Domestic 2012 Week 38
September 21-27, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | End of Watch | $18,168,633 | - | 2,730 | - | $6,655 | $18,168,633 | 1 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 2 | - | Trouble with the Curve | $16,195,962 | - | 3,212 | - | $5,042 | $16,195,962 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | House at the End of the Street | $15,070,969 | - | 3,083 | - | $4,888 | $15,070,969 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 4 | 2 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $11,875,005 | -42.2% | 2,904 | - | $4,089 | $32,408,980 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 1 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $8,937,206 | -66.6% | 3,016 | +4 | $2,963 | $35,704,933 | 2 | Screen Gems |
| 6 | - | Dredd | $8,584,607 | - | 2,506 | - | $3,425 | $8,584,607 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 19 | The Master | $5,832,187 | +452.4% | 788 | +783 | $7,401 | $6,888,070 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 8 | 3 | The Possession | $3,399,691 | -53.3% | 2,598 | -262 | $1,308 | $46,049,318 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | 4 | Lawless | $3,218,721 | -48.7% | 2,614 | -449 | $1,231 | $35,409,640 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | 7 | ParaNorman | $2,916,871 | -26% | 1,617 | -709 | $1,803 | $53,153,969 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 11 | 8 | The Bourne Legacy | $2,124,455 | -44.8% | 1,431 | -739 | $1,484 | $110,917,155 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | 9 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $1,950,104 | -41.6% | 1,752 | -663 | $1,113 | $49,062,842 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 5 | The Expendables 2 | $1,939,196 | -54.9% | 1,820 | -1,076 | $1,065 | $83,501,148 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | 12 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,730,361 | -42.1% | 948 | -633 | $1,825 | $443,588,231 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 10 | The Campaign | $1,630,447 | -51% | 1,250 | -752 | $1,304 | $85,411,512 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 13 | Arbitrage | $1,572,252 | -41.1% | 244 | +47 | $6,443 | $4,240,759 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 17 | 11 | 2016: Obama's America | $1,449,359 | -52.3% | 1,216 | -660 | $1,191 | $32,534,436 | 11 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 18 | 14 | Hope Springs | $1,214,076 | -54.2% | 1,147 | -799 | $1,058 | $62,512,231 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 6 | The Words | $1,042,319 | -73.7% | 1,247 | -1,554 | $835 | $11,286,890 | 3 | CBS Films |
| 20 | 15 | Last Ounce of Courage | $841,901 | -61.8% | 1,064 | -343 | $791 | $3,044,087 | 2 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 21 | 17 | Barfi! | $806,706 | -39.5% | 130 | -2 | $6,205 | $2,140,974 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 22 | 21 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $675,267 | -4.8% | 420 | -121 | $1,607 | $158,696,445 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | - | Unconditional | $666,724 | - | 312 | - | $2,136 | $666,724 | 1 | - |
| 24 | 20 | The Avengers | $587,430 | -26.4% | 290 | -152 | $2,025 | $623,009,272 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | 16 | Premium Rush | $489,760 | -71.8% | 567 | -772 | $863 | $19,792,524 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | - | Heroine | $484,560 | - | 114 | - | $4,250 | $484,560 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 27 | 22 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $395,590 | -35.7% | 374 | -217 | $1,057 | $47,843,989 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | 32 | Total Recall | $390,347 | +1.9% | 322 | +19 | $1,212 | $58,571,512 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 24 | Ted | $348,820 | -35.5% | 293 | -118 | $1,190 | $217,943,065 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | 29 | Sleepwalk with Me | $331,160 | -30.3% | 135 | +17 | $2,453 | $1,725,775 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 31 | - | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $324,839 | - | 4 | - | $81,209 | $324,839 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 28 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $320,182 | -32.9% | 253 | -75 | $1,265 | $261,544,407 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | 33 | Samsara | $288,682 | -22.7% | 59 | -3 | $4,892 | $1,246,622 | 5 | Oscilloscope |
| 34 | 35 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $274,382 | -23.3% | 240 | -66 | $1,143 | $215,947,174 | 16 | DreamWorks |
| 35 | 31 | The Intouchables | $263,495 | -31.6% | 156 | -24 | $1,689 | $9,348,720 | 18 | The Weinstein Company |
| 36 | 25 | Robot & Frank | $252,850 | -51.1% | 156 | -53 | $1,620 | $2,964,686 | 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 37 | 30 | For a Good Time, Call... | $214,512 | -45.3% | 105 | -2 | $2,042 | $1,151,586 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 38 | 26 | Hit and Run | $202,120 | -60.7% | 291 | -360 | $694 | $13,672,961 | 6 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 39 | 36 | Moonrise Kingdom | $195,299 | -33.2% | 120 | -37 | $1,627 | $45,229,043 | 18 | Focus Features |
| 40 | 34 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $181,141 | -49.9% | 132 | -80 | $1,372 | $10,960,367 | 14 | - |
| 41 | 37 | Step Up Revolution | $174,232 | -39.2% | 182 | -86 | $957 | $34,993,823 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 42 | 27 | Sparkle | $166,542 | -67.1% | 206 | -288 | $808 | $24,299,994 | 6 | TriStar Pictures |
| 43 | 43 | To the Arctic 3D | $142,255 | +6% | 52 | - | $2,735 | $8,715,858 | 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | - | My Uncle Rafael | $137,046 | - | 14 | - | $9,789 | $137,045 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 45 | - | Masquerade | $131,597 | - | 15 | - | $8,773 | $131,597 | 1 | CJ Entertainment |
| 46 | 41 | Searching for Sugar Man | $130,599 | -13.6% | 38 | +4 | $3,436 | $1,223,400 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | 23 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $108,404 | -80.1% | 85 | -237 | $1,275 | $3,088,593 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | 69 | 10 Years | $107,149 | +246.6% | 43 | +40 | $2,491 | $138,064 | 2 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 49 | - | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $102,844 | - | 3 | - | $34,281 | $102,845 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 50 | 18 | The Cold Light of Day | $83,415 | -93% | 155 | -1,356 | $538 | $3,715,266 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 51 | 47 | To Rome with Love | $82,852 | -26.2% | 50 | -35 | $1,657 | $16,556,518 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 52 | 45 | The Watch | $74,700 | -41.3% | 77 | -61 | $970 | $34,254,338 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 53 | 46 | The Queen of Versailles | $72,005 | -40.2% | 40 | -21 | $1,800 | $2,247,360 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 54 | 40 | Killer Joe | $68,980 | -56.4% | 70 | -5 | $985 | $1,922,699 | 9 | LD Entertainment |
| 55 | 48 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $66,639 | -31.3% | 47 | -33 | $1,417 | $46,288,315 | 21 | - |
| 56 | 39 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $65,108 | -69.3% | 54 | -98 | $1,205 | $3,035,169 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | 51 | Slaughter Creek | $64,743 | -10.2% | 15 | -1 | $4,316 | $136,815 | 2 | Nocturnal Features |
| 58 | 60 | Liberal Arts | $63,307 | +67.5% | 20 | +16 | $3,165 | $101,092 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 59 | 53 | Detropia | $56,348 | -17.2% | 11 | +6 | $5,122 | $150,563 | 3 | Loki Films |
| 60 | 56 | Hubble | $55,604 | -4.2% | 15 | -1 | $3,706 | $34,189,502 | 132 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | - | Bless Me, Ultima | $51,924 | - | - | - | - | $51,924 | - | Arenas Entertainment |
| 62 | 38 | Stolen | $48,819 | -80.9% | 99 | -42 | $493 | $304,318 | 2 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 63 | - | Occupy Unmasked | $44,266 | - | 4 | - | $11,066 | $44,266 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 64 | - | How to Survive a Plague | $40,980 | - | 4 | - | $10,245 | $40,980 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 65 | 66 | Born to Be Wild | $38,315 | +21.7% | 33 | - | $1,161 | $20,902,749 | 77 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | 42 | Bachelorette | $36,940 | -74% | 34 | -26 | $1,086 | $431,798 | 3 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 67 | 57 | Keep the Lights On | $35,442 | -24.9% | 10 | +5 | $3,544 | $162,683 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 68 | - | Backwards | $33,835 | - | 5 | - | $6,767 | $33,835 | 1 | Dada Films |
| 69 | 49 | The Imposter | $32,905 | -62.8% | 23 | -7 | $1,430 | $739,115 | 11 | - |
| 70 | 50 | Magic Mike | $32,136 | -56.3% | 55 | -60 | $584 | $113,721,571 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 71 | 81 | Hello I Must Be Going | $30,668 | +138.9% | 15 | +13 | $2,044 | $75,045 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 72 | 54 | Ruby Sparks | $30,292 | -53% | 43 | -27 | $704 | $2,488,735 | 10 | - |
| 73 | 58 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $30,180 | -35.7% | 40 | -6 | $754 | $3,968,095 | 16 | FilmDistrict |
| 74 | 59 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $25,191 | -38.7% | 14 | -7 | $1,799 | $86,973 | 5 | Screen Media Films |
| 75 | 61 | Two Days in New York | $24,236 | -34.7% | 18 | -5 | $1,346 | $593,977 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 76 | 68 | Chicken with Plums | $23,324 | -25% | 17 | - | $1,372 | $174,383 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 77 | - | Space Station 3D | $22,972 | - | 1 | - | $22,972 | $86,357,372 | 545 | IMAX |
| 78 | 91 | Under the Sea 3D | $21,535 | +149% | 7 | +2 | $3,076 | $30,933,885 | 189 | Warner Bros. |
| 79 | 52 | Bill W. | $20,325 | -70.5% | 21 | -10 | $967 | $642,240 | 19 | Page 124 Productions |
| 80 | 70 | Compliance | $17,775 | -41.2% | 16 | -1 | $1,110 | $296,270 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 81 | 62 | Farewell, My Queen | $17,642 | -51.3% | 20 | -8 | $882 | $1,324,070 | 11 | Cohen Media Group |
| 82 | 87 | Entre les Bras | $15,284 | +61.4% | 6 | +4 | $2,547 | $24,751 | 2 | The Cinema Guild |
| 83 | 82 | Somewhere Between | $15,154 | +23.5% | 2 | +1 | $7,577 | $44,282 | 5 | Long Shot Factory |
| 84 | 55 | The Apparition | $14,072 | -76.1% | 35 | -33 | $402 | $4,863,179 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 85 | 89 | Hysteria | $11,030 | +21.4% | 2 | -3 | $5,515 | $1,804,139 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | 110 | Radio Unnameable | $9,920 | +348.7% | 1 | - | $9,920 | $12,130 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 87 | 83 | Iron Sky | $9,795 | -20% | - | - | - | $117,901 | 10 | Entertainment One |
| 88 | 75 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $9,716 | -38.4% | 6 | -8 | $1,619 | $51,907 | 3 | Hannover House |
| 89 | 88 | Deep Sea | $9,198 | +0.5% | 2 | -3 | $4,599 | $44,986,226 | 343 | Warner Bros. |
| 90 | - | Money Fight | $9,004 | - | 1 | - | $9,004 | $9,004 | 1 | Pro-Motion Pictures |
| 91 | 73 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $7,573 | -62.4% | 12 | -4 | $631 | $489,074 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 92 | - | Hellbound? | $7,428 | - | 4 | - | $1,857 | $7,590 | 1 | Area 23a |
| 93 | - | 17 Girls | $7,201 | - | 10 | - | $720 | $7,201 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 94 | 80 | Take This Waltz | $6,222 | -51.7% | 5 | -7 | $1,244 | $1,239,692 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | 67 | The Eye of the Storm | $6,205 | -80.1% | 5 | -4 | $1,241 | $65,963 | 3 | - |
| 96 | - | Husbands in Goa | $5,464 | - | 7 | - | $780 | $5,464 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 97 | 78 | Burn | $5,400 | -60.9% | 1 | - | $5,400 | $56,200 | 10 | - |
| 98 | 77 | Red Hook Summer | $5,332 | -61.6% | 7 | -6 | $761 | $325,903 | 7 | Variance Films |
| 99 | - | Thaandavam | $5,291 | - | - | - | - | $5,291 | - | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 100 | 98 | Grand Illusion | $5,242 | +11% | 2 | +1 | $2,621 | $159,267 | 20 | Rialto Pictures |
| 101 | 86 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $4,853 | -49.2% | 7 | -4 | $693 | $296,698 | 10 | Kino Lorber |
| 102 | 85 | The Bullet Vanishes | $4,718 | -53.9% | 2 | -2 | $2,359 | $117,629 | 4 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 103 | - | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | $4,444 | - | 1 | - | $4,444 | $4,464 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 104 | 65 | Cosmopolis | $4,247 | -87.2% | 9 | -22 | $471 | $759,284 | 6 | Entertainment One |
| 105 | 92 | Neil Young Journeys | $4,010 | -45.6% | 11 | - | $364 | $206,430 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 106 | - | The Waiting Room | $3,962 | - | 1 | - | $3,962 | $8,512 | 1 | International Film Circuit |
| 107 | 71 | Little White Lies | $3,836 | -87.1% | 2 | -12 | $1,918 | $184,617 | 5 | MPI Media Group |
| 108 | - | Tales of the Night | $3,821 | - | 1 | - | $3,821 | $3,821 | 1 | GKIDS |
| 109 | - | Alps | $3,660 | - | 1 | - | $3,660 | $12,781 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 110 | 105 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $3,583 | +5.4% | 7 | - | $511 | $3,372,825 | 8 | Arc Entertainment |
| 111 | 103 | Side by Side | $3,025 | -17.8% | 9 | +4 | $336 | $47,033 | 6 | Tribeca Films |
| 112 | 100 | Elena | $3,007 | -33.9% | 2 | - | $1,503 | $223,514 | 20 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 113 | - | About Cherry | $3,003 | - | 3 | - | $1,001 | $3,003 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 114 | 113 | Monsieur Lazhar | $2,842 | +32.2% | 4 | - | $710 | $2,007,075 | 24 | Music Box Films |
| 115 | 97 | Mugamoodi | $2,538 | -47.4% | 1 | -2 | $2,538 | $101,000 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 116 | 115 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $1,999 | +1.3% | 3 | -1 | $666 | $7,715 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 117 | 102 | 360 | $1,855 | -54.8% | 3 | - | $618 | $100,343 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 118 | - | Three Stars | $1,818 | - | 1 | - | $1,818 | $8,323 | 1 | First Run |
| 119 | 122 | Neighboring Sounds | $1,743 | +54.2% | 2 | - | $871 | $42,120 | 5 | The Cinema Guild |
| 120 | - | Head Games | $1,584 | - | 2 | - | $792 | $1,584 | 1 | Variance Films |
| 121 | 123 | You've Been Trumped | $1,436 | +32.6% | 3 | +2 | $478 | $18,476 | 8 | International Film Circuit |
| 122 | 111 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $1,400 | -36.5% | 1 | -2 | $1,400 | $73,965 | 10 | Tribeca Films |
| 123 | 124 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $1,274 | +19.5% | 2 | - | $637 | $126,085 | 26 | New Yorker Films |
| 124 | 63 | Bangkok Revenge | $1,216 | -96.5% | 4 | -18 | $304 | $35,784 | 2 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 125 | 94 | Death by China | $1,178 | -79.8% | 1 | -2 | $1,178 | $23,607 | 6 | Area 23a |
| 126 | 90 | Girl Model | $1,176 | -86.9% | 3 | -2 | $392 | $19,269 | 4 | First Run |
| 127 | 135 | How to Grow a Band | $1,158 | +1,312.2% | 2 | +1 | $579 | $17,614 | 24 | International Film Circuit |
| 128 | 119 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $1,154 | -18.8% | 2 | -1 | $577 | $85,090 | 16 | Music Box Films |
| 129 | 125 | This Is Not a Film | $965 | -7.3% | 1 | - | $965 | $72,859 | 31 | Palisades Tartan |
| 130 | 108 | 5 Broken Cameras | $637 | -73.8% | 1 | -2 | $637 | $70,119 | 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 131 | 72 | Branded | $575 | -98% | 2 | -78 | $287 | $353,444 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 132 | 99 | Unforgivable | $503 | -89% | 1 | -3 | $503 | $143,706 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 133 | - | Nobody Else But You | $466 | - | 1 | - | $466 | $41,969 | 20 | First Run |
| 134 | 114 | Planet of Snail | $452 | -78.6% | 1 | -1 | $452 | $11,693 | 10 | The Cinema Guild |
| 135 | - | Wish Me Away | $350 | - | 1 | - | $350 | $18,618 | 17 | First Run |
| 136 | 131 | The Invisible War | $298 | -16.8% | 2 | +1 | $149 | $59,858 | 14 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 137 | 106 | For Ellen | $284 | -91.4% | 1 | -1 | $284 | $10,455 | 4 | Tribeca Films |
