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Weekly Box Office

August 31-September 6, 2012

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TWLWTitle (Click to view)StudioWeekly Gross% ChangeTheater Count / ChangeAverageTotal GrossBudget*Week #
1 N The Possession LGF $23,849,110 - 2,816 - $8,469 $23,849,110 $14 1
2 16 Lawless Wein. $15,375,972 +617.7% 2,888 +323 $5,324 $17,518,419 - 1
3 1 The Expendables 2 LGF $13,308,234 -28.2% 3,334 -21 $3,992 $70,667,139 $100 3
4 2 The Bourne Legacy Uni. $10,661,055 -16.8% 3,131 -359 $3,405 $99,659,495 $125 4
5 3 ParaNorman Focus $9,778,275 -17.5% 3,085 -370 $3,170 $41,257,461 $60 3
6 6 2016 Obama's America RM $9,639,265 -6.7% 1,747 +656 $5,518 $22,806,295 - 8
7 7 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BV $9,479,692 -4.5% 2,635 +37 $3,598 $39,357,050 - 3
8 5 The Dark Knight Rises WB $9,250,343 -10.0% 2,187 -419 $4,230 $434,564,293 $250 7
9 4 The Campaign WB $8,368,768 -20.1% 2,941 - $2,846 $75,943,432 - 4
10 9 Hope Springs Sony $7,362,932 -11.0% 2,441 +39 $3,016 $54,719,439 - 4
11 8 Premium Rush Sony $6,076,493 -27.3% 2,255 - $2,695 $14,431,690 $35 2
12 10 Hit and Run ORF $3,957,214 -37.0% 2,870 - $1,379 $11,426,604 $2 2
13 40 Marvel's The Avengers BV $2,778,553 +1,586.2% 1,705 +1,582 $1,630 $620,628,446 $220 18
14 11 Sparkle (2012) TriS $2,667,232 -49.2% 1,257 -763 $2,122 $22,594,077 $14 3
15 19 Brave BV $2,303,215 +187.2% 1,708 +1,256 $1,348 $232,677,392 $185 11
16 13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Fox $2,157,021 -31.1% 1,204 -343 $1,792 $45,924,609 $22 5
17 14 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox $2,006,843 -22.3% 1,036 -175 $1,937 $156,339,444 $95 8
18 20 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony $1,405,304 +90.9% 501 +133 $2,805 $260,005,361 $230 9
19 15 Total Recall (2012) Sony $1,290,506 -47.5% 756 -570 $1,707 $57,160,131 $125 5
20 17 Ted Uni. $1,144,425 -15.2% 561 -118 $2,040 $216,309,330 $50 10
21 26 Celeste and Jesse Forever SPC $1,102,642 +165.5% 586 +471 $1,882 $2,258,474 - 5
22 27 Robot & Frank Gold. $1,060,184 +167.1% 144 +98 $7,362 $1,508,429 - 3
23 18 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW $949,733 +15.0% 505 +131 $1,881 $214,859,182 $145 13
24 12 The Apparition WB $946,662 -73.8% 810 - $1,169 $4,565,521 $17 2
25 21 Beasts of the Southern Wild FoxS $823,200 +18.7% 267 +35 $3,083 $9,913,139 - 10
26 35 Oogieloves In The BIG Balloon Adventure KVP $759,608 +236.7% 2,160 - $352 $985,196 $20 1
27 24 The Intouchables (U.S.-only) Wein. $616,153 +13.8% 172 -22 $3,582 $8,266,627 - 15
28 23 Moonrise Kingdom Focus $547,150 -7.8% 197 -135 $2,777 $44,410,218 $16 15
29 50 Sleepwalk with Me IFC $446,732 +400.7% 29 +28 $15,405 $535,948 - 2
30 22 Step Up Revolution LG/S $411,142 -38.9% 236 -192 $1,742 $34,293,464 $33 6
- 25 Killer Joe LD $332,967 -28.3% 74 +14 $4,500 $1,535,499 - 6
31 30 The Watch Fox $315,602 +5.4% 195 -55 $1,618 $33,849,802 $68 6
32 29 MIB 3 Sony $287,941 -12.3% 186 -46 $1,548 $178,892,139 $225 15
33 32 The Queen of Versailles Magn. $269,557 -7.0% 87 +2 $3,098 $1,906,605 - 7
34 52 Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection LGF $269,071 +254.7% 179 +73 $1,503 $65,339,469 $20 10
35 28 Magic Mike WB $252,954 -32.5% 268 -87 $944 $113,485,818 $7 10
36 33 To the Arctic (IMAX) WB $242,781 -4.2% 52 - $4,669 $8,316,347 - 20
37 N For a Good Time, Call... Focus $234,019 - 23 - $10,175 $234,019 - 1
38 31 To Rome with Love SPC $231,838 -20.7% 94 -127 $2,466 $16,209,524 - 11
39 38 Searching for Sugar Man SPC $224,840 +25.4% 32 +3 $7,026 $778,141 - 6
40 39 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel FoxS $172,685 +3.4% 105 -1 $1,645 $46,000,681 $10 18
41 44 Samsara Osci. $170,045 +44.5% 9 +7 $18,894 $287,748 - 2
42 37 Snow White and the Huntsman Uni. $159,360 -26.0% 143 -51 $1,114 $155,136,755 $170 14
- N Flying Swords of Dragon Gate IM $156,812 - 15 - $10,454 $156,812 - 1
43 N Joker UTV $145,345 - 74 - $1,964 $145,345 - 1
44 36 Cosmopolis EOne $142,297 -36.3% 65 +2 $2,189 $659,385 - 3
45 43 2 Days in New York Magn. $142,223 +2.9% 42 +1 $3,386 $469,099 - 4
46 34 Ruby Sparks FoxS $138,094 -42.0% 78 -41 $1,770 $2,318,184 - 6
- - The Imposter IM $114,501 +1.0% 31 +7 $3,694 $532,969 - 8
47 45 Farewell My Queen Cohen $87,483 -25.3% 36 -28 $2,430 $1,214,344 - 8
48 42 The Hunger Games LGF $87,383 -43.3% 145 -44 $603 $408,010,692 $78 24
49 56 Compliance Magn. $85,605 +25.7% 19 +8 $4,506 $197,063 - 3
50 47 Red Hook Summer Vari. $80,374 -22.3% 41 +12 $1,960 $272,621 - 4
51 N Mugamoodi UTV $75,884 - 21 - $3,614 $75,884 - 1
52 55 Savages (2012) Uni. $74,595 +3.7% 82 -35 $910 $47,323,100 $45 9
53 51 Born to Be Wild (IMAX) WB $74,249 -16.6% 33 - $2,250 $20,791,893 - 74
- - Hubble 3D WB $72,453 +1.5% 14 +2 $5,175 $34,033,434 - 129
54 49 Prometheus Fox $70,170 -22.7% 55 -36 $1,276 $126,400,683 $130 13
55 N Bullet Vanishes CL $68,736 - 14 - $4,910 $68,736 - 1
56 61 Little White Lies MPI $67,408 +80.7% 12 +9 $5,617 $104,644 - 2
57 54 Safety Not Guaranteed FD $61,119 -16.8% 48 -6 $1,273 $3,841,509 - 13
58 48 Flying Monsters NGE $61,057 -33.2% 18 - $3,392 $3,712,799 - 37
59 53 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Fox $60,874 -18.8% 49 -26 $1,242 $37,480,274 $69 11
- 57 Air Racers 3D 3D $41,321 -36.7% 10 - $4,132 $1,288,058 - 22
60 58 Bernie MNE $40,518 -32.2% 26 -26 $1,558 $9,173,891 - 19
61 71 The Well-Digger's Daughter KL $38,590 +55.0% 14 +3 $2,756 $257,307 - 7
- - Under the Sea 3D WB $34,114 -36.8% 7 +1 $4,873 $30,897,563 - 186
- 66 Bill W. P124 $30,295 -21.1% 15 - $2,020 $520,615 - 16
62 - Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry IFC $29,513 -47.1% 18 -19 $1,640 $434,528 - 6
- 59 Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World 3D $28,614 -36.9% 10 - $2,861 $6,082,315 $5 119
- - Space Station 3-D (IMAX) Imax $27,762 -14.8% 1 - $27,762 $86,328,036 - 542
63 46 Nitro Circus the Movie 3D ArcEnt $25,323 -75.7% 31 -50 $817 $3,351,012 - 4
64 - Beloved (2012) IFC $23,113 +0.2% 6 -1 $3,852 $86,191 - 3
65 84 Side By Side Trib. $21,283 +487.9% 4 +2 $5,321 $33,788 - 3
66 95 The Ambassador Drft. $18,741 +952.3% 4 +3 $4,685 $20,522 - 1
67 97 Oslo, August 31st Strand $17,874 +1,118.4% 7 +6 $2,553 $95,596 - 15
68 71 Chicken with Plums SPC $17,205 +73.6% 3 +1 $5,735 $106,081 - 3
69 90 The Day Anch. $16,497 +505.6% 12 - $1,375 $19,222 - 1
- 64 Neighboring Sounds CGld $14,894 -24.8% 2 - $7,447 $34,689 - 2
70 - The Awakening (2012) Cohen $12,159 -56.8% 13 -18 $935 $173,018 - 3
71 103 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Trib. $12,045 +1,390.7% 4 +2 $3,011 $64,428 - 7
72 65 Iron Sky EOne $11,844 -31.0% 2 - $5,922 $77,221 - 6
- - Deep Sea 3D (IMAX) WB $11,606 -48.7% 2 - $5,803 $44,959,130 - 340
73 76 A Cat in Paris GK $10,581 +57.2% 3 -3 $3,527 $305,817 - 14
74 70 360 Magn. $9,908 -11.1% 3 -9 $3,303 $90,729 - 5
75 73 Neil Young Journeys SPC $9,350 +1.3% 11 -2 $850 $189,454 - 10
76 66 Take This Waltz Magn. $9,109 -37.1% 9 -8 $1,012 $1,209,327 - 10
77 92 Little Birds MNE $7,939 +239.3% 1 - $7,939 $10,279 - 1
- 84 Teddy Bear FM $6,062 -29.2% 1 -1 $6,062 $16,000 - -
- - General Education PHP $5,654 +586.2% 4 +2 $1,414 $6,478 - 2
78 88 Monsieur Lazhar (U.S.-only) MBox $5,402 +71.5% 3 - $1,801 $2,002,083 - 21
79 N The Good Doctor Magn. $5,206 - 2 - $2,603 $5,206 - 1
80 72 Painted Skin: The Resurrection WGUSA $4,914 -47.1% 1 -3 $4,914 $40,991 - 3
81 68 Somewhere Between Long Shot $4,283 -65.9% 1 - $4,283 $16,855 - 2
82 79 Unforgivable Strand $4,104 -18.6% 1 -1 $4,104 $122,950 - 10
83 - Elena Zeit. $4,030 +213.4% 3 +2 $1,343 $214,490 - 16
84 67 Easy Money (2012) Wein. $3,566 -72.4% 2 -3 $1,783 $188,267 - 8
85 85 The Magic of Belle Isle Magn. $3,255 -8.5% 2 -5 $1,628 $102,388 - 9
86 100 Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present MBox $3,104 +224.0% 1 -2 $3,104 $79,370 - 12
87 82 Klown Drft. $3,097 -25.8% 3 - $1,032 $67,016 - 6
89 77 Kumare KL $3,085 -58.6% 3 -3 $1,028 $106,693 - 11
88 - Hit So Hard Vari. $2,804 - 1 - $2,804 $34,025 - 11
90 62 Hermano MBox $1,971 -92.7% 8 -41 $246 $28,976 - 2
- - Girl Model FRun $1,966 - 1 - $1,966 $1,966 - -
91 80 Where Do We Go Now? SPC $1,950 -54.1% 2 -4 $975 $531,157 - 17
92 89 You've Been Trumped ICir $1,846 -34.4% 3 -2 $615 $15,944 - 5
93 N Breathing KL $1,814 - 1 - $1,814 $1,814 - 1
94 - For Ellen Trib. $1,182 - 1 - $1,182 $1,182 - -
- 116 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX) Imax $1,138 +22.5% 1 - $1,138 $53,324,129 - 615
95 75 Hysteria SPC $1,084 -85.0% 4 -4 $271 $1,775,111 - 16
96 99 Turn Me On, Dammit! NYer $1,060 -9.3% 1 - $1,060 $123,343 - 23
- - Pickin & Grinnin HLM $610 - 0 - n/a $610 - -
97 96 Alps KL $561 -67.0% 1 -1 $561 $8,593 - 7
- - This is Not a Film PalT $481 +30.7% 1 - $481 $70,495 - 27
- 83 Death by China A23 $344 -90.6% 1 - $344 $11,306 - 3
98 87 The Invisible War Cdgm. $177 -94.6% 1 -3 $177 $57,796 - 11
- - The Day He Arrives CGld $108 - 1 - $108 $11,819 - 20
TOTAL (117 MOVIES):$156,149,036+11.3%48,776+3,226$3,201 
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* Production Budget in millions. Studios get on average 55 percent of the final gross.


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