Domestic 2012 Weekend 36
September 7-9, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Possession | $9,317,472 | -47.5% | 2,834 | +18 | $3,287 | $33,166,582 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | 2 | Lawless | $6,007,036 | -39.9% | 3,138 | +250 | $1,914 | $23,525,455 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 3 | 3 | The Expendables 2 | $4,951,899 | -45.2% | 3,260 | -74 | $1,518 | $75,619,038 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | - | The Words | $4,750,894 | - | 2,801 | - | $1,696 | $4,750,894 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 5 | 5 | ParaNorman | $4,195,415 | -36.2% | 2,856 | -229 | $1,468 | $45,452,876 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 6 | 4 | The Bourne Legacy | $3,969,330 | -45.1% | 2,766 | -365 | $1,435 | $103,628,825 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $3,650,158 | -41.8% | 2,717 | +82 | $1,343 | $43,007,208 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | The Campaign | $3,377,189 | -40.9% | 2,542 | -399 | $1,328 | $79,320,621 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 9 | 2016: Obama's America | $3,309,422 | -35.1% | 2,017 | +270 | $1,640 | $26,115,717 | 9 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 10 | 7 | The Dark Knight Rises | $3,218,189 | -47.4% | 1,987 | -200 | $1,619 | $437,782,482 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 10 | Hope Springs | $2,800,217 | -40.4% | 2,437 | -4 | $1,149 | $57,519,656 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 11 | Premium Rush | $2,311,414 | -41.8% | 2,182 | -73 | $1,059 | $16,743,104 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | - | The Cold Light of Day | $1,831,588 | - | 1,511 | - | $1,212 | $1,831,588 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | - | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $1,673,731 | - | 267 | - | $6,268 | $1,673,731 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | 12 | Hit and Run | $1,077,146 | -58.4% | 1,810 | -1,060 | $595 | $12,503,750 | 3 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 16 | 17 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $834,216 | -36% | 763 | -273 | $1,093 | $157,173,660 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | 16 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $817,491 | -42.4% | 931 | -273 | $878 | $46,742,100 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | 13 | The Avengers | $786,181 | -58.9% | 1,209 | -496 | $650 | $621,414,627 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 14 | Sparkle | $780,085 | -56.2% | 873 | -384 | $893 | $23,374,162 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 20 | 15 | Brave | $720,572 | -49.5% | 959 | -749 | $751 | $233,397,964 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 18 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $565,880 | -38.8% | 416 | -85 | $1,360 | $260,571,241 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | 20 | Ted | $548,730 | -32.3% | 515 | -46 | $1,065 | $216,858,060 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 22 | Robot & Frank | $505,598 | -27% | 202 | +58 | $2,502 | $2,014,027 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 24 | 19 | Total Recall | $467,562 | -46.2% | 502 | -254 | $931 | $57,627,693 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 24 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $380,983 | -39.5% | 345 | -160 | $1,104 | $215,240,165 | 14 | DreamWorks |
| 26 | 25 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $358,952 | -32% | 269 | +2 | $1,334 | $10,272,091 | 11 | - |
| 27 | 21 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $352,037 | -51% | 441 | -145 | $798 | $2,610,511 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 27 | The Intouchables | $302,504 | -20.4% | 194 | +22 | $1,559 | $8,569,131 | 16 | The Weinstein Company |
| 29 | 29 | Sleepwalk with Me | $280,359 | -13.1% | 73 | +44 | $3,840 | $816,307 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 30 | - | Branded | $240,589 | - | 307 | - | $783 | $240,589 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 31 | 28 | Moonrise Kingdom | $229,830 | -32.9% | 200 | +3 | $1,149 | $44,640,048 | 16 | Focus Features |
| 32 | 39 | For a Good Time, Call... | $215,985 | +50.1% | 56 | +33 | $3,856 | $450,004 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 33 | 41 | Samsara | $194,862 | +82.7% | 25 | +16 | $7,794 | $482,610 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 34 | 30 | Step Up Revolution | $190,638 | -33.9% | 198 | -38 | $962 | $34,484,102 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | - | Bachelorette | $181,494 | - | 47 | - | $3,861 | $181,494 | 1 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 36 | 23 | The Apparition | $173,841 | -72.5% | 276 | -534 | $629 | $4,739,362 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 32 | The Watch | $149,098 | -34.7% | 135 | -60 | $1,104 | $33,998,900 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | 34 | Madea's Witness Protection | $143,610 | -21.9% | 167 | -12 | $859 | $65,483,079 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | 31 | Killer Joe | $128,980 | -47.8% | 68 | -6 | $1,896 | $1,664,479 | 7 | LD Entertainment |
| 40 | 33 | Men in Black³ | $128,715 | -31.7% | 173 | -13 | $744 | $179,020,854 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | 40 | Searching for Sugar Man | $114,455 | -18.6% | 33 | +1 | $3,468 | $892,596 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 38 | To Rome with Love | $107,252 | -26.7% | 97 | +3 | $1,105 | $16,316,776 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | 35 | The Queen of Versailles | $104,761 | -36% | 73 | -14 | $1,435 | $2,011,366 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 44 | 37 | Magic Mike | $92,919 | -41.2% | 202 | -66 | $459 | $113,578,737 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | 44 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $82,338 | -17.1% | 114 | +9 | $722 | $46,083,019 | 19 | - |
| 46 | 36 | To the Arctic 3D | $78,788 | -50.2% | 52 | - | $1,515 | $8,395,135 | 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | - | The Imposter | $68,243 | - | 27 | - | $2,527 | $601,212 | 9 | - |
| 48 | - | Keep the Lights On | $55,574 | - | 5 | - | $11,114 | $55,574 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 49 | 47 | Ruby Sparks | $54,889 | -38.7% | 76 | -2 | $722 | $2,373,073 | 7 | - |
| 50 | 46 | Two Days in New York | $50,558 | -44.4% | 34 | -8 | $1,487 | $519,657 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 51 | 26 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | $43,854 | -90.1% | 281 | -1,879 | $156 | $1,029,050 | 2 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| 52 | 48 | Cosmopolis | $43,537 | -51.1% | 45 | -20 | $967 | $702,922 | 4 | Entertainment One |
| 53 | 49 | Farewell, My Queen | $37,456 | -36.6% | 36 | - | $1,040 | $1,251,736 | 9 | Cohen Media Group |
| 54 | - | The Inbetweeners | $36,000 | - | 10 | - | $3,600 | $36,000 | 1 | - |
| 55 | 61 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $35,010 | -11.8% | 54 | +6 | $648 | $3,876,519 | 14 | FilmDistrict |
| 56 | 52 | Compliance | $34,300 | -36.6% | 21 | +2 | $1,633 | $231,363 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 57 | 59 | Little White Lies | $33,106 | -23.1% | 14 | +2 | $2,364 | $137,819 | 3 | MPI Media Group |
| 58 | 57 | Prometheus | $28,434 | -38% | 48 | -7 | $592 | $126,429,117 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 59 | 53 | Red Hook Summer | $27,837 | -47.3% | 29 | -12 | $959 | $300,458 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 60 | - | The Eye of the Storm | $25,785 | - | 7 | - | $3,683 | $25,785 | 1 | - |
| 61 | 54 | Born to Be Wild | $24,731 | -49.4% | 33 | - | $749 | $20,816,624 | 75 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | - | Hello I Must Be Going | $23,904 | - | 2 | - | $11,952 | $23,904 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 63 | 58 | The Bullet Vanishes | $22,461 | -48.3% | 13 | -1 | $1,727 | $91,197 | 2 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 64 | 60 | Hubble | $21,963 | -48.6% | 16 | +2 | $1,372 | $34,055,397 | 130 | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | 62 | Air Racers | $21,929 | -31.9% | 10 | - | $2,192 | $1,309,987 | 23 | 3D Entertainment |
| 66 | - | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $19,913 | - | 27 | - | $737 | $19,913 | 1 | Hannover House |
| 67 | 56 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $18,632 | -59.5% | 39 | -10 | $477 | $37,498,906 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 68 | 42 | Joker | $17,725 | -83.2% | 43 | -31 | $412 | $163,070 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 69 | - | Detropia | $17,414 | - | 1 | - | $17,414 | $17,414 | 1 | Loki Films |
| 70 | 64 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $16,579 | -32.2% | 13 | -1 | $1,275 | $273,886 | 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 71 | 66 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $15,562 | -9.8% | 24 | +6 | $648 | $450,090 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 72 | - | Bill W. | $15,163 | - | 12 | - | $1,263 | $535,778 | 17 | Page 124 Productions |
| 73 | 67 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $14,267 | -12.4% | 10 | - | $1,426 | $6,096,582 | 120 | 3D Entertainment |
| 74 | 70 | Beloved | $14,229 | <0.1% | 6 | - | $2,371 | $100,420 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 75 | 51 | Mugamoodi | $13,590 | -75.5% | 17 | -4 | $799 | $89,474 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 76 | 45 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $13,464 | -85.9% | 3 | -12 | $4,488 | $170,276 | 2 | - |
| 77 | 63 | Bernie | $13,130 | -50.1% | 18 | -8 | $729 | $9,185,908 | 20 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 78 | 89 | Unforgivable | $12,997 | +401.4% | 6 | +5 | $2,166 | $135,947 | 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 79 | - | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $11,376 | - | 5 | - | $2,275 | $16,256 | 3 | Screen Media Films |
| 80 | 68 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $9,756 | -35.6% | 22 | -9 | $443 | $3,360,768 | 5 | Arc Entertainment |
| 81 | 72 | Chicken with Plums | $9,611 | -14.3% | 5 | +2 | $1,922 | $115,692 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | 84 | Iron Sky | $7,885 | +126.8% | 8 | +6 | $985 | $85,106 | 7 | Entertainment One |
| 83 | 78 | Take This Waltz | $7,407 | +16.8% | 13 | +4 | $569 | $1,216,734 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 84 | 69 | Space Station 3D | $6,364 | -56.4% | 1 | - | $6,364 | $86,334,400 | 543 | IMAX |
| 85 | - | Las Acacias | $6,000 | - | 1 | - | $6,000 | $6,000 | 1 | Outsider Films |
| 86 | 77 | Deep Sea | $5,869 | -20% | 2 | - | $2,934 | $44,964,999 | 341 | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | 96 | Kumaré | $5,139 | +206.3% | 5 | +2 | $1,027 | $111,832 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 88 | 99 | Hysteria | $5,055 | +248.6% | 7 | +3 | $722 | $1,779,166 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 89 | - | Girl Model | $4,898 | - | 1 | - | $4,898 | $6,864 | 1 | First Run |
| 90 | - | For Ellen | $4,616 | - | 1 | - | $4,616 | $5,798 | 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 91 | 79 | Neil Young Journeys | $4,188 | -30.6% | 10 | -1 | $418 | $193,642 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 92 | 65 | Under the Sea 3D | $3,938 | -83.3% | 7 | - | $562 | $30,901,501 | 187 | Warner Bros. |
| 93 | 94 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $3,897 | +109.4% | 3 | +2 | $1,299 | $44,888 | 4 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 94 | 71 | The Ambassador | $3,773 | -71.1% | 8 | +4 | $471 | $24,295 | 2 | Drafthouse Films |
| 95 | 80 | A Cat in Paris | $3,543 | -37.1% | 5 | +2 | $708 | $309,360 | 15 | GKIDS |
| 96 | - | Pickin' & Grinnin' | $3,003 | - | 1 | - | $3,003 | $3,613 | 1 | House Lights Media |
| 97 | - | [REC] 3: Genesis | $3,001 | - | 8 | - | $375 | $3,001 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 98 | 75 | Neighboring Sounds | $2,738 | -71.2% | 1 | -1 | $2,738 | $37,427 | 3 | The Cinema Guild |
| 99 | - | Death by China | $2,682 | - | 3 | - | $894 | $13,988 | 4 | Area 23a |
| 100 | 73 | Oslo, August 31st | $2,215 | -79.1% | 2 | -5 | $1,107 | $97,811 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 101 | 76 | The Awakening | $2,072 | -76.5% | 4 | -9 | $518 | $175,088 | 4 | Cohen Media Group |
| 102 | 83 | 360 | $2,008 | -55% | 5 | +2 | $401 | $92,737 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 103 | - | Grand Illusion | $1,434 | - | 1 | - | $1,434 | $148,691 | 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 104 | 74 | The Day | $1,281 | -87.3% | 2 | -10 | $640 | $20,502 | 2 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 105 | 86 | General Education | $1,264 | -60.4% | 2 | -1 | $632 | $7,742 | 3 | - |
| 106 | - | Last Ride 2012 Re-release | $1,245 | - | 2 | - | $622 | $5,480 | 11 | Music Box Films |
| 107 | 82 | Little Birds | $1,222 | -73.3% | 1 | - | $1,222 | $11,501 | 2 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 108 | - | How to Grow a Band | $1,056 | - | 1 | - | $1,056 | $16,374 | 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 109 | 95 | Elena | $1,017 | -41.6% | 1 | -1 | $1,017 | $215,507 | 17 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 110 | - | The Invisible War | $696 | - | 2 | - | $348 | $58,492 | 12 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 111 | 100 | Where Do We Go Now? | $656 | -53.5% | 3 | +1 | $218 | $531,813 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 112 | - | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | $634 | - | 2 | - | $317 | $41,587 | 16 | - |
| 113 | 92 | Easy Money | $603 | -74.6% | 2 | - | $301 | $188,870 | 9 | The Weinstein Company |
| 114 | 97 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $571 | -65% | 1 | -1 | $571 | $67,587 | 7 | Drafthouse Films |
| 115 | - | Planet of Snail | $531 | - | 1 | - | $531 | $8,509 | 7 | The Cinema Guild |
| 116 | - | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $459 | - | 2 | - | $229 | $44,689 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 117 | 90 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $444 | -82.8% | 2 | +1 | $222 | $79,814 | 13 | Music Box Films |
| 118 | 101 | Brother 2012 Re-release | $403 | -69.4% | 4 | -4 | $100 | $29,379 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 119 | - | The Turin Horse | $358 | - | 1 | - | $358 | $56,097 | 31 | The Cinema Guild |
| 120 | - | The Devil, Probably | $242 | - | 1 | - | $242 | $25,639 | 35 | The Film Desk |
| 121 | - | The Color Wheel | $240 | - | 1 | - | $240 | $17,752 | 17 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 122 | - | Elles | $206 | - | 1 | - | $206 | $157,427 | 20 | Kino Lorber |
| 123 | 104 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $200 | -70.8% | 1 | - | $200 | $123,543 | 24 | New Yorker Films |
| 124 | - | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $129 | - | 1 | - | $129 | $26,558 | 15 | First Run |
| 125 | - | Monsieur Verdoux | $115 | - | 1 | - | $115 | $62,664 | 235 | The Film Desk |
