Domestic 2012 Week 39
September 28-October 4, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Hotel Transylvania | $49,658,532 | - | 3,349 | - | $14,827 | $49,658,532 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | - | Looper | $28,100,651 | - | 2,992 | - | $9,391 | $28,100,651 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | End of Watch | $10,677,313 | -41.2% | 2,780 | +50 | $3,840 | $28,845,946 | 2 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 4 | 2 | Trouble with the Curve | $9,643,861 | -40.5% | 3,212 | - | $3,002 | $25,839,823 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 3 | House at the End of the Street | $8,762,175 | -41.9% | 3,083 | - | $2,842 | $23,833,144 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | - | Pitch Perfect | $6,846,208 | - | 335 | - | $20,436 | $6,846,208 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 4 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $5,005,481 | -57.8% | 2,639 | -265 | $1,896 | $37,414,461 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $4,145,797 | -53.6% | 2,381 | -635 | $1,741 | $39,850,730 | 3 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | 7 | The Master | $3,587,259 | -38.5% | 856 | +68 | $4,190 | $10,475,329 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | - | Won't Back Down | $3,467,513 | - | 2,515 | - | $1,378 | $3,467,513 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | 6 | Dredd | $3,465,807 | -59.6% | 2,557 | +51 | $1,355 | $12,050,414 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | 8 | The Possession | $1,718,565 | -49.4% | 1,618 | -980 | $1,062 | $47,767,883 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | 31 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $1,457,500 | +348.7% | 102 | +98 | $14,289 | $1,782,339 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | 9 | Lawless | $1,265,159 | -60.7% | 1,503 | -1,111 | $841 | $36,674,799 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 15 | 16 | Arbitrage | $1,171,497 | -25.5% | 256 | +12 | $4,576 | $5,412,256 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 16 | 14 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,106,974 | -36% | 655 | -293 | $1,690 | $444,695,205 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 11 | The Bourne Legacy | $1,013,520 | -52.3% | 824 | -607 | $1,230 | $111,930,675 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 10 | ParaNorman | $964,646 | -66.9% | 1,209 | -408 | $797 | $54,118,615 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 12 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $866,297 | -55.6% | 1,187 | -565 | $729 | $49,929,139 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 13 | The Expendables 2 | $701,586 | -63.8% | 815 | -1,005 | $860 | $84,202,734 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 21 | 15 | The Campaign | $678,023 | -58.4% | 630 | -620 | $1,076 | $86,089,535 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 17 | 2016: Obama's America | $642,010 | -55.7% | 575 | -641 | $1,116 | $33,176,446 | 12 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 23 | 18 | Hope Springs | $600,723 | -50.5% | 691 | -456 | $869 | $63,113,954 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 22 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $476,585 | -29.4% | 387 | -33 | $1,231 | $159,173,030 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 21 | Barfi! | $387,950 | -51.9% | 127 | -3 | $3,054 | $2,528,924 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 24 | The Avengers | $348,638 | -40.7% | 241 | -49 | $1,446 | $623,357,910 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | 23 | Unconditional | $279,676 | -58.1% | 231 | -81 | $1,210 | $946,400 | 2 | - |
| 28 | 32 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $271,335 | -15.3% | 204 | -49 | $1,330 | $261,815,742 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 29 | Ted | $254,235 | -27.1% | 225 | -68 | $1,129 | $218,197,300 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | 27 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $231,535 | -41.5% | 332 | -42 | $697 | $48,075,524 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | 33 | Samsara | $230,819 | -20% | 59 | - | $3,912 | $1,477,441 | 6 | Oscilloscope |
| 32 | 20 | Last Ounce of Courage | $227,291 | -73% | 297 | -767 | $765 | $3,271,378 | 3 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 33 | 28 | Total Recall | $222,722 | -42.9% | 239 | -83 | $931 | $58,794,234 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | 30 | Sleepwalk with Me | $211,494 | -36.1% | 127 | -8 | $1,665 | $1,937,269 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 35 | - | Brave | $210,377 | - | 114 | - | $1,845 | $233,768,624 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | 19 | The Words | $207,948 | -80% | 278 | -969 | $748 | $11,494,838 | 4 | CBS Films |
| 37 | 35 | The Intouchables | $198,040 | -24.8% | 121 | -35 | $1,636 | $9,546,760 | 19 | The Weinstein Company |
| 38 | 34 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $185,118 | -32.5% | 203 | -37 | $911 | $216,132,292 | 17 | DreamWorks |
| 39 | 25 | Premium Rush | $169,444 | -65.4% | 208 | -359 | $814 | $19,961,968 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | 43 | To the Arctic 3D | $146,676 | +3.1% | 52 | - | $2,820 | $8,862,534 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | - | Thaandavam | $145,708 | - | 45 | - | $3,237 | $145,708 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 42 | 49 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $142,787 | +38.8% | 14 | +11 | $10,199 | $245,631 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 43 | 36 | Robot & Frank | $138,398 | -45.3% | 111 | -45 | $1,246 | $3,103,084 | 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 44 | 46 | Searching for Sugar Man | $125,271 | -4.1% | 37 | -1 | $3,385 | $1,348,671 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | 45 | Masquerade | $115,546 | -12.2% | 12 | -3 | $9,628 | $247,143 | 2 | CJ Entertainment |
| 46 | 40 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $100,016 | -44.8% | 69 | -63 | $1,449 | $11,060,383 | 15 | - |
| 47 | 26 | Heroine | $98,487 | -79.7% | 97 | -17 | $1,015 | $583,047 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 48 | 39 | Moonrise Kingdom | $98,218 | -49.7% | 82 | -38 | $1,197 | $45,327,261 | 19 | Focus Features |
| 49 | 42 | Sparkle | $97,475 | -41.5% | 220 | +14 | $443 | $24,397,469 | 7 | TriStar Pictures |
| 50 | 41 | Step Up Revolution | $80,854 | -53.6% | 110 | -72 | $735 | $35,074,677 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 51 | 37 | For a Good Time, Call... | $79,102 | -63.1% | 84 | -21 | $941 | $1,230,688 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 52 | 58 | Liberal Arts | $78,075 | +23.3% | 31 | +11 | $2,518 | $179,167 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 53 | 97 | Burn | $71,518 | +1,224.4% | 1 | - | $71,518 | $127,718 | 11 | - |
| 54 | 38 | Hit and Run | $62,562 | -69% | 132 | -159 | $473 | $13,735,523 | 7 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 55 | 53 | The Queen of Versailles | $62,547 | -13.1% | 38 | -2 | $1,645 | $2,309,907 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 56 | 60 | Hubble | $58,682 | +5.5% | 14 | -1 | $4,191 | $34,248,184 | 133 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | 48 | 10 Years | $57,563 | -46.3% | 63 | +20 | $913 | $195,627 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 58 | 44 | My Uncle Rafael | $53,726 | -60.8% | 5 | -9 | $10,745 | $190,772 | 2 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 59 | 84 | The Apparition | $50,993 | +262.4% | 65 | +30 | $784 | $4,914,172 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | 50 | The Cold Light of Day | $48,317 | -42.1% | 104 | -51 | $464 | $3,763,583 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 61 | 52 | The Watch | $47,963 | -35.8% | 46 | -31 | $1,042 | $34,302,301 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 62 | 51 | To Rome with Love | $47,869 | -42.2% | 23 | -27 | $2,081 | $16,604,387 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | - | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $44,613 | - | 18 | - | $2,478 | $3,928,818 | 52 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 64 | 55 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $44,580 | -33.1% | 32 | -15 | $1,393 | $46,332,895 | 22 | - |
| 65 | 65 | Born to Be Wild | $43,557 | +13.7% | 33 | - | $1,319 | $20,946,306 | 78 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | - | Vulgaria | $43,065 | - | 16 | - | $2,691 | $42,977 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 67 | 54 | Killer Joe | $40,538 | -41.2% | 42 | -28 | $965 | $1,963,337 | 10 | LD Entertainment |
| 68 | - | Fat Kid Rules the World | $40,007 | - | - | - | - | $40,007 | - | Outsider Pictures |
| 69 | 59 | Detropia | $38,550 | -31.6% | 11 | - | $3,504 | $189,113 | 4 | Loki Films |
| 70 | 47 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $37,020 | -65.8% | 40 | -45 | $925 | $3,125,613 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 71 | 56 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $28,375 | -56.4% | 34 | -20 | $834 | $3,063,544 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | 77 | Space Station 3D | $27,768 | +20.9% | 1 | - | $27,768 | $86,385,140 | 546 | IMAX |
| 73 | 64 | How to Survive a Plague | $24,579 | -40% | 7 | +3 | $3,511 | $65,559 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 74 | - | The Other Dream Team | $24,230 | - | 2 | - | $12,115 | $24,230 | 1 | The Film Arcade |
| 75 | 68 | Backwards | $23,985 | -29.1% | 9 | +4 | $2,665 | $56,453 | 2 | Dada Films |
| 76 | - | Bless Me, Ultima | $21,455 | - | - | - | - | $73,379 | - | Arenas Entertainment |
| 77 | 73 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $18,264 | -39.5% | 34 | -6 | $537 | $3,986,359 | 17 | FilmDistrict |
| 78 | - | The Prophet's Son | $16,983 | - | 1 | - | $16,983 | $16,983 | 1 | - |
| 79 | 72 | Ruby Sparks | $16,019 | -47.1% | 17 | -26 | $942 | $2,504,754 | 11 | - |
| 80 | 67 | Keep the Lights On | $14,453 | -59.2% | 6 | -4 | $2,408 | $177,136 | 4 | Music Box Films |
| 81 | 66 | Bachelorette | $13,597 | -63.2% | 21 | -13 | $647 | $445,395 | 4 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 82 | 101 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $13,361 | +175.3% | 9 | +2 | $1,484 | $310,059 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 83 | 71 | Hello I Must Be Going | $12,385 | -59.6% | 11 | -4 | $1,125 | $87,430 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 84 | 76 | Chicken with Plums | $11,533 | -50.6% | 9 | -8 | $1,281 | $185,826 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 85 | 89 | Deep Sea | $11,247 | +22.3% | 2 | - | $5,623 | $44,997,473 | 344 | Warner Bros. |
| 86 | 95 | The Eye of the Storm | $10,961 | +76.6% | 2 | -3 | $5,480 | $73,842 | 4 | - |
| 87 | 74 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $10,448 | -58.5% | 8 | -6 | $1,306 | $97,421 | 6 | Screen Media Films |
| 88 | 75 | Two Days in New York | $10,388 | -57.1% | 9 | -9 | $1,154 | $604,365 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 89 | 78 | Under the Sea 3D | $9,802 | -54.5% | 2 | -5 | $4,901 | $30,943,687 | 190 | Warner Bros. |
| 90 | 88 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $9,269 | -4.6% | 6 | - | $1,544 | $61,176 | 4 | Hannover House |
| 91 | 80 | Compliance | $9,233 | -48.1% | 15 | -1 | $615 | $305,503 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | 63 | Occupy Unmasked | $8,502 | -80.8% | 4 | - | $2,125 | $52,768 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 93 | 106 | The Waiting Room | $8,165 | +106.1% | 4 | +3 | $2,041 | $17,077 | 2 | International Film Circuit |
| 94 | 81 | Farewell, My Queen | $7,352 | -58.3% | 9 | -11 | $816 | $1,333,227 | 12 | Cohen Media Group |
| 95 | 108 | Tales of the Night | $7,154 | +87.2% | 1 | - | $7,154 | $10,975 | 2 | GKIDS |
| 96 | 83 | Somewhere Between | $7,134 | -52.9% | 3 | +1 | $2,378 | $51,416 | 6 | Long Shot Factory |
| 97 | 79 | Bill W. | $7,094 | -65.1% | 11 | -10 | $644 | $649,334 | 20 | Page 124 Productions |
| 98 | 86 | Radio Unnameable | $6,129 | -38.2% | 1 | - | $6,129 | $18,260 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 99 | - | The Iran Job | $5,405 | - | 1 | - | $5,405 | $5,405 | 1 | Film Movement |
| 100 | 93 | 17 Girls | $5,164 | -28.3% | 5 | -5 | $1,032 | $12,365 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 101 | 92 | Hellbound? | $5,146 | -30.7% | 5 | +1 | $1,029 | $12,574 | 2 | Area 23a |
| 102 | 98 | Red Hook Summer | $4,817 | -9.7% | 6 | -1 | $802 | $332,250 | 8 | Variance Films |
| 103 | 112 | Elena | $4,725 | +57.1% | 3 | +1 | $1,575 | $228,239 | 21 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 104 | 120 | Head Games | $4,407 | +178.2% | 3 | +1 | $1,469 | $5,991 | 2 | Variance Films |
| 105 | 104 | Cosmopolis | $4,272 | +0.6% | 5 | -4 | $854 | $763,556 | 7 | Entertainment One |
| 106 | 87 | Iron Sky | $4,181 | -57.3% | 3 | - | $1,393 | $122,082 | 11 | Entertainment One |
| 107 | 105 | Neil Young Journeys | $3,538 | -11.8% | 9 | -2 | $393 | $209,968 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | 82 | Entre les Bras | $3,439 | -77.5% | 1 | -5 | $3,439 | $28,190 | 3 | The Cinema Guild |
| 109 | 125 | Death by China | $3,250 | +175.9% | 2 | +1 | $1,625 | $26,857 | 7 | Area 23a |
| 110 | 103 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | $3,022 | -32% | 3 | +2 | $1,007 | $7,466 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 111 | 132 | Unforgivable | $2,695 | +435.8% | 1 | - | $2,695 | $146,401 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 112 | 107 | Little White Lies | $2,583 | -32.7% | - | - | - | $187,500 | 6 | MPI Media Group |
| 113 | 110 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $2,550 | -28.8% | 7 | - | $364 | $3,375,375 | 9 | Arc Entertainment |
| 114 | 127 | How to Grow a Band | $2,521 | +117.7% | 2 | - | $1,260 | $20,135 | 25 | International Film Circuit |
| 115 | - | Kumaré | $2,510 | - | 1 | - | $2,510 | $124,713 | 16 | Kino Lorber |
| 116 | 96 | Husbands in Goa | $2,111 | -61.4% | 4 | -3 | $527 | $7,575 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 117 | 100 | Grand Illusion | $2,110 | -59.7% | 2 | - | $1,055 | $161,377 | 21 | Rialto Pictures |
| 118 | 116 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $1,885 | -5.7% | 2 | -1 | $942 | $9,600 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 119 | 111 | Side by Side | $1,771 | -41.5% | 3 | -6 | $590 | $48,804 | 7 | Tribeca Films |
| 120 | - | Now, Forager | $1,730 | - | 1 | - | $1,730 | $1,730 | 1 | Argot Pictures |
| 121 | 119 | Neighboring Sounds | $1,464 | -16% | 2 | - | $732 | $43,584 | 6 | The Cinema Guild |
| 122 | - | Bringing Up Bobby | $1,252 | - | 1 | - | $1,252 | $1,252 | 1 | Monterey Media |
| 123 | - | Headshot | $1,054 | - | 1 | - | $1,054 | $1,054 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 124 | 121 | You've Been Trumped | $951 | -33.8% | 2 | -1 | $475 | $19,427 | 9 | International Film Circuit |
| 125 | 130 | 5 Broken Cameras | $697 | +9.4% | 1 | - | $697 | $70,816 | 19 | Kino Lorber |
| 126 | - | The Long Day Closes | $644 | - | 1 | - | $644 | $22,366 | 31 | The Film Desk |
| 127 | - | Bel Borba Aqui | $638 | - | 1 | - | $638 | $635 | 1 | - |
| 128 | 134 | Planet of Snail | $612 | +35.4% | 1 | - | $612 | $12,305 | 11 | The Cinema Guild |
| 129 | 122 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $572 | -59.1% | 1 | - | $572 | $74,537 | 11 | Tribeca Films |
| 130 | - | The Night Watchman | $476 | - | 1 | - | $476 | $1,902 | 13 | Icarus Films |
| 131 | 136 | The Invisible War | $458 | +53.7% | 2 | - | $229 | $60,316 | 15 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 132 | - | We Won't Grow Old Together | $374 | - | 1 | - | $374 | $10,317 | 17 | The Film Desk |
| 133 | - | A Simple Life | $370 | - | 1 | - | $370 | $191,826 | 25 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 134 | 129 | This Is Not a Film | $369 | -61.8% | 1 | - | $369 | $73,228 | 32 | Palisades Tartan |
| 135 | - | Snowman's Land | $208 | - | 1 | - | $208 | $1,190 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 136 | 137 | For Ellen | $187 | -34.2% | 1 | - | $187 | $10,642 | 5 | Tribeca Films |
| 137 | 131 | Branded | $69 | -88% | 1 | -1 | $69 | $353,513 | 4 | Roadside Attractions |
