Prometheus |
811 |
21.6% |
11 |
21 Jump Street |
756 |
20.1% |
12 |
The Hunger Games |
660 |
17.6% |
13 |
Ted |
624 |
16.6% |
14 |
Lincoln |
613 |
16.3% |
15 |
Life of Pi |
545 |
14.5% |
16 |
Chronicle |
540 |
14.4% |
17 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
522 |
13.9% |
18 |
Zero Dark Thirty |
487 |
13.0% |
19 |
Silver Linings Playbook |
471 |
12.5% |
20 |
Cloud Atlas |
452 |
12.0% |
21 |
The Raid: Redemption |
426 |
11.3% |
22 |
The Master |
420 |
11.2% |
23 |
The Grey |
419 |
11.1% |
24 |
Les Miserables |
410 |
10.9% |
25 |
Wreck-It Ralph |
381 |
10.1% |
26 |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
330 |
8.8% |
27 |
Dredd |
297 |
7.9% |
28 |
Seven Psychopaths |
286 |
7.6% |
29 |
John Carter |
271 |
7.2% |
30 |
End of Watch |
255 |
6.8% |
31 |
Safety Not Guaranteed |
241 |
6.4% |
32 |
Brave |
238 |
6.3% |
33 |
Lawless |
226 |
6.0% |
34 |
Beasts of the Southern Wild |
225 |
6.0% |
35 |
The Expendables 2 |
219 |
5.8% |
36 |
ParaNorman |
190 |
5.1% |
37 |
Men in Black 3 |
174 |
4.6% |
38 |
Flight |
159 |
4.2% |
39 |
Pitch Perfect |
153 |
4.1% |
40 |
Goon |
144 |
3.8% |
41 |
Killing Them Softly |
135 |
3.6% |
42 |
The Bourne Legacy |
125 |
3.3% |
43 |
The Intouchables |
118 |
3.1% |
44 |
Magic Mike |
117 |
3.1% |
45 |
Frankenweenie |
112 |
3.0% |
46 |
Snow White and the Huntsman |
106 |
2.8% |
47 |
Jack Reacher |
103 |
2.7% |
48 |
Killer Joe |
102 |
2.7% |
49 |
Haywire |
101 |
2.7% |
50 |
Amour |
100 |
2.7% |
51 |
Holy Motors |
100 |
2.7% |
52 |
Bernie |
92 |
2.4% |
53 |
The Woman in Black |
92 |
2.4% |
54 |
Safe House |
87 |
2.3% |
55 |
Project X |
82 |
2.2% |
56 |
Madagascar 3 |
79 |
2.1% |
57 |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
78 |
2.1% |
58 |
The Dictator |
75 |
2.0% |
59 |
Rise of the Guardians |
73 |
1.9% |
60 |
Jeff, Who Lives at Home |
70 |
1.9% |
61 |
Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 |
70 |
1.9% |
62 |
Taken 2 |
68 |
1.8% |
63 |
Savages |
66 |
1.8% |
64 |
Seeking a Friend |
66 |
1.8% |
65 |
Battleship |
61 |
1.6% |
66 |
Ruby Sparks |
61 |
1.6% |
67 |
This Is 40 |
61 |
1.6% |
68 |
Headhunters |
58 |
1.5% |
69 |
Dark Shadows |
56 |
1.5% |
70 |
Rust and Bone |
56 |
1.5% |
71 |
The Secret World of Arrietty |
55 |
1.5% |
72 |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
51 |
1.4% |
73 |
The Five-Year Engagement |
51 |
1.4% |
74 |
Your Sister's Sister |
50 |
1.3% |
75 |
Cosmopolis |
48 |
1.3% |
76 |
Sinister |
48 |
1.3% |
77 |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |
47 |
1.3% |
78 |
Premium Rush |
47 |
1.3% |
79 |
The Campaign |
47 |
1.3% |
80 |
The Pirates! Band of Misfits |
46 |
1.2% |
81 |
Sleepwalk with Me |
45 |
1.2% |
82 |
Kill List |
43 |
1.1% |
83 |
Anna Karenina |
41 |
1.1% |
84 |
Underworld: Awakening |
37 |
1.0% |
85 |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
36 |
1.0% |
86 |
Resident Evil: Retribution |
35 |
0.9% |
87 |
Sound of My Voice |
33 |
0.9% |
88 |
On the Road |
33 |
0.9% |
89 |
Rock of Ages |
32 |
0.9% |
90 |
Lockout |
30 |
0.8% |
91 |
The Man with the Iron Fists |
30 |
0.8% |
92 |
Hotel Transylvania |
29 |
0.8% |
93 |
The Vow |
29 |
0.8% |
94 |
Arbitrage |
28 |
0.7% |
95 |
Hitchcock |
28 |
0.7% |
96 |
Wrath of the Titans |
27 |
0.7% |
97 |
Celeste and Jesse Forever |
24 |
0.6% |
98 |
Take This Waltz |
24 |
0.6% |
99 |
Friends With Kids |
23 |
0.6% |
100 |
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia |
21 |
0.6% |
U.S. Readers Top 100
Rank |
Movie |
Votes |
Percent |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
1350 |
61.4% |
2 |
The Avengers |
1296 |
58.9% |
3 |
Skyfall |
1056 |
48.0% |
4 |
Looper |
808 |
36.7% |
5 |
Django Unchained |
732 |
33.3% |
6 |
Argo |
690 |
31.4% |
7 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
677 |
30.8% |
8 |
The Cabin in the Woods |
657 |
29.9% |
9 |
Moonrise Kingdom |
567 |
25.8% |
10 |
21 Jump Street |
509 |
23.1% |
11 |
Lincoln |
488 |
22.2% |
12 |
Prometheus |
479 |
21.8% |
13 |
The Hunger Games |
426 |
19.4% |
14 |
Ted |
374 |
17.0% |
15 |
Silver Linings Playbook |
358 |
16.3% |
16 |
Zero Dark Thirty |
355 |
16.1% |
17 |
Chronicle |
317 |
14.4% |
18 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
314 |
14.3% |
19 |
The Master |
282 |
12.8% |
20 |
Life of Pi |
280 |
12.7% |
21 |
Les Miserables |
278 |
12.6% |
22 |
The Grey |
275 |
12.5% |
23 |
Wreck-It Ralph |
269 |
12.2% |
24 |
Cloud Atlas |
252 |
11.5% |
25 |
The Raid: Redemption |
244 |
11.1% |
26 |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
204 |
9.3% |
27 |
Seven Psychopaths |
193 |
8.8% |
28 |
Safety Not Guaranteed |
183 |
8.3% |
29 |
John Carter |
160 |
7.3% |
30 |
Beasts of the Southern Wild |
154 |
7.0% |
31 |
Dredd |
153 |
7.0% |
32 |
Brave |
152 |
6.9% |
33 |
End of Watch |
147 |
6.7% |
34 |
Lawless |
139 |
6.3% |
35 |
ParaNorman |
120 |
5.5% |
36 |
Flight |
119 |
5.4% |
37 |
The Expendables 2 |
103 |
4.7% |
38 |
Goon |
98 |
4.5% |
39 |
Pitch Perfect |
98 |
4.5% |
40 |
Men in Black 3 |
89 |
4.0% |
41 |
Magic Mike |
76 |
3.5% |
42 |
The Bourne Legacy |
75 |
3.4% |
43 |
Bernie |
71 |
3.2% |
44 |
Killing Them Softly |
69 |
3.1% |
45 |
Frankenweenie |
67 |
3.0% |
46 |
Snow White and the Huntsman |
66 |
3.0% |
47 |
Haywire |
62 |
2.8% |
48 |
Jack Reacher |
61 |
2.8% |
49 |
Safe House |
56 |
2.5% |
50 |
Jeff, Who Lives at Home |
51 |
2.3% |
51 |
Killer Joe |
50 |
2.3% |
52 |
This Is 40 |
50 |
2.3% |
53 |
Holy Motors |
49 |
2.2% |
54 |
Project X |
49 |
2.2% |
55 |
Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 |
46 |
2.1% |
56 |
Seeking a Friend |
42 |
1.9% |
57 |
The Woman in Black |
42 |
1.9% |
58 |
Sleepwalk with Me |
41 |
1.9% |
59 |
Savages |
39 |
1.8% |
60 |
Rise of the Guardians |
38 |
1.7% |
61 |
The Secret World of Arrietty |
38 |
1.7% |
62 |
Amour |
36 |
1.6% |
63 |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
36 |
1.6% |
64 |
The Campaign |
35 |
1.6% |
65 |
The Five-Year Engagement |
35 |
1.6% |
66 |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted |
34 |
1.5% |
67 |
Taken 2 |
34 |
1.5% |
68 |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |
33 |
1.5% |
69 |
Sinister |
33 |
1.5% |
70 |
Battleship |
30 |
1.4% |
71 |
The Dictator |
29 |
1.3% |
72 |
Ruby Sparks |
26 |
1.2% |
73 |
Your Sister's Sister |
26 |
1.2% |
74 |
The Pirates! Band of Misfits |
24 |
1.1% |
75 |
Anna Karenina |
23 |
1.0% |
76 |
Cosmopolis |
23 |
1.0% |
77 |
Headhunters |
23 |
1.0% |
78 |
Sound of My Voice |
23 |
1.0% |
79 |
Dark Shadows |
22 |
1.0% |
80 |
The Intouchables |
22 |
1.0% |
81 |
Underworld: Awakening |
22 |
1.0% |
82 |
The Man with the Iron Fists |
21 |
1.0% |
83 |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
20 |
0.9% |
84 |
Kill List |
20 |
0.9% |
85 |
Premium Rush |
20 |
0.9% |
86 |
Arbitrage |
19 |
0.9% |
87 |
Celeste and Jesse Forever |
18 |
0.8% |
88 |
Hitchcock |
18 |
0.8% |
89 |
Friends With Kids |
17 |
0.8% |
90 |
Rock of Ages |
17 |
0.8% |
91 |
The Sessions |
17 |
0.8% |
92 |
Hotel Transylvania |
16 |
0.7% |
93 |
On the Road |
15 |
0.7% |
94 |
Compliance |
14 |
0.6% |
95 |
Lockout |
14 |
0.6% |
96 |
Resident Evil: Retribution |
14 |
0.6% |
97 |
Rust and Bone |
13 |
0.6% |
98 |
Smashed |
13 |
0.6% |
99 |
Wrath of the Titans |
13 |
0.6% |
100 |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
12 |
0.5% |
International Readers Top 100
Rank |
Movie |
Votes |
Percent |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
902 |
57.8% |
2 |
The Avengers |
787 |
50.4% |
3 |
Skyfall |
645 |
41.3% |
4 |
Looper |
562 |
36.0% |
5 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
500 |
32.0% |
6 |
Argo |
356 |
22.8% |
7 |
Prometheus |
331 |
21.2% |
8 |
Django Unchained |
322 |
20.6% |
9 |
The Cabin in the Woods |
311 |
19.9% |
10 |
Life of Pi |
265 |
17.0% |
11 |
Moonrise Kingdom |
255 |
16.3% |
12 |
Ted |
250 |
16.0% |
13 |
21 Jump Street |
247 |
15.8% |
14 |
The Hunger Games |
233 |
14.9% |
15 |
Chronicle |
223 |
14.3% |
16 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
208 |
13.3% |
17 |
Cloud Atlas |
200 |
12.8% |
18 |
The Raid: Redemption |
182 |
11.7% |
19 |
Dredd |
144 |
9.2% |
20 |
The Grey |
144 |
9.2% |
21 |
The Master |
138 |
8.8% |
22 |
Les Miserables |
132 |
8.5% |
23 |
Zero Dark Thirty |
132 |
8.5% |
24 |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
126 |
8.1% |
25 |
Lincoln |
125 |
8.0% |
26 |
The Expendables 2 |
116 |
7.4% |
27 |
Silver Linings Playbook |
113 |
7.2% |
28 |
Wreck-It Ralph |
112 |
7.2% |
29 |
John Carter |
111 |
7.1% |
30 |
End of Watch |
108 |
6.9% |
31 |
The Intouchables |
96 |
6.1% |
32 |
Seven Psychopaths |
93 |
6.0% |
33 |
Lawless |
87 |
5.6% |
34 |
Brave |
86 |
5.5% |
35 |
Men in Black 3 |
85 |
5.4% |
36 |
Beasts of the Southern Wild |
71 |
4.5% |
37 |
ParaNorman |
70 |
4.5% |
38 |
Killing Them Softly |
66 |
4.2% |
39 |
Amour |
64 |
4.1% |
40 |
Safety Not Guaranteed |
58 |
3.7% |
41 |
Pitch Perfect |
55 |
3.5% |
42 |
Killer Joe |
52 |
3.3% |
43 |
Holy Motors |
51 |
3.3% |
44 |
The Bourne Legacy |
50 |
3.2% |
45 |
The Woman in Black |
50 |
3.2% |
46 |
Goon |
46 |
2.9% |
47 |
The Dictator |
46 |
2.9% |
48 |
Frankenweenie |
45 |
2.9% |
49 |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted |
45 |
2.9% |
50 |
Rust and Bone |
43 |
2.8% |
51 |
Jack Reacher |
42 |
2.7% |
52 |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
42 |
2.7% |
53 |
Magic Mike |
41 |
2.6% |
54 |
Flight |
40 |
2.6% |
55 |
Snow White and the Huntsman |
40 |
2.6% |
56 |
Haywire |
39 |
2.5% |
57 |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
39 |
2.5% |
58 |
Headhunters |
35 |
2.2% |
59 |
Rise of the Guardians |
35 |
2.2% |
60 |
Dark Shadows |
34 |
2.2% |
61 |
Ruby Sparks |
34 |
2.2% |
62 |
Taken 2 |
34 |
2.2% |
63 |
Project X |
33 |
2.1% |
64 |
Battleship |
31 |
2.0% |
65 |
Safe House |
31 |
2.0% |
66 |
Premium Rush |
27 |
1.7% |
67 |
Savages |
27 |
1.7% |
68 |
Cosmopolis |
25 |
1.6% |
69 |
Seeking a Friend |
24 |
1.5% |
70 |
Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 |
24 |
1.5% |
71 |
Your Sister's Sister |
24 |
1.5% |
72 |
Kill List |
23 |
1.5% |
73 |
The Pirates! Band of Misfits |
22 |
1.4% |
74 |
Bernie |
21 |
1.3% |
75 |
Resident Evil: Retribution |
21 |
1.3% |
76 |
Jeff, Who Lives at Home |
19 |
1.2% |
77 |
Anna Karenina |
18 |
1.2% |
78 |
The Vow |
18 |
1.2% |
79 |
The Secret World of Arrietty |
17 |
1.1% |
80 |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
16 |
1.0% |
81 |
Lockout |
16 |
1.0% |
82 |
On the Road |
16 |
1.0% |
83 |
The Five-Year Engagement |
16 |
1.0% |
84 |
Rock of Ages |
15 |
1.0% |
85 |
Sinister |
15 |
1.0% |
86 |
Underworld: Awakening |
15 |
1.0% |
87 |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |
14 |
0.9% |
88 |
Take This Waltz |
14 |
0.9% |
89 |
Wrath of the Titans |
14 |
0.9% |
90 |
Hotel Transylvania |
13 |
0.8% |
91 |
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia |
12 |
0.8% |
92 |
The Campaign |
12 |
0.8% |
93 |
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island |
11 |
0.7% |
94 |
This Is 40 |
11 |
0.7% |
95 |
Hitchcock |
10 |
0.6% |
96 |
Sound of My Voice |
10 |
0.6% |
97 |
Arbitrage |
9 |
0.6% |
98 |
The Man with the Iron Fists |
9 |
0.6% |
99 |
The Deep Blue Sea |
8 |
0.5% |
100 |
The Kid with a Bike |
8 |
0.5% |