Domestic 2012 Week 34
August 24-30, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Expendables 2 | $18,544,961 | -52.2% | 3,355 | +39 | $5,527 | $57,358,905 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | 2 | The Bourne Legacy | $12,812,225 | -45.8% | 3,490 | -263 | $3,671 | $88,998,440 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | ParaNorman | $11,856,897 | -39.6% | 3,455 | +26 | $3,431 | $31,479,186 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 4 | 4 | The Campaign | $10,471,492 | -44.3% | 2,941 | -314 | $3,560 | $67,574,664 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | The Dark Knight Rises | $10,281,049 | -36.8% | 2,606 | -551 | $3,945 | $425,313,950 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $9,922,868 | -36.7% | 2,598 | - | $3,819 | $29,877,358 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | - | Premium Rush | $8,355,197 | - | 2,255 | - | $3,705 | $8,355,197 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 8 | Hope Springs | $8,275,043 | -37% | 2,402 | +41 | $3,445 | $47,356,507 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 17 | Hit and Run | $6,276,356 | +426.1% | 2,870 | +172 | $2,186 | $7,469,390 | 2 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 10 | 7 | Sparkle | $5,253,771 | -64.2% | 2,020 | -224 | $2,600 | $19,926,845 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 11 | - | The Apparition | $3,618,859 | - | 810 | - | $4,467 | $3,618,859 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 9 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $3,129,988 | -45.3% | 1,547 | -761 | $2,023 | $43,767,588 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 13 | 2016: Obama's America | $2,998,212 | +45.9% | 1,091 | +922 | $2,748 | $12,345,521 | 7 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 14 | 11 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $2,583,826 | -43.4% | 1,211 | -719 | $2,133 | $154,332,814 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | 10 | Total Recall | $2,456,288 | -52.1% | 1,326 | -825 | $1,852 | $55,869,625 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | - | Lawless | $2,142,447 | - | 2,565 | - | $835 | $2,142,447 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 12 | Ted | $1,349,530 | -41.2% | 679 | -339 | $1,987 | $215,164,905 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 19 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $826,188 | -25.3% | 374 | -32 | $2,209 | $213,909,449 | 12 | DreamWorks |
| 19 | 16 | Brave | $801,911 | -36.7% | 452 | -124 | $1,774 | $230,374,177 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 18 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $736,120 | -38% | 368 | -174 | $2,000 | $258,600,057 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 21 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $693,346 | -18.3% | 232 | +2 | $2,988 | $9,089,939 | 10 | - |
| 22 | 15 | Step Up Revolution | $672,909 | -54.3% | 428 | -477 | $1,572 | $33,882,322 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 23 | 22 | Moonrise Kingdom | $593,300 | -26.5% | 332 | +50 | $1,787 | $43,863,068 | 14 | Focus Features |
| 24 | 20 | Singin' in the Rain 2012 Re-release | $587,211 | -42.5% | 561 | - | $1,046 | $1,608,925 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | - | Thunderstruck | $587,211 | - | 250 | - | $2,348 | $587,211 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 24 | The Intouchables | $541,610 | -6.1% | 194 | - | $2,791 | $7,650,474 | 14 | The Weinstein Company |
| 27 | 36 | Killer Joe | $464,430 | +106.6% | 60 | +18 | $7,740 | $1,202,532 | 5 | LD Entertainment |
| 28 | 14 | Ek Tha Tiger | $434,516 | -72.3% | 119 | -1 | $3,651 | $2,347,774 | 3 | Yash Raj Films |
| 29 | 29 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $415,236 | +11.6% | 115 | +48 | $3,610 | $1,155,832 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 59 | Robot & Frank | $396,936 | +673.6% | 46 | +44 | $8,629 | $448,245 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 31 | 30 | Magic Mike | $374,762 | +11.1% | 355 | +100 | $1,055 | $113,232,864 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | 26 | Men in Black³ | $328,175 | -27.4% | 232 | -26 | $1,414 | $178,604,198 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | 23 | The Watch | $299,523 | -55.6% | 250 | -145 | $1,198 | $33,534,200 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 34 | 28 | To Rome with Love | $292,462 | -22.1% | 221 | +61 | $1,323 | $15,977,686 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 33 | The Queen of Versailles | $289,855 | -6.2% | 85 | +8 | $3,410 | $1,637,048 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | 31 | To the Arctic 3D | $253,461 | -21.4% | 52 | - | $4,874 | $8,073,566 | 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 27 | Ruby Sparks | $238,244 | -46.6% | 119 | -75 | $2,002 | $2,180,090 | 6 | - |
| 38 | - | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | $225,588 | - | 2,160 | - | $104 | $225,588 | 1 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| 39 | 50 | Cosmopolis | $223,268 | +129.6% | 63 | +60 | $3,543 | $517,088 | 2 | Entertainment One |
| 40 | 32 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $215,395 | -30.5% | 194 | -50 | $1,110 | $154,977,395 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 41 | 39 | Searching for Sugar Man | $179,359 | +5% | 29 | +2 | $6,184 | $553,301 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 38 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $166,972 | -5.7% | 106 | -14 | $1,575 | $45,827,996 | 17 | - |
| 43 | 35 | The Avengers | $164,782 | -31% | 123 | -19 | $1,339 | $617,849,893 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | - | Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi | $155,758 | - | 54 | - | $2,884 | $155,758 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 45 | 34 | The Hunger Games | $154,149 | -46.1% | 189 | -41 | $815 | $407,923,309 | 23 | Lionsgate |
| 46 | 41 | Two Days in New York | $138,202 | -4.7% | 41 | +21 | $3,370 | $326,876 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 47 | - | Samsara | $117,703 | - | 2 | - | $58,851 | $117,703 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 48 | 42 | Farewell, My Queen | $117,114 | -16.2% | 64 | +4 | $1,829 | $1,126,797 | 7 | Cohen Media Group |
| 49 | 46 | The Imposter | $113,350 | -1.9% | 24 | +5 | $4,722 | $418,468 | 7 | - |
| 50 | 25 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $104,099 | -77.2% | 81 | -217 | $1,285 | $3,325,689 | 4 | Arc Entertainment |
| 51 | 65 | Red Hook Summer | $103,506 | +206.7% | 29 | +20 | $3,569 | $192,247 | 3 | Variance Films |
| 52 | 44 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $91,431 | -28.2% | 18 | - | $5,079 | $3,651,742 | 47 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 53 | 45 | Prometheus | $90,718 | -24.7% | 91 | -10 | $996 | $126,330,513 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | - | Sleepwalk with Me | $89,216 | - | 1 | - | $89,216 | $89,216 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 55 | 51 | Born to Be Wild | $88,978 | -6.2% | 33 | - | $2,696 | $20,717,644 | 73 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | 40 | Madea's Witness Protection | $75,856 | -49% | 106 | -93 | $715 | $65,070,398 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 57 | 47 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $75,002 | -32.2% | 75 | -30 | $1,000 | $37,419,400 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | 55 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $73,462 | +14.2% | 54 | - | $1,360 | $3,780,390 | 12 | FilmDistrict |
| 59 | 37 | Savages | $71,950 | -67.8% | 117 | -37 | $614 | $47,248,505 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 60 | 49 | Hubble | $71,387 | -27.3% | 12 | -1 | $5,948 | $33,960,981 | 128 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 61 | Compliance | $68,112 | +57.1% | 11 | +10 | $6,192 | $111,458 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | 53 | Air Racers | $65,260 | -23.4% | 10 | - | $6,526 | $1,246,737 | 21 | 3D Entertainment |
| 63 | 52 | Bernie | $59,723 | -32% | 52 | - | $1,148 | $9,132,260 | 18 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 64 | 54 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $55,824 | -26.7% | 37 | +6 | $1,508 | $405,015 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 65 | 57 | Under the Sea 3D | $54,003 | -9.6% | 6 | -1 | $9,000 | $30,863,449 | 185 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | 60 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $45,369 | -8.4% | 10 | - | $4,536 | $6,053,701 | 118 | 3D Entertainment |
| 67 | 48 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $44,400 | -57% | 66 | -74 | $672 | $25,326,071 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 68 | 72 | Bill W. | $38,419 | +101.4% | 15 | +5 | $2,561 | $490,320 | 15 | Page 124 Productions |
| 69 | - | Little White Lies | $37,305 | - | 3 | - | $12,435 | $37,303 | 1 | MPI Media Group |
| 70 | 58 | Space Station 3D | $32,600 | -39.7% | 1 | -1 | $32,600 | $86,300,274 | 541 | IMAX |
| 71 | 43 | The Awakening | $28,159 | -78.8% | 31 | -39 | $908 | $160,857 | 2 | Cohen Media Group |
| 72 | - | Brother 2012 Re-release | $27,005 | - | 49 | - | $551 | $27,005 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 73 | 62 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $24,900 | -42.1% | 11 | -4 | $2,263 | $218,717 | 6 | Kino Lorber |
| 74 | 63 | Beloved | $23,061 | -42.4% | 7 | +2 | $3,294 | $63,078 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 75 | 66 | Deep Sea | $22,637 | -27.3% | 2 | - | $11,318 | $44,947,524 | 339 | Warner Bros. |
| 76 | - | Neighboring Sounds | $19,795 | - | 2 | - | $9,897 | $19,795 | 1 | The Cinema Guild |
| 77 | 74 | Iron Sky | $17,159 | -0.1% | 2 | -2 | $8,579 | $65,377 | 6 | Entertainment One |
| 78 | 68 | Take This Waltz | $14,487 | -49.7% | 17 | -7 | $852 | $1,200,218 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 79 | 71 | Easy Money | $12,929 | -32.6% | 5 | - | $2,585 | $184,701 | 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 80 | - | Somewhere Between | $12,572 | - | 1 | - | $12,572 | $12,572 | 1 | Long Shot Factory |
| 81 | 69 | People Like Us | $12,249 | -55.4% | 23 | -31 | $532 | $12,434,778 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 82 | 75 | 360 | $11,144 | -21.6% | 12 | +4 | $928 | $80,821 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 83 | 64 | Chicken with Plums | $9,908 | -73.1% | 2 | - | $4,954 | $88,876 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 84 | 70 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $9,289 | -65.3% | 4 | -2 | $2,322 | $36,077 | 2 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 85 | 73 | Neil Young Journeys | $9,231 | -48.1% | 13 | -10 | $710 | $180,104 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | 104 | Teddy Bear | $8,565 | +523.8% | 2 | +1 | $4,282 | $9,938 | 2 | Film Movement |
| 87 | 85 | Kumaré | $7,445 | +26.8% | 6 | +5 | $1,240 | $103,608 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 88 | 76 | Hysteria | $7,250 | -41.9% | 8 | -6 | $906 | $1,773,027 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 89 | 84 | A Cat in Paris | $6,731 | +3.4% | 6 | -1 | $1,121 | $295,236 | 13 | GKIDS |
| 90 | - | Total Recall 2012 Re-release | $5,511 | - | 1 | - | $5,511 | $18,081 | 3 | Rialto Pictures |
| 91 | 107 | Nobody Else But You | $5,396 | +326.2% | 2 | -1 | $2,698 | $39,718 | 16 | First Run |
| 92 | 91 | Unforgivable | $5,040 | +46.1% | 2 | - | $2,520 | $118,846 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 93 | - | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $4,880 | - | 1 | - | $4,880 | $4,880 | 1 | Screen Media Films |
| 94 | 93 | Where Do We Go Now? | $4,244 | +29.8% | 6 | +1 | $707 | $529,207 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | 82 | Meet the Fokkens | $4,243 | -43.8% | 1 | - | $4,243 | $26,885 | 4 | Kino Lorber |
| 96 | 88 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $4,173 | +0.3% | 3 | -1 | $1,391 | $63,919 | 5 | Drafthouse Films |
| 97 | 83 | Death by China | $3,676 | -49.5% | 1 | - | $3,676 | $10,962 | 2 | Area 23a |
| 98 | 78 | Side by Side | $3,620 | -59.3% | 2 | +1 | $1,810 | $12,505 | 2 | Tribeca Films |
| 99 | 92 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $3,558 | +5.7% | 7 | +3 | $508 | $99,133 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | - | The Day I Saw Your Heart 2012 Re-release | $3,546 | - | 1 | - | $3,546 | $3,546 | 1 | Film Movement |
| 101 | 113 | The Invisible War | $3,299 | +576% | 4 | +3 | $824 | $57,619 | 10 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 102 | 86 | Monsieur Lazhar | $3,149 | -41% | 3 | -3 | $1,049 | $1,996,681 | 20 | Music Box Films |
| 103 | 105 | You've Been Trumped | $2,814 | +108.8% | 5 | +3 | $562 | $14,098 | 4 | International Film Circuit |
| 104 | - | The Day | $2,724 | - | 12 | - | $227 | $2,724 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 105 | - | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $2,670 | - | 2 | - | $1,335 | $44,230 | 7 | Strand Releasing |
| 106 | - | Little Birds | $2,340 | - | 1 | - | $2,340 | $2,340 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 107 | - | Free Men | $2,292 | - | 1 | - | $2,292 | $51,212 | 24 | Film Movement |
| 108 | 95 | Grand Illusion | $2,204 | -20.6% | 1 | - | $2,204 | $147,257 | 16 | Rialto Pictures |
| 109 | - | The Ambassador | $1,781 | - | 1 | - | $1,781 | $1,781 | 1 | Drafthouse Films |
| 110 | 99 | Supercapitalist | $1,738 | -19.2% | 1 | - | $1,738 | $16,000 | 3 | Truly Indie |
| 111 | - | Alps | $1,699 | - | 2 | - | $849 | $8,032 | 7 | Kino Lorber |
| 112 | 90 | Oslo, August 31st | $1,467 | -58.9% | 1 | -1 | $1,467 | $77,722 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 113 | - | Celine and Julie Go Boating | $1,417 | - | 1 | - | $1,417 | $30,831 | 17 | New Yorker Films |
| 114 | 109 | The Extraordinary Voyage | $1,341 | +81.7% | 1 | - | $1,341 | $52,986 | 29 | Flicker Alley |
| 115 | 94 | Elena | $1,286 | -54.3% | 1 | -1 | $1,286 | $210,460 | 16 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 116 | 110 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $1,169 | +60.8% | 1 | - | $1,169 | $122,283 | 22 | New Yorker Films |
| 117 | 87 | Union Square | $1,012 | -76.7% | 2 | - | $506 | $41,639 | 7 | Dada Films |
| 118 | 114 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $958 | +149.5% | 3 | +2 | $319 | $76,266 | 12 | Music Box Films |
| 119 | 111 | The Deep Blue Sea | $937 | +88.2% | 1 | - | $937 | $1,126,525 | 23 | Music Box Films |
| 120 | 100 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $929 | -54.9% | 1 | - | $929 | $53,322,991 | 723 | IMAX |
| 121 | - | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $917 | - | 4 | - | $229 | $26,429 | 13 | First Run |
| 122 | - | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $853 | - | 1 | - | $853 | $42,040 | 65 | The Film Desk |
| 123 | - | General Education | $824 | - | 2 | - | $412 | $824 | 1 | - |
| 124 | 80 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $808 | -90.6% | 2 | -3 | $404 | $52,383 | 6 | Tribeca Films |
| 125 | 97 | 5 Broken Cameras | $640 | -73% | 1 | -2 | $640 | $67,052 | 14 | Kino Lorber |
| 126 | - | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | $625 | - | 1 | - | $625 | $40,953 | 14 | - |
| 127 | 118 | The Color Wheel | $417 | +348.4% | 1 | - | $417 | $17,512 | 15 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 128 | 115 | This Is Not a Film | $368 | +7.9% | 1 | - | $368 | $70,014 | 27 | Palisades Tartan |
