14 Kannada films of 2012 ranked by box office. #1: Sangolli Rayanna (₹30 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sangolli Rayanna | Naganna | ₹30 crore | ₹30 crore | 1.00x | |
| 2 | Dandupalya | Srinivas Raju | ₹3 crore | ₹25 crore | 8.33x | |
| 2 | Addhuri | A. P. Arjun | ₹4.5 crore | ₹25 crore | 5.56x | |
| 4 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | Suresh Krishna | ₹9 crore | ₹16 crore | 1.78x | |
| 5 | Drama | Yash | Yogaraj Bhat | ₹4 crore | ₹13 crore | 3.25x |
| 6 | Anna Bond | Duniya Soori | ₹7 crore | ₹12 crore | 1.71x | |
| 6 | Chingari | Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas | A Harsha | ₹7 crore | ₹12 crore | 1.71x |
| 8 | Kalpana | Rama Narayanan | ₹7 crore | ₹11 crore | 1.57x | |
| 9 | Govindaya Namaha | Pawan Wadeyar | ₹8 crore | |||
| 9 | Snehitaru | K. Ram Narayan | ₹4 crore | ₹8 crore | 2.00x | |
| 11 | Godfather | Upendra | Sethu Sriram | ₹4.5 crore | ₹7 crore | 1.56x |
| 12 | Rambo | Sharan | ₹2 crore | ₹5 crore | 2.50x | |
| 13 | Jaanu | Yash | Preetham Gubbi | ₹3 crore | ₹2 crore | 0.67x |
| 14 | Arakshaka | P. Vasu | ₹4 crore | ₹80 lakh | 0.20x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.