Domestic 2012 Weekend 33
August 17-19, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Expendables 2 | $28,591,370 | - | 3,316 | - | $8,622 | $28,591,370 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | 1 | The Bourne Legacy | $17,057,385 | -55.3% | 3,753 | +8 | $4,545 | $69,618,465 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | - | ParaNorman | $14,087,050 | - | 3,429 | - | $4,108 | $14,087,050 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 4 | 2 | The Campaign | $13,127,289 | -50.6% | 3,255 | +50 | $4,032 | $51,435,826 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | - | Sparkle | $11,643,342 | - | 2,244 | - | $5,188 | $11,643,342 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | 3 | The Dark Knight Rises | $11,011,349 | -42% | 3,157 | -533 | $3,487 | $409,787,260 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | - | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $10,822,903 | - | 2,598 | - | $4,165 | $15,100,918 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 4 | Hope Springs | $9,111,529 | -37.8% | 2,361 | - | $3,859 | $35,063,321 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 6 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $3,834,737 | -52.1% | 2,737 | -664 | $1,401 | $38,747,058 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 5 | Total Recall | $3,472,829 | -56.7% | 2,434 | -1,167 | $1,426 | $51,755,272 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 7 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $3,005,507 | -52.9% | 2,274 | -829 | $1,321 | $150,191,923 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | 8 | Ted | $1,543,080 | -52.1% | 1,169 | -1,039 | $1,320 | $213,064,385 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 23 | 2016: Obama's America | $1,244,698 | +292.3% | 169 | +108 | $7,365 | $2,028,067 | 6 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 14 | - | Ek Tha Tiger | $1,139,340 | - | 120 | - | $9,494 | $1,484,404 | 1 | Yash Raj Films |
| 15 | 9 | Step Up Revolution | $1,040,170 | -64.6% | 905 | -993 | $1,149 | $32,776,588 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | 12 | Brave | $815,785 | -54.7% | 641 | -618 | $1,272 | $229,121,303 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 11 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $758,807 | -64.2% | 598 | -987 | $1,268 | $257,435,325 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 19 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $708,023 | +68% | 406 | +100 | $1,743 | $212,684,700 | 11 | DreamWorks |
| 19 | 14 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $563,293 | -22.1% | 236 | -50 | $2,386 | $8,110,969 | 8 | - |
| 20 | 15 | Moonrise Kingdom | $503,385 | -18.1% | 282 | -165 | $1,785 | $42,966,193 | 13 | Focus Features |
| 21 | 10 | The Watch | $502,413 | -77.4% | 513 | -1,950 | $979 | $33,062,599 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 21 | The Intouchables | $366,655 | -2.3% | 194 | - | $1,889 | $6,898,741 | 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 23 | 13 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $312,790 | -73.6% | 424 | -376 | $737 | $3,077,961 | 2 | Arc Entertainment |
| 24 | 16 | Men in Black³ | $303,756 | -40.2% | 258 | -37 | $1,177 | $178,127,919 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 17 | Ruby Sparks | $301,226 | -32% | 218 | -43 | $1,381 | $1,796,597 | 4 | - |
| 26 | 33 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $246,927 | +97.5% | 67 | +49 | $3,685 | $615,488 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | 20 | To Rome with Love | $244,287 | -41.7% | 160 | -104 | $1,526 | $15,553,959 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 25 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $208,615 | -24% | 244 | -29 | $854 | $154,660,660 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 28 | The Queen of Versailles | $208,444 | -2% | 77 | -12 | $2,707 | $1,246,635 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 30 | 22 | The Hunger Games | $204,955 | -36.8% | 230 | -30 | $891 | $407,688,212 | 22 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | 18 | Magic Mike | $199,389 | -52.8% | 255 | -195 | $781 | $112,720,182 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | 29 | To the Arctic 3D | $158,489 | -23.7% | 52 | - | $3,047 | $7,656,274 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 31 | Killer Joe | $150,000 | +2.7% | 42 | +6 | $3,571 | $664,000 | 4 | LD Entertainment |
| 34 | 26 | The Avengers | $148,968 | -45% | 142 | -78 | $1,049 | $617,595,391 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | 24 | Madea's Witness Protection | $112,655 | -60.8% | 199 | -165 | $566 | $64,958,425 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 36 | 30 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $108,355 | -35.5% | 128 | -56 | $846 | $45,592,328 | 16 | - |
| 37 | 39 | Searching for Sugar Man | $106,283 | +67.8% | 27 | +12 | $3,936 | $309,359 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | 27 | Savages | $104,720 | -57.2% | 154 | -164 | $680 | $47,057,935 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | 51 | Two Days in New York | $100,375 | +319.2% | 20 | +18 | $5,018 | $144,055 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 40 | 35 | Farewell, My Queen | $96,235 | -2.9% | 60 | +2 | $1,603 | $966,200 | 6 | Cohen Media Group |
| 41 | - | The Awakening | $95,933 | - | 70 | - | $1,370 | $95,933 | 1 | Cohen Media Group |
| 42 | 46 | The Imposter | $83,631 | +90.5% | 19 | +6 | $4,401 | $273,245 | 6 | - |
| 43 | 34 | Prometheus | $76,010 | -31.5% | 101 | -40 | $752 | $126,195,339 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 44 | 36 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $73,292 | -19% | 105 | -25 | $698 | $37,307,111 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | - | Cosmopolis | $70,339 | - | 3 | - | $23,446 | $266,912 | 1 | Entertainment One |
| 46 | 32 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $62,668 | -55.3% | 140 | -62 | $447 | $25,240,988 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 47 | 37 | Bernie | $62,219 | -21.6% | 71 | -17 | $876 | $9,046,936 | 17 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 48 | 38 | Air Racers | $61,234 | -20.4% | 10 | - | $6,123 | $1,157,565 | 20 | 3D Entertainment |
| 49 | 42 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $49,103 | -10.2% | 31 | +6 | $1,583 | $322,102 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 50 | 44 | Hubble | $48,808 | -6.1% | 13 | -1 | $3,754 | $33,840,238 | 127 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | 40 | Born to Be Wild | $46,684 | -24.7% | 33 | - | $1,414 | $20,580,463 | 72 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | 41 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $40,986 | -32.3% | 54 | -19 | $759 | $3,683,593 | 11 | FilmDistrict |
| 53 | 45 | From Beneath | $36,855 | -22.6% | 15 | -3 | $2,457 | $119,763 | 2 | Nocturnal Features |
| 54 | - | Robot & Frank | $35,539 | - | 2 | - | $17,769 | $35,539 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 55 | 54 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $30,056 | +50.7% | 14 | +1 | $2,146 | $180,897 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
| 56 | 49 | Under the Sea 3D | $29,446 | -24% | 7 | - | $4,206 | $30,779,133 | 184 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | - | Beloved | $25,825 | - | 5 | - | $5,165 | $25,825 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 58 | 48 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $25,242 | -35.7% | 10 | - | $2,524 | $5,984,039 | 117 | 3D Entertainment |
| 59 | 50 | Space Station 3D | $24,985 | -5.6% | 2 | - | $12,492 | $86,238,573 | 540 | IMAX |
| 60 | 47 | Red Hook Summer | $23,280 | -41.9% | 9 | +5 | $2,586 | $78,273 | 2 | Variance Films |
| 61 | 56 | Take This Waltz | $18,365 | +5.5% | 24 | -5 | $765 | $1,175,318 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | - | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $17,791 | - | 6 | - | $2,965 | $17,791 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 63 | 59 | Deep Sea | $17,626 | +30.3% | 2 | - | $8,813 | $44,911,363 | 338 | Warner Bros. |
| 64 | 57 | Your Sister's Sister | $17,508 | +9.3% | 26 | -7 | $673 | $1,573,712 | 10 | IFC Films |
| 65 | 43 | People Like Us | $17,308 | -67.2% | 54 | -86 | $320 | $12,412,386 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | - | Compliance | $16,427 | - | 1 | - | $16,427 | $16,427 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 67 | 55 | Easy Money | $13,195 | -27.2% | 5 | -2 | $2,639 | $165,786 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 68 | - | Chicken with Plums | $11,301 | - | 2 | - | $5,650 | $53,477 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | 70 | Neil Young Journeys | $10,789 | +83.1% | 23 | +9 | $469 | $163,864 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | 62 | 360 | $9,077 | -5.9% | 8 | -1 | $1,134 | $64,539 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 71 | 73 | Hysteria | $8,659 | +49.8% | 14 | -2 | $618 | $1,761,961 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | - | Side by Side | $6,956 | - | 1 | - | $6,956 | $6,956 | 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 73 | 76 | Dark Horse | $5,909 | +12.7% | 6 | -2 | $984 | $159,230 | 11 | Brainstorm Media |
| 74 | - | Death by China | $5,701 | - | 1 | - | $5,701 | $5,701 | 1 | Area 23a |
| 75 | 69 | Trishna | $5,481 | -11.3% | 11 | -2 | $498 | $234,432 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 76 | 60 | Max and the Junkmen | $4,675 | -58.5% | 1 | - | $4,675 | $25,120 | 2 | Rialto Pictures |
| 77 | 65 | Meet the Fokkens | $4,573 | -40% | 1 | - | $4,573 | $19,667 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 78 | 80 | Kumaré | $4,061 | -0.2% | 3 | -3 | $1,353 | $94,354 | 9 | Kino Lorber |
| 79 | 71 | A Cat in Paris | $3,208 | -45.3% | 7 | -5 | $458 | $285,203 | 12 | GKIDS |
| 80 | 98 | Union Square | $3,064 | +268.3% | 2 | - | $1,532 | $39,347 | 6 | Dada Films |
| 81 | 63 | Monsieur Lazhar | $3,008 | -64.8% | 6 | -4 | $501 | $1,991,201 | 19 | Music Box Films |
| 82 | 74 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $2,663 | -53.7% | 5 | -5 | $532 | $58,247 | 4 | Drafthouse Films |
| 83 | - | Oslo, August 31st | $2,642 | - | 2 | - | $1,321 | $75,325 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 84 | 105 | Where Do We Go Now? | $2,442 | +620.4% | 5 | +4 | $488 | $524,135 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 85 | 66 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $2,401 | -67.4% | 4 | -4 | $600 | $94,610 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 86 | 85 | Elena | $2,304 | -17.7% | 2 | -1 | $1,152 | $208,667 | 14 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 87 | 67 | Unforgivable | $2,236 | -68.5% | 2 | -4 | $1,118 | $112,592 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 88 | 83 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $2,172 | -30.8% | 3 | - | $724 | $2,550,508 | 24 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 89 | 84 | Grand Illusion | $1,804 | -36.6% | 1 | -1 | $1,804 | $144,082 | 15 | Rialto Pictures |
| 90 | 104 | Darling Companion | $1,749 | +375.3% | 3 | -1 | $583 | $793,352 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 91 | - | Why Stop Now? | $1,641 | - | 3 | - | $547 | $1,641 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 92 | 77 | Iron Sky | $1,605 | -68% | 4 | - | $401 | $32,639 | 4 | Entertainment One |
| 93 | - | The Salt of Life | $1,334 | - | 1 | - | $1,334 | $317,060 | 25 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 94 | 64 | Supercapitalist | $1,110 | -86.7% | 1 | - | $1,110 | $13,220 | 2 | Truly Indie |
| 95 | 110 | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,078 | +476.5% | 1 | - | $1,078 | $65,118 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 96 | 95 | The Graduate 45th Anniversary Reunion | $1,055 | -4.4% | 1 | - | $1,055 | $43,185 | 19 | Rialto Pictures |
| 97 | 97 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $920 | -4% | 1 | - | $920 | $53,320,923 | 722 | IMAX |
| 98 | 87 | You've Been Trumped | $906 | -60.2% | 2 | - | $453 | $10,842 | 3 | International Film Circuit |
| 99 | 89 | I Wish | $788 | -50.8% | 3 | - | $262 | $145,697 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | - | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $727 | - | 1 | - | $727 | $121,114 | 21 | New Yorker Films |
| 101 | 103 | Damsels in Distress | $670 | +50.9% | 2 | - | $335 | $1,007,535 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 102 | 109 | The Deep Blue Sea | $498 | +141.7% | 1 | - | $498 | $1,125,588 | 22 | Music Box Films |
| 103 | 82 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $384 | -90.4% | 1 | -3 | $384 | $75,308 | 10 | Music Box Films |
| 104 | 100 | The Invisible War | $376 | -39.3% | 1 | -1 | $376 | $54,208 | 9 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 105 | 107 | China Heavyweight | $300 | -7.7% | 1 | - | $300 | $9,395 | 7 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 106 | - | The Devil, Probably | $242 | - | 1 | - | $242 | $25,120 | 32 | The Film Desk |
| 107 | 91 | Nobody Else But You | $97 | -93.4% | 1 | -1 | $97 | $33,153 | 15 | First Run |
| 108 | - | The Color Wheel | $93 | - | 1 | - | $93 | $17,095 | 14 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 109 | - | Galapagos | $31 | - | 1 | - | $31 | $18,093,046 | 669 | IMAX |
