Domestic 2012 Weekend 21
May 25-27, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Men in Black³ | $54,592,779 | - | 4,248 | - | $12,851 | $54,592,779 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | 1 | The Avengers | $36,686,871 | -34.1% | 3,918 | -331 | $9,363 | $513,371,659 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | Battleship | $11,050,470 | -56.7% | 3,702 | +12 | $2,985 | $44,555,815 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | The Dictator | $9,276,560 | -46.8% | 3,014 | +6 | $3,077 | $41,124,664 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | - | Chernobyl Diaries | $7,955,307 | - | 2,433 | - | $3,269 | $7,955,307 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 4 | Dark Shadows | $7,504,387 | -40.4% | 3,404 | -351 | $2,204 | $62,987,283 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 5 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $7,127,919 | -32.4% | 3,021 | - | $2,359 | $22,149,167 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | 6 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $6,383,203 | +97.6% | 1,233 | +879 | $5,176 | $16,586,699 | 4 | - |
| 9 | 7 | The Hunger Games | $2,311,406 | -21.7% | 1,421 | -643 | $1,626 | $395,320,191 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | 8 | Think Like a Man | $1,465,265 | -44.7% | 786 | -936 | $1,864 | $88,337,206 | 6 | Screen Gems |
| 11 | 10 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $1,082,288 | -31.4% | 884 | -956 | $1,224 | $27,286,592 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 13 | Bernie | $851,524 | +73.3% | 194 | +99 | $4,389 | $2,203,330 | 5 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 13 | 21 | 21 Jump Street | $660,795 | +92.7% | 364 | +103 | $1,815 | $136,503,522 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 9 | The Lucky One | $566,829 | -68.1% | 615 | -1,390 | $921 | $58,279,662 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | - | Moonrise Kingdom | $522,996 | - | 4 | - | $130,749 | $522,996 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 16 | 18 | Mirror Mirror | $482,502 | +19.5% | 422 | +15 | $1,143 | $62,200,759 | 9 | Relativity Media |
| 17 | 16 | The Lorax | $475,785 | +3.7% | 390 | +11 | $1,219 | $210,839,555 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 17 | The Three Stooges | $322,573 | -26.1% | 325 | -269 | $992 | $42,303,927 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | 12 | Chimpanzee | $314,802 | -52.8% | 368 | -527 | $855 | $27,688,448 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 11 | The Five-Year Engagement | $294,555 | -73.5% | 274 | -901 | $1,075 | $27,949,840 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 20 | John Carter | $247,940 | -32.8% | 175 | -174 | $1,416 | $72,473,559 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | 26 | To the Arctic 3D | $238,740 | +11.7% | 50 | +1 | $4,774 | $2,319,739 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 14 | Wrath of the Titans | $232,380 | -51.2% | 255 | -105 | $911 | $82,927,756 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 27 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $177,118 | -14.5% | 175 | -70 | $1,012 | $103,110,611 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 19 | The Cabin in the Woods | $174,424 | -54.3% | 203 | -245 | $859 | $40,933,145 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 29 | First Position | $149,881 | +60.8% | 56 | +15 | $2,676 | $493,338 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 27 | 43 | Hysteria | $138,251 | +287.7% | 32 | +27 | $4,320 | $194,057 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 24 | Crooked Arrows | $137,391 | -46.6% | 67 | +12 | $2,050 | $456,844 | 2 | - |
| 29 | 15 | Girl in Progress | $127,490 | -72.2% | 143 | -179 | $891 | $2,405,763 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 32 | Headhunters | $124,768 | +38.5% | 45 | +6 | $2,772 | $570,592 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 31 | 23 | American Reunion | $114,650 | -56.6% | 165 | -125 | $694 | $56,706,755 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | 30 | Monsieur Lazhar | $113,523 | +23.8% | 65 | -2 | $1,746 | $1,450,129 | 7 | Music Box Films |
| 33 | - | The Intouchables | $103,507 | - | 4 | - | $25,876 | $103,507 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 34 | 28 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $85,143 | -10.2% | 87 | -47 | $978 | $8,865,979 | 12 | CBS Films |
| 35 | 34 | Marley | $70,341 | -4.2% | 53 | -2 | $1,327 | $1,162,929 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | 35 | Born to Be Wild | $65,181 | +7.9% | 34 | - | $1,917 | $19,079,298 | 60 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 36 | Darling Companion | $64,664 | +9.9% | 61 | +1 | $1,060 | $518,499 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | 41 | Hubble | $63,072 | +26.1% | 18 | -2 | $3,504 | $32,499,532 | 115 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 22 | Safe | $62,175 | -78.9% | 112 | -391 | $555 | $16,799,128 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | 25 | The Raven | $60,013 | -74.6% | 111 | -321 | $540 | $15,735,503 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 41 | 50 | Where Do We Go Now? | $58,261 | +146.6% | 25 | +13 | $2,330 | $121,528 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | - | Cowgirls 'n Angels | $54,675 | - | 50 | - | $1,093 | $54,675 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 43 | 60 | Polisse | $46,072 | +178.1% | 14 | +11 | $3,290 | $74,441 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 44 | 42 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $44,104 | +20.6% | 35 | -6 | $1,260 | $2,269,172 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 45 | 31 | Bully 2012 Re-release | $42,552 | -52.8% | 104 | -100 | $409 | $3,017,823 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 46 | 46 | Sound of My Voice | $37,441 | +21.1% | 42 | +5 | $891 | $310,381 | 5 | - |
| 47 | 40 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $33,431 | -33.9% | 42 | -28 | $795 | $57,801,022 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | 44 | Under the Sea 3D | $31,654 | -1.1% | 20 | +2 | $1,582 | $30,087,019 | 172 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 38 | A Thousand Words | $30,963 | -45.6% | 59 | -51 | $524 | $18,429,081 | 12 | DreamWorks |
| 50 | 52 | We Have a Pope | $28,631 | +28.2% | 22 | +2 | $1,301 | $426,495 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 51 | 37 | This Means War | $26,977 | -53.9% | 44 | -46 | $613 | $54,719,747 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 52 | 45 | Footnote | $19,860 | -37.6% | 31 | -21 | $640 | $1,888,717 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 53 | 47 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $18,214 | -38.7% | 26 | -34 | $700 | $19,172,869 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 54 | 53 | The Kid with a Bike | $16,543 | -25.3% | 20 | -14 | $827 | $1,347,766 | 11 | IFC Films |
| 55 | 62 | Space Station 3D | $15,997 | +18.3% | 3 | -4 | $5,332 | $85,576,231 | 528 | IMAX |
| 56 | 57 | Grand Illusion | $14,730 | -21.6% | 3 | - | $4,910 | $66,795 | 3 | Rialto Pictures |
| 57 | 72 | Elena | $14,730 | +63% | 2 | +1 | $7,365 | $33,885 | 2 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 58 | 55 | Damsels in Distress | $11,918 | -42.5% | 11 | -27 | $1,083 | $824,618 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | 49 | The Artist | $11,619 | -56.7% | 20 | -83 | $580 | $44,575,369 | 27 | The Weinstein Company |
| 60 | 63 | God Bless America | $10,970 | -18.5% | 15 | - | $731 | $77,065 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 61 | 90 | I Wish | $10,610 | +284% | 5 | +2 | $2,122 | $32,120 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | 54 | The Deep Blue Sea | $10,606 | -49.7% | 19 | -20 | $558 | $1,059,034 | 10 | Music Box Films |
| 63 | 56 | Chronicle | $10,017 | -50% | 20 | -19 | $500 | $64,561,796 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 64 | 73 | Elles | $9,836 | +25.1% | 8 | +2 | $1,229 | $118,936 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
| 65 | - | Oslo, August 31st | $9,564 | - | 2 | - | $4,782 | $9,564 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 66 | 51 | Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $8,856 | -61.2% | 9 | -10 | $984 | $63,775 | 4 | International Film Circuit |
| 67 | 74 | A Separation | $8,841 | +12.7% | 10 | -7 | $884 | $7,078,655 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 39 | Act of Valor | $8,221 | -84.5% | 39 | -57 | $210 | $70,002,498 | 14 | Relativity Media |
| 69 | 70 | The Raid: Redemption | $7,754 | -25% | 12 | -3 | $646 | $4,080,430 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | 68 | Friends with Kids | $6,218 | -43.2% | 9 | -16 | $690 | $7,238,977 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 71 | 67 | The Perfect Family | $6,114 | -44.9% | 6 | -6 | $1,019 | $90,061 | 4 | Variance Films |
| 72 | 69 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $6,049 | -42.1% | 22 | -18 | $274 | $133,095,137 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 73 | - | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | $5,733 | - | 1 | - | $5,733 | $5,733 | 1 | - |
| 74 | 86 | Deep Sea | $5,714 | +58.1% | 1 | - | $5,714 | $44,618,325 | 326 | Warner Bros. |
| 75 | - | Arjun: The Warrior Prince | $5,527 | - | 10 | - | $552 | $5,527 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 76 | 66 | October Baby 2012 Re-release | $5,505 | -52.6% | 16 | -20 | $344 | $5,134,793 | 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 77 | 109 | The Salt of Life | $5,287 | +331.2% | 4 | +2 | $1,321 | $301,734 | 13 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 78 | 84 | Undefeated | $3,951 | -3.6% | 6 | -3 | $658 | $555,165 | 15 | The Weinstein Company |
| 79 | 98 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $3,736 | +95.5% | 2 | - | $1,868 | $71,528 | 9 | New Yorker Films |
| 80 | - | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $3,674 | - | 2 | - | $1,837 | $128,897 | 21 | The Cinema Guild |
| 81 | - | Whores' Glory | $3,250 | - | 2 | - | $1,625 | $14,780 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
| 82 | 116 | Goon | $2,916 | +261.3% | 5 | +1 | $583 | $4,167,827 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 83 | 81 | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $2,877 | -42% | 2 | - | $1,438 | $11,729 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 84 | 115 | Hit So Hard | $2,478 | +188.5% | 3 | - | $826 | $28,419 | 7 | Variance Films |
| 85 | 101 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog 2012 Re-release | $2,333 | +39% | 3 | +1 | $777 | $5,297 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 86 | 91 | Bonsai | $2,274 | -13.8% | 2 | - | $1,137 | $9,588 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 87 | - | Hämnden 2012 Re-release | $2,230 | - | 1 | - | $2,230 | $2,230 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 88 | 87 | Gerhard Richter Painting | $1,977 | -39.8% | 3 | - | $659 | $184,074 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 89 | 93 | Surviving Progress | $1,966 | -12.9% | 2 | - | $983 | $35,216 | 8 | First Run |
| 90 | - | Tonight You're Mine | $1,934 | - | 3 | - | $644 | $5,086 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 91 | 125 | Keyhole | $1,834 | +339.8% | 5 | +1 | $366 | $18,982 | 8 | Monterey Media |
| 92 | - | The Understudy | $1,812 | - | 1 | - | $1,812 | $12,009 | 11 | Indican Pictures |
| 93 | 79 | Coriolanus | $1,724 | -66.3% | 4 | -4 | $431 | $756,026 | 19 | The Weinstein Company |
| 94 | - | The Women on the 6th Floor | $1,612 | - | 2 | - | $806 | $711,283 | 34 | Strand Releasing |
| 95 | 76 | Red Tails | $1,559 | -76.5% | 7 | +4 | $222 | $49,871,440 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 96 | 75 | Virginia | $1,516 | -78.1% | 2 | -3 | $758 | $11,069 | 2 | Entertainment One |
| 97 | - | Around June | $1,468 | - | 1 | - | $1,468 | $11,569 | 14 | Indican Pictures |
| 98 | 64 | Lovely Molly | $1,423 | -88.7% | 2 | -3 | $711 | $17,978 | 2 | Image Entertainment |
| 99 | 80 | Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I | $1,352 | -73.5% | 3 | -3 | $450 | $135,110 | 5 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 100 | 131 | Galapagos | $1,292 | +6,052.4% | 6 | +4 | $215 | $18,089,426 | 657 | IMAX |
| 101 | 121 | Jesus Henry Christ | $1,257 | +159.2% | 2 | +1 | $628 | $18,389 | 6 | Entertainment One |
| 102 | - | Small, Beautifully Moving Parts | $1,169 | - | 1 | - | $1,169 | $5,099 | 3 | Long Shot Factory |
| 103 | 106 | The Hunter | $1,076 | -30% | 3 | - | $358 | $170,544 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 104 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $1,075 | - | 1 | - | $1,075 | $53,291,621 | 710 | IMAX |
| 105 | 105 | A Simple Life | $1,049 | -33.9% | 1 | -1 | $1,049 | $191,456 | 7 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 106 | 108 | Take Me Home | $1,017 | -21.2% | 2 | - | $508 | $13,812 | 12 | Monterey Media |
| 107 | 95 | My Way | $962 | -54.9% | 3 | -1 | $320 | $69,161 | 6 | CJ Entertainment |
| 108 | 96 | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | $913 | -57% | 7 | -4 | $130 | $97,297 | 28 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 109 | 88 | This Binary Universe | $844 | -71% | 1 | - | $844 | $14,982 | 4 | Indican Pictures |
| 110 | 85 | The Color Wheel | $812 | -79.1% | 1 | -1 | $812 | $6,702 | 2 | - |
| 111 | 97 | Never Stand Still | $772 | -60.4% | 1 | - | $772 | $4,152 | 2 | First Run |
| 112 | - | Hide Away | $689 | - | 1 | - | $689 | $689 | 1 | - |
| 113 | 99 | Blue Like Jazz | $493 | -73% | 3 | -4 | $164 | $594,467 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 114 | 126 | Terkel in Trouble 2010 Re-release | $407 | +16.3% | 1 | - | $407 | $38,533 | 85 | Indican Pictures |
| 115 | 119 | Nobody Else But You | $387 | -36.7% | 1 | - | $387 | $7,056 | 3 | First Run |
| 116 | 113 | Payback | $363 | -60.4% | 1 | -2 | $363 | $12,161 | 5 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 117 | 127 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $250 | -14.7% | 1 | - | $250 | $43,456,382 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 118 | 120 | The Fairy | $156 | -68.7% | 1 | -1 | $156 | $24,041 | 14 | Kino Lorber |
| 119 | 123 | Lost Bohemia | $113 | -73.7% | 1 | - | $113 | $14,436 | 54 | Long Shot Factory |
