Best-Selling DVDs & Blu-rays of 2012

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2012 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

Seth MacFarlane's Ted topped the chart ahead of The Dark Knight Rises, an irreverent comedy outselling the year's biggest blockbuster. The defining pattern is British and American television box sets crowding the list: Downton Abbey across several series, Sherlock, Game of Thrones' first season, Homeland, Call the Midwife and The Big Bang Theory all chart. War Horse and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel carry the prestige films. The surprises are the event titles, the official London 2012 Olympic Games DVD at five, and Mrs Brown's Boys appearing repeatedly across series and live shows. A year when the TV box set arguably mattered more to buyers than the films.

Born in 2012? See everything that topped the UK charts in 2012 — books, film, games and music.

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Ted: Extended Edition [DVD]

4.1 · 1

The Dark Knight Rises (DVD) [2012]

4.3 · 9

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 [DVD]

4.4

War Horse [DVD] [2011]

4.6 · 3

London 2012 Olympic Games [DVD]

4.6

Mrs Brown's Boys - Series 1 [DVD] [2011]

4.7 · 6

Brave [DVD] [2012]

4.6 · 4

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (DVD + Digital Copy)

4.6 · 3

Mrs Brown's Boys - Series 2 [DVD] [2012]

4.8 · 2

Christmas at Downton Abbey (2011) [DVD]

4.8 · 833

Avengers Assemble [DVD]

4.3 · 8

The Dark Knight Rises [2012] [Region Free]

4.3 · 9

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift [DVD]

4.6 · 956

The Hunger Games (2 Disc) [DVD]

4.4 · 4

Jillian Michaels - 30 Day Shred [DVD]

4.7 · 9

Homeland - Season 1 [DVD]

4.5 · 770

Michael McIntyre: Showtime [DVD]

4.6 · 418

Game of Thrones - Season 1 [DVD] [2012]

4.6 · 3

Downton Abbey - Series 3 [DVD] [2012] [3-Disc Set]

4.7

The Help [DVD]

4.7 · 868

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [DVD] [2011]

3.7 · 750

Harry Potter - Complete 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray] [2011] [...

4.6

Downton Abbey - Series 1 & 2 Box Set [DVD]

4.7 · 500

Harry Potter - Complete 8-Film Collection [DVD] [2001]

4.6

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [DVD] [2011]

4.6 · 3

Arthur Christmas (DVD) [2011]

4.7 · 742

Downton Abbey: Series 2 [DVD] [2011]

4.6 · 686

Sherlock - Series 2 [DVD]

4.7 · 558

Mrs Brown's Boys Live Tour: Good Mourning Mrs Brown [DVD]

4.3 · 625

Prometheus [DVD] [2012]

3.7 · 4

The Big Bang Theory - Season 5 (DVD + UV Copy) [2012]

4.7 · 334

Sherlock: Series 1 [DVD]

4.7 · 595

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows [DVD + UV Copy] [2012]

4.1 · 633

The Amazing Spider-Man (DVD) [2012]

4.2

Call the Midwife - Series 1 [DVD]

4.9 · 546

The Bourne Legacy [DVD]

4.1 · 833

Avengers Assemble [Blu-ray] [Region Free] [2012]

4.3 · 8

John Bishop Live - Rollercoaster Tour 2012 [DVD]

4.5 · 273

Sherlock - Series 1-2 [DVD]

4.8 · 786

Johnny English Reborn [DVD]

4.3 · 409

Big Bang Theory - Season 1-4 Complete [DVD] [2011]

4.9 · 330

The Woman in Black [DVD]

4.1 · 779

The Big Bang Theory: Seasons One - Five [DVD] [2012]

4.8 · 618

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn [DVD]

4.5 · 637

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 [DVD] [2011]

4.5 · 9

The Artist [DVD]

4.4 · 396

Bridesmaids (Extended Edition) [DVD] [2011]

4.0 · 808

The Inbetweeners Movie [DVD]

4.4 · 815

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days [DVD]

4.7 · 287

Miranda - Series 1-2 [DVD]

4.7 · 430

Back to the Future Trilogy [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

4.7 · 6

Alien Anthology [Films 1-4] [Blu-ray] [1979] [4 Disc Set]

4.7 · 9

The Expendables 2 [DVD]

4.4 · 727

Senna [DVD] [2010]

4.6 · 678

London 2012 Olympic Games [Blu-ray]

4.6

The Killing - Series 1 [DVD] [2010]

4.7 · 472

Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-ray][Region Free]

4.6 · 901

Snow White and the Huntsman [DVD] [2012]

4.2 · 855

The Notebook [DVD]

4.6 · 2

The Iron Lady [DVD]

3.9 · 398

Nativity! [DVD]

4.6 · 646

Sarah Millican - Thoroughly Modern Millican Live [DVD]

4.7 · 279

Prometheus (Blu-ray + Digital Copy) [Region Free]

3.7 · 4

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists [DVD] [2012]

4.5 · 420

Mad Men - Season 5 [DVD]

4.6 · 259

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo [DVD] [2011]

4.0 · 585

Men in Black 3 [DVD] [2012]

4.5 · 504

The Twilight Saga Quad Pack [DVD]

4.8 · 224

Magic Mike [DVD] [2012]

3.9 · 615

Hugo (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) (2011)

4.3 · 920

Westlife - The Farewell Tour Live at Croke Park 2012 [DVD]

4.7 · 398

Downton Abbey - Series 1-3 / Christmas at Downton Abbey 2011...

4.7 · 473

The Inbetweeners - Series 1-3 - Complete [DVD]

4.8 · 665

The Dark Knight Trilogy (DVD + UV Copy) [2012]

4.7 · 760

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen [DVD]

4.3 · 542

Prometheus - Collector's Edition (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Dig...

3.7 · 4

The Ultimate Bourne Collection [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

4.7 · 843

The Lion King (Diamond Edition) [DVD]

4.7 · 4

Breaking Bad: Season 1 [DVD] [2008] [2009]

4.6 · 900

James Bond - 22 Film Collection [Blu-ray] [1962]

4.7 · 837

One Day [DVD] [2011]

3.8 · 302

Davina - Ultimate Target (New for 2012) [DVD]

4.6 · 342

Downton Abbey - Series 3 - Limited Edition with 2013 Diary (...

4.7

Thor [DVD]

4.4 · 948

Puss In Boots [DVD]

4.5 · 420

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol [DVD]

4.4 · 536

The Complete Toy Story Collection: Toy Story / Toy Story 2 /...

4.8 · 998

Micky Flanagan Live: The Out Out Tour [DVD]

4.7 · 518

An Idiot Abroad - Series 1- 2 [DVD]

4.7 · 222

Tangled [DVD]

4.8 · 9

Merlin - Complete BBC Series 4 [DVD]

4.8 · 310

Ted - Extended Edition (Blu-ray + Digital Copy + UV Copy)

4.1 · 1

Keith Lemon: The Film [DVD]

3.4 · 208

Hugo [2011] [DVD]

4.3 · 920

Kevin Bridges - The Story Continues… [DVD]

4.6 · 162

Despicable Me [DVD] [2010]

4.7 · 4

Jack Whitehall Live [DVD]

4.3 · 151

Star Wars: The Complete Saga [Blu-ray] [2011] [Region Free]

4.5

21 Jump Street [DVD] [2012]

4.3 · 514

Lady and the Tramp [DVD]

4.7 · 643

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