Domestic 2012 Week 36
September 7-13, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Possession | $11,518,002 | -51.7% | 2,834 | +18 | $4,064 | $35,367,112 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | 2 | Lawless | $8,403,335 | -45.3% | 3,138 | +250 | $2,677 | $25,921,754 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 3 | 3 | The Expendables 2 | $6,592,840 | -50.5% | 3,260 | -74 | $2,022 | $77,259,979 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | - | The Words | $6,279,885 | - | 2,801 | - | $2,242 | $6,279,885 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 5 | 4 | The Bourne Legacy | $5,282,165 | -50.5% | 2,766 | -365 | $1,909 | $104,941,660 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | ParaNorman | $5,038,785 | -48.5% | 2,856 | -229 | $1,764 | $46,296,246 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 7 | 9 | The Campaign | $4,508,724 | -46.1% | 2,542 | -399 | $1,773 | $80,452,156 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 7 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $4,416,598 | -53.4% | 2,717 | +82 | $1,625 | $43,773,648 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | The Dark Knight Rises | $4,306,336 | -53.4% | 1,987 | -200 | $2,167 | $438,870,629 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 10 | Hope Springs | $3,930,662 | -46.6% | 2,437 | -4 | $1,612 | $58,650,101 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 6 | 2016: Obama's America | $3,309,422 | -65.7% | 2,017 | +270 | $1,640 | $26,115,717 | 9 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 12 | 11 | Premium Rush | $3,132,182 | -48.5% | 2,182 | -73 | $1,435 | $17,563,872 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | - | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $2,435,369 | - | 267 | - | $9,121 | $2,435,369 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | - | The Cold Light of Day | $2,432,184 | - | 1,511 | - | $1,609 | $2,432,184 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 12 | Hit and Run | $1,530,077 | -61.3% | 1,810 | -1,060 | $845 | $12,956,681 | 4 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 16 | 14 | Sparkle | $1,033,017 | -61.3% | 873 | -384 | $1,183 | $23,627,094 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | 13 | The Avengers | $994,773 | -64.2% | 1,209 | -496 | $822 | $621,623,219 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 17 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $972,638 | -51.5% | 763 | -273 | $1,274 | $157,312,082 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | 16 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $908,178 | -57.9% | 931 | -273 | $975 | $46,832,787 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 15 | Brave | $880,855 | -61.8% | 959 | -749 | $918 | $233,558,247 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 20 | Ted | $744,430 | -35% | 515 | -46 | $1,445 | $217,053,760 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | 18 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $741,759 | -47.2% | 416 | -85 | $1,783 | $260,747,120 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | 22 | Robot & Frank | $686,476 | -35.2% | 202 | +58 | $3,398 | $2,194,905 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 24 | 19 | Total Recall | $637,988 | -50.6% | 502 | -254 | $1,270 | $57,798,119 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 25 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $504,294 | -38.7% | 269 | +2 | $1,874 | $10,417,433 | 12 | - |
| 26 | 21 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $499,271 | -54.7% | 441 | -145 | $1,132 | $2,757,745 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | 23 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $456,046 | -52% | 345 | -160 | $1,321 | $215,315,228 | 14 | DreamWorks |
| 28 | 27 | The Intouchables | $433,615 | -29.6% | 194 | +22 | $2,235 | $8,700,242 | 16 | The Weinstein Company |
| 29 | 29 | Sleepwalk with Me | $383,395 | -14.2% | 74 | +45 | $5,181 | $919,343 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 30 | 28 | Moonrise Kingdom | $331,365 | -39.4% | 200 | +3 | $1,656 | $44,741,583 | 16 | Focus Features |
| 31 | - | Branded | $324,646 | - | 307 | - | $1,057 | $324,646 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 32 | 38 | For a Good Time, Call... | $311,013 | +32.9% | 56 | +33 | $5,553 | $545,032 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 33 | 42 | Samsara | $296,698 | +74.5% | 25 | +16 | $11,867 | $585,591 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 34 | - | Bachelorette | $252,853 | - | 47 | - | $5,379 | $252,853 | 1 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 35 | 30 | Step Up Revolution | $239,596 | -41.7% | 198 | -38 | $1,210 | $34,533,060 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 36 | 24 | The Apparition | $224,645 | -76.3% | 276 | -534 | $813 | $4,790,166 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 32 | The Watch | $202,620 | -35.8% | 135 | -60 | $1,500 | $34,052,422 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | 35 | Madea's Witness Protection | $180,328 | -33% | 167 | -12 | $1,079 | $65,519,797 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | 40 | Searching for Sugar Man | $163,566 | -27.3% | 33 | +1 | $4,956 | $941,707 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | 31 | Killer Joe | $159,905 | -52% | 68 | -6 | $2,351 | $1,695,404 | 7 | LD Entertainment |
| 41 | 39 | To Rome with Love | $151,831 | -34.5% | 97 | +3 | $1,565 | $16,361,355 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 34 | The Queen of Versailles | $148,351 | -45% | 73 | -14 | $2,032 | $2,054,956 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 43 | 36 | Magic Mike | $130,050 | -48.6% | 202 | -66 | $643 | $113,615,868 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 33 | Men in Black³ | $128,715 | -55.3% | 173 | -13 | $744 | $179,020,854 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | 41 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $123,973 | -28.2% | 114 | +9 | $1,087 | $46,124,654 | 19 | - |
| 46 | 37 | To the Arctic 3D | $123,101 | -49.3% | 52 | - | $2,367 | $8,439,448 | 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | 49 | The Imposter | $84,735 | -26% | 27 | -4 | $3,138 | $617,704 | 9 | - |
| 48 | - | Keep the Lights On | $80,046 | - | 5 | - | $16,009 | $80,046 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 49 | 26 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | $76,376 | -89.9% | 281 | -1,879 | $271 | $1,061,572 | 3 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| 50 | 48 | Ruby Sparks | $75,868 | -45.1% | 76 | -2 | $998 | $2,394,052 | 8 | - |
| 51 | 47 | Two Days in New York | $63,544 | -55.3% | 34 | -8 | $1,868 | $532,643 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 52 | 46 | Cosmopolis | $62,502 | -56.1% | 45 | -20 | $1,388 | $721,887 | 4 | Entertainment One |
| 53 | 50 | Farewell, My Queen | $55,955 | -36% | 36 | - | $1,554 | $1,270,235 | 9 | Cohen Media Group |
| 54 | 52 | Compliance | $51,210 | -40.2% | 21 | +2 | $2,438 | $248,273 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 55 | 61 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $49,462 | -19.1% | 54 | +6 | $915 | $3,890,971 | 14 | FilmDistrict |
| 56 | 60 | Little White Lies | $46,678 | -30.8% | 14 | +2 | $3,334 | $151,391 | 3 | MPI Media Group |
| 57 | 58 | Prometheus | $43,033 | -38.7% | 48 | -7 | $896 | $126,443,716 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | 57 | Hubble | $42,394 | -41.5% | 16 | +2 | $2,649 | $34,075,828 | 130 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | 56 | Born to Be Wild | $41,065 | -44.7% | 33 | - | $1,244 | $20,832,958 | 75 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | - | Burn | $37,000 | - | - | - | - | $37,000 | 8 | - |
| 61 | 53 | Red Hook Summer | $35,599 | -55.7% | 29 | -12 | $1,227 | $308,220 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 62 | 59 | The Bullet Vanishes | $33,936 | -50.6% | 13 | -1 | $2,610 | $102,672 | 2 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 63 | 68 | Bill W. | $32,514 | +7.3% | 16 | +1 | $2,032 | $553,129 | 17 | Page 124 Productions |
| 64 | - | Hello I Must Be Going | $31,539 | - | 2 | - | $15,769 | $31,539 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 65 | 69 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $26,825 | -9.1% | 16 | -2 | $1,676 | $461,353 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 66 | 63 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $26,661 | -56.2% | 39 | -10 | $683 | $37,506,935 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | - | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $26,418 | - | 25 | - | $1,056 | $26,418 | 1 | Hannover House |
| 68 | - | Detropia | $26,125 | - | 1 | - | $26,125 | $26,125 | 1 | Loki Films |
| 69 | - | The Eye of the Storm | $25,493 | - | 7 | - | $3,641 | $37,575 | 1 | - |
| 70 | 66 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $24,987 | -35.3% | 15 | +1 | $1,665 | $282,294 | 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 71 | 45 | Joker | $23,406 | -83.9% | 43 | -31 | $544 | $168,751 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 72 | 73 | Beloved | $20,069 | -13.2% | 6 | - | $3,344 | $106,260 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 73 | 65 | Bernie | $18,860 | -53.5% | 18 | -8 | $1,047 | $9,191,638 | 20 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 74 | 82 | Iron Sky | $18,648 | +57.4% | 8 | +6 | $2,331 | $95,869 | 8 | Entertainment One |
| 75 | 54 | Mugamoodi | $17,755 | -76.6% | 17 | -4 | $1,044 | $93,639 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 76 | - | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $15,822 | - | 5 | - | $3,164 | $20,702 | 3 | Screen Media Films |
| 77 | 95 | Unforgivable | $15,686 | +282.2% | 6 | +5 | $2,614 | $138,636 | 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 78 | 72 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $14,832 | -41.4% | 22 | -9 | $674 | $3,365,844 | 6 | Arc Entertainment |
| 79 | 70 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $14,267 | -50.1% | 10 | - | $1,426 | $6,096,582 | 120 | 3D Entertainment |
| 80 | 77 | Chicken with Plums | $13,890 | -19.3% | 5 | +2 | $2,778 | $119,971 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 81 | 101 | Kumaré | $13,309 | +331.4% | 8 | +5 | $1,663 | $120,002 | 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 82 | 87 | Take This Waltz | $11,254 | +23.5% | 13 | +4 | $865 | $1,220,581 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 83 | 110 | Hysteria | $9,913 | +814.5% | 7 | +3 | $1,416 | $1,784,024 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 84 | 83 | Deep Sea | $8,747 | -24.6% | 2 | - | $4,373 | $44,967,877 | 341 | Warner Bros. |
| 85 | 104 | Girl Model | $7,128 | +262.6% | 1 | - | $7,128 | $9,094 | 2 | First Run |
| 86 | 74 | Side by Side | $6,542 | -69.3% | 5 | +1 | $1,308 | $40,330 | 4 | Tribeca Films |
| 87 | 71 | Space Station 3D | $6,364 | -77.1% | 1 | - | $6,364 | $86,334,400 | 543 | IMAX |
| 88 | 67 | Under the Sea 3D | $6,140 | -82% | 7 | - | $877 | $30,903,703 | 187 | Warner Bros. |
| 89 | - | Las Acacias | $6,000 | - | 1 | - | $6,000 | $6,000 | 1 | Outsider Films |
| 90 | 81 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $5,934 | -50.7% | 4 | - | $1,483 | $70,362 | 8 | Tribeca Films |
| 91 | 93 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $5,843 | +18.9% | 3 | +2 | $1,947 | $46,834 | 4 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 92 | 75 | The Ambassador | $5,737 | -69.4% | 7 | +3 | $819 | $26,259 | 3 | Drafthouse Films |
| 93 | 108 | For Ellen | $5,692 | +381.6% | 1 | - | $5,692 | $6,874 | 2 | Tribeca Films |
| 94 | 86 | Neil Young Journeys | $5,588 | -40.2% | 10 | -1 | $558 | $195,042 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | 115 | Death by China | $5,281 | +1,435.2% | 3 | +2 | $1,760 | $16,587 | 4 | Area 23a |
| 96 | 79 | Neighboring Sounds | $4,558 | -69.4% | 1 | -1 | $4,558 | $39,247 | 3 | The Cinema Guild |
| 97 | 84 | A Cat in Paris | $4,156 | -60.7% | 5 | +2 | $831 | $309,973 | 15 | GKIDS |
| 98 | - | [REC] 3: Genesis | $3,742 | - | 8 | - | $467 | $3,742 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 99 | 85 | 360 | $3,658 | -63.1% | 5 | +2 | $731 | $94,387 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | 76 | Oslo, August 31st | $3,557 | -80.1% | 2 | -5 | $1,778 | $99,153 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 101 | - | Pickin' & Grinnin' | $3,390 | - | 1 | - | $3,390 | $4,000 | 1 | House Lights Media |
| 102 | 99 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $3,145 | +1.3% | 5 | +4 | $629 | $82,515 | 14 | Music Box Films |
| 103 | 88 | Little Birds | $2,284 | -71.2% | 1 | - | $2,284 | $12,563 | 3 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 104 | 90 | General Education | $2,123 | -62.5% | 3 | -1 | $707 | $8,601 | 3 | - |
| 105 | - | Grand Illusion | $2,046 | - | 1 | - | $2,046 | $149,303 | 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 106 | - | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $1,879 | - | 2 | - | $939 | $46,109 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 107 | 78 | The Day | $1,763 | -89.3% | 2 | -10 | $881 | $20,984 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 108 | - | Last Ride 2012 Re-release | $1,645 | - | 2 | - | $822 | $5,880 | 11 | Music Box Films |
| 109 | 96 | Elena | $1,469 | -63.5% | 1 | -2 | $1,469 | $215,959 | 18 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 110 | 116 | The Invisible War | $1,406 | +694.4% | 2 | +1 | $703 | $59,202 | 12 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 111 | - | Planet of Snail | $1,153 | - | 1 | - | $1,153 | $9,131 | 8 | The Cinema Guild |
| 112 | - | How to Grow a Band | $1,056 | - | 1 | - | $1,056 | $16,374 | 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 113 | - | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | $1,011 | - | 2 | - | $505 | $41,964 | 16 | - |
| 114 | 100 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $998 | -67.8% | 1 | -2 | $998 | $68,014 | 7 | Drafthouse Films |
| 115 | 97 | Easy Money | $896 | -74.9% | 2 | - | $448 | $189,163 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 116 | 105 | Where Do We Go Now? | $840 | -56.9% | 3 | +1 | $280 | $531,997 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 117 | 103 | Brother 2012 Re-release | $652 | -66.9% | 4 | -4 | $163 | $29,598 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 118 | 113 | Alps | $528 | -5.9% | 1 | - | $528 | $9,121 | 9 | Kino Lorber |
| 119 | 111 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $402 | -62.1% | 1 | - | $402 | $123,745 | 24 | New Yorker Films |
| 120 | 114 | This Is Not a Film | $358 | -25.6% | 1 | - | $358 | $70,853 | 29 | Palisades Tartan |
| 121 | - | The Turin Horse | $358 | - | 1 | - | $358 | $56,097 | 31 | The Cinema Guild |
| 122 | - | Elles | $287 | - | 1 | - | $287 | $157,508 | 20 | Kino Lorber |
| 123 | - | The Devil, Probably | $242 | - | 1 | - | $242 | $25,639 | 35 | The Film Desk |
| 124 | - | The Color Wheel | $240 | - | 1 | - | $240 | $17,752 | 17 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 125 | - | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $189 | - | 1 | - | $189 | $3,143 | 6 | Kino Lorber |
| 126 | - | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $179 | - | 1 | - | $179 | $26,608 | 15 | First Run |
| 127 | - | Monsieur Verdoux | $115 | - | 1 | - | $115 | $62,664 | 235 | The Film Desk |
| 128 | 106 | You've Been Trumped | $13 | -99.3% | 1 | -2 | $13 | $15,957 | 6 | International Film Circuit |
