Domestic 2012 Weekend 36
September 7-9, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Possession | $9,500,000 | $9,317,472 | -$182,528 | -1.9% | 2,834 | $33,349,000 | $33,166,582 | 2 | Lionsgate Films |
| 2 | 2 | - | Lawless | $6,002,000 | $6,007,036 | +$5,036 | <0.1% | 3,138 | $23,520,000 | $23,525,455 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 3 | 4 | +1 | The Words | $5,000,000 | $4,750,894 | -$249,106 | -5% | 2,801 | $5,000,000 | $4,750,894 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | The Expendables 2 | $4,750,000 | $4,951,899 | +$201,899 | +4.3% | 3,260 | $75,417,000 | $75,619,038 | 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | The Bourne Legacy | $4,000,000 | $3,969,330 | -$30,670 | -0.8% | 2,766 | $103,700,000 | $103,628,825 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | ParaNorman | $3,830,000 | $4,195,415 | +$365,415 | +9.5% | 2,856 | $45,098,000 | $45,452,876 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $3,650,000 | $3,650,158 | +$158 | <0.1% | 2,717 | - | $43,007,208 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Campaign | $3,530,000 | $3,377,189 | -$152,811 | -4.3% | 2,542 | $79,473,000 | $79,320,621 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 10 | +1 | The Dark Knight Rises | $3,285,000 | $3,218,189 | -$66,811 | -2% | 1,987 | $437,849,000 | $437,782,482 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 9 | -1 | 2016: Obama's America | $3,281,000 | $3,309,422 | +$28,422 | +0.9% | 2,017 | $26,088,000 | $26,115,717 | 9 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | - | Hope Springs | $2,800,000 | $2,800,217 | +$217 | <0.1% | 2,437 | $57,519,000 | $57,519,656 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 12 | - | Premium Rush | $2,300,000 | $2,311,414 | +$11,414 | +0.5% | 2,182 | $16,732,000 | $16,743,104 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 13 | - | The Cold Light of Day | $1,800,000 | $1,831,588 | +$31,588 | +1.8% | 1,511 | $1,800,000 | $1,831,588 | 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 14 | 14 | - | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $1,725,000 | $1,673,731 | -$51,269 | -3% | 267 | $1,725,000 | $1,673,731 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | 15 | - | Hit and Run | $1,107,000 | $1,077,146 | -$29,854 | -2.7% | 1,810 | $12,534,000 | $12,503,750 | 3 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 16 | 16 | - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $840,000 | $834,216 | -$5,784 | -0.7% | 763 | $157,176,000 | $157,173,660 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | 17 | - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $820,000 | $817,491 | -$2,509 | -0.3% | 931 | $46,745,000 | $46,742,100 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | 19 | +1 | Sparkle | $800,000 | $780,085 | -$19,915 | -2.5% | 873 | $23,394,000 | $23,374,162 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 19 | 18 | -1 | The Avengers | $795,000 | $786,181 | -$8,819 | -1.1% | 1,209 | $621,423,000 | $621,414,627 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 20 | - | Brave | $720,000 | $720,572 | +$572 | <0.1% | 959 | $233,398,000 | $233,397,964 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | Ted | $564,000 | $548,730 | -$15,270 | -2.7% | 515 | $216,873,000 | $216,858,060 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | 23 | +1 | Robot & Frank | $540,000 | $505,598 | -$34,402 | -6.4% | 202 | $2,049,000 | $2,014,027 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 23 | 27 | +4 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $400,000 | $352,037 | -$47,963 | -12% | 441 | $2,659,000 | $2,610,511 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 25 | +1 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $400,000 | $380,983 | -$19,017 | -4.8% | 345 | $215,259,000 | $215,240,165 | 14 | DreamWorks |
| 25 | 26 | +1 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $370,000 | $358,952 | -$11,048 | -3% | 269 | $10,283,000 | $10,272,091 | 11 | - |
| 26 | 29 | +3 | Sleepwalk with Me | $343,000 | $280,359 | -$62,641 | -18.3% | 73 | $882,000 | $816,307 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 27 | 28 | +1 | The Intouchables | $318,000 | $302,504 | -$15,496 | -4.9% | 194 | $8,545,000 | $8,569,131 | 16 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | 30 | +2 | Branded | $251,000 | $240,589 | -$10,411 | -4.1% | 307 | $251,000 | $240,589 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 29 | 31 | +2 | Moonrise Kingdom | $236,000 | $229,830 | -$6,170 | -2.6% | 200 | $44,635,000 | $44,640,048 | 16 | Focus Features |
| 30 | 32 | +2 | For a Good Time, Call... | $212,000 | $215,985 | +$3,985 | +1.9% | 56 | $394,000 | $450,004 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 31 | 33 | +2 | Samsara | $200,000 | $194,862 | -$5,138 | -2.6% | 25 | $488,000 | $482,610 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 32 | 35 | +3 | Bachelorette | $191,000 | $181,494 | -$9,506 | -5% | 47 | $191,000 | $181,494 | 1 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 33 | 34 | +1 | Step Up Revolution | $153,000 | $190,638 | +$37,638 | +24.6% | 198 | $34,446,000 | $34,484,102 | 7 | Lionsgate Films |
| 34 | 38 | +4 | Madea's Witness Protection | $140,000 | $143,610 | +$3,610 | +2.6% | 167 | $65,479,000 | $65,483,079 | 11 | Lionsgate Films |
| 35 | 41 | +6 | Searching for Sugar Man | $132,000 | $114,455 | -$17,545 | -13.3% | 33 | $910,000 | $892,596 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | 42 | +6 | To Rome with Love | $121,000 | $107,252 | -$13,748 | -11.4% | 97 | $16,330,000 | $16,316,776 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 48 | +11 | Keep the Lights On | $56,300 | $55,574 | -$726 | -1.3% | 5 | $56,300 | $55,574 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 38 | 53 | +15 | Farewell, My Queen | $38,200 | $37,456 | -$744 | -1.9% | 36 | $1,252,600 | $1,251,736 | 9 | Cohen Media Group |
| 39 | 54 | +15 | The Inbetweeners | $36,000 | $36,000 | $0 | - | 10 | $36,000 | $36,000 | 1 | - |
| 40 | 55 | +15 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $34,000 | $35,010 | +$1,010 | +3% | 54 | $3,876,000 | $3,876,519 | 14 | FilmDistrict |
| 41 | 57 | +16 | Little White Lies | $28,400 | $33,106 | +$4,706 | +16.6% | 14 | $125,000 | $137,819 | 3 | MPI Media Group |
| 42 | 62 | +20 | Hello I Must Be Going | $26,800 | $23,904 | -$2,896 | -10.8% | 2 | $26,800 | $23,904 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 43 | 63 | +20 | The Bullet Vanishes | $23,000 | $22,461 | -$539 | -2.3% | 13 | $91,700 | $91,197 | 2 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 44 | 69 | +25 | Detropia | $18,400 | $17,414 | -$986 | -5.4% | 1 | $18,400 | $17,414 | 1 | Loki Films |
| 45 | 77 | +32 | Bernie | $14,200 | $13,130 | -$1,070 | -7.5% | 18 | $9,187,000 | $9,185,908 | 20 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 46 | 79 | +33 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $11,000 | $11,376 | +$376 | +3.4% | 5 | $15,900 | $16,256 | 3 | Screen Media Films |
| 47 | 80 | +33 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $10,500 | $9,756 | -$744 | -7.1% | 22 | $3,361,500 | $3,360,768 | 5 | Arc Entertainment |
| 48 | 81 | +33 | Chicken with Plums | $10,000 | $9,611 | -$389 | -3.9% | 5 | $116,100 | $115,692 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 49 | 90 | +41 | For Ellen | $6,100 | $4,616 | -$1,484 | -24.3% | 1 | $7,300 | $5,798 | 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 50 | 85 | +35 | Las Acacias | $6,000 | $6,000 | $0 | - | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | 1 | Outsider Films |
| 51 | 94 | +43 | The Ambassador | $3,600 | $3,773 | +$173 | +4.8% | 8 | $24,100 | $24,295 | 2 | Drafthouse Films |
| 52 | 101 | +49 | The Awakening | $1,600 | $2,072 | +$472 | +29.5% | 4 | $174,600 | $175,088 | 4 | Cohen Media Group |
| 53 | 107 | +54 | Little Birds | $1,600 | $1,222 | -$378 | -23.6% | 1 | $11,800 | $11,501 | 2 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 54 | 104 | +50 | The Day | $1,200 | $1,281 | +$81 | +6.8% | 2 | $20,400 | $20,502 | 2 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 55 | 114 | +59 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $600 | $571 | -$29 | -4.8% | 1 | $67,600 | $67,587 | 7 | Drafthouse Films |
