2012 Releases

2012 Australian Release Dates

Welcome to our dynamic list of films scheduled for release in 2012, ordered by their Australian release date. Links to our reviews, news and trailers will be added as we post them, so keep checking back for date changes and new reviews!

Please note that some dates vary from state to state in Australia. Please check local listings for details.

Last updated: 11 May 2012

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See also: 2011 Releases

PosterDateNameStudioNotes
JANUARY
Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked poster1 JanuaryAlvin & the Chipmunks: ChipwreckedFox
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows poster5 JanuarySherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsRoadshowTrailer | Review
Thirst poster7 January (Sydney)Thirst
The Muppets (2011) poster12 JanuaryThe MuppetsDisneyTeaser | Trailer | Interview with Jason Segel | Review
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - Uncensored poster12 JanuaryThe Girl with the Dragon TattooSonyTrailer | Extended trailer | Review
Hugo in 3D poster12 JanuaryHugoParamountTrailer | Review
The Descendants poster12 JanuaryThe DescendantsFoxReview
Arrietty poster - Australia12 JanuaryArrietty
(Subtitled and Dubbed)
MadmanReview
The Great Magician poster12 JanuaryThe Great MagicianDream MovieTrailer | Review
Darkest Hour poster19 JanuaryThe Darkest HourFoxTrailer | Review
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy poster19 JanuaryTinker Tailor Soldier SpyUniversalReview
Young Adult poster19 JanuaryYoung AdultParamountVideos | Review
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island poster19 JanuaryJourney 2: The Mysterious Island (2D/3D)RoadshowReview
A Few Best Men poster26 JanuaryA Few Best MenIconTrailer | Review
Underworld: Awakening poster26 JanuaryUnderworld: AwakeningSonyTrailer | Review
J.Edgar poster26 JanuaryJ. EdgarRoadshowTrailer | Review
Weekend movie poster26 JanuaryWeekendRialtoReview
All's Well That Ends Well (2012) poster26 JanuaryAll's Well That Ends Well 2012China LionReview
The Viral Factor poster26 JanuaryThe Viral FactorDream MovieReview
FEBRUARY
The Artist poster2 FebruaryThe ArtistRoadshowTrailer | Review
Man on a Ledge poster2 FebruaryMan on a LedgeHoytsReview
2 FebruaryMartha Marcy May MarleneFoxReview
Chronicle poster2 FebruaryChronicleFoxTrailer | Review
Any Questions for Ben?9 February Any Questions for Ben?RoadshowTrailer | Review
Safe House - Australian poster9 FebruarySafe HouseUniversalTrailer | Review
The Vow poster - Australia9 FebruaryThe VowSonyReview
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D poster9 FebruaryStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (3D)FoxTrailer | Review
Shame poster9 FebruaryShameTransmissionTrailer | Review
Romancing In The Air poster9 FebruaryRomancing in Thin AirDream MovieTrailer | Review
This Means War (2012) poster14 FebruaryThis Means WarFoxReview
The Grey poster - Australia16 FebruaryThe GreyIconReview
One For the Money poster16 FebruaryOne For the MoneyRoadshowReview
My Week with Marilyn poster16 FebruaryMy Week With Marilyn (Limited)RoadshowTrailer | Review
Buck poster16 FebruaryBuckMadmanReview
Contraband poster23 FebruaryContrabandUniversalReview
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close poster23 FebruaryExtremely Loud and Incredibly CloseRoadshowReview
Gone poster23 FebruaryGoneHopscotch
Killer Elite poster23 FebruaryKiller EliteDisneyTrailer | Review
Late Bloomers poster23 FebruaryLate BloomersPalace
Love (2012) poster23 FebruaryLoveChina LionTrailer | Review
Tyrannosaur poster - Australia23 February

(Melbourne Only)
TyrannosaurMadmanSFF Review
March
A Separation poster1 MarchA SeparationHopscotchSFF Review
A Little Bit of Heaven poster1 MarchA Little Bit of HeavenHoyts
The Devil Inside international poster1 MarchThe Devil InsideParamountTrailer
The Headhunters poster1 MarchHeadhuntersRialtoReview
Carnage poster (Polanski)1 MarchCarnageSonyReview
Like Crazy poster1 MarchLike CrazyParamountTrailer | Review
Project X poster1 MarchProject XRoadshow
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business poster (Australia)1 MarchSione's 2: Unfinished BusinessPInnacleTrailer | Review
John Carter poster8 MarchJohn CarterDisneyTeaser Trailer | Review
50/50 poster8 March

(Cinema Nova Melbourne Only)
50/50RoadshowTrailer
The Source poster - Australia8 MarchThe SourceMadman
Coriolanus poster8 MarchCoriolanusIconReview
The Rum Diary poster15 MarchThe Rum DiaryFoxTrailer | Review
21 Jump Street (2012) Poster15 March21 Jump StreetSonyTrailer | Review
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance poster15 MarchGhost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceRoadshowTrailer | Review
Haywire poster15 March

(Limited)
HaywireRoadshow
The Kid with a Bike poster - Australia15 March

(Limited)
Kid with A BikeMadmanMIFF Review
Margin Call poster15 MarchMargin CallBecker Film GroupReview
The Hunger Games poster22 MarchThe Hunger GamesRoadshowTrailer | Review
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel poster22 MarchThe Best Exotic Marigold HotelFox
The Raid - Australian poster22 MarchThe RaidMadmanTrailer | Review
Wrath of the Titans poster29 MarchWrath of the Titans (3D)RoadshowTrailer | Review
Mirror Mirror (2012) poster29 MarchMirror MirrorRoadshowTrailer | Review
The Lorax poster29 MarchDr. Seuss' The LoraxUniversalTrailer | Review
A Dangerous Method poster29 MarchA Dangerous MethodParamount/TransmissionReview
Le Havre poster29 MarchLe HavreSharmill FilmsReview
APRIL
American Reunion poster5 AprilAmerican ReunionUniversalTrailer | Review
The Pirates: Band of Misfits poster5 AprilThe Pirates! Band of MisfitsSonyTrailer | Review
This Must Be the Place poster5 AprilThis Must Be The PlaceHopscotchReview
Titanic poster5 AprilTitanic (3D)FoxTrailer | Review
Goodbye, First Love poster5 AprilGoodbye, First LovePalaceReview
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen poster5 AprilSalmon Fishing in the YemenRoadshowReview
Love in the Buff poster - Australia5 AprilLove in the BuffDream MovieTrailer
The Deep Blue Sea poster (Australia)12 AprilThe Deep Blue SeaTransmissionReview
Battleship poster12 AprilBattleshipUniversalTrailer
StreetDance 2 poster19 AprilStreetdance 2 3DHoyts
The Lucky One19 AprilThe Lucky OneRoadshow
The Lady Poster19 AprilThe LadyRoadshowTrailer
Footnote poster19 AprilFootnoteRialtoReview
Romantics Anonymous poster - Australia19 AprilRomantics AnonymousMadman
The Avengers "Assemble" poster (2012)25 AprilThe AvengersDisneyTrailer | Review
Café de Flore poster26 AprilCafé de FloreIcon
Wish You Were Here - Joel Edgerton poster26 AprilWish You Were HereHopscotch
MAY
ACT OF VALOR poster3 MayAct of ValorRoadshow
Beauty and the Beast 3D poster3 MayBeauty and the Beast 3DDisneyTrailer | Review
Delicacy film movie poster - Audrey Tautou3 MayDelicacyTransmissionReview
The Five Year Engagement poster3 MayThe Five Year EngagementUniversalTrailer | Review
King of Devil's Island Poster3 MayKing of Devil's IslandPalace
The Sitter poster3 MayThe SitterFox
W.E. poster - Madonna3 MayW.E.Roadshow
Dark Shadows poster - Australia10 MayDark Shadows (3D)RoadshowTrailer | Review
Jiro Dreams of Sushi poster10 MayJiro Dreams of SushiCuriousMIFF2011 Review
Safe poster - Statham10 MaySafeIconReview
Iron Sky Poster10 MayIron SkyHoytsTrailer
Trishna poster10 MayTrishnaMadman
The Dictator teaser poster16 MayThe DictatorParamountTrailer | Review
In Darkness poster17 MayIn DarknessRoadshow
Silent Souls poster17 MaySilent SoulsIcon
The Woman in Black - poster (Australia)17 MayThe Woman in BlackRoadshowTrailer | Review
Bel Ami poster24 MayBel AmiHopscotchTrailer
First Night poster24 MayFirst NightParamount
Men in Black III (MIB 3) 3D promo poster24 MayMen in Black 3SonyTrailer
Declaration of War poster31 MayDeclaration of WarPalace
Get the Gringo/How I Spent My Summer Vacation poster31 MayGet the GringoIcon
Tomboy poster31 MayTomboyRialto
What to Expect When You're Expecting - Brooklyn Decker poster31 MayWhat to Expect When You're ExpectingRoadshow
JUNE
The Duel poster7 JuneAnton Chekov's The DuelRialto
Friends with Kids poster7 JuneFriends With KidsRoadshow
Prometheus poster7 JunePrometheusFoxTrailer
Take This Waltz14 JuneTake This WaltzHopscotch
Cabin in the Woods poster14 June

(Limited)
The Cabin in the WoodsRoadshowReview
Comme Un Chef poster14 JuneThe ChefIcon
Sony Pictures Logo14 JuneThat’s My BoySony
Rock of Ages (2012) poster14 JuneRock of AgesRoadshowTrailer
Snow White and the Huntsman poster - Kristen Stewart21 JuneSnow White & the HuntsmanUniversalTrailer
Brave poster21 JuneBraveDisneyTrailer
Elena poster21 JuneElenaPalace
Marley poster21 JuneMarleyRoadshow
A Royal Affair Poster21 JuneA Royal AffairMadman
The Three Stooges (2012) poster21 June (QLD)

28 June (NSW, VIC, SA)

5 July (WA, ACT)
The Three StoogesFox
Where Do We Go Now poster28 JuneWhere Do We Go NowHopscotch
Ice Age: Continental Drift poster28 JuneIce Age: Continental DriftFoxTrailer
Not Suitable for Children poster28 JuneNot Suitable For ChildrenIconTrailer
JULY
Katy Perry Part of Me poster2 JulyKaty Perry: Part of Me (3D)ParamountTrailer
The Amazing Spider-man (2012) poster4 JulyThe Amazing Spider-manSonyTeaser Trailer
Hysteria poster12 JulyHysteriaHopscotchTrailer
Universal Logo12 JulyTedUniversalTrailer
The Dark Knight Rises poster19 JulyThe Dark Knight RisesRoadshowTeaser Trailer | Trailer
Magic Mike26 JulyMagic MikeRoadshow
Safety Not Guaranteed poster26 JulySafety Not GuaranteedRialtoTrailer | Review
AUGUST
Step Up 4Ever 3D poster2 AugustStep Up: Miami Heat (3D)Universal
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2012) poster2 AugustG.I. Joe: RetaliationParamountTrailer
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter poster9 AugustAbraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterFoxTrailer
Campaign poster (Jay Roach)9 AugustThe CampaignRoadshowTrailer
The Sapphires poster9 AugustThe SapphiresHopscotch
The Bourne Legacy poster16 AugustThe Bourne LegacyUniversalTrailer
My America poster16 AugustMy AmericaRialto
Bully poster23 AugustBullyRoadshow
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai poster23 AugustHara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiIcon
Roadshow logo23 AugustGreat Hope SpringsRoadshow
Nobel's Last Will poster23 AugustLast WillRialto
Your Sisters Sister poster23 AugustYour Sister's SisterMadman
Wuthering Heights movie poster24 AugustWuthering HeightsTransmissionTrailer
Cosmopolis poster30 AugustCosmopolisIconTeaser Trailer
Finding Nemo poster30 AugustFinding Nemo (3D)Disney
Rebirth (2011) poster30 AugustRebirthRialtoReview
Sinister - Ethan Hawke30 AugustSinister
The Expendables 2 poster30 AugustThe Expendables 2RoadshowTrailer
SEPTEMBER
Roadshow logo5 September LawlessRoadshowTrailer
Shihad - Beautiful Machine poster6 SeptemberShihad: Beautiful MachineRialto
Bait in 3D Poster6 SeptemberBait 3DParamount
Roadshow logo6 SeptemberKath & KimderellaRoadshow
Monsieur Lazhar poster6 SeptemberMonsieur LazharPalace
Sony Pictures Logo6 SeptemberTotal RecallSonyTrailer
Beasts of the Southern Wild poster13 SeptemberBeasts of the Southern WildIcon
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted poster - International poster13 SeptemberMadagascar 3: Europe’s Most WantedParamountTrailer
20th Century Fox logo13 SeptemberNeighborhood WatchFox
Three-Sixty-360-Movie-Poster13 September360Madman
Six Plots image13 September6 PlotsRialto
Chinese Take Away poster20 SeptemberChinese Take-Away (Un Cuento Chino)Rialto
Hoyts Distribution logo20 SeptemberKilling Them SoftlyHoyts
Hotel Transylvania Poster20 SeptemberHotel Transylvania (3D) Sony
Paranorman poster20 SeptemberParanormanUniversalTrailer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days20 SeptemberDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysFox
Ruby Sparks Poster20 SeptemberRuby SparksFox
Secret of the Wings poster20 SeptemberSecret of the WingsDisney
Savages poster - Oliver Stone27 SeptemberSavagesUniversalTrailer
Tai Chi Zero poster27 SeptemberTai Chi ZeroIcon
On the Road poster27 SeptemberOn the RoadIconTrailer
OCTOBER
The Intouchables poster4 OctoberThe IntouchablesRoadshow
Universal Logo4 OctoberMentalUniversal
20th Century Fox logo4 OctoberTaken 2Fox
Liberal Arts movie poster11 OctoberLiberal ArtsIconReview
Resident Evil: Retribution - Alice and Ada11 OctoberResident Evil: RetributionSonyTeaser
Roadshow logo11 OctoberThe Trouble With the CurveRoadshow
Looper poster11 OctoberLooperRoadshow
Roadshow logo18 OctoberEnd of WatchRoadshow
Paramount Pictures 100th Anniversary Logo18 OctoberParanormal Activity 4Paramount
Jo Nesbo's Jackpot poster18 OctoberJo Nesbo's JackpotRialto
Dredd 3D poster25 OctoberDredd (3D)Icon
Frankenweenie poster25 OctoberFrankenweenieDisneyTrailer
I, Alex Cross poster25 OctoberI, Alex CrossHoyts
The Big Wedding poster25 OctoberThe Big WeddingRoadshow
Roadshow logo25 OctoberThe ApparitionRoadshow
Saving General Yang poster26 OctoberSaving General YangIcon
NOVEMBER
Argo poster1 NovemberArgoRoadshowTrailer
Electrick Children poster1 NovemberElectrick ChildrenRialto
Paramount Pictures 100th Anniversary Logo1 November Fun SizeParamount
Sinister Poster1 NovemberSinisterIcon
Sylvester Stallone - Bullet To The Head8 NovemberBullet In the HeadIcon
House at the End of the Street poster8 NovemberHouse At the End of the StreetRoadshow
Premium Rush poster8 NovemberPremium RushSony
The Odd Life of Timothy Green poster15 NovemberThe Odd Life of Timothy GreenDisneyTrailer
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Teaser poster15 NovemberThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Hoyts
Skyfall (Bond 23 ) poster22 NovemberSkyfallSony
The 47 Ronin poster (Promo)29 November47 RoninUniversal
The Silver Linings Playbook29 NovemberThe Silver Linings PlaybookRoadshow
Roadshow logo29 NovemberGravityRoadshow
You're Next Poster29 NovemberYou're NextIcon
DECEMBER
Here Comes the Boom poster6 DecemberHere Comes the BoomSony
Rise of the Guardians13 DecemberRise of the GuardiansParamountTrailer
Life of Pi20 DecemberLife of PiFox
Hyde Park on the Hudson26 DecemberHyde Park on HudsonIcon
Les Miserables poster26 DecemberLes MiserablesUniversal
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey poster26 DecemberThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3D)RoadshowTrailer
Wreck-It Ralph Teaser poster26 DecemberWreck-It RalphDisney
20th Century Fox logo26 DecemberParental GuidanceFox
Paramount Pictures 100th Anniversary Logo26 DecemberQuartetParamount

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