Domestic 2012 Week 37
September 14-20, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Resident Evil: Retribution | $26,767,727 | - | 3,012 | - | $8,887 | $26,767,727 | 1 | Screen Gems |
| 2 | - | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $20,533,975 | - | 2,904 | - | $7,070 | $20,533,975 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | The Possession | $7,282,515 | -36.8% | 2,860 | +26 | $2,546 | $42,649,627 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 2 | Lawless | $6,269,165 | -25.4% | 3,063 | -75 | $2,046 | $32,190,919 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 5 | 3 | The Expendables 2 | $4,301,973 | -34.7% | 2,896 | -364 | $1,485 | $81,561,952 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | 4 | The Words | $3,964,686 | -36.9% | 2,801 | - | $1,415 | $10,244,571 | 2 | CBS Films |
| 7 | 6 | ParaNorman | $3,940,852 | -21.8% | 2,326 | -530 | $1,694 | $50,237,098 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 8 | 5 | The Bourne Legacy | $3,851,040 | -27.1% | 2,170 | -596 | $1,774 | $108,792,700 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $3,339,090 | -24.4% | 2,415 | -302 | $1,382 | $47,112,738 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 7 | The Campaign | $3,328,909 | -26.2% | 2,002 | -540 | $1,662 | $83,781,065 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 11 | 2016: Obama's America | $3,036,010 | -8.3% | 1,876 | -141 | $1,618 | $31,085,077 | 10 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 12 | 9 | The Dark Knight Rises | $2,987,241 | -30.6% | 1,581 | -406 | $1,889 | $441,857,870 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | - | Arbitrage | $2,668,507 | - | 197 | - | $13,545 | $2,668,507 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | 10 | Hope Springs | $2,648,054 | -32.6% | 1,946 | -491 | $1,360 | $61,298,155 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | - | Last Ounce of Courage | $2,201,186 | - | 1,407 | - | $1,564 | $2,202,186 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 16 | 12 | Premium Rush | $1,738,892 | -44.5% | 1,339 | -843 | $1,298 | $19,302,764 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | - | Barfi! | $1,334,268 | - | 132 | - | $10,108 | $1,334,268 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 14 | The Cold Light of Day | $1,199,667 | -50.7% | 1,511 | - | $793 | $3,631,851 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | - | The Master | $1,055,883 | - | 5 | - | $211,176 | $1,055,883 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 20 | 17 | The Avengers | $798,623 | -19.7% | 442 | -767 | $1,806 | $622,421,842 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 18 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $709,096 | -27.1% | 541 | -222 | $1,310 | $158,021,178 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 19 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $615,612 | -32.2% | 591 | -340 | $1,041 | $47,448,399 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | 13 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $544,820 | -77.6% | 322 | +55 | $1,691 | $2,980,189 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | 21 | Ted | $540,485 | -27.4% | 411 | -104 | $1,315 | $217,594,245 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | 23 | Robot & Frank | $516,931 | -24.7% | 209 | +7 | $2,473 | $2,711,836 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 26 | 15 | Hit and Run | $514,160 | -66.4% | 651 | -1,159 | $789 | $13,470,841 | 5 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 27 | 16 | Sparkle | $506,358 | -51% | 494 | -379 | $1,025 | $24,133,452 | 5 | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | 22 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $477,105 | -35.7% | 328 | -88 | $1,454 | $261,224,225 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 29 | Sleepwalk with Me | $475,272 | +24% | 118 | +44 | $4,027 | $1,394,615 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 30 | 32 | For a Good Time, Call... | $392,042 | +26.1% | 107 | +51 | $3,663 | $937,074 | 3 | Focus Features |
| 31 | 28 | The Intouchables | $384,983 | -11.2% | 180 | -14 | $2,138 | $9,085,225 | 17 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | 24 | Total Recall | $383,046 | -40% | 303 | -199 | $1,264 | $58,181,165 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | 33 | Samsara | $373,494 | +25.9% | 62 | +37 | $6,024 | $957,940 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 34 | 25 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $361,793 | -28.3% | 212 | -57 | $1,706 | $10,779,226 | 13 | - |
| 35 | 27 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $357,564 | -21.6% | 306 | -39 | $1,168 | $215,672,792 | 15 | DreamWorks |
| 36 | 30 | Moonrise Kingdom | $292,161 | -11.8% | 157 | -43 | $1,860 | $45,033,744 | 17 | Focus Features |
| 37 | 35 | Step Up Revolution | $286,531 | +19.6% | 268 | +70 | $1,069 | $34,819,591 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 38 | - | Stolen | $255,499 | - | 141 | - | $1,812 | $255,499 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 39 | 26 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $212,316 | -57.5% | 152 | -289 | $1,396 | $2,970,061 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | 40 | Killer Joe | $158,315 | -1% | 75 | +7 | $2,110 | $1,853,719 | 8 | LD Entertainment |
| 41 | 39 | Searching for Sugar Man | $151,094 | -7.6% | 34 | +1 | $4,443 | $1,092,801 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 34 | Bachelorette | $142,005 | -43.8% | 60 | +13 | $2,366 | $394,858 | 2 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 43 | 46 | To the Arctic 3D | $134,155 | +9% | 52 | - | $2,579 | $8,573,603 | 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 38 | Madea's Witness Protection | $133,445 | -26% | 160 | -7 | $834 | $65,653,242 | 12 | Lionsgate |
| 45 | 37 | The Watch | $127,216 | -37.2% | 138 | +3 | $921 | $34,179,638 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | 42 | The Queen of Versailles | $120,399 | -18.8% | 61 | -12 | $1,973 | $2,175,355 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 47 | 41 | To Rome with Love | $112,311 | -26% | 85 | -12 | $1,321 | $16,473,666 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | 45 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $97,022 | -21.7% | 80 | -34 | $1,212 | $46,221,676 | 20 | - |
| 49 | 47 | The Imposter | $88,506 | +4.5% | 30 | +3 | $2,950 | $706,210 | 10 | - |
| 50 | 43 | Magic Mike | $73,567 | -43.4% | 115 | -87 | $639 | $113,689,435 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | - | Slaughter Creek | $72,072 | - | 16 | - | $4,504 | $72,072 | 1 | Nocturnal Features |
| 52 | 63 | Bill W. | $68,786 | +111.6% | 31 | +15 | $2,218 | $621,915 | 18 | Page 124 Productions |
| 53 | 68 | Detropia | $68,090 | +160.6% | 5 | +4 | $13,618 | $94,215 | 2 | Loki Films |
| 54 | 50 | Ruby Sparks | $64,391 | -15.1% | 70 | -6 | $919 | $2,458,443 | 9 | - |
| 55 | 36 | The Apparition | $58,941 | -73.8% | 68 | -208 | $866 | $4,849,107 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | 58 | Hubble | $58,070 | +37% | 16 | - | $3,629 | $34,133,898 | 131 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | 48 | Keep the Lights On | $47,195 | -41% | 5 | - | $9,439 | $127,241 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 58 | 55 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $46,944 | -5.1% | 46 | -8 | $1,020 | $3,937,915 | 15 | FilmDistrict |
| 59 | 76 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $41,080 | +159.6% | 21 | +16 | $1,956 | $61,782 | 4 | Screen Media Films |
| 60 | - | Liberal Arts | $37,785 | - | 4 | - | $9,446 | $27,785 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 61 | 51 | Two Days in New York | $37,098 | -41.6% | 23 | -11 | $1,612 | $569,741 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | 53 | Farewell, My Queen | $36,193 | -35.3% | 28 | -8 | $1,292 | $1,306,428 | 10 | Cohen Media Group |
| 63 | - | Bangkok Revenge | $34,568 | - | 22 | - | $1,571 | $34,568 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 64 | 57 | Prometheus | $33,368 | -22.5% | 34 | -14 | $981 | $126,477,084 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 65 | 52 | Cosmopolis | $33,107 | -47% | 31 | -14 | $1,067 | $754,994 | 5 | Entertainment One |
| 66 | 59 | Born to Be Wild | $31,476 | -23.4% | 33 | - | $953 | $20,864,434 | 76 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | 69 | The Eye of the Storm | $31,183 | +22.3% | 9 | +2 | $3,464 | $56,676 | 2 | - |
| 68 | 80 | Chicken with Plums | $31,088 | +123.8% | 17 | +12 | $1,828 | $151,059 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | - | 10 Years | $30,915 | - | 3 | - | $10,305 | $30,915 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 70 | 54 | Compliance | $30,222 | -41% | 17 | -4 | $1,777 | $278,495 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 71 | 56 | Little White Lies | $29,690 | -36.4% | 14 | - | $2,120 | $180,833 | 4 | MPI Media Group |
| 72 | 31 | Branded | $28,223 | -91.3% | 80 | -227 | $352 | $352,869 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 73 | 65 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $20,148 | -24.9% | 16 | - | $1,259 | $481,501 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 74 | 72 | Beloved | $18,145 | -9.6% | 6 | - | $3,024 | $124,405 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 75 | 67 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $15,773 | -40.3% | 14 | -11 | $1,126 | $42,191 | 2 | Hannover House |
| 76 | 73 | Bernie | $14,452 | -23.4% | 10 | -8 | $1,445 | $9,206,090 | 21 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 77 | 61 | Red Hook Summer | $13,881 | -61% | 13 | -16 | $1,067 | $322,101 | 6 | Variance Films |
| 78 | 60 | Burn | $13,800 | -62.7% | 1 | - | $13,800 | $50,800 | 9 | - |
| 79 | - | Port of Shadows | $13,396 | - | 1 | - | $13,396 | $13,396 | 1 | Rialto Pictures |
| 80 | 82 | Take This Waltz | $12,889 | +14.5% | 12 | -1 | $1,074 | $1,233,470 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 81 | 64 | Hello I Must Be Going | $12,838 | -59.3% | 2 | - | $6,419 | $44,377 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 82 | - | Somewhere Between | $12,273 | - | 1 | - | $12,273 | $29,128 | 4 | Long Shot Factory |
| 83 | 74 | Iron Sky | $12,237 | -34.4% | 6 | -2 | $2,039 | $108,106 | 9 | Entertainment One |
| 84 | 66 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $12,204 | -54.2% | 22 | -17 | $554 | $37,519,139 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 85 | 62 | The Bullet Vanishes | $10,239 | -69.8% | 4 | -9 | $2,559 | $112,911 | 3 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 86 | 70 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $9,551 | -61.8% | 11 | -4 | $868 | $291,845 | 9 | Kino Lorber |
| 87 | - | Entre les Bras | $9,467 | - | 2 | - | $4,733 | $9,467 | 1 | The Cinema Guild |
| 88 | 84 | Deep Sea | $9,151 | +4.6% | 5 | +3 | $1,830 | $44,977,028 | 342 | Warner Bros. |
| 89 | 83 | Hysteria | $9,085 | -8.4% | 5 | -2 | $1,817 | $1,793,159 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 90 | 85 | Girl Model | $8,999 | +26.2% | 5 | +4 | $1,799 | $18,093 | 3 | First Run |
| 91 | 88 | Under the Sea 3D | $8,647 | +40.8% | 5 | -2 | $1,729 | $30,912,350 | 188 | Warner Bros. |
| 92 | 94 | Neil Young Journeys | $7,378 | +32% | 11 | +1 | $670 | $202,420 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 93 | - | Three Stars | $6,505 | - | - | - | - | $6,505 | - | First Run |
| 94 | 95 | Death by China | $5,842 | +10.6% | 3 | - | $1,947 | $22,429 | 5 | Area 23a |
| 95 | 103 | Little Birds | $5,176 | +126.6% | 2 | +1 | $2,588 | $17,739 | 4 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 96 | - | The Waiting Room | $4,950 | - | - | - | - | $4,950 | - | International Film Circuit |
| 97 | 75 | Mugamoodi | $4,823 | -72.8% | 3 | -14 | $1,607 | $98,462 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 98 | 105 | Grand Illusion | $4,722 | +130.8% | 1 | - | $4,722 | $151,001 | 19 | Rialto Pictures |
| 99 | 77 | Unforgivable | $4,567 | -70.9% | 4 | -2 | $1,141 | $143,203 | 12 | Strand Releasing |
| 100 | 109 | Elena | $4,548 | +209.6% | 2 | +1 | $2,274 | $220,507 | 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 101 | 49 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | $4,335 | -94.3% | 8 | -273 | $541 | $1,065,907 | 4 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| 102 | 99 | 360 | $4,101 | +12.1% | 3 | -2 | $1,367 | $98,488 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 103 | 86 | Side by Side | $3,678 | -43.8% | 5 | - | $735 | $44,008 | 5 | Tribeca Films |
| 104 | 91 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $3,591 | -38.5% | 3 | - | $1,197 | $50,425 | 5 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 105 | 78 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $3,398 | -77.1% | 7 | -15 | $485 | $3,369,242 | 7 | Arc Entertainment |
| 106 | 93 | For Ellen | $3,297 | -42.1% | 2 | +1 | $1,648 | $10,171 | 3 | Tribeca Films |
| 107 | - | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $3,252 | - | 4 | - | $813 | $151,399 | 38 | The Cinema Guild |
| 108 | - | 5 Broken Cameras | $2,430 | - | 3 | - | $810 | $69,482 | 17 | Kino Lorber |
| 109 | 100 | Oslo, August 31st | $2,322 | -34.7% | 1 | -1 | $2,322 | $101,475 | 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 110 | - | Radio Unnameable | $2,211 | - | 1 | - | $2,211 | $2,212 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 111 | 90 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $2,203 | -62.9% | 3 | -1 | $734 | $72,565 | 9 | Tribeca Films |
| 112 | 81 | Kumaré | $2,201 | -83.5% | 2 | -6 | $1,100 | $122,203 | 14 | Kino Lorber |
| 113 | - | Monsieur Lazhar | $2,150 | - | 4 | - | $537 | $2,004,233 | 23 | Music Box Films |
| 114 | 111 | Planet of Snail | $2,110 | +83% | 2 | +1 | $1,055 | $11,241 | 9 | The Cinema Guild |
| 115 | 98 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $1,974 | -47.2% | 4 | -4 | $493 | $5,716 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 116 | 92 | The Ambassador | $1,843 | -67.9% | 3 | -4 | $614 | $28,102 | 4 | Drafthouse Films |
| 117 | 113 | OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie | $1,619 | +60.1% | 1 | -1 | $1,619 | $43,583 | 17 | - |
| 118 | - | Starry Starry Night | $1,533 | - | 1 | - | $1,533 | $10,033 | 26 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 119 | 102 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $1,421 | -54.8% | 3 | -2 | $473 | $83,936 | 15 | Music Box Films |
| 120 | - | We Won't Grow Old Together | $1,385 | - | 1 | - | $1,385 | $9,943 | 15 | The Film Desk |
| 121 | - | China Heavyweight | $1,155 | - | 3 | - | $385 | $10,550 | 11 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 122 | 96 | Neighboring Sounds | $1,130 | -75.2% | 2 | +1 | $565 | $40,377 | 4 | The Cinema Guild |
| 123 | 128 | You've Been Trumped | $1,083 | +8,230.8% | 1 | - | $1,083 | $17,040 | 7 | International Film Circuit |
| 124 | 119 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $1,066 | +165.2% | 2 | +1 | $533 | $124,811 | 25 | New Yorker Films |
| 125 | 120 | This Is Not a Film | $1,041 | +190.8% | 1 | - | $1,041 | $71,894 | 30 | Palisades Tartan |
| 126 | - | Snowman's Land | $982 | - | 1 | - | $982 | $982 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 127 | - | Surviving Progress | $804 | - | 1 | - | $804 | $53,953 | 24 | First Run |
| 128 | 114 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $781 | -21.7% | 1 | - | $781 | $68,795 | 8 | Drafthouse Films |
| 129 | - | Celine and Julie Go Boating | $621 | - | 1 | - | $621 | $31,452 | 20 | New Yorker Films |
| 130 | 71 | Joker | $430 | -98.2% | 3 | -40 | $143 | $169,181 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 131 | 110 | The Invisible War | $358 | -74.5% | 1 | -1 | $358 | $59,560 | 13 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 132 | - | Meet the Fokkens | $242 | - | 1 | - | $242 | $27,127 | 7 | Kino Lorber |
| 133 | 117 | Brother 2012 Re-release | $236 | -63.8% | 3 | -1 | $78 | $29,864 | 4 | Music Box Films |
| 134 | - | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | $210 | - | 1 | - | $210 | $21,200 | 62 | The Film Desk |
| 135 | 112 | How to Grow a Band | $82 | -92.2% | 1 | - | $82 | $16,456 | 23 | International Film Circuit |
