Domestic 2012 Weekend 3
January 20-22, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Underworld: Awakening | $25,306,725 | - | 3,078 | - | $8,221 | $25,306,725 | 1 | Screen Gems |
| 2 | - | Red Tails | $18,782,154 | - | 2,512 | - | $7,476 | $18,918,062 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 1 | Contraband | $12,039,605 | -50.6% | 2,870 | +7 | $4,194 | $45,937,525 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 36 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $10,045,332 | +10,935.3% | 2,630 | +2,624 | $3,819 | $10,737,239 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 2 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $8,779,676 | -50.5% | 2,625 | - | $3,344 | $33,588,056 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | - | Haywire | $8,425,370 | - | 2,439 | - | $3,454 | $8,425,370 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 7 | 4 | Joyful Noise | $5,917,437 | -47.3% | 2,735 | - | $2,163 | $21,745,419 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $5,554,254 | -52.5% | 2,519 | -827 | $2,204 | $197,363,441 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | 5 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $4,515,497 | -47.4% | 2,485 | -670 | $1,817 | $178,321,726 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 11 | The Iron Lady | $3,684,279 | -31.9% | 1,076 | +274 | $3,424 | $12,585,958 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | 7 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $3,528,514 | -47% | 1,907 | -767 | $1,850 | $94,553,582 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 8 | War Horse | $3,150,502 | -46.8% | 2,525 | -331 | $1,247 | $72,285,180 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,076,168 | -47.8% | 2,070 | -779 | $1,486 | $124,682,205 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 10 | We Bought a Zoo | $2,783,440 | -49.9% | 2,065 | -844 | $1,347 | $69,565,025 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | 6 | The Devil Inside | $2,668,865 | -66.8% | 2,207 | -344 | $1,209 | $51,289,972 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | 14 | The Descendants | $2,372,298 | +13% | 560 | -100 | $4,236 | $51,259,658 | 10 | - |
| 17 | 15 | The Artist | $2,371,803 | +98.8% | 662 | +446 | $3,582 | $12,119,718 | 9 | The Weinstein Company |
| 18 | 12 | The Adventures of Tintin | $2,218,841 | -45% | 1,340 | -733 | $1,655 | $72,321,006 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | 13 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $1,763,380 | -44.8% | 731 | -155 | $2,412 | $18,328,977 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 20 | 17 | Hugo | $937,620 | -10.4% | 650 | +105 | $1,442 | $55,887,402 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | 24 | Happy Feet Two | $427,309 | -11.7% | 331 | -34 | $1,290 | $62,597,362 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 23 | A Dangerous Method | $420,733 | -15.8% | 105 | +1 | $4,006 | $3,375,694 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | 27 | Puss in Boots | $355,089 | -14% | 292 | -24 | $1,216 | $147,722,075 | 13 | DreamWorks |
| 24 | 28 | Jack and Jill | $342,346 | -17.1% | 283 | -15 | $1,209 | $72,952,653 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 25 | My Week with Marilyn | $327,104 | -30.6% | 225 | -175 | $1,453 | $12,066,461 | 9 | The Weinstein Company |
| 26 | 19 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $308,718 | -59.9% | 370 | -338 | $834 | $280,262,457 | 10 | Summit Entertainment |
| 27 | 20 | Carnage | $283,565 | -60.1% | 248 | -246 | $1,143 | $1,945,574 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 21 | The Muppets | $261,418 | -54.4% | 285 | -262 | $917 | $87,036,379 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 31 | Shame | $243,798 | +69.1% | 95 | +54 | $2,566 | $2,983,198 | 8 | - |
| 30 | 16 | The Darkest Hour | $183,036 | -83% | 301 | -881 | $608 | $21,074,627 | 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 31 | 29 | Tower Heist | $178,200 | -26.3% | 220 | -40 | $810 | $77,821,295 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | 42 | A Separation | $168,818 | +134.9% | 13 | +7 | $12,986 | $541,041 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | 22 | The Sitter | $142,648 | -72.2% | 191 | -258 | $746 | $30,021,311 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 34 | 26 | Young Adult | $138,213 | -67.9% | 150 | -237 | $921 | $16,075,448 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | 18 | New Year's Eve | $136,781 | -86.8% | 265 | -827 | $516 | $54,185,473 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 33 | Pina | $136,668 | +9.8% | 10 | +4 | $13,666 | $782,131 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 37 | 32 | Real Steel | $134,632 | -4.9% | 162 | -25 | $831 | $85,255,428 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | 30 | Immortals | $123,235 | -25.2% | 169 | -18 | $729 | $83,270,595 | 11 | Relativity Media |
| 39 | - | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | $119,300 | - | 42 | - | $2,840 | $119,300 | 1 | Eleven Arts |
| 40 | 34 | Born to Be Wild | $100,396 | -4.8% | 45 | - | $2,231 | $15,662,574 | 42 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 46 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $73,710 | +74.5% | 7 | +5 | $10,530 | $184,731 | 7 | Oscilloscope |
| 42 | 35 | Pariah | $64,971 | -36.2% | 21 | -3 | $3,093 | $497,579 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 43 | - | The Viral Factor | $63,235 | - | 22 | - | $2,874 | $63,235 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 44 | - | Coriolanus | $61,136 | - | 9 | - | $6,792 | $61,136 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 45 | 39 | Moneyball | $58,697 | -25.2% | 110 | -18 | $533 | $75,524,658 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 46 | 41 | In Time | $57,633 | -23.5% | 97 | -9 | $594 | $37,454,844 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | 37 | Courageous | $51,476 | -41.5% | 90 | -26 | $571 | $34,522,221 | 17 | TriStar Pictures |
| 48 | 50 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $49,738 | +67.8% | 8 | -1 | $6,217 | $4,611,172 | 87 | 3D Entertainment |
| 49 | 40 | Melancholia | $48,632 | -37.9% | 52 | -15 | $935 | $2,912,676 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 50 | - | The Flowers of War | $48,448 | - | 30 | - | $1,614 | $139,642 | 1 | - |
| 51 | 44 | Hubble | $34,459 | -28% | 21 | +1 | $1,640 | $30,407,549 | 97 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | 38 | Vettai | $34,397 | -60.9% | 21 | -13 | $1,637 | $148,938 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 53 | 43 | J. Edgar | $31,053 | -43.8% | 46 | -36 | $675 | $37,036,915 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | 51 | Drive | $26,543 | -7.9% | 33 | +1 | $804 | $35,011,330 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 55 | 45 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $25,693 | -41.7% | 14 | -4 | $1,835 | $201,225 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 56 | 47 | Dolphin Tale | $24,893 | -38.3% | 63 | -28 | $395 | $72,279,690 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | 52 | Under the Sea 3D | $22,317 | -8.7% | 8 | +1 | $2,789 | $29,004,386 | 154 | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | 49 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $21,056 | -37% | 28 | -12 | $752 | $4,373,598 | 16 | - |
| 59 | 54 | Space Station 3D | $13,800 | -9.2% | 4 | +2 | $3,450 | $84,794,527 | 510 | IMAX |
| 60 | 61 | Midnight in Paris | $12,947 | +28.4% | 13 | -2 | $995 | $56,446,217 | 36 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 61 | 53 | The Skin I Live In | $12,267 | -42.1% | 17 | -14 | $721 | $3,147,499 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | 57 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $11,354 | -16.8% | 7 | +1 | $1,622 | $534,774 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 63 | - | Le Havre | $11,198 | - | 14 | - | $799 | $514,968 | 14 | Janus Films |
| 64 | 48 | Don 2 | $9,493 | -75.6% | 12 | -16 | $791 | $3,673,256 | 5 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 65 | 55 | Margin Call | $8,148 | -46.3% | 14 | -6 | $582 | $5,343,014 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 66 | - | Crazy Horse | $7,963 | - | 1 | - | $7,963 | $12,336 | 1 | Zipporah Films |
| 67 | 62 | Take Shelter | $7,767 | +22.6% | 16 | +2 | $485 | $1,716,353 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 56 | The Help | $7,393 | -50% | 22 | -6 | $336 | $169,598,523 | 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 69 | - | The Front Line | $7,188 | - | 6 | - | $1,198 | $7,188 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 70 | 72 | Young Goethe in Love | $6,320 | +147.7% | 8 | +5 | $790 | $122,185 | 12 | Music Box Films |
| 71 | 85 | Tomboy | $5,509 | +278.4% | 10 | +5 | $550 | $106,343 | 10 | Dada Films |
| 72 | - | Carol Channing: Larger Than Life | $5,000 | - | 2 | - | $2,500 | $5,000 | 1 | Entertainment One |
| 73 | 74 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $4,964 | +97.7% | 3 | +2 | $1,654 | $181,276 | 18 | First Run |
| 74 | 63 | The Mill and the Cross | $4,892 | +2.2% | 4 | -1 | $1,223 | $295,143 | 19 | - |
| 75 | - | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $4,721 | - | 1 | - | $4,721 | $4,721 | 1 | First Run |
| 76 | - | Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston | $3,968 | - | 1 | - | $3,968 | $3,968 | 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 77 | 67 | The Guard | $3,875 | +21.1% | 9 | -2 | $430 | $5,354,868 | 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | 66 | Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars | $3,160 | -7.9% | 5 | +1 | $632 | $7,015 | 2 | First Run |
| 79 | - | The City Dark | $2,983 | - | 1 | - | $2,983 | $5,421 | 1 | Argot Pictures |
| 80 | - | BuzzKill | $2,912 | - | 1 | - | $2,912 | $2,912 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 81 | 58 | Sing Your Song | $2,803 | -79.2% | 2 | - | $1,401 | $20,119 | 2 | S2BN Films |
| 82 | 60 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $2,571 | -76.4% | 1 | - | $2,571 | $41,521 | 3 | The Cinema Guild |
| 83 | - | Oka! | $2,496 | - | 1 | - | $2,496 | $17,426 | 15 | Dada Films |
| 84 | 65 | Santa Mesa | $2,276 | -40.8% | 1 | -2 | $2,276 | $7,717 | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 85 | 75 | Addiction Incorporated | $2,200 | -1% | 2 | +1 | $1,100 | $13,503 | 6 | Variance Films |
| 86 | 59 | Sophomore | $2,080 | -84.1% | 1 | - | $2,080 | $16,651 | 2 | N/A |
| 87 | 71 | Blackthorn | $1,958 | -26.3% | 3 | -2 | $652 | $196,713 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 88 | 76 | My Reincarnation | $1,872 | -11.7% | 2 | -1 | $936 | $71,242 | 13 | Long Shot Factory |
| 89 | 91 | Roadie | $1,813 | +109.8% | 1 | - | $1,813 | $7,556 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 90 | 69 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $1,474 | -50.1% | 2 | -2 | $737 | $271,929 | 14 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 91 | 68 | Mozart's Sister | $1,402 | -53% | 2 | -4 | $701 | $705,264 | 23 | Music Box Films |
| 92 | - | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $1,248 | - | 1 | - | $1,248 | $850,643 | 29 | International Film Circuit |
| 93 | 80 | Outrage | $1,100 | -38.1% | 3 | -2 | $366 | $41,177 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 94 | - | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $921 | - | 1 | - | $921 | $28,477 | 20 | The Film Desk |
| 95 | 84 | CornerStore | $850 | -44.6% | 1 | - | $850 | $43,533 | 24 | Shotown Pictures |
| 96 | - | Tyrannosaur | $746 | - | 1 | - | $746 | $18,525 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 97 | 95 | Jane's Journey | $724 | +38.2% | 1 | - | $724 | $26,107 | 19 | First Run |
| 98 | - | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $666 | - | 1 | - | $666 | $144,845 | 11 | First Run |
| 99 | 92 | Loosies | $566 | -30% | 3 | +2 | $188 | $3,318 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 100 | - | Granito | $512 | - | 2 | - | $256 | $38,852 | 19 | International Film Circuit |
| 101 | 83 | Nostalgia for the Light | $408 | -73.7% | 1 | - | $408 | $155,833 | 54 | Icarus Films |
| 102 | - | The Bride Wore Black | $334 | - | 1 | - | $334 | $23,123 | 12 | The Film Desk |
| 103 | 78 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $294 | -84.8% | 1 | -1 | $294 | $47,594 | 9 | - |
| 104 | - | The Interrupters | $208 | - | 1 | - | $208 | $275,171 | 26 | The Cinema Guild |
| 105 | 94 | The Look | $198 | -69.1% | 2 | - | $99 | $14,222 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 106 | 89 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | $128 | -87.8% | 1 | -1 | $128 | $27,603 | 10 | First Run |
| 107 | 103 | Galapagos | $18 | -60% | 1 | - | $18 | $18,078,399 | 639 | IMAX |
