Domestic 2012 Weekend 50
December 14-16, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $84,775,000 | $84,617,303 | -$157,697 | -0.2% | 4,045 | $84,775,000 | $84,617,303 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | - | Rise of the Guardians | $7,420,000 | $7,143,445 | -$276,555 | -3.7% | 3,387 | $71,362,000 | $71,085,268 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | 3 | - | Lincoln | $7,244,000 | $7,033,132 | -$210,868 | -2.9% | 2,285 | $107,898,000 | $107,687,319 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | Skyfall | $7,000,000 | $6,555,732 | -$444,268 | -6.3% | 2,924 | $272,366,000 | $271,921,795 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | - | Life of Pi | $5,400,000 | $5,413,066 | +$13,066 | +0.2% | 2,548 | $69,559,000 | $69,572,472 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $5,175,000 | $5,136,074 | -$38,926 | -0.8% | 3,042 | $276,865,000 | $276,826,143 | 5 | Lionsgate Films |
| 7 | 7 | - | Wreck-It Ralph | $3,273,000 | $3,216,043 | -$56,957 | -1.7% | 2,249 | $168,779,000 | $168,721,592 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | Playing for Keeps | $3,247,000 | $3,146,443 | -$100,557 | -3.1% | 2,840 | $10,838,000 | $10,737,535 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | 9 | - | Red Dawn | $2,394,000 | $2,408,882 | +$14,882 | +0.6% | 2,250 | $40,889,000 | $40,904,305 | 4 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | 10 | - | Silver Linings Playbook | $2,084,000 | $2,109,274 | +$25,274 | +1.2% | 371 | $16,954,000 | $16,979,323 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | 11 | - | Flight | $1,940,000 | $1,910,666 | -$29,334 | -1.5% | 1,823 | $89,448,000 | $89,418,704 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | Argo | $1,145,000 | $1,170,175 | +$25,175 | +2.2% | 667 | $104,930,000 | $104,955,079 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 13 | - | Hitchcock | $1,085,000 | $1,107,659 | +$22,659 | +2.1% | 561 | $3,049,000 | $3,071,871 | 4 | - |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | Killing Them Softly | $1,000,000 | $1,008,127 | +$8,127 | +0.8% | 1,427 | $14,132,000 | $14,140,432 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Anna Karenina | $998,000 | $1,022,214 | +$24,214 | +2.4% | 409 | $8,365,000 | $8,380,517 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 16 | 16 | - | The Collection | $547,000 | $529,158 | -$17,842 | -3.3% | 621 | $6,538,000 | $6,520,794 | 3 | LD Entertainment |
| 17 | 17 | - | Hyde Park on Hudson | $297,400 | $292,796 | -$4,604 | -1.5% | 36 | $409,400 | $404,816 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 18 | 18 | - | Taken 2 | $290,000 | $288,772 | -$1,228 | -0.4% | 339 | $138,134,000 | $138,132,493 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | 19 | - | Pitch Perfect | $236,000 | $245,680 | +$9,680 | +4.1% | 332 | $63,859,000 | $63,869,423 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | The Sessions | $148,000 | $147,487 | -$513 | -0.3% | 151 | $5,209,000 | $5,208,538 | 9 | - |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | End of Watch | $94,000 | $91,195 | -$2,805 | -3% | 172 | $40,500,000 | $40,469,936 | 13 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 22 | 24 | +2 | Looper | $85,000 | $89,512 | +$4,512 | +5.3% | 189 | $66,300,000 | $66,305,045 | 12 | TriStar Pictures |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $78,000 | $87,459 | +$9,459 | +12.1% | 125 | $16,998,600 | $17,008,013 | 13 | Lionsgate Films |
| 24 | 30 | +6 | Alex Cross | $73,000 | $73,777 | +$777 | +1.1% | 175 | $25,739,000 | $25,739,757 | 9 | Lionsgate Films |
| 25 | 28 | +3 | Sinister | $72,000 | $77,378 | +$5,378 | +7.5% | 184 | $47,912,000 | $47,917,444 | 10 | Lionsgate Films |
| 26 | 31 | +5 | Chasing Ice | $56,500 | $65,559 | +$9,059 | +16% | 53 | $603,000 | $612,089 | 6 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 27 | 34 | +7 | Rust and Bone | $56,000 | $57,407 | +$1,407 | +2.5% | 6 | $207,700 | $209,053 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 35 | +7 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $53,000 | $56,616 | +$3,616 | +6.8% | 157 | $53,805,000 | $53,808,234 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | 38 | +9 | The Other Son | $49,900 | $49,900 | $0 | - | 39 | $1,042,600 | $1,042,600 | 8 | Cohen Media Group |
| 30 | 43 | +13 | Any Day Now | $41,000 | $40,489 | -$511 | -1.2% | 16 | $41,000 | $40,489 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 31 | 45 | +14 | The Man with the Iron Fists | $38,300 | $39,380 | +$1,080 | +2.8% | 105 | $15,607,500 | $15,608,545 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | 50 | +18 | ParaNorman | $26,900 | $28,679 | +$1,779 | +6.6% | 61 | $55,963,200 | $55,964,935 | 18 | Focus Features |
| 33 | 51 | +18 | Holy Motors | $25,200 | $25,200 | $0 | - | 21 | $445,300 | $445,300 | 9 | - |
| 34 | 53 | +19 | Searching for Sugar Man | $21,500 | $22,555 | +$1,055 | +4.9% | 31 | $2,930,500 | $2,931,599 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 61 | +26 | Made In Mexico | $13,500 | $14,146 | +$646 | +4.8% | 10 | $145,300 | $145,936 | 3 | Lionsgate Films |
| 36 | 62 | +26 | Burn 2012 Re-release | $12,800 | $12,236 | -$564 | -4.4% | 4 | $105,100 | $104,613 | 6 | Area 23a |
| 37 | 60 | +23 | Samsara | $9,800 | $14,203 | +$4,403 | +44.9% | 10 | $2,583,000 | $2,587,431 | 17 | Oscilloscope |
| 38 | 72 | +34 | Beware of Mr. Baker | $4,900 | $4,414 | -$486 | -9.9% | 1 | $45,700 | $45,252 | 3 | - |
| 39 | 91 | +52 | Brooklyn Castle | $3,000 | $1,356 | -$1,644 | -54.8% | 2 | $188,300 | $186,690 | 9 | - |
| 40 | 81 | +41 | Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home | $2,100 | $2,436 | +$336 | +16% | 1 | $11,200 | $11,488 | 2 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 41 | 86 | +45 | Tchoupitoulas | $1,700 | $1,774 | +$74 | +4.4% | 2 | $5,500 | $5,551 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 42 | 88 | +46 | Only the Young | $1,500 | $1,530 | +$30 | +2% | 2 | $3,500 | $3,558 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
