Domestic Box Office For September 2012

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Hotel Transylvania$42,522,1943,375$148,313,048Sep 28Sony Pictures Releasing
2The Possession$41,333,0622,860$49,130,154Aug 31Lionsgate
3Resident Evil: Retribution$38,691,2893,016$42,345,531Sep 14Screen Gems
4Finding Nemo
2012 3D Release
$36,444,8062,904$41,128,283Sep 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5Lawless$31,368,7293,138$37,400,127Aug 29The Weinstein Company
6End of Watch$25,980,7102,780$41,003,371Sep 21Open Road Films (II)
7The Expendables 2$24,456,2863,355$85,028,192Aug 17Lionsgate
8Trouble with the Curve$23,473,3473,212$35,763,137Sep 21Warner Bros.
9House at the End of the Street$22,193,3163,083$31,611,916Sep 21Relativity Media
10ParaNorman$21,014,8743,455$56,003,051Aug 17Focus Features
11The Bourne Legacy$20,916,8453,753$113,203,870Aug 10Universal Pictures
12Looper$20,801,5522,993$66,486,205Sep 28TriStar Pictures
13The Odd Life of Timothy Green$18,426,8392,717$51,854,875Aug 15Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
142016: Obama's America$17,753,9732,017$33,449,086Jul 13Rocky Mountain Pictures
15The Dark Knight Rises$17,648,2184,404$448,139,099Jul 20Warner Bros.
16The Campaign$16,934,9023,302$86,907,746Aug 10Warner Bros.
17Hope Springs$14,405,5772,441$63,536,011Aug 8Sony Pictures Releasing
18The Words$11,434,8672,801$11,494,838Sep 7CBS Films
19Dredd$10,948,5632,557$13,414,714Sep 21Lionsgate
20Premium Rush$10,553,4852,255$20,275,446Aug 24Sony Pictures Releasing
21The Master$9,568,624864$16,377,274Sep 14The Weinstein Company
22Hit and Run$5,583,3072,870$13,749,300Aug 22Open Road Films (II)
23Pitch Perfect$5,149,4332,787$65,001,093Sep 28Universal Pictures
24Arbitrage$5,114,702256$7,919,574Sep 14Roadside Attractions
25The Avengers$4,776,2634,349$623,357,910May 4Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
26Ice Age: Continental Drift$4,473,6583,886$161,321,843Jul 13Twentieth Century Fox
27Sparkle$4,018,6922,244$24,397,469Aug 17TriStar Pictures
28Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$3,967,6903,401$49,008,662Aug 3Twentieth Century Fox
29The Cold Light of Day$3,749,0611,511$3,763,583Sep 7Lionsgate
30Last Ounce of Courage$3,140,4971,407$3,329,674Sep 14Rocky Mountain Pictures
31Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
2012 IMAX Release
$3,115,115322$3,125,613Sep 7Paramount Pictures
32The Amazing Spider-Man$2,950,5014,318$262,030,663Jul 3Sony Pictures Releasing
33Brave$2,907,2344,164$237,283,207Jun 22Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
34Ted$2,757,2953,303$218,815,487Jun 29Universal Pictures
35Total Recall$2,645,2253,601$58,877,969Aug 3Sony Pictures Releasing
36Won't Back Down$2,603,3702,517$5,310,554Sep 28Twentieth Century Fox
37Barfi!$2,462,008132$2,804,874Sep 14UTV Motion Pictures
38Robot & Frank$2,424,294209$3,325,038Aug 17The Samuel Goldwyn Company
39Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$2,053,7064,263$216,391,482Jun 8DreamWorks
40Beasts of the Southern Wild$1,815,638318$12,795,746Jun 27-
41The Intouchables$1,753,727194$10,198,820May 25The Weinstein Company
42Celeste & Jesse Forever$1,733,974586$3,094,813Aug 3Sony Pictures Classics
43Sleepwalk with Me$1,663,374135$2,266,067Aug 24IFC Films
44The Perks of Being a Wallflower$1,428,785745$17,742,948Sep 21Lionsgate
45Moonrise Kingdom$1,351,495924$45,512,466May 25Focus Features
46Samsara$1,203,54870$2,672,413Aug 24Oscilloscope
47For a Good Time, Call...$1,161,375107$1,251,749Aug 31Focus Features
48Step Up Revolution$1,108,2112,606$35,074,677Jul 27Lionsgate
49The Apparition$1,105,173810$4,936,819Aug 24Warner Bros.
50Unconditional$786,583312$1,005,800Sep 21-
51The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure$715,5592,160$1,065,907Aug 29Kenn Viselman Presents
52The Watch$701,7783,168$35,353,000Jul 27Twentieth Century Fox
53To the Arctic 3D$697,96852$14,560,838Apr 20Warner Bros.
54Searching for Sugar Man$691,664157$3,696,196Jul 27Sony Pictures Classics
55Killer Joe$689,96975$1,987,762Jul 27LD Entertainment
56The Queen of Versailles$598,60889$2,401,999Jul 20Magnolia Pictures
57To Rome with Love$566,222806$16,685,867Jun 22Sony Pictures Classics
58Heroine$560,285114$598,668Sep 21UTV Motion Pictures
59Madea's Witness Protection$540,4312,161$65,653,242Jun 29Lionsgate
60The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$462,4241,298$46,412,041May 4-
61Magic Mike$443,5943,120$113,721,571Jun 29Warner Bros.
62Bachelorette$431,79860$447,954Sep 7RADiUS-TWC
63Branded$353,468307$353,513Sep 7Roadside Attractions
64Men in Black³$340,4804,248$179,020,854May 25Sony Pictures Releasing
65Snow White and the Huntsman$329,9613,777$155,332,381Jun 1Universal Pictures
66Stolen$304,318141$304,318Sep 14Millennium Entertainment
67The Imposter$304,28831$898,317Jul 13-
68Ruby Sparks$296,304261$2,540,106Jul 25-
69Two Days in New York$251,23242$633,210Aug 10Magnolia Pictures
70Hubble$243,317151$52,522,904Mar 19Warner Bros.
71Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough$242,85727$5,705,874Oct 7National Geographic Entertainment
72Cosmopolis$219,89765$763,556Aug 17Entertainment One
73Born to Be Wild$198,532208$25,978,556Apr 8Warner Bros.
74Safety Not Guaranteed$191,894182$4,010,957Jun 8FilmDistrict
75Farewell, My Queen$187,92264$1,597,998Jul 13Cohen Media Group
76Masquerade$181,11515$922,921Sep 21CJ Entertainment
7710 Years$177,76363$203,373Sep 14Anchor Bay Films
78Compliance$176,53821$319,285Aug 17Magnolia Pictures
79Keep the Lights On$168,87510$246,112Sep 7Music Box Films
80Detropia$167,08424$390,024Sep 7Loki Films
81Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel$164,03827$1,017,579Sep 21The Samuel Goldwyn Company
82My Uncle Rafael$160,07114$243,616Sep 21Rocky Mountain Pictures
83Bill W.$150,62631$809,590May 18Page 124 Productions
84Flying Swords of Dragon Gate$147,87015$170,276Aug 31-
85Joker$140,04074$169,181Aug 31UTV Motion Pictures
86Slaughter Creek$136,81516$136,815Sep 14Nocturnal Features
87Liberal Arts$134,55131$327,345Sep 14IFC Films
88Prometheus$134,5453,442$126,477,084Jun 8Twentieth Century Fox
89Thaandavam$129,04445$213,476Sep 28UTV Motion Pictures
90Little White Lies$125,80914$206,088Aug 24MPI Media Group
91Red Hook Summer$125,76841$338,803Aug 10Variance Films
92Savages$122,4882,635$47,382,068Jul 6Universal Pictures
93The Bullet Vanishes$107,80714$117,629Aug 31China Lion Film Distribution
94Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry$99,57237$534,100Jul 27IFC Films
95Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter$92,3263,109$37,519,139Jun 22Twentieth Century Fox
96Chicken with Plums$87,98524$253,874Aug 17Sony Pictures Classics
97Burn$86,84814$996,103Jul 24-
98Mugamoodi$82,83421$101,000Aug 31UTV Motion Pictures
99Wild Horse, Wild Ride$82,09321$111,205Aug 24Screen Media Films
100Hello I Must Be Going$80,35215$106,709Sep 7Oscilloscope
101The Well-Digger's Daughter$78,18716$386,368Jul 20Kino Lorber
102The Hunger Games$74,2254,137$408,010,692Mar 23Lionsgate
103Beloved$71,1307$137,515Aug 17IFC Films
104Under the Sea 3D$69,760108$36,262,926Feb 13Warner Bros.
105Bernie$69,466332$9,206,470Apr 27Millennium Entertainment
106The Eye of the Storm$67,5769$83,566Sep 7-
107Space Station 3D$65,03064$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
108Bless Me, Ultima$61,119263$1,561,962Feb 22Arenas Entertainment
109Toys in the Attic
2012 Re-release
$59,77727$64,918Sep 7Hannover House
110Air Racers$57,34710$1,309,987Apr 63D Entertainment
111Iron Sky$52,3558$122,082Jul 25Entertainment One
112How to Survive a Plague$51,51315$132,055Sep 21IFC Films
113Occupy Unmasked$47,9084$52,768Sep 21Magnolia Pictures
114The Awakening$47,10270$209,696Aug 17Cohen Media Group
115Backwards$44,1139$61,465Sep 21Dada Films
116Deep Sea$41,86247$46,412,757Mar 3Warner Bros.
117Nitro Circus: The Movie$39,943800$3,377,618Aug 8Arc Entertainment
118Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World$38,78914$6,096,582May 283D Entertainment
119Take This Waltz$38,17164$1,239,692Jun 29Magnolia Pictures
120The Inbetweeners$36,00010$36,000Sep 7-
121Bangkok Revenge$35,78422$35,784Sep 14China Lion Film Distribution
122Somewhere Between$34,1506$210,975Aug 24Long Shot Factory
123Side by Side$32,2449$58,825Aug 17Tribeca Films
124Hysteria$30,952218$1,804,139May 18Sony Pictures Classics
125Neil Young Journeys$26,50123$215,026Jun 29Sony Pictures Classics
126Entre les Bras$26,2246$47,439Sep 14The Cinema Guild
127Unforgivable$25,4276$154,189Jun 29Strand Releasing
128The Ambassador$23,6428$28,102Aug 29Drafthouse Films
129Oslo, August 31st$21,1977$101,475May 25Strand Releasing
130Neighboring Sounds$20,8203$60,255Aug 24The Cinema Guild
131Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai$20,1005$75,688Jul 20Tribeca Films
132Kumaré$19,2249$132,160Jun 20Kino Lorber
133Girl Model$18,9835$21,154Sep 5First Run
134Vulgaria$18,45616$59,059Sep 28China Lion Film Distribution
135360$18,10412$100,343Aug 3Magnolia Pictures
136Fat Kid Rules the World$17,1451$41,000Oct 5Outsider Pictures
137The Day$15,68112$20,984Aug 29Anchor Bay Films
138Radio Unnameable$14,7562$24,090Sep 19Kino Lorber
139Elena$14,49913$233,380May 16Zeitgeist Films
140Little Birds$14,2642$17,739Aug 29Millennium Entertainment
141Death by China$13,9873$38,492Aug 17Area 23a
142A Cat in Paris$13,73318$309,973Jun 1GKIDS
143Painted Skin: The Resurrection$13,6466$50,425Aug 17Well Go USA Entertainment
144Grand Illusion$13,6014$174,065May 11Rialto Pictures
145Port of Shadows$13,3962$27,389Sep 14Rialto Pictures
146The Waiting Room$12,4108$244,951Sep 26International Film Circuit
147Tales of the Night$10,9751$10,975Sep 26GKIDS
148The Other Dream Team$10,38314$135,228Sep 28The Film Arcade
149For Ellen$10,3593$12,396Sep 5Tribeca Films
150Hellbound?$9,6335$22,887Sep 21Area 23a
151Monsieur Lazhar$9,61886$2,009,517Apr 13Music Box Films
15217 Girls$9,41210$15,123Sep 21Strand Releasing
153Money Fight$9,0041$9,004Sep 21Pro-Motion Pictures
154[REC] 3: Genesis$8,5228$9,600Sep 7Magnolia Pictures
155Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present$8,3785$86,637Jun 13Music Box Films
156Three Stars$8,3231$8,942Sep 21First Run
157Husbands in Goa$7,4557$10,135Sep 21UTV Motion Pictures
158The Prophet's Son$7,2781$16,983Sep 29-
159General Education$6,3154$8,601Aug 24-
160Las Acacias$6,0001$6,000Sep 7Outsider Films
161Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best$5,7373$7,466Sep 21Oscilloscope
162Teddy Bear$5,1962$16,000Aug 22Film Movement
163Alps$4,6683$16,057Jul 13Kino Lorber
164You've Been Trumped$4,5155$29,273Aug 3International Film Circuit
165The Good Doctor$4,4582$5,206Aug 31Magnolia Pictures
166Klown
2012 Re-release
$4,43116$68,795Jul 27Drafthouse Films
167Pickin' & Grinnin'$3,9121$4,000Sep 7House Lights Media
168Easy Money$3,8257$205,741Jul 11The Weinstein Company
169Planet of Snail$3,7152$13,957Jul 25The Cinema Guild
170Turn Me On, Dammit!$3,6485$126,085Mar 30New Yorker Films
171Head Games$3,4715$14,056Sep 21Variance Films
1725 Broken Cameras$3,3649$109,983May 30Kino Lorber
173Once Upon a Time in Anatolia$3,2526$152,408Jan 4The Cinema Guild
174Union Square$3,1914$44,830Jul 13Dada Films
175About Cherry$3,0033$3,003Sep 21IFC Films
176This Is Not a Film$2,9285$77,016Feb 29Palisades Tartan
177The Magic of Belle Isle$2,79010$102,388Jul 6Magnolia Pictures
178OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie$2,6306$43,583May 25-
179Free Men$2,5984$53,810Mar 16Film Movement
180Brother
2012 Re-release
$2,57449$29,864Aug 24Music Box Films
181Where Do We Go Now?$2,50837$531,997May 11Sony Pictures Classics
182The Invisible War$2,40719$71,968Jun 22Cinedigm Entertainment Group
183Hit So Hard$2,4004$34,025Apr 13Variance Films
184The Iran Job$2,3162$23,115Sep 28Film Movement
185How to Grow a Band$2,2962$20,135Apr 13International Film Circuit
186Nobody Else But You$2,2514$43,040May 11First Run
187Ballplayer: Pelotero$1,87910$46,109Jul 13Strand Releasing
188Last Ride
2012 Re-release
$1,6452$6,853Jun 29Music Box Films
189Breathing$1,5542$4,630Aug 31Kino Lorber
190We Won't Grow Old Together$1,5441$14,104Jun 8The Film Desk
191Starry Starry Night$1,5332$10,033Mar 23China Lion Film Distribution
192China Heavyweight$1,1554$10,550Jul 6Zeitgeist Films
193Snowman's Land$1,0691$1,190Sep 14Music Box Films
194T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$97238$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
195Surviving Progress$8046$53,953Apr 6First Run
196Now, Forager$7414$11,146Oct 3Argot Pictures
197Celine and Julie Go Boating$6211$31,452May 4New Yorker Films
198Bringing Up Bobby$5344$4,975Sep 28Monterey Media
199The Night Watchman$4762$2,219Jul 6Icarus Films
200Headshot$4501$1,373Sep 28Kino Lorber