British Box Office For August 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted | $48,865,529 | 513 | $14,602,844 | 29.9% | 509 | Aug 3 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 2 | Brave | $34,789,692 | 556 | $1,283,045 | 3.7% | 143 | Aug 3 | - | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 3 | The Bourne Legacy | $17,492,618 | 507 | $7,253,543 | 41.5% | 498 | Aug 17 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 4 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $12,925,088 | 475 | $2,404,960 | 18.6% | 463 | Aug 3 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 5 | The Expendables 2 | $9,686,288 | 462 | $3,116,445 | 32.2% | 451 | Aug 17 | - | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Total Recall | $9,126,874 | 466 | $3,955,875 | 43.3% | 464 | Aug 31 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | The Watch | $6,005,477 | 419 | $3,547,636 | 59.1% | 419 | Aug 31 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 8 | The Possession | $5,319,903 | 374 | $1,553,632 | 29.2% | 374 | Aug 31 | - | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Keith Lemon: The Film | $4,682,943 | 420 | $1,891,818 | 40.4% | 420 | Aug 24 | - | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Step Up: Revolution | $4,206,880 | 396 | $1,067,083 | 25.4% | 396 | Aug 10 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 11 | The Three Stooges | $2,537,705 | 363 | $805,434 | 31.7% | 350 | Aug 24 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 12 | Ek Tha Tiger | $2,238,549 | 68 | $852,588 | 38.1% | 68 | Aug 17 | - | Yash Raj Films |
| 13 | The Imposter | $1,809,401 | 77 | $398,776 | 22% | 49 | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 14 | The Wedding Video | $1,731,295 | 347 | $522,912 | 30.2% | 347 | Aug 17 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors |
| 15 | Shadow Dancer | $1,274,811 | 172 | $319,337 | 25% | 166 | Aug 24 | - | Paramount Pictures International |
| 16 | Take This Waltz | $977,574 | 40 | $110,457 | 11.3% | 30 | Aug 17 | - | StudioCanal |
| 17 | A Few Best Men | $869,161 | 291 | $418,510 | 48.2% | 291 | Aug 31 | - | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 18 | Samsara | $327,444 | 27 | $71,972 | 22% | 27 | Aug 31 | - | Arrow Films |
| 19 | Berberian Sound Studio | $256,722 | 23 | $72,218 | 28.1% | 23 | Aug 31 | - | Artificial Eye |
| 20 | Joker | $230,579 | 59 | $133,564 | 57.9% | 59 | Aug 31 | - | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery | $182,779 | 67 | $172,156 | 94.2% | 67 | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 22 | Offender | $178,158 | 68 | $116,357 | 65.3% | 68 | Aug 10 | - | Revolver Entertainment |
| 23 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $173,987 | 17 | $48,313 | 27.8% | 17 | Aug 10 | - | Artificial Eye |
| 24 | Grabbers | $173,861 | 58 | $40,661 | 23.4% | 58 | Aug 10 | - | Element Films |
| 25 | 360 | $163,181 | 35 | $40,537 | 24.8% | 35 | Aug 10 | - | Artificial Eye |
| 26 | Jackpot | $136,527 | 24 | $32,346 | 23.7% | 24 | Aug 10 | - | Metrodome Distribution |
| 27 | Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi | $114,087 | 18 | $62,251 | 54.6% | 18 | Aug 24 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 28 | Yuma | $84,280 | 60 | $52,575 | 62.4% | 60 | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 29 | The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 2012 Re-release | $83,260 | 6 | $47,279 | 56.8% | 3 | Aug 10 | - | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 30 | A Simple Life | $56,228 | 12 | $14,478 | 25.7% | 9 | Aug 3 | - | Arrow Films |
| 31 | Jism 2 | $43,210 | 15 | $21,609 | 50% | 15 | Aug 3 | - | B4U Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Cockneys vs Zombies | $38,557 | 10 | $18,205 | 47.2% | 10 | Aug 31 | - | StudioCanal |
| 33 | Mugamoodi | $30,965 | 8 | $30,965 | 100% | 8 | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 34 | London: The Modern Babylon | $28,219 | 5 | $7,619 | 27% | 5 | Aug 3 | - | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 35 | The Dinosaur Project | $22,577 | 16 | $11,903 | 52.7% | 16 | Aug 10 | - | StudioCanal |
| 36 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | $22,144 | 1 | $22,144 | 100% | 1 | Aug 24 | - | Momentum Pictures |
| 37 | Undefeated | $12,609 | 6 | $2,220 | 17.6% | 6 | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 38 | The Flowers of War | $11,817 | 6 | $5,790 | 49% | 6 | Aug 3 | - | Revolver Entertainment |
| 39 | Sound of My Voice | $11,563 | 2 | $5,679 | 49.1% | 2 | Aug 3 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 40 | F for Fake | $10,206 | 7 | $10,206 | 100% | 7 | Aug 24 | - | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| 41 | Tango with Me | $7,943 | 15 | $7,943 | 100% | 15 | Aug 24 | - | - |
| 42 | Mirattal | $7,859 | 8 | $7,859 | 100% | 8 | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 43 | Circumstance | $6,727 | 3 | $3,005 | 44.7% | 1 | Aug 24 | - | Peccadillo Pictures |
| 44 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $6,627 | 7 | $6,627 | 100% | 7 | Aug 3 | - | Soda Pictures |
| 45 | The Bird | $5,652 | 8 | $5,652 | 100% | 8 | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 46 | My Brothers | $5,523 | 11 | $5,523 | 100% | 11 | Aug 17 | - | - |
| 47 | Mr. Marumakan | $4,968 | 3 | $4,968 | 100% | 3 | Aug 31 | - | - |
| 48 | The Forgiveness of Blood | $2,297 | 5 | $2,297 | 100% | 5 | Aug 10 | - | Soda Pictures |
| 49 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $2,004 | 1 | $2,004 | 100% | 1 | Aug 31 | - | Entertainment One |
| 50 | In the Dark Half | $1,873 | 2 | $880 | 47% | 2 | Aug 10 | - | Verve Pictures |
| 51 | I Against I | $1,280 | 9 | $1,280 | 100% | 9 | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 52 | I, Don Giovanni 2012 Re-release | $805 | 2 | $805 | 100% | 2 | Aug 10 | - | - |
| 53 | The Myth of the American Sleepover 2012 Re-release | $597 | 2 | $597 | 100% | 2 | Aug 31 | - | Independent Films |
| 54 | Leave It on the Floor | $590 | 2 | $590 | 100% | 2 | Aug 3 | - | Peccadillo Pictures |
| 55 | The Reverend | $366 | 4 | $366 | 100% | 4 | Aug 3 | - | Metrodome Distribution |
