Domestic 2012 Week 3
January 20-26, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Underworld: Awakening | $32,625,613 | - | 3,078 | - | $10,599 | $32,625,613 | 1 | Screen Gems |
| 2 | - | Red Tails | $23,515,703 | - | 2,512 | - | $9,361 | $23,515,703 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 1 | Contraband | $15,971,580 | -52.9% | 2,870 | +7 | $5,565 | $49,869,500 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 36 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $13,269,347 | +8,902.8% | 2,630 | +2,624 | $5,045 | $13,961,254 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | - | Haywire | $11,279,202 | - | 2,439 | - | $4,624 | $11,279,202 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | 2 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $10,993,951 | -55.7% | 2,625 | - | $4,188 | $35,802,331 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 4 | Joyful Noise | $7,659,528 | -51.6% | 2,735 | - | $2,800 | $23,487,510 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $7,282,138 | -56% | 2,519 | -827 | $2,890 | $199,091,325 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | 5 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $5,932,687 | -51.4% | 2,485 | -670 | $2,387 | $179,738,916 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 10 | The Iron Lady | $5,412,803 | -34.9% | 1,076 | +274 | $5,030 | $14,314,482 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | 7 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $4,970,045 | -49.5% | 1,907 | -767 | $2,606 | $95,995,113 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 8 | War Horse | $4,480,713 | -50% | 2,525 | -331 | $1,774 | $73,615,391 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 15 | The Artist | $3,681,183 | +71.1% | 662 | +446 | $5,560 | $13,429,098 | 9 | The Weinstein Company |
| 14 | 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,653,285 | -57.6% | 2,070 | -779 | $1,764 | $125,259,322 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | 11 | We Bought a Zoo | $3,455,946 | -58.3% | 2,065 | -844 | $1,673 | $70,237,531 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 6 | The Devil Inside | $3,426,645 | -66.6% | 2,207 | -344 | $1,552 | $52,047,752 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | 14 | The Descendants | $3,410,654 | -12.2% | 560 | -100 | $6,090 | $52,298,014 | 11 | - |
| 18 | 12 | The Adventures of Tintin | $2,822,576 | -55.9% | 1,340 | -733 | $2,106 | $72,924,741 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | 13 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $2,499,544 | -45.9% | 731 | -155 | $3,419 | $19,065,141 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 20 | 16 | Hugo | $1,465,800 | -20% | 650 | +105 | $2,255 | $56,415,582 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | 23 | A Dangerous Method | $563,221 | -26.6% | 105 | +1 | $5,364 | $3,518,182 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 24 | Happy Feet Two | $526,781 | -30.3% | 331 | -34 | $1,591 | $62,696,834 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 22 | My Week with Marilyn | $517,995 | -40.2% | 225 | -175 | $2,302 | $12,257,352 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 24 | 27 | Puss in Boots | $438,169 | -30.4% | 292 | -24 | $1,500 | $147,805,155 | 13 | DreamWorks |
| 25 | 28 | Jack and Jill | $432,459 | -27.8% | 283 | -15 | $1,528 | $73,042,766 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | 19 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $417,685 | -61.5% | 370 | -338 | $1,128 | $280,371,424 | 10 | Summit Entertainment |
| 27 | 20 | Carnage | $402,530 | -62.6% | 248 | -246 | $1,623 | $2,064,539 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 30 | Shame | $373,825 | +45.5% | 95 | +54 | $3,935 | $3,113,225 | 8 | - |
| 29 | 21 | The Muppets | $326,562 | -65.2% | 285 | -262 | $1,145 | $87,101,523 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | 37 | A Separation | $239,730 | +84.1% | 13 | +7 | $18,440 | $611,953 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 17 | The Darkest Hour | $236,890 | -83.6% | 301 | -881 | $787 | $21,128,481 | 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 32 | 29 | Tower Heist | $236,425 | -31.6% | 220 | -40 | $1,074 | $77,879,520 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | 32 | Pina | $217,820 | +2.1% | 10 | +4 | $21,782 | $863,283 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 34 | 25 | The Sitter | $199,404 | -73.1% | 191 | -258 | $1,044 | $30,078,067 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | 26 | Young Adult | $198,970 | -69.9% | 150 | -237 | $1,326 | $16,136,205 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | 31 | Immortals | $179,483 | -28.8% | 169 | -18 | $1,062 | $83,326,843 | 11 | Relativity Media |
| 37 | 18 | New Year's Eve | $178,718 | -87.2% | 265 | -827 | $674 | $54,227,410 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 34 | Born to Be Wild | $165,252 | -10.6% | 45 | - | $3,672 | $15,727,430 | 42 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 33 | Real Steel | $164,786 | -20.8% | 162 | -25 | $1,017 | $85,285,582 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | - | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | $139,694 | - | 42 | - | $3,326 | $139,694 | 1 | Eleven Arts |
| 41 | - | The Viral Factor | $107,624 | - | 22 | - | $4,892 | $107,624 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 42 | 46 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $105,902 | +47.7% | 7 | +5 | $15,128 | $216,923 | 7 | Oscilloscope |
| 43 | 35 | Pariah | $93,401 | -41.7% | 21 | -3 | $4,447 | $526,009 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 44 | - | Coriolanus | $92,251 | - | 9 | - | $10,250 | $92,251 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 45 | 39 | Moneyball | $89,298 | -27.6% | 110 | - | $811 | $75,555,259 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 46 | 50 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $85,712 | +55% | 8 | -1 | $10,714 | $4,647,146 | 87 | 3D Entertainment |
| 47 | - | The Flowers of War | $80,986 | - | 30 | - | $2,699 | $172,180 | 1 | - |
| 48 | 42 | In Time | $79,166 | -29.7% | 97 | -9 | $816 | $37,476,377 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | - | Agneepath | $72,632 | - | 132 | - | $550 | $72,632 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 50 | 44 | Hubble | $70,937 | -18.6% | 21 | +1 | $3,377 | $30,444,027 | 97 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | 40 | Melancholia | $69,322 | -41.9% | 52 | -15 | $1,333 | $2,933,336 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 52 | 38 | Courageous | $51,476 | -58.4% | 90 | -26 | $571 | $34,522,221 | 17 | TriStar Pictures |
| 53 | - | Albert Nobbs | $50,251 | - | - | - | - | $50,251 | - | Roadside Attractions |
| 54 | 45 | J. Edgar | $46,663 | -46.1% | 46 | -36 | $1,014 | $37,052,525 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | 41 | Vettai | $44,688 | -61% | 21 | -13 | $2,128 | $159,229 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 56 | 52 | Drive | $39,867 | -14.3% | 33 | +1 | $1,208 | $35,024,654 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 57 | 47 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $38,063 | -45.5% | 14 | -4 | $2,718 | $213,595 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 58 | 55 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $33,958 | -1.7% | 11 | +3 | $3,087 | $439,167 | 16 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 59 | 48 | Dolphin Tale | $31,982 | -52% | 63 | -28 | $507 | $72,286,779 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | 53 | Under the Sea 3D | $31,895 | -19.5% | 8 | +1 | $3,986 | $29,013,964 | 154 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 49 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $30,828 | -48.6% | 28 | -12 | $1,101 | $4,383,370 | 16 | - |
| 62 | 56 | Space Station 3D | $30,141 | -11.6% | 4 | +2 | $7,535 | $84,810,868 | 510 | IMAX |
| 63 | 60 | Midnight in Paris | $20,630 | +9.8% | 13 | -2 | $1,586 | $56,453,900 | 36 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 64 | - | Le Havre | $18,834 | - | 14 | - | $1,345 | $522,604 | 14 | Janus Films |
| 65 | 59 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $18,329 | -15.6% | 7 | +1 | $2,618 | $541,749 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 66 | 54 | The Skin I Live In | $16,392 | -52.6% | 17 | -14 | $964 | $3,151,624 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | 57 | Margin Call | $14,943 | -39.4% | 14 | -6 | $1,067 | $5,349,809 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 68 | 64 | The Mill and the Cross | $12,781 | -3.2% | 6 | -5 | $2,130 | $303,032 | 20 | - |
| 69 | 75 | Crazy Horse | $12,640 | +189% | 1 | - | $12,640 | $12,639 | 2 | Zipporah Films |
| 70 | 58 | The Help | $12,546 | -45.3% | 22 | -6 | $570 | $169,603,676 | 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 71 | 51 | Don 2 | $12,223 | -75.3% | 12 | -16 | $1,018 | $3,675,986 | 6 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 72 | - | The Front Line | $11,018 | - | 6 | - | $1,836 | $11,018 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 73 | 65 | Take Shelter | $10,495 | +9.6% | 16 | +2 | $655 | $1,719,081 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | - | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $10,414 | - | 1 | - | $10,414 | $10,414 | 1 | First Run |
| 75 | 72 | Young Goethe in Love | $9,489 | +108.3% | 8 | +5 | $1,186 | $125,354 | 12 | Music Box Films |
| 76 | 86 | Tomboy | $8,678 | +288.6% | 10 | +5 | $867 | $109,512 | 11 | Dada Films |
| 77 | - | Carol Channing: Larger Than Life | $7,150 | - | 2 | - | $3,575 | $7,150 | 1 | Entertainment One |
| 78 | 80 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $6,857 | +113% | 3 | +2 | $2,285 | $183,169 | 18 | First Run |
| 79 | - | Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston | $6,565 | - | 1 | - | $6,565 | $6,565 | 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 80 | - | Film socialisme | $6,430 | - | 1 | - | $6,430 | $42,925 | 34 | Lorber Films |
| 81 | 89 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $5,635 | +165.1% | 3 | +1 | $1,878 | $52,935 | 9 | - |
| 82 | 66 | The Guard | $5,475 | -27.9% | 9 | -2 | $608 | $5,356,468 | 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 83 | - | BuzzKill | $4,599 | - | 1 | - | $4,599 | $4,599 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 84 | 83 | The City Dark | $4,594 | +88.4% | 1 | - | $4,594 | $7,032 | 2 | Argot Pictures |
| 85 | 61 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $4,304 | -76.1% | 1 | - | $4,304 | $43,254 | 4 | The Cinema Guild |
| 86 | - | How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? 2012 Re-release | $4,299 | - | - | - | - | $4,299 | 1 | First Run |
| 87 | 62 | Sing Your Song | $4,212 | -75.7% | 2 | - | $2,106 | $21,528 | 2 | S2BN Films |
| 88 | 78 | Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars | $4,205 | +9.1% | 5 | +1 | $841 | $8,060 | 2 | First Run |
| 89 | 68 | Santa Mesa | $3,621 | -33.4% | 1 | -2 | $3,621 | $9,062 | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 90 | 76 | Addiction Incorporated | $3,207 | -24.4% | 2 | +1 | $1,603 | $14,510 | 7 | Variance Films |
| 91 | 79 | Blackthorn | $2,895 | -16.2% | 3 | -2 | $965 | $197,650 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | 63 | Sophomore | $2,869 | -80.3% | 1 | - | $2,869 | $17,440 | 2 | N/A |
| 93 | 70 | My Reincarnation | $2,769 | -43% | 2 | -1 | $1,384 | $72,139 | 13 | Long Shot Factory |
| 94 | - | Oka! | $2,496 | - | 1 | - | $2,496 | $17,426 | 15 | Dada Films |
| 95 | 82 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,460 | -16.9% | 1 | - | $2,460 | $851,855 | 29 | International Film Circuit |
| 96 | 92 | Roadie | $2,082 | +19.9% | 1 | - | $2,082 | $7,825 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 97 | - | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $1,716 | - | 1 | - | $1,716 | $29,272 | 20 | The Film Desk |
| 98 | 73 | Mozart's Sister | $1,642 | -63.5% | 2 | -4 | $821 | $705,504 | 23 | Music Box Films |
| 99 | 67 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $1,604 | -70.5% | 2 | -2 | $802 | $272,059 | 14 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 100 | 87 | Outrage | $1,447 | -34.9% | 3 | -2 | $482 | $41,524 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 101 | - | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $1,382 | - | 1 | - | $1,382 | $145,561 | 11 | First Run |
| 102 | - | Granito | $1,184 | - | 2 | - | $592 | $39,524 | 20 | International Film Circuit |
| 103 | - | Tyrannosaur | $1,042 | - | 1 | - | $1,042 | $18,821 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 104 | 85 | CornerStore | $848 | -62.7% | 1 | - | $848 | $43,533 | 24 | Shotown Pictures |
| 105 | - | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $837 | - | 1 | - | $837 | $38,771 | 34 | The Film Desk |
| 106 | 94 | Pianomania | $790 | -44.2% | 1 | - | $790 | $49,534 | 35 | First Run |
| 107 | 97 | Loosies | $767 | -28.6% | 3 | +2 | $255 | $3,519 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 108 | - | My Joy | $738 | - | 1 | - | $738 | $6,298 | 17 | Kino Lorber |
| 109 | 103 | Jane's Journey | $724 | +38.2% | 1 | - | $724 | $26,107 | 19 | First Run |
| 110 | - | The Interrupters | $426 | - | 1 | - | $426 | $275,389 | 26 | The Cinema Guild |
| 111 | 84 | Nostalgia for the Light | $408 | -82.3% | 1 | - | $408 | $155,833 | 55 | Icarus Films |
| 112 | 81 | The Devil, Probably | $343 | -88.7% | 1 | - | $343 | $3,367 | 2 | The Film Desk |
| 113 | 91 | The Bride Wore Black | $334 | -81.6% | 1 | - | $334 | $23,123 | 12 | The Film Desk |
| 114 | 101 | The Look | $198 | -71.4% | 2 | - | $99 | $14,222 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 115 | - | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | $176 | - | 1 | - | $176 | $19,017 | 28 | The Film Desk |
| 116 | 93 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | $128 | -92.4% | 1 | -1 | $128 | $27,603 | 10 | First Run |
| 117 | 108 | Galapagos | $18 | -60% | 1 | - | $18 | $18,078,399 | 639 | IMAX |
