Domestic Box Office For Aug 26, 2012
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
Key:Estimated
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Expendables 2 | $3,989,596 | -28.7% | -49.4% | 3,355 | $1,189 | $52,237,523 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | 3 | ParaNorman | $2,639,313 | -28.7% | -34.9% | 3,455 | $763 | $28,261,577 | 10 | Focus Features |
| 3 | 2 | The Bourne Legacy | $2,484,755 | -39.8% | -46.8% | 3,654 | $680 | $85,522,220 | 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 5 | The Dark Knight Rises | $2,087,520 | -33.6% | -37.1% | 2,606 | $801 | $422,255,218 | 38 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 6 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $2,002,243 | -34.9% | -36.2% | 2,598 | $770 | $27,077,042 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | The Campaign | $1,994,695 | -38.6% | -46.4% | 3,302 | $604 | $64,575,569 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 9 | 2016: Obama's America | $1,909,000 | -18.6% | +437.4% | 1,091 | $1,749 | $9,347,309 | 45 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Premium Rush | $1,634,689 | -32.7% | - | 2,255 | $724 | $6,030,164 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 7 | Hope Springs | $1,490,641 | -41% | -39.9% | 2,402 | $620 | $44,806,571 | 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 10 | Hit and Run | $1,246,208 | -33% | - | 2,870 | $434 | $5,719,256 | 5 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 11 | 11 | Sparkle | $1,005,405 | -43.4% | -64.3% | 2,244 | $448 | $18,656,896 | 10 | TriStar Pictures |
| 12 | 13 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $646,409 | -34.5% | -39.6% | 1,965 | $328 | $42,883,517 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 12 | The Apparition | $593,448 | -44.6% | - | 810 | $732 | $2,841,488 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 15 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $539,006 | -29.1% | -40.6% | 1,550 | $347 | $153,500,076 | 45 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | 14 | Total Recall | $461,848 | -40.1% | -52.9% | 1,576 | $293 | $55,173,773 | 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 16 | Ted | $227,070 | -46.8% | -40.2% | 783 | $290 | $214,762,805 | 59 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | 17 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $176,187 | -32.7% | -17.2% | 374 | $471 | $213,689,062 | 80 | DreamWorks |
| 18 | 18 | Brave | $158,369 | -29.5% | -37.5% | 452 | $350 | $230,089,038 | 66 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 21 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $146,161 | -26.2% | -10.9% | 212 | $689 | $8,859,718 | 61 | - |
| 20 | 20 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $133,183 | -37.3% | -38% | 418 | $318 | $258,355,827 | 55 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 19 | Step Up Revolution | $131,380 | -40.2% | -55.1% | 428 | $306 | $33,703,321 | 31 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | 22 | Ek Tha Tiger | $121,433 | -35.5% | -71.1% | 119 | $1,020 | $2,347,774 | 12 | Yash Raj Films |
| 23 | 23 | Moonrise Kingdom | $111,138 | -37.4% | -25.5% | 332 | $334 | $43,671,697 | 94 | Focus Features |
| 24 | 24 | The Intouchables | $99,838 | -40.4% | -7.7% | 194 | $514 | $7,460,242 | 94 | The Weinstein Company |
| 25 | 26 | Men in Black³ | $68,358 | -35.4% | -23.4% | 232 | $294 | $178,515,577 | 94 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | 27 | Magic Mike | $61,239 | -34.3% | +21.6% | 355 | $172 | $113,086,544 | 59 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 25 | The Watch | $51,389 | -52.6% | -57.5% | 250 | $205 | $33,465,235 | 31 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | 28 | Ruby Sparks | $44,362 | -40.8% | -47.9% | 135 | $328 | $2,105,380 | 33 | - |
| 29 | 30 | Cosmopolis | $42,800 | -28.1% | +130.6% | 63 | $679 | $448,349 | 10 | Entertainment One |
| 30 | 31 | To the Arctic 3D | $39,476 | -29.5% | -12.6% | 52 | $759 | $7,955,834 | 129 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 29 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $38,825 | -45.2% | -27.7% | 194 | $200 | $154,917,255 | 87 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | 32 | The Hunger Games | $31,375 | -37.9% | -42.3% | 189 | $166 | $407,884,011 | 157 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | 33 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $27,573 | -30.8% | -12.8% | 112 | $246 | $45,753,836 | 115 | - |
| 34 | 34 | Savages | $25,740 | -22.8% | -22.3% | 117 | $220 | $47,202,295 | 52 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | 35 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $20,691 | -37% | -78.3% | 130 | $159 | $3,296,628 | 19 | Arc Entertainment |
| 36 | 37 | Prometheus | $16,015 | -36.8% | -27.8% | 91 | $175 | $126,297,836 | 80 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | 38 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $15,388 | -31.9% | -30.8% | 75 | $205 | $37,397,117 | 66 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | 41 | Born to Be Wild | $13,868 | -21.9% | +1.9% | 33 | $420 | $20,675,874 | 507 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 36 | Madea's Witness Protection | $13,023 | -56.1% | -47.9% | 106 | $122 | $65,054,638 | 59 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | 39 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $11,960 | -45.3% | +0.5% | 54 | $221 | $3,754,737 | 80 | FilmDistrict |
| 41 | 40 | Bernie | $11,942 | -41.2% | -35.2% | 52 | $229 | $9,117,662 | 122 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 42 | 42 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $8,877 | -21.5% | -55.1% | 66 | $134 | $25,309,910 | 53 | Paramount Pictures |
| 43 | 43 | Little White Lies | $7,546 | -33% | - | 3 | $2,515 | $25,654 | 3 | MPI Media Group |
| 44 | 44 | Easy Money | $2,067 | -50% | -50.8% | 5 | $413 | $180,207 | 47 | The Weinstein Company |
| 45 | 45 | A Cat in Paris | $1,290 | -25.7% | +19.2% | 6 | $215 | $293,629 | 87 | GKIDS |
| 46 | 46 | Iron Sky | $1,048 | -30.6% | -7.2% | 2 | $524 | $52,900 | 33 | Entertainment One |
| 47 | 48 | General Education | $55 | -29.5% | - | 1 | $55 | $282 | 3 | - |
