Domestic 2012 Week 31
August 3-9, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Dark Knight Rises | $52,411,055 | -43.8% | 4,242 | -162 | $12,355 | $370,608,819 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Total Recall | $36,088,392 | - | 3,601 | - | $10,021 | $36,088,392 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $22,354,008 | - | 3,391 | - | $6,592 | $22,354,008 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $13,851,193 | -36.8% | 3,542 | -327 | $3,910 | $137,314,052 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 3 | The Watch | $10,161,425 | -46.6% | 3,168 | - | $3,207 | $29,174,628 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 4 | Step Up Revolution | $9,517,613 | -46.5% | 2,606 | +39 | $3,652 | $27,314,762 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 5 | Ted | $8,689,675 | -25.5% | 2,585 | -544 | $3,361 | $206,624,910 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 6 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $7,003,109 | -36.8% | 2,216 | -944 | $3,160 | $253,343,442 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 7 | Brave | $5,008,826 | -32.4% | 1,883 | -668 | $2,660 | $225,442,866 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | - | Hope Springs | $4,453,057 | - | 2,361 | - | $1,886 | $4,453,057 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 8 | Magic Mike | $2,302,313 | -48.9% | 1,202 | -873 | $1,915 | $111,816,618 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 10 | Moonrise Kingdom | $1,921,354 | -17.6% | 687 | -166 | $2,796 | $41,460,398 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 13 | 14 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $1,708,481 | +18% | 318 | +110 | $5,372 | $6,437,273 | 7 | - |
| 14 | 9 | Savages | $1,463,255 | -50.5% | 564 | -850 | $2,594 | $46,563,265 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | 13 | To Rome with Love | $1,189,882 | -24.2% | 382 | -110 | $3,114 | $14,670,299 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | 24 | Men in Black³ | $1,069,055 | +240.6% | 326 | +139 | $3,279 | $177,041,433 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 11 | Madea's Witness Protection | $1,044,439 | -47.3% | 737 | -374 | $1,417 | $64,454,864 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | 12 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $999,934 | -37.3% | 504 | -304 | $1,983 | $211,264,764 | 9 | DreamWorks |
| 19 | - | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $982,458 | - | 800 | - | $1,228 | $982,458 | 1 | Arc Entertainment |
| 20 | 18 | The Intouchables | $840,770 | +1.8% | 194 | - | $4,333 | $5,937,098 | 11 | The Weinstein Company |
| 21 | 16 | The Hunger Games | $702,377 | -22.3% | 291 | -19 | $2,413 | $406,970,235 | 20 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | 17 | The Avengers | $669,671 | -22.8% | 300 | -73 | $2,232 | $617,021,093 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | 29 | Ruby Sparks | $554,728 | +173.4% | 64 | +51 | $8,667 | $797,498 | 3 | - |
| 24 | 19 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $511,465 | -20.8% | 309 | -46 | $1,655 | $154,024,710 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | 20 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $503,724 | -11.2% | 230 | -46 | $2,190 | $45,207,295 | 14 | - |
| 26 | 22 | To the Arctic 3D | $438,768 | +2.1% | 52 | - | $8,437 | $7,088,703 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 30 | The Queen of Versailles | $427,655 | +111.9% | 70 | +47 | $6,109 | $714,544 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 28 | 15 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $346,955 | -65.3% | 277 | -329 | $1,252 | $24,934,029 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | 23 | Prometheus | $278,143 | -18.5% | 198 | -31 | $1,404 | $125,937,261 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | 31 | Farewell, My Queen | $268,894 | +33.5% | 56 | +23 | $4,801 | $704,000 | 4 | Cohen Media Group |
| 31 | 25 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $238,896 | -11.6% | 121 | -28 | $1,974 | $3,542,449 | 9 | FilmDistrict |
| 32 | 48 | Killer Joe | $227,950 | +298.3% | 14 | +11 | $16,282 | $285,179 | 2 | LD Entertainment |
| 33 | 26 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $201,723 | -24.4% | 165 | -32 | $1,222 | $37,088,950 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 34 | 32 | People Like Us | $193,912 | +4.4% | 197 | +32 | $984 | $12,308,751 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | 28 | Bernie | $191,703 | -9% | 97 | -2 | $1,976 | $8,860,903 | 15 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 36 | - | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $171,916 | - | 4 | - | $42,979 | $171,916 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 21 | Dark Shadows | $169,086 | -62.9% | 132 | -90 | $1,280 | $79,688,272 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 34 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $144,911 | -7.6% | 18 | - | $8,050 | $3,292,682 | 44 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 39 | 37 | Born to Be Wild | $131,214 | +5.1% | 33 | - | $3,976 | $20,407,706 | 70 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 45 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $115,637 | +76.6% | 26 | +21 | $4,447 | $181,107 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 41 | 39 | Hubble | $110,216 | -2.5% | 10 | -1 | $11,021 | $33,685,651 | 125 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | 27 | Rock of Ages | $105,248 | -58.8% | 145 | -157 | $725 | $38,489,352 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 36 | Take This Waltz | $91,312 | -30.6% | 51 | -13 | $1,790 | $1,113,076 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 44 | 46 | Under the Sea 3D | $70,613 | +9.7% | 7 | - | $10,087 | $30,668,356 | 182 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | 53 | Space Station 3D | $70,001 | +88.5% | 2 | - | $35,000 | $86,155,325 | 538 | IMAX |
| 46 | 33 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $66,732 | -58.2% | 112 | -39 | $595 | $31,051,126 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 47 | 43 | Your Sister's Sister | $63,855 | -12.6% | 52 | -10 | $1,227 | $1,530,732 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 48 | 52 | Bill W. | $63,237 | +51% | 18 | +4 | $3,513 | $405,509 | 12 | Page 124 Productions |
| 49 | 47 | 2016: Obama's America | $59,784 | -4.9% | 10 | +4 | $5,978 | $218,407 | 4 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 50 | 51 | Searching for Sugar Man | $59,776 | +37.9% | 7 | +4 | $8,539 | $103,126 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 51 | 65 | The Imposter | $54,997 | +154.7% | 8 | +6 | $6,874 | $123,985 | 4 | - |
| 52 | 50 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $50,092 | +0.3% | 13 | +2 | $3,853 | $117,678 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 53 | 56 | Mirror Mirror | $48,514 | +61.3% | 39 | -17 | $1,243 | $64,932,375 | 19 | Relativity Media |
| 54 | - | Girlfriend Boyfriend | $47,108 | - | 16 | - | $2,944 | $47,108 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 55 | 42 | The Three Stooges | $44,276 | -40.6% | 32 | -7 | $1,383 | $44,314,444 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 56 | 66 | Runaway Slave | $41,400 | +127% | 6 | +2 | $6,900 | $71,737 | 5 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 57 | - | Soldiers of Fortune | $38,201 | - | 50 | - | $764 | $38,201 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 58 | - | 360 | $36,257 | - | 6 | - | $6,042 | $36,257 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 59 | 41 | Trishna | $33,544 | -58.3% | 23 | -15 | $1,458 | $219,018 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 60 | 54 | Deep Sea | $33,429 | -0.9% | 2 | - | $16,714 | $44,866,765 | 336 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 55 | Easy Money | $32,451 | +4.4% | 6 | +1 | $5,408 | $125,135 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 62 | 40 | Cocktail | $30,382 | -65.1% | 96 | - | $316 | $1,227,789 | 4 | Eros Worldwide |
| 63 | 44 | Outlaws | $26,516 | -60.1% | 34 | -55 | $779 | $5,664,872 | 10 | Arc Entertainment |
| 64 | 60 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $24,239 | -11.6% | 10 | - | $2,423 | $5,898,295 | 115 | 3D Entertainment |
| 65 | 95 | Red Lights | $22,878 | +944.2% | 18 | +17 | $1,271 | $43,858 | 4 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 66 | 57 | Neil Young Journeys | $20,455 | -29.1% | 14 | -2 | $1,461 | $142,989 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | 72 | Monsieur Lazhar | $20,377 | +76.4% | 10 | +3 | $2,037 | $1,973,488 | 17 | Music Box Films |
| 68 | 67 | A Cat in Paris | $18,712 | +13.9% | 13 | +1 | $1,439 | $272,659 | 10 | GKIDS |
| 69 | 58 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $18,515 | -35.3% | 16 | +13 | $1,157 | $47,124 | 2 | Drafthouse Films |
| 70 | 80 | Kumaré | $16,189 | +158.7% | 9 | +4 | $1,798 | $83,702 | 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 71 | 49 | Shut Up and Play the Hits | $15,012 | -72.7% | 10 | -17 | $1,501 | $500,274 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 72 | 59 | Chimpanzee | $14,538 | -48.3% | 27 | -13 | $538 | $28,972,764 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 73 | 68 | Headhunters | $14,105 | -11.7% | 10 | -1 | $1,410 | $1,192,100 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 74 | 77 | Elena | $13,809 | +95.2% | 7 | +2 | $1,972 | $202,521 | 13 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 75 | 70 | Hysteria | $12,913 | -12.4% | 15 | -4 | $860 | $1,744,153 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 76 | - | Iron Sky | $12,405 | - | 2 | - | $6,202 | $18,835 | 3 | Entertainment One |
| 77 | 69 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $11,978 | -22.1% | 7 | -3 | $1,711 | $82,873 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 78 | 62 | Dark Horse | $11,322 | -54.4% | 9 | -1 | $1,258 | $145,256 | 9 | Brainstorm Media |
| 79 | 86 | Darling Companion | $9,044 | +136.8% | 7 | - | $1,292 | $791,063 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | - | The Babymakers | $7,889 | - | 11 | - | $717 | $7,889 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 81 | 71 | Where Do We Go Now? | $7,860 | -39.6% | 12 | +4 | $655 | $521,150 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | - | Mosquita y Mari | $7,428 | - | 1 | - | $7,428 | $7,428 | 1 | The Film Collaborative |
| 83 | - | You've Been Trumped | $6,800 | - | 1 | - | $6,800 | $6,800 | 1 | International Film Circuit |
| 84 | 64 | Sacrifice | $6,186 | -73.8% | 3 | -8 | $2,062 | $29,792 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 85 | 100 | The Graduate 45th Anniversary Reunion | $6,060 | +334.7% | 1 | - | $6,060 | $40,510 | 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 86 | 73 | I Wish | $5,681 | -50.4% | 6 | +2 | $946 | $142,808 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 87 | 110 | Nobody Else But You | $5,481 | +1,014% | 2 | +1 | $2,740 | $28,850 | 13 | First Run |
| 88 | 78 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $5,251 | -23.7% | 6 | +2 | $875 | $2,542,851 | 22 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 89 | - | Gerhard Richter Painting | $5,155 | - | 2 | - | $2,577 | $242,646 | 22 | Kino Lorber |
| 90 | - | Dreams of a Life | $5,052 | - | 1 | - | $5,052 | $5,052 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 91 | 74 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $4,976 | -49.8% | 2 | -1 | $2,488 | $31,888 | 3 | Tribeca Films |
| 92 | 81 | Marley | $4,975 | -20.2% | 4 | +1 | $1,243 | $1,410,148 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 93 | 76 | The Deep Blue Sea | $4,157 | -44.8% | 2 | - | $2,078 | $1,124,580 | 20 | Music Box Films |
| 94 | 96 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $3,536 | +75.9% | 4 | - | $884 | $70,121 | 9 | Music Box Films |
| 95 | 85 | Planet of Snail | $3,520 | -7.9% | 1 | - | $3,520 | $7,978 | 3 | The Cinema Guild |
| 96 | 91 | Oslo, August 31st | $3,230 | +32.8% | 2 | -1 | $1,615 | $72,683 | 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 97 | - | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $2,954 | - | 1 | - | $2,954 | $2,954 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 98 | 105 | Bonsai | $2,879 | +288% | 3 | +2 | $959 | $21,014 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 99 | 101 | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | $2,645 | +181.4% | 1 | - | $2,645 | $40,328 | 11 | - |
| 100 | - | Lost Bohemia | $2,594 | - | 2 | - | $1,297 | $22,361 | 64 | Long Shot Factory |
| 101 | - | The Devil, Probably | $2,545 | - | 1 | - | $2,545 | $24,878 | 30 | The Film Desk |
| 102 | - | Meet the Fokkens | $2,500 | - | 1 | - | $2,500 | $2,500 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 103 | 111 | The Invisible War | $2,282 | +1,041% | 3 | +2 | $760 | $51,981 | 7 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 104 | 99 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $2,054 | +30.7% | 1 | - | $2,054 | $53,317,488 | 720 | IMAX |
| 105 | 82 | Union Square | $1,589 | -69.2% | 2 | -1 | $794 | $35,292 | 4 | Dada Films |
| 106 | - | Surviving Progress | $1,543 | - | 1 | - | $1,543 | $53,149 | 18 | First Run |
| 107 | 97 | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,529 | -12.6% | 2 | +1 | $764 | $63,737 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 108 | 98 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $1,386 | -18.6% | 2 | - | $693 | $120,218 | 19 | New Yorker Films |
| 109 | - | Nostalgia for the Light | $1,132 | - | 1 | - | $1,132 | $158,146 | 83 | Icarus Films |
| 110 | - | Sushi: The Global Catch | $855 | - | 1 | - | $855 | $855 | 1 | - |
| 111 | 84 | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $647 | -84% | 1 | -3 | $647 | $25,132 | 10 | First Run |
| 112 | - | Whores' Glory | $603 | - | 1 | - | $603 | $30,615 | 15 | Kino Lorber |
| 113 | 83 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $579 | -88.1% | 1 | -1 | $579 | $86,202 | 37 | - |
| 114 | - | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $456 | - | 1 | - | $456 | $41,040 | 62 | The Film Desk |
| 115 | 63 | Damsels in Distress | $392 | -98.4% | 2 | -15 | $196 | $1,006,237 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 116 | - | This Is Not a Film | $335 | - | 1 | - | $335 | $68,659 | 24 | Palisades Tartan |
| 117 | 108 | Patience | $312 | -39.9% | 1 | - | $312 | $15,783 | 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 118 | 106 | The Color Wheel | $310 | -47.8% | 1 | - | $310 | $17,002 | 12 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 119 | - | Elles | $231 | - | 1 | - | $231 | $154,202 | 15 | Kino Lorber |
| 120 | - | How to Grow a Band | $120 | - | 1 | - | $120 | $13,703 | 17 | International Film Circuit |
| 121 | 89 | Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $45 | -98.4% | 1 | -1 | $45 | $112,679 | 14 | International Film Circuit |
| 122 | - | Galapagos | $21 | - | 1 | - | $21 | $18,092,841 | 667 | IMAX |
