Domestic 2012 Weekend 31
August 3-5, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Dark Knight Rises | $36,440,000 | $35,737,330 | -$702,670 | -1.9% | 4,242 | $354,638,000 | $353,935,094 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | - | Total Recall | $26,000,000 | $25,577,758 | -$422,242 | -1.6% | 3,601 | $26,000,000 | $25,577,758 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $14,700,000 | $14,623,599 | -$76,401 | -0.5% | 3,391 | $14,700,000 | $14,623,599 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 4 | - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $8,400,000 | $8,609,040 | +$209,040 | +2.5% | 3,542 | $131,863,000 | $132,071,899 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 5 | - | The Watch | $6,350,000 | $6,527,915 | +$177,915 | +2.8% | 3,168 | $25,363,000 | $25,541,118 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 7 | +1 | Ted | $5,479,000 | $5,644,680 | +$165,680 | +3% | 2,767 | $203,414,000 | $203,579,915 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | -1 | Step Up Revolution | $5,300,000 | $5,927,462 | +$627,462 | +11.8% | 2,606 | $23,097,000 | $23,724,611 | 2 | Lionsgate Films |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Amazing Spider-Man | $4,300,000 | $4,400,315 | +$100,315 | +2.3% | 2,425 | $250,640,000 | $250,740,648 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 9 | - | Brave | $2,890,000 | $2,986,214 | +$96,214 | +3.3% | 2,110 | $223,324,000 | $223,420,254 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | - | Magic Mike | $1,380,000 | $1,414,372 | +$34,372 | +2.5% | 1,202 | $110,894,000 | $110,928,677 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 11 | - | Moonrise Kingdom | $1,232,000 | $1,240,083 | +$8,083 | +0.7% | 687 | $40,750,000 | $40,779,127 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 12 | 12 | - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $1,175,000 | $1,154,768 | -$20,232 | -1.7% | 318 | $5,904,000 | $5,883,560 | 6 | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Savages | $957,000 | $978,635 | +$21,635 | +2.3% | 704 | $46,057,000 | $46,078,645 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | - | To Rome with Love | $811,000 | $824,223 | +$13,223 | +1.6% | 382 | $14,292,000 | $14,304,640 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | 15 | - | Madea's Witness Protection | $770,000 | $731,828 | -$38,172 | -5% | 737 | $64,180,000 | $64,142,253 | 6 | Lionsgate Films |
| 16 | 18 | +2 | The Intouchables | $564,000 | $566,130 | +$2,130 | +0.4% | 194 | $5,660,000 | $5,662,458 | 11 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 17 | - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $540,000 | $587,512 | +$47,512 | +8.8% | 504 | $210,805,000 | $210,852,342 | 9 | DreamWorks |
| 18 | 19 | +1 | The Hunger Games | $435,000 | $429,366 | -$5,634 | -1.3% | 291 | $406,703,000 | $406,697,224 | 20 | Lionsgate Films |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | The Avengers | $400,000 | $417,065 | +$17,065 | +4.3% | 300 | $616,751,000 | $616,768,487 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | Ruby Sparks | $400,000 | $395,913 | -$4,087 | -1% | 64 | $643,000 | $638,683 | 2 | - |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $311,000 | $316,710 | +$5,710 | +1.8% | 309 | $153,824,000 | $153,829,955 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | 23 | +1 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $300,000 | $310,484 | +$10,484 | +3.5% | 230 | $45,004,000 | $45,014,055 | 14 | - |
| 23 | 24 | +1 | The Queen of Versailles | $277,000 | $270,377 | -$6,623 | -2.4% | 68 | $563,000 | $557,266 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 24 | 26 | +2 | Part of Me | $200,000 | $202,023 | +$2,023 | +1% | 277 | $24,787,000 | $24,789,097 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | 27 | +2 | Farewell, My Queen | $186,000 | $187,222 | +$1,222 | +0.7% | 56 | $622,000 | $624,176 | 4 | Cohen Media Group |
| 26 | 29 | +3 | Killer Joe | $163,000 | $163,000 | $0 | - | 14 | $220,000 | $220,000 | 2 | LD Entertainment |
| 27 | 30 | +3 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $155,000 | $160,998 | +$5,998 | +3.9% | 121 | $3,459,000 | $3,464,551 | 9 | FilmDistrict |
| 28 | 31 | +3 | Bernie | $132,000 | $130,709 | -$1,291 | -1% | 97 | $8,801,000 | $8,799,909 | 15 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 29 | 35 | +6 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $112,000 | $107,785 | -$4,215 | -3.8% | 4 | $112,000 | $107,785 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 36 | +6 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $65,000 | $72,917 | +$7,917 | +12.2% | 26 | $131,000 | $138,387 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 31 | 43 | +12 | Your Sister's Sister | $49,500 | $37,592 | -$11,908 | -24.1% | 52 | $1,520,000 | $1,504,469 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 32 | 40 | +8 | Take This Waltz | $48,000 | $55,007 | +$7,007 | +14.6% | 51 | $1,076,900 | $1,083,883 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 33 | 42 | +9 | Searching for Sugar Man | $38,500 | $38,743 | +$243 | +0.6% | 7 | $81,800 | $82,093 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | 46 | +12 | 2016: Obama's America | $32,300 | $34,133 | +$1,833 | +5.7% | 10 | $191,000 | $192,756 | 4 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 35 | 49 | +14 | Girlfriend Boyfriend | $27,900 | $29,016 | +$1,116 | +4% | 16 | $27,900 | $29,016 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 36 | 52 | +16 | Trishna | $25,000 | $24,056 | -$944 | -3.8% | 23 | $210,000 | $209,530 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 37 | 51 | +14 | Soldiers of Fortune | $22,300 | $24,978 | +$2,678 | +12% | 50 | $22,300 | $24,978 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 38 | 53 | +15 | Easy Money | $21,400 | $21,550 | +$150 | +0.7% | 6 | $114,000 | $114,234 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 39 | 57 | +18 | Outlaws | $17,000 | $15,635 | -$1,365 | -8% | 34 | $5,655,000 | $5,653,991 | 10 | Arc Entertainment |
| 40 | 56 | +16 | Runaway Slave | $16,500 | $17,476 | +$976 | +5.9% | 6 | $46,800 | $47,813 | 5 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 41 | 59 | +18 | Red Lights | $14,000 | $14,613 | +$613 | +4.4% | 18 | $35,100 | $35,593 | 4 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 42 | 61 | +19 | 360 | $12,600 | $12,186 | -$414 | -3.3% | 2 | $12,600 | $12,186 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 43 | 62 | +19 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $11,800 | $11,769 | -$31 | -0.3% | 16 | $40,400 | $40,378 | 2 | Drafthouse Films |
| 44 | 75 | +31 | The Babymakers | $5,800 | $5,215 | -$585 | -10.1% | 11 | $5,800 | $5,215 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 45 | 76 | +31 | Mosquita y Mari | $5,200 | $5,070 | -$130 | -2.5% | 1 | $5,200 | $5,070 | 1 | The Film Collaborative |
