Domestic 2012 Weekend 2
January 13-15, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Contraband | $24,349,815 | - | 2,863 | - | $8,505 | $24,349,815 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | - | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $17,751,905 | - | 2,625 | - | $6,762 | $17,751,905 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $11,686,617 | -41.2% | 3,346 | -209 | $3,492 | $186,933,406 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | - | Joyful Noise | $11,225,190 | - | 2,735 | - | $4,104 | $11,225,190 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $8,592,657 | -37.2% | 3,155 | -448 | $2,723 | $170,192,301 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 1 | The Devil Inside | $8,028,439 | -76.2% | 2,551 | +266 | $3,147 | $46,375,286 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $6,660,907 | -41.4% | 2,674 | -276 | $2,490 | $87,841,756 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 6 | War Horse | $5,923,128 | -31.8% | 2,856 | +73 | $2,073 | $66,095,091 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $5,893,831 | -37.9% | 2,849 | -576 | $2,068 | $118,875,119 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 7 | We Bought a Zoo | $5,560,781 | -33% | 2,909 | -261 | $1,911 | $64,049,315 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | 26 | The Iron Lady | $5,412,934 | +2,969% | 802 | +797 | $6,749 | $6,000,555 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 12 | 8 | The Adventures of Tintin | $4,035,024 | -40% | 2,073 | -933 | $1,946 | $67,740,230 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 9 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $3,194,172 | -41.7% | 886 | +77 | $3,605 | $15,136,712 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 14 | 12 | The Descendants | $2,100,256 | -18.7% | 660 | -77 | $3,182 | $47,104,452 | 9 | - |
| 15 | 18 | The Artist | $1,193,180 | +6.5% | 216 | +44 | $5,523 | $8,789,959 | 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | 10 | The Darkest Hour | $1,079,299 | -65.5% | 1,182 | -981 | $913 | $20,528,473 | 4 | Summit Entertainment |
| 17 | 13 | Hugo | $1,046,468 | -34.6% | 545 | -298 | $1,920 | $54,163,123 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | 11 | New Year's Eve | $1,038,854 | -66.6% | 1,092 | -772 | $951 | $53,692,981 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 14 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $769,314 | -47.7% | 708 | -350 | $1,086 | $279,638,999 | 9 | Summit Entertainment |
| 20 | 34 | Carnage | $710,434 | +549.8% | 494 | +479 | $1,438 | $1,296,899 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | 15 | The Muppets | $573,868 | -57.8% | 547 | -689 | $1,049 | $86,409,396 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | 17 | The Sitter | $513,022 | -55.6% | 449 | -309 | $1,142 | $29,650,255 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | 22 | A Dangerous Method | $499,572 | +78.9% | 104 | +40 | $4,803 | $2,686,764 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 23 | Happy Feet Two | $484,199 | +113.3% | 365 | +80 | $1,326 | $61,898,343 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 19 | My Week with Marilyn | $471,276 | -43% | 400 | -184 | $1,178 | $11,344,986 | 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 26 | 16 | Young Adult | $430,153 | -66.4% | 387 | -443 | $1,111 | $15,705,980 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | 20 | Puss in Boots | $413,017 | -29.7% | 316 | -35 | $1,307 | $147,150,144 | 12 | DreamWorks |
| 28 | 28 | Jack and Jill | $413,012 | +155.9% | 298 | +127 | $1,385 | $72,424,318 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 21 | Tower Heist | $241,800 | -20.4% | 260 | -35 | $930 | $77,539,105 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | 39 | Immortals | $164,652 | +84.2% | 187 | +59 | $880 | $83,059,934 | 10 | Relativity Media |
| 31 | 24 | Shame | $144,208 | -31.3% | 41 | -4 | $3,517 | $2,626,631 | 7 | - |
| 32 | 25 | Real Steel | $141,579 | -30.8% | 187 | -26 | $757 | $85,054,193 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | 42 | Pina | $124,438 | +49.9% | 6 | +3 | $20,739 | $556,631 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 34 | 40 | Born to Be Wild | $105,466 | +20.5% | 45 | - | $2,343 | $15,482,799 | 41 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 33 | Pariah | $101,815 | -7.4% | 24 | +13 | $4,242 | $374,184 | 3 | Focus Features |
| 36 | 36 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $91,029 | -8.2% | 6 | - | $15,171 | $635,545 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 30 | Courageous | $88,040 | -44.5% | 116 | -75 | $758 | $34,434,967 | 16 | TriStar Pictures |
| 38 | - | Vettai | $87,921 | - | 34 | - | $2,585 | $87,921 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 39 | 27 | Moneyball | $78,478 | -53.1% | 128 | -103 | $613 | $75,421,171 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | 41 | Melancholia | $78,282 | -10.2% | 67 | +6 | $1,168 | $2,823,038 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 41 | 31 | In Time | $75,353 | -34.7% | 106 | -26 | $710 | $37,359,996 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | 38 | A Separation | $71,864 | -22.4% | 6 | - | $11,977 | $313,887 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | 32 | J. Edgar | $55,256 | -49.9% | 82 | -70 | $673 | $36,974,522 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 48 | Hubble | $47,858 | +31.2% | 20 | +3 | $2,392 | $30,333,760 | 96 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | 49 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $44,092 | +36.6% | 18 | +11 | $2,449 | $149,735 | 4 | FilmDistrict |
| 46 | - | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $42,245 | - | 2 | - | $21,122 | $81,542 | 6 | Oscilloscope |
| 47 | 37 | Dolphin Tale | $40,359 | -57.7% | 91 | -58 | $443 | $72,228,575 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | 29 | Don 2 | $38,884 | -75.6% | 28 | -83 | $1,388 | $3,653,205 | 4 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 49 | 47 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $33,401 | -39.8% | 40 | -10 | $835 | $4,326,022 | 15 | - |
| 50 | 54 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $29,645 | +55% | 9 | - | $3,293 | $4,535,792 | 86 | 3D Entertainment |
| 51 | 45 | Drive | $28,827 | -48.7% | 32 | +2 | $900 | $34,967,082 | 18 | FilmDistrict |
| 52 | 53 | Under the Sea 3D | $24,454 | +15.5% | 7 | -2 | $3,493 | $28,966,890 | 153 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | 52 | The Skin I Live In | $21,193 | -2.2% | 31 | -11 | $683 | $3,121,867 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 54 | 57 | Space Station 3D | $15,197 | +6.4% | 2 | - | $7,598 | $84,761,844 | 509 | IMAX |
| 55 | 50 | Margin Call | $15,187 | -51.4% | 20 | -10 | $759 | $5,325,377 | 13 | Roadside Attractions |
| 56 | 51 | The Help | $14,781 | -47.7% | 28 | -22 | $527 | $169,582,987 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | 55 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $13,650 | -28.4% | 6 | -5 | $2,275 | $515,347 | 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 58 | - | Sing Your Song | $13,459 | - | 2 | - | $6,729 | $13,459 | 1 | S2BN Films |
| 59 | - | Sophomore | $13,097 | - | 1 | - | $13,097 | $13,097 | 1 | N/A |
| 60 | 60 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $10,896 | -0.5% | 1 | - | $10,896 | $31,873 | 2 | The Cinema Guild |
| 61 | 56 | Midnight in Paris | $10,083 | -34.2% | 15 | -6 | $672 | $56,424,566 | 35 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | 59 | Take Shelter | $6,337 | -43.4% | 14 | -7 | $452 | $1,705,348 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | - | The Mill and the Cross | $4,786 | - | 5 | - | $957 | $281,832 | 18 | - |
| 64 | - | Newlyweds | $4,584 | - | 1 | - | $4,584 | $4,584 | 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 65 | - | Santa Mesa | $3,846 | - | 3 | - | $1,282 | $3,846 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 66 | - | Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars | $3,430 | - | 4 | - | $857 | $3,430 | 1 | First Run |
| 67 | 73 | The Guard | $3,201 | -3.5% | 11 | - | $291 | $5,346,599 | 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 66 | Mozart's Sister | $2,984 | -37.4% | 6 | - | $497 | $702,344 | 22 | Music Box Films |
| 69 | 61 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $2,956 | -68% | 4 | -5 | $739 | $267,965 | 13 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 70 | - | Domain 2012 Re-release | $2,810 | - | 1 | - | $2,810 | $2,810 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 71 | 80 | Blackthorn | $2,657 | +79.5% | 5 | +1 | $531 | $193,957 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 72 | 64 | Young Goethe in Love | $2,551 | -54.3% | 3 | -4 | $850 | $113,861 | 11 | Music Box Films |
| 73 | 63 | The Conquest | $2,547 | -56.1% | 5 | -1 | $509 | $52,664 | 10 | Music Box Films |
| 74 | 81 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $2,511 | +76.5% | 1 | - | $2,511 | $175,604 | 17 | First Run |
| 75 | - | Addiction Incorporated | $2,223 | - | 1 | - | $2,223 | $9,286 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 76 | 67 | My Reincarnation | $2,121 | -55.3% | 3 | - | $707 | $66,629 | 12 | Long Shot Factory |
| 77 | - | London River 2011 Re-release | $2,000 | - | 2 | - | $1,000 | $7,200 | 6 | - |
| 78 | 90 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $1,934 | +204.1% | 2 | +1 | $967 | $47,108 | 8 | - |
| 79 | 65 | The Greatest Miracle | $1,898 | -65.6% | 3 | -1 | $632 | $552,573 | 14 | - |
| 80 | 70 | Outrage | $1,777 | -52.5% | 5 | -2 | $355 | $39,631 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 81 | - | The Devil, Probably | $1,688 | - | 1 | - | $1,688 | $1,688 | 1 | The Film Desk |
| 82 | 74 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $1,645 | -40.6% | 1 | -2 | $1,645 | $91,607 | 10 | Variance Films |
| 83 | - | Nostalgia for the Light | $1,553 | - | 1 | - | $1,553 | $154,669 | 53 | Icarus Films |
| 84 | - | CornerStore | $1,533 | - | 1 | - | $1,533 | $41,941 | 23 | Shotown Pictures |
| 85 | 85 | Tomboy | $1,456 | +17.9% | 5 | +4 | $291 | $100,057 | 9 | Dada Films |
| 86 | 79 | Prince of the Himalayas | $1,297 | -15.2% | 1 | - | $1,297 | $9,178 | 4 | - |
| 87 | 72 | The Whale | $1,109 | -69.5% | 3 | - | $369 | $67,322 | 19 | Paladin |
| 88 | 71 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $1,108 | -70.3% | 1 | - | $1,108 | $210,366 | 25 | - |
| 89 | 77 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | $1,051 | -55% | 2 | - | $525 | $26,838 | 9 | First Run |
| 90 | - | Dystopia: 2013 | $1,011 | - | 1 | - | $1,011 | $1,011 | 1 | - |
| 91 | 75 | Roadie | $864 | -67.5% | 1 | - | $864 | $4,871 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | - | Loosies | $808 | - | 1 | - | $808 | $2,486 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 93 | - | Pianomania | $808 | - | 1 | - | $808 | $48,136 | 34 | First Run |
| 94 | - | The Look | $641 | - | 2 | - | $320 | $13,973 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 95 | 88 | Jane's Journey | $524 | -28.9% | 1 | - | $524 | $25,383 | 18 | First Run |
| 96 | 69 | Sigur Rós: Inni | $446 | -89.3% | 1 | -2 | $446 | $123,482 | 12 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 97 | - | Battleship Potemkin | $444 | - | 1 | - | $444 | $50,970 | 53 | Kino International |
| 98 | 91 | Khodorkovsky | $417 | -26.1% | 1 | - | $417 | $29,552 | 7 | Kino Lorber |
| 99 | 84 | Hell and Back Again | $341 | -72.4% | 1 | -1 | $341 | $37,209 | 15 | - |
| 100 | - | Redneck Carnage | $330 | - | 1 | - | $330 | $655 | 12 | - |
| 101 | - | El Sicario, Room 164 | $321 | - | 1 | - | $321 | $5,649 | 3 | Icarus Films |
| 102 | 83 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | $145 | -89.2% | 1 | -1 | $145 | $46,834 | 23 | - |
| 103 | - | Galapagos | $45 | - | 1 | - | $45 | $18,078,381 | 638 | IMAX |
