Domestic Box Office For Aug 31, 2012
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
Key:New This DayEstimated
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Possession | $6,078,660 | - | - | 2,816 | $2,158 | $6,078,660 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | 2 | Lawless | $2,766,271 | +174.9% | - | 2,888 | $957 | $4,908,718 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 3 | 1 | The Expendables 2 | $2,210,156 | +110% | -42.4% | 3,334 | $662 | $59,569,061 | 15 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 4 | The Bourne Legacy | $1,784,670 | +143% | -34.4% | 3,131 | $570 | $90,783,110 | 22 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | 2016: Obama's America | $1,650,000 | +100.7% | -26.8% | 1,747 | $944 | $14,817,000 | 50 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | ParaNorman | $1,440,884 | +127.4% | -37.2% | 3,085 | $467 | $32,920,070 | 15 | Focus Features |
| 7 | 5 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,415,492 | +111.8% | -28.9% | 2,187 | $647 | $426,729,442 | 43 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 9 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $1,406,840 | +150.8% | -31.3% | 2,635 | $533 | $31,284,198 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | The Campaign | $1,389,954 | +119.6% | -37.6% | 2,941 | $472 | $68,964,618 | 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 8 | Hope Springs | $1,175,638 | +105.8% | -31.1% | 2,441 | $481 | $48,532,145 | 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 10 | Premium Rush | $1,015,873 | +127.4% | -48.3% | 2,255 | $450 | $9,371,070 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 11 | Hit and Run | $661,440 | +100% | -53.4% | 2,870 | $230 | $8,130,830 | 10 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 13 | 12 | Sparkle | $451,932 | +74.4% | -62.4% | 1,257 | $359 | $20,378,777 | 15 | TriStar Pictures |
| 14 | - | The Avengers | $383,116 | - | - | 1,705 | $224 | $618,233,009 | 120 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 14 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $299,433 | +97.8% | -51.2% | 1,204 | $248 | $44,067,021 | 29 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 19 | Brave | $276,836 | +366.1% | +107.2% | 1,708 | $162 | $230,651,013 | 71 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 15 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $274,394 | +90.4% | -39.2% | 1,036 | $264 | $154,607,208 | 50 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | 16 | Total Recall | $216,728 | +57.7% | -58.9% | 756 | $286 | $56,086,353 | 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 21 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $215,396 | +321.3% | +47.3% | 501 | $429 | $258,815,453 | 60 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 18 | Ted | $196,350 | +140% | -33.1% | 561 | $350 | $215,361,255 | 64 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 13 | The Apparition | $177,251 | +15% | -84.9% | 810 | $218 | $3,796,110 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 22 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $133,189 | +163.6% | -20.6% | 505 | $263 | $214,042,638 | 85 | DreamWorks |
| 23 | 17 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | $124,760 | +1.4% | - | 2,160 | $57 | $350,348 | 3 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| 24 | 20 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $124,353 | +112.3% | +4.6% | 267 | $465 | $9,214,292 | 66 | - |
| 25 | 24 | The Intouchables | $80,819 | +78.4% | -3.9% | 172 | $469 | $7,731,293 | 99 | The Weinstein Company |
| 26 | 23 | Moonrise Kingdom | $80,325 | +67.3% | -29.1% | 197 | $407 | $43,943,393 | 99 | Focus Features |
| 27 | 26 | Step Up Revolution | $66,799 | +109.4% | -53.3% | 236 | $283 | $33,949,121 | 36 | Lionsgate |
| 28 | 30 | The Watch | $51,306 | +220.2% | -27.6% | 195 | $263 | $33,585,506 | 36 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | 25 | Magic Mike | $45,113 | +24.3% | -39.1% | 268 | $168 | $113,277,977 | 64 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | - | For a Good Time, Call... | $43,670 | - | - | 23 | $1,898 | $43,670 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 31 | 42 | Madea's Witness Protection | $42,413 | +1,052.5% | +143.7% | 179 | $236 | $65,112,811 | 64 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | - | Men in Black³ | $40,591 | - | -37.9% | 186 | $218 | $178,644,789 | 99 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | 27 | To the Arctic 3D | $34,851 | +33.2% | -13.5% | 52 | $670 | $8,108,417 | 134 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | - | Joker | $29,141 | - | - | 74 | $393 | $29,141 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 35 | 32 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $25,025 | +72% | -45.1% | 143 | $175 | $155,002,420 | 92 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | 31 | Cosmopolis | $24,604 | +62.5% | -52.8% | 65 | $378 | $541,692 | 15 | Entertainment One |
| 37 | 28 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $23,556 | +24.4% | -7.2% | 105 | $224 | $45,851,552 | 120 | - |
| 38 | 29 | Ruby Sparks | $21,704 | +27.6% | -50.9% | 78 | $278 | $2,201,794 | 38 | - |
| 39 | - | Mugamoodi | $18,166 | - | - | 21 | $865 | $18,166 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 40 | 34 | Born to Be Wild | $13,379 | +34.2% | -14.1% | 33 | $405 | $20,731,023 | 512 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 35 | The Hunger Games | $13,158 | +36.2% | -60% | 145 | $90 | $407,936,467 | 162 | Lionsgate |
| 42 | 36 | Prometheus | $12,026 | +40.7% | -27.9% | 55 | $218 | $126,342,539 | 85 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | 33 | Savages | $11,075 | -5.3% | -56% | 82 | $135 | $47,259,580 | 57 | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | - | Little White Lies | $10,729 | - | +56.8% | 12 | $894 | $48,032 | 8 | MPI Media Group |
| 45 | 38 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $8,486 | +21.3% | -39.4% | 48 | $176 | $3,788,876 | 85 | FilmDistrict |
| 46 | 39 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $7,413 | +29.3% | -49.7% | 49 | $151 | $37,426,813 | 71 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | 43 | Bernie | $5,857 | +61.6% | -54.5% | 26 | $225 | $9,138,117 | 127 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 48 | 40 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $3,713 | -32.8% | -82.8% | 31 | $119 | $3,329,402 | 24 | Arc Entertainment |
| 49 | 44 | The Day | $2,580 | +96.6% | - | 12 | $215 | $5,304 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 50 | 47 | General Education | $1,462 | +283.7% | +881.2% | 3 | $487 | $2,286 | 8 | - |
| 51 | 37 | Iron Sky | $1,199 | -83.6% | -43.5% | 2 | $599 | $66,576 | 38 | Entertainment One |
| 52 | 48 | A Cat in Paris | $1,004 | +204.2% | -52.1% | 3 | $334 | $296,240 | 92 | GKIDS |
| 53 | 45 | Easy Money | $637 | -42.2% | -71.5% | 2 | $318 | $185,338 | 52 | The Weinstein Company |
