Domestic 2012 Weekend 50
December 14-16, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $84,617,303 | - | 4,045 | - | $20,918 | $84,617,303 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Rise of the Guardians | $7,143,445 | -31.3% | 3,387 | -252 | $2,109 | $71,085,268 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | 4 | Lincoln | $7,033,132 | -21.1% | 2,285 | +271 | $3,077 | $107,687,319 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 1 | Skyfall | $6,555,732 | -39.2% | 2,924 | -477 | $2,242 | $271,921,795 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | Life of Pi | $5,413,066 | -35% | 2,548 | -398 | $2,124 | $69,572,472 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $5,136,074 | -43.9% | 3,042 | -604 | $1,688 | $276,826,143 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 7 | Wreck-It Ralph | $3,216,043 | -33.8% | 2,249 | -497 | $1,429 | $168,721,592 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 6 | Playing for Keeps | $3,146,443 | -45.3% | 2,840 | +3 | $1,107 | $10,737,535 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | 8 | Red Dawn | $2,408,882 | -43.1% | 2,250 | -504 | $1,070 | $40,904,305 | 4 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | 11 | Silver Linings Playbook | $2,109,274 | -2.9% | 371 | - | $5,685 | $16,979,323 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | 9 | Flight | $1,910,666 | -39% | 1,823 | -608 | $1,048 | $89,418,704 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 14 | Argo | $1,170,175 | -21.1% | 667 | -277 | $1,754 | $104,955,079 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 16 | Hitchcock | $1,107,659 | +55.5% | 561 | +380 | $1,974 | $3,071,871 | 4 | - |
| 14 | 12 | Anna Karenina | $1,022,214 | -33.8% | 409 | -13 | $2,499 | $8,380,517 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 15 | 10 | Killing Them Softly | $1,008,127 | -64.1% | 1,427 | -997 | $706 | $14,140,432 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | 13 | The Collection | $529,158 | -64.4% | 621 | -782 | $852 | $6,520,794 | 3 | LD Entertainment |
| 17 | 32 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $292,796 | +259.9% | 36 | +32 | $8,133 | $404,816 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 18 | 18 | Taken 2 | $288,772 | -25.4% | 339 | -91 | $851 | $138,132,493 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | 19 | Pitch Perfect | $245,680 | -19.7% | 332 | -55 | $740 | $63,869,423 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 17 | Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | $168,828 | -64.7% | 113 | -48 | $1,494 | $2,706,375 | 3 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 21 | 21 | The Sessions | $147,487 | -32.6% | 151 | -46 | $976 | $5,208,538 | 9 | - |
| 22 | 27 | The Polar Express 2012 IMAX Release | $91,933 | -19.2% | 14 | -3 | $6,566 | $449,442 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 15 | End of Watch | $91,195 | -87.9% | 172 | -1,077 | $530 | $40,469,936 | 13 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 24 | 25 | Looper | $89,512 | -33.9% | 189 | -43 | $473 | $66,305,045 | 12 | TriStar Pictures |
| 25 | 24 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $87,459 | -36.9% | 125 | -50 | $699 | $17,008,013 | 13 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 22 | Cloud Atlas | $83,295 | -52.4% | 98 | -93 | $849 | $26,623,223 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 23 | Here Comes the Boom | $81,619 | -43.3% | 150 | -84 | $544 | $42,680,159 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | 48 | Sinister | $77,378 | +111.6% | 184 | +107 | $420 | $47,917,444 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 29 | 28 | Hotel Transylvania | $74,170 | -27.7% | 136 | -60 | $545 | $143,923,820 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | 26 | Alex Cross | $73,777 | -35.6% | 175 | -39 | $421 | $25,739,757 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | 29 | Chasing Ice | $65,559 | -36% | 53 | +2 | $1,236 | $612,089 | 6 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 32 | 35 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $63,755 | -10% | 70 | -4 | $910 | $40,930,670 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | 20 | Khiladi 786 | $61,563 | -73.1% | 115 | - | $535 | $352,684 | 2 | Eros Worldwide |
| 34 | 43 | Rust and Bone | $57,407 | +10.3% | 6 | +2 | $9,567 | $209,053 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 64 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $56,616 | +216.2% | 157 | +109 | $360 | $53,808,234 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | 31 | A Werewolf Boy | $52,381 | -38.4% | 20 | +1 | $2,619 | $222,581 | 3 | CJ Entertainment |
| 37 | 33 | A Late Quartet | $51,339 | -30% | 46 | -17 | $1,116 | $1,084,339 | 7 | Entertainment One |
| 38 | 40 | The Other Son | $49,900 | -10.9% | 39 | -4 | $1,279 | $1,042,600 | 8 | Cohen Media Group |
| 39 | 42 | A Royal Affair | $46,514 | -13.7% | 56 | +13 | $830 | $534,267 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 40 | 39 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $45,736 | -18.8% | 84 | -6 | $544 | $161,011,391 | 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | 34 | Seven Psychopaths | $45,457 | -36% | 100 | -41 | $454 | $14,989,761 | 10 | CBS Films |
| 42 | 37 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $42,362 | -29.7% | 105 | -27 | $403 | $51,749,346 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | - | Any Day Now | $40,489 | - | 16 | - | $2,530 | $40,489 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 44 | 36 | Brave | $39,680 | -36.4% | 115 | -36 | $345 | $237,211,825 | 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 45 | 30 | The Man with the Iron Fists | $39,380 | -54.2% | 105 | -76 | $375 | $15,608,545 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 46 | 53 | The Central Park Five | $38,329 | +38.8% | 22 | +12 | $1,742 | $175,801 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 47 | 44 | To the Arctic 3D | $37,371 | -10.4% | 52 | - | $718 | $10,208,068 | 35 | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | 49 | Hubble | $37,308 | +11.8% | 14 | -2 | $2,664 | $35,113,079 | 144 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 38 | Back to 1942 | $28,998 | -48.8% | 7 | -11 | $4,142 | $271,509 | 3 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 50 | 45 | ParaNorman | $28,679 | -27.1% | 61 | -20 | $470 | $55,964,935 | 18 | Focus Features |
| 51 | 46 | Holy Motors | $25,200 | -33.5% | 21 | -8 | $1,200 | $445,300 | 9 | - |
| 52 | 50 | Frankenweenie | $24,126 | -26.8% | 56 | -19 | $430 | $34,403,191 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 53 | 47 | Searching for Sugar Man | $22,555 | -38.7% | 31 | -11 | $727 | $2,931,599 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 54 | 58 | Born to Be Wild | $19,471 | -19.1% | 30 | - | $649 | $21,509,305 | 89 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | 54 | Chasing Mavericks | $18,964 | -29.7% | 46 | -21 | $412 | $5,904,930 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 56 | 93 | The Intouchables | $18,091 | +521% | 25 | +13 | $723 | $10,083,568 | 30 | The Weinstein Company |
| 57 | 63 | Deadfall | $16,649 | -14.1% | 17 | +6 | $979 | $45,392 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 58 | 65 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $15,068 | -15.6% | 41 | -6 | $367 | $49,002,815 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 59 | 60 | The Flat | $14,817 | -28.7% | 15 | -2 | $987 | $445,919 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 60 | 73 | Samsara | $14,203 | +59.7% | 10 | +2 | $1,420 | $2,587,431 | 17 | Oscilloscope |
| 61 | 52 | Made In Mexico | $14,146 | -49.5% | 10 | -16 | $1,414 | $145,936 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 62 | 41 | Burn 2012 Re-release | $12,236 | -77.5% | 4 | - | $3,059 | $104,613 | 6 | Area 23a |
| 63 | 55 | Silent Hill: Revelation | $11,530 | -57.1% | 45 | -26 | $256 | $17,529,157 | 8 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 64 | 57 | House at the End of the Street | $11,347 | -53.2% | 41 | -27 | $276 | $31,607,598 | 13 | Relativity Media |
| 65 | 70 | Space Station 3D | $11,082 | +4.9% | 3 | +2 | $3,694 | $86,749,091 | 557 | IMAX |
| 66 | 78 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | $10,360 | +85.7% | 3 | -1 | $3,453 | $109,910 | 9 | Eleven Arts |
| 67 | 69 | The Master | $9,361 | -22.4% | 14 | -9 | $668 | $15,912,499 | 14 | The Weinstein Company |
| 68 | 74 | Deep Sea | $7,990 | +8.5% | 4 | - | $1,997 | $45,170,066 | 355 | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | 67 | Arbitrage | $6,507 | -58.2% | 10 | -15 | $650 | $7,890,701 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 70 | 75 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $4,532 | -36.8% | 14 | -1 | $323 | $938,476 | 13 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 71 | 90 | Under the Sea 3D | $4,419 | +31.6% | 5 | -1 | $883 | $31,039,444 | 201 | Warner Bros. |
| 72 | 71 | Beware of Mr. Baker | $4,414 | -57.1% | 1 | - | $4,414 | $45,252 | 3 | - |
| 73 | 66 | Smashed | $4,157 | -73.9% | 10 | -19 | $415 | $368,887 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | 77 | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | $3,866 | -35% | 3 | -2 | $1,288 | $158,411 | 10 | MPI Media Group |
| 75 | - | Save the Date | $3,755 | - | 2 | - | $1,877 | $3,755 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 76 | 89 | The Loneliest Planet | $3,644 | -1.1% | 5 | -1 | $728 | $128,519 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 77 | 81 | Wagner & Me 2012 Re-release | $3,278 | -33% | 4 | +2 | $819 | $26,031 | 2 | First Run |
| 78 | 83 | This Must Be the Place | $3,071 | -32.4% | 3 | -2 | $1,023 | $142,242 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 79 | 94 | Somewhere Between | $2,919 | +5.5% | 2 | +1 | $1,459 | $177,633 | 17 | Long Shot Factory |
| 80 | - | Entre les Bras | $2,452 | - | 2 | - | $1,226 | $42,729 | 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 81 | 76 | Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home | $2,436 | -65.4% | 1 | - | $2,436 | $11,488 | 2 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 82 | 102 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | $2,330 | +75.1% | 5 | +2 | $466 | $49,458 | 11 | Drafthouse Films |
| 83 | 88 | Sister | $1,848 | -53.2% | 4 | -1 | $462 | $92,880 | 11 | Adopt Films |
| 84 | 98 | Masquerade | $1,844 | +0.3% | 1 | - | $1,844 | $902,340 | 13 | CJ Entertainment |
| 85 | 100 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $1,828 | +11.7% | 2 | - | $914 | $375,009 | 22 | Kino Lorber |
| 86 | 95 | Tchoupitoulas | $1,774 | -25.4% | 2 | +1 | $887 | $5,551 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 87 | 72 | Starlet | $1,654 | -82.4% | 4 | -6 | $413 | $76,210 | 6 | Music Box Films |
| 88 | 101 | Only the Young | $1,530 | +5.8% | 2 | +1 | $765 | $3,558 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 89 | 92 | The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez | $1,502 | -51.5% | 1 | - | $1,502 | $5,609 | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 90 | 91 | The Thieves | $1,490 | -53.2% | 1 | -1 | $1,490 | $684,847 | 10 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 91 | 79 | Brooklyn Castle | $1,356 | -75.3% | 2 | -2 | $678 | $186,690 | 9 | - |
| 92 | 86 | North Sea Texas 2012 Re-release | $1,259 | -71.1% | 2 | -1 | $629 | $20,512 | 7 | Strand Releasing |
| 93 | 84 | The Waiting Room | $1,082 | -75.4% | 3 | -1 | $360 | $174,991 | 12 | International Film Circuit |
| 94 | 104 | Cheerful Weather for the Wedding | $1,016 | +39.8% | 2 | +1 | $508 | $1,949 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 95 | - | The Day He Arrives | $1,003 | - | 2 | - | $501 | $12,822 | 35 | The Cinema Guild |
| 96 | 85 | In Our Nature | $893 | -79.6% | 1 | - | $893 | $6,175 | 2 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 97 | - | Neighboring Sounds | $868 | - | 1 | - | $868 | $47,974 | 17 | The Cinema Guild |
| 98 | 80 | California Solo | $853 | -83% | 2 | +1 | $426 | $10,911 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 99 | 97 | Keep the Lights On | $820 | -58% | 1 | - | $820 | $243,536 | 15 | Music Box Films |
| 100 | - | Grand Illusion | $621 | - | 1 | - | $621 | $173,506 | 32 | Rialto Pictures |
| 101 | - | The Law in These Parts | $504 | - | 1 | - | $504 | $10,813 | 5 | The Cinema Guild |
| 102 | - | Planet of Snail | $431 | - | 1 | - | $431 | $13,222 | 21 | The Cinema Guild |
| 103 | - | The Bride Wore Black | $420 | - | 1 | - | $420 | $37,508 | 59 | The Film Desk |
| 104 | 107 | All Together | $343 | -46.2% | 1 | - | $343 | $37,734 | 9 | Kino Lorber |
| 105 | - | Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet | $319 | - | 2 | - | $159 | $794 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 106 | - | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | $319 | - | 2 | - | $159 | $5,247 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 107 | 109 | Citadel | $192 | -67.1% | 2 | - | $96 | $12,663 | 6 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 108 | 115 | The Revisionaries | $164 | -13.7% | 1 | - | $164 | $18,262 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 109 | - | In Another Country | $25 | - | 1 | - | $25 | $7,943 | 6 | Kino Lorber |
