Domestic Box Office For April 2012
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To the Arctic 3D | $14,560,838 | 52 | $270,228 | 1.9% | 50 | Apr 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Bernie | $9,206,470 | 332 | $85,805 | 0.9% | 3 | Apr 27 | Sep 20 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 3 | Bully 2012 Re-release | $3,863,446 | 263 | $535,433 | 13.9% | 158 | Apr 13 | Jun 21 | The Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Monsieur Lazhar | $2,009,517 | 86 | $112,190 | 5.6% | 19 | Apr 13 | Oct 11 | Music Box Films |
| 5 | Housefull 2 | $1,791,780 | 121 | $847,132 | 47.3% | 121 | Apr 6 | May 17 | Eros Worldwide |
| 6 | Marley | $1,413,480 | 73 | $262,004 | 18.5% | 42 | Apr 20 | Aug 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 7 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | $1,213,128 | 106 | $641,542 | 52.9% | 102 | Apr 13 | May 31 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 8 | Headhunters | $1,200,010 | 60 | $43,013 | 3.6% | 4 | Apr 27 | Aug 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 9 | Damsels in Distress | $1,008,455 | 205 | $58,589 | 5.8% | 4 | Apr 6 | Aug 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 10 | Darling Companion | $793,815 | 64 | $39,962 | 5% | 4 | Apr 20 | Aug 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | Blue Like Jazz | $595,018 | 136 | $261,190 | 43.9% | 136 | Apr 13 | Jun 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | Vicky Donor | $549,001 | 50 | $169,209 | 30.8% | 50 | Apr 20 | May 17 | Eros Worldwide |
| 13 | We Have a Pope | $548,115 | 27 | $31,368 | 5.7% | 3 | Apr 6 | Jun 14 | IFC Films |
| 14 | Sound of My Voice | $408,015 | 48 | $36,134 | 8.9% | 5 | Apr 27 | Jun 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 15 | The Lady | $355,391 | 19 | - | - | - | Apr 13 | - | Cohen Media Group |
| 16 | Tezz | $229,931 | 97 | $148,133 | 64.4% | 97 | Apr 27 | May 17 | Eros Worldwide |
| 17 | Touchback | $204,232 | 69 | $66,998 | 32.8% | 50 | Apr 13 | May 23 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 18 | A Simple Life | $191,826 | 13 | $43,372 | 22.6% | 9 | Apr 13 | Oct 4 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 19 | The Hunter | $176,669 | 17 | $19,032 | 10.8% | 4 | Apr 6 | - | Magnolia Pictures |
| 20 | Elles | $157,508 | 13 | $24,286 | 15.4% | 6 | Apr 27 | Sep 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 21 | Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I | $136,166 | 13 | $57,183 | 42% | 12 | Apr 27 | - | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 22 | Goodbye First Love | $95,000 | 5 | $21,077 | 22.2% | 4 | Apr 20 | May 17 | IFC Films |
| 23 | My Way | $70,177 | 22 | $17,817 | 25.4% | 22 | Apr 20 | Jun 3 | CJ Entertainment |
| 24 | Surviving Progress | $53,953 | 6 | $4,161 | 7.7% | 2 | Apr 6 | Sep 20 | First Run |
| 25 | The Graduate 45th Anniversary Reunion | $43,466 | 2 | $5,778 | 13.3% | 1 | Apr 11 | Aug 23 | Rialto Pictures |
| 26 | Conquest 1453 | $35,730 | 4 | $35,730 | 100% | 4 | Apr 6 | Apr 8 | NeoClassics Films |
| 27 | Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | $34,665 | 6 | $8,203 | 23.7% | 3 | Apr 6 | Apr 29 | Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
| 28 | Hit So Hard | $34,025 | 4 | $6,500 | 19.1% | 1 | Apr 13 | - | Variance Films |
| 29 | Whores' Glory | $31,420 | 3 | $5,358 | 17.1% | 3 | Apr 27 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 30 | Life Happens | $30,905 | 16 | $20,186 | 65.3% | 16 | Apr 13 | May 3 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK |
| 31 | Here | $26,743 | 2 | $7,927 | 29.6% | 1 | Apr 13 | Jul 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 32 | Keyhole | $22,826 | 7 | $3,294 | 14.4% | 1 | Apr 6 | Jun 21 | Monterey Media |
| 33 | The Highest Pass | $20,386 | 2 | $10,125 | 49.7% | 2 | Apr 27 | Jun 17 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 34 | Jesus Henry Christ | $20,183 | 3 | $8,192 | 40.6% | 3 | Apr 20 | Jun 3 | Entertainment One |
| 35 | How to Grow a Band | $20,135 | 2 | $5,705 | 28.3% | 1 | Apr 13 | Oct 4 | International Film Circuit |
| 36 | Payback | $17,979 | 3 | $2,186 | 12.2% | 1 | Apr 25 | Aug 2 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 37 | Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment | $16,734 | 3 | $6,193 | 37% | 1 | Apr 27 | - | First Run |
| 38 | Unraveled | $14,615 | 2 | $9,006 | 61.6% | 2 | Apr 13 | - | GoDigital |
| 39 | The Day He Arrives | $13,746 | 2 | $3,311 | 24.1% | 1 | Apr 20 | Apr 25 | The Cinema Guild |
| 40 | Post Mortem | $9,750 | 1 | $2,406 | 24.7% | 1 | Apr 11 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 41 | Restless City | $8,100 | 3 | $8,100 | 100% | 3 | Apr 27 | Apr 29 | - |
| 42 | The Giant Mechanical Man | $7,396 | 1 | $1,789 | 24.2% | 1 | Apr 27 | May 17 | Tribeca Films |
| 43 | Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story | $5,549 | 2 | $2,455 | 44.2% | 2 | Apr 25 | May 10 | Tribeca Films |
| 44 | Downtown Express | $5,010 | 1 | $3,474 | 69.3% | 1 | Apr 20 | Apr 26 | International Film Circuit |
| 45 | The Moth Diaries | $3,838 | 2 | $2,276 | 59.3% | 2 | Apr 20 | Apr 29 | IFC Films |
| 46 | ATM | $3,010 | 2 | $2,034 | 67.6% | 2 | Apr 6 | Apr 12 | IFC Films |
| 47 | Carl | $2,592 | 1 | $2,592 | 100% | 1 | Apr 27 | Apr 29 | AfterLight Pictures |
| 48 | Citizen Gangster | $625 | 1 | $625 | 100% | 1 | Apr 27 | Apr 29 | IFC Films |
