Domestic Box Office For September 2012
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel Transylvania | $148,313,048 | 3,375 | $42,522,194 | 28.7% | 3,349 | Sep 28 | Feb 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Looper | $66,486,205 | 2,993 | $20,801,552 | 31.3% | 2,992 | Sep 28 | Jan 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Pitch Perfect | $65,001,093 | 2,787 | $5,149,433 | 7.9% | 335 | Sep 28 | Feb 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $42,345,531 | 3,016 | $21,052,227 | 49.7% | 3,012 | Sep 14 | Nov 11 | Screen Gems |
| 5 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $41,128,283 | 2,904 | $16,687,773 | 40.6% | 2,904 | Sep 14 | Jan 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | End of Watch | $41,003,371 | 2,780 | $13,152,683 | 32.1% | 2,730 | Sep 21 | Jan 17 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 7 | Trouble with the Curve | $35,763,137 | 3,212 | $12,162,040 | 34% | 3,212 | Sep 21 | Dec 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | House at the End of the Street | $31,611,916 | 3,083 | $12,287,234 | 38.9% | 3,083 | Sep 21 | Dec 20 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $17,742,948 | 745 | $228,359 | 1.3% | 4 | Sep 21 | Feb 7 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | The Master | $16,377,274 | 864 | $736,311 | 4.5% | 5 | Sep 14 | Mar 14 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Dredd | $13,414,714 | 2,557 | $6,278,491 | 46.8% | 2,506 | Sep 21 | Nov 1 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | The Words | $11,494,838 | 2,801 | $4,750,894 | 41.3% | 2,801 | Sep 7 | Oct 4 | CBS Films |
| 13 | Arbitrage | $7,919,574 | 256 | $2,002,165 | 25.3% | 197 | Sep 14 | Jan 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Won't Back Down | $5,310,554 | 2,517 | $2,603,370 | 49% | 2,515 | Sep 28 | Nov 22 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | The Cold Light of Day | $3,763,583 | 1,511 | $1,831,588 | 48.7% | 1,511 | Sep 7 | Oct 4 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Last Ounce of Courage | $3,329,674 | 1,407 | $1,708,000 | - | 1,407 | Sep 14 | Oct 11 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 17 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $3,125,613 | 322 | $1,673,731 | 53.5% | 267 | Sep 7 | Oct 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Barfi! | $2,804,874 | 132 | $1,061,713 | 37.9% | 132 | Sep 14 | Oct 28 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $1,017,579 | 27 | $63,700 | 6.3% | 3 | Sep 21 | Feb 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 20 | Unconditional | $1,005,800 | 312 | $525,192 | 52.2% | 312 | Sep 21 | Oct 7 | Veracity Moving Pictures |
| 21 | Masquerade | $922,921 | 15 | - | - | - | Sep 21 | Apr 18 | CJ Entertainment |
| 22 | Heroine | $598,668 | 114 | $389,901 | 65.1% | 114 | Sep 21 | Oct 11 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Bachelorette | $447,954 | 60 | $181,494 | 40.5% | 47 | Sep 7 | Oct 11 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 24 | Detropia | $390,024 | 24 | $17,414 | 4.5% | 1 | Sep 7 | Feb 28 | Loki Films |
| 25 | Branded | $353,513 | 307 | $240,589 | 68.1% | 307 | Sep 7 | Oct 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 26 | Liberal Arts | $327,345 | 31 | $27,435 | 8.4% | 4 | Sep 14 | Nov 22 | IFC Films |
| 27 | Stolen | $304,318 | 141 | $183,125 | 60.2% | 141 | Sep 14 | Sep 27 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 28 | Keep the Lights On | $246,112 | 10 | $55,574 | 22.6% | 5 | Sep 7 | Dec 27 | Music Box Films |
| 29 | The Waiting Room | $244,951 | 8 | $7,086 | 2.9% | 4 | Sep 26 | May 16 | International Film Circuit |
| 30 | My Uncle Rafael | $243,616 | 14 | $109,747 | 45% | 14 | Sep 21 | Nov 11 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 31 | Thaandavam | $213,476 | 45 | $129,044 | 60.4% | 45 | Sep 28 | Oct 25 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 32 | 10 Years | $203,373 | 63 | $22,707 | 11.2% | 3 | Sep 14 | Oct 11 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 33 | Slaughter Creek | $136,815 | 16 | $49,392 | 36.1% | 16 | Sep 14 | Sep 27 | Nocturnal Features |
| 34 | The Other Dream Team | $135,228 | 14 | $19,821 | 14.7% | 2 | Sep 28 | Nov 15 | The Film Arcade |
| 35 | How to Survive a Plague | $132,055 | 15 | $28,250 | 21.4% | 4 | Sep 21 | Nov 15 | IFC Films |
| 36 | Hello I Must Be Going | $106,709 | 15 | $23,904 | 22.4% | 2 | Sep 7 | Nov 22 | Oscilloscope |
| 37 | The Eye of the Storm | $83,566 | 9 | $25,785 | 30.9% | 7 | Sep 7 | Nov 8 | Sycamore Entertainment Group |
| 38 | Harvest of Empire | $79,627 | 2 | - | - | - | Sep 28 | May 16 | Onyx Films |
| 39 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $64,918 | 27 | $19,913 | 30.7% | 27 | Sep 7 | Oct 18 | Hannover House |
| 40 | Backwards | $61,465 | 9 | $23,190 | 37.7% | 5 | Sep 21 | - | Dada Films |
| 41 | Vulgaria | $59,059 | 16 | $31,097 | 52.7% | 16 | Sep 28 | Oct 18 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 42 | Occupy Unmasked | $52,768 | 4 | $40,952 | 77.6% | 4 | Sep 21 | Oct 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 43 | Entre les Bras | $47,439 | 6 | $5,643 | 11.9% | 2 | Sep 14 | Mar 7 | The Cinema Guild |
| 44 | The Inbetweeners | $36,000 | 10 | $36,000 | 100% | 10 | Sep 7 | - | Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
| 45 | Bangkok Revenge | $35,784 | 22 | $22,116 | 61.8% | 22 | Sep 14 | Sep 27 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 46 | Port of Shadows | $27,389 | 2 | $6,618 | 24.2% | 1 | Sep 14 | Feb 14 | Rialto Pictures |
| 47 | Radio Unnameable | $24,090 | 2 | $5,833 | 24.2% | 1 | Sep 19 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 48 | The Iran Job | $23,115 | 2 | $4,295 | 18.6% | 1 | Sep 28 | Jul 18 | Film Movement |
| 49 | Hellbound? | $22,887 | 5 | $3,938 | 17.2% | 4 | Sep 21 | Oct 25 | Area 23a |
| 50 | Girl Model | $21,154 | 5 | $4,898 | 23.2% | 1 | Sep 5 | Dec 6 | First Run |
| 51 | The Prophet's Son | $16,983 | 1 | $8,168 | 48.1% | 1 | Sep 29 | Oct 4 | Slater Brothers Entertainment |
| 52 | 17 Girls | $15,123 | 10 | $4,449 | 29.4% | 10 | Sep 21 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 53 | Head Games | $14,056 | 5 | $1,152 | 8.2% | 2 | Sep 21 | Nov 22 | Variance Films |
| 54 | For Ellen | $12,396 | 3 | $4,616 | 37.2% | 1 | Sep 5 | Nov 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 55 | Tales of the Night | $10,975 | 1 | $7,154 | 65.2% | 1 | Sep 26 | Oct 4 | GKIDS |
| 56 | Husbands in Goa | $10,135 | 7 | $4,483 | 44.2% | 7 | Sep 21 | Nov 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 57 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $9,600 | 8 | $3,001 | 31.3% | 8 | Sep 7 | Oct 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 58 | Money Fight | $9,004 | 1 | $8,759 | 97.3% | 1 | Sep 21 | Sep 27 | Pro-Motion Pictures |
| 59 | Three Stars | $8,942 | 1 | $1,003 | 11.2% | 1 | Sep 21 | - | First Run |
| 60 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | $7,466 | 3 | $3,850 | 51.6% | 1 | Sep 21 | Oct 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 61 | Las Acacias | $6,000 | 1 | $6,000 | 100% | 1 | Sep 7 | Sep 13 | Outsider Films |
| 62 | Bringing Up Bobby | $4,975 | 4 | $1,005 | 20.2% | 1 | Sep 28 | - | Monterey Media |
| 63 | Pickin' & Grinnin' | $4,000 | 1 | $3,003 | 75.1% | 1 | Sep 7 | Sep 13 | House Lights Media |
| 64 | About Cherry | $3,003 | 3 | $2,760 | 91.9% | 3 | Sep 21 | Sep 27 | IFC Films |
| 65 | Headshot | $1,373 | 1 | $456 | 33.2% | 1 | Sep 28 | Nov 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 66 | Snowman's Land | $1,190 | 1 | $656 | 55.1% | 1 | Sep 14 | Oct 4 | Music Box Films |
