Cinema (2012)

In May 2012, a certain culture critic boldly proclaimed that TV had creatively dethroned the movies. Given the past year’s cinematic dazzle, must he now admit he was wrong
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/03/movies-television-creative-debate

That's Right, may 2012 had show that TV was down but not out with films, as shown with the numbers films made, here are the top 5 highest grossing films of 2012.

Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide gross
1	The Avengers	Marvel Studios	$1,518,594,910
2	Skyfall	MGM / Columbia	$1,108,561,013
3	The Dark Knight Rises	Warner Bros. / Legendary	$1,084,439,099
4	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Warner Bros./ MGM / New Line	$1,017,003,568
5	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Fox / Blue Sky	$877,244,782

now why these films may have not been groundbreaking, the money they earned is not to be sneezed at