10 Top-Searched Movies on Yahoo! in 2012

2. "The Dark Knight Rises"
Director Christopher Nolan had a very short track record before taking on this reboot, but his phenomenal "Memento" hinted at grander things to come. Sure enough, the director completely reimagined and revitalized the superhero franchise over seven years, backing away from camp once and for all and bestowing a cinematic experience that tied together epic, action, and drama. Online, the demographics were the gender ... more 

2. "The Dark Knight Rises"
Director Christopher Nolan had a very short track record before taking on this reboot, but his phenomenal "Memento" hinted at grander things to come. Sure enough, the director completely reimagined and revitalized the superhero franchise over seven years, backing away from camp once and for all and bestowing a cinematic experience that tied together epic, action, and drama. Online, the demographics were the gender flip-side to "The Hunger Games," with males conducting 7 out of 10 of the Searches. After a four-year wait, the final in the trilogy didn't quite measure up with the critic -- nor the box office -- as much as the second installment. Still, the summer blockbuster came in second to "The Avengers" in domestic grosses. If you calculate dollars per superhero, Batman comes out ahead. less