International Box Office For August 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight Rises | $283,200,000 | 64 | $636,800,000 | Jul 19 | - |
| 2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $154,109,977 | 68 | $715,922,939 | Jun 27 | - |
| 3 | Brave | $132,700,000 | 55 | $301,700,000 | Jun 21 | - |
| 4 | Ted | $117,948,816 | 46 | $330,552,828 | Jul 5 | - |
| 5 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $87,343,782 | 43 | $530,529,792 | Jun 6 | - |
| 6 | Total Recall | $85,730,354 | 74 | $139,589,199 | Aug 2 | - |
| 7 | The Expendables 2 | $76,000,000 | 36 | $229,947,763 | Aug 15 | - |
| 8 | The Thieves | $60,844,228 | 3 | $82,833,860 | Jul 25 | - |
| 9 | Step Up Revolution | $56,107,584 | 46 | $105,396,069 | Jul 26 | - |
| 10 | The Bourne Legacy | $49,740,285 | 54 | $162,940,880 | Aug 8 | - |
| 11 | Prometheus | $41,487,721 | 61 | $276,877,385 | May 30 | - |
| 12 | Brave Hearts: Umizaru | $38,481,026 | 1 | $91,331,832 | Jul 13 | - |
| 13 | Wolf Children | $33,443,556 | 3 | $53,923,613 | Jul 21 | - |
| 14 | Men in Black³ | $30,796,500 | 103 | $475,192,631 | May 23 | - |
| 15 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $28,574,897 | 80 | $495,900,000 | Jun 28 | - |
| 16 | The Grand Heist | $26,992,042 | 1 | $30,158,762 | Aug 8 | - |
| 17 | Tempest 3D 2012 Re-release | $22,354,611 | 1 | $43,589,581 | Jul 14 | - |
| 18 | The Avengers | $21,200,000 | 57 | $895,455,078 | Apr 25 | - |
| 19 | Magic Mike | $20,615,275 | 19 | $53,500,000 | Jun 28 | - |
| 20 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | $16,358,705 | 9 | $23,494,826 | Aug 2 | - |
| 21 | Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen 2012 Re-release | $14,930,367 | 1 | $15,533,910 | Aug 4 | - |
| 22 | ParaNorman | $14,479,997 | 39 | $51,136,348 | Aug 3 | - |
| 23 | Road to Ninja - Naruto the Movie | $13,479,689 | 1 | $17,278,965 | Jul 28 | - |
| 24 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $13,217,039 | 23 | $78,952,441 | Jun 21 | - |
| 25 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | $12,800,000 | 1 | $36,798,585 | Aug 25 | - |
| 26 | The Lorax | $12,499,701 | 47 | $134,809,816 | Mar 1 | - |
| 27 | The Eight Rangers | $11,675,357 | 1 | $14,013,405 | Jul 28 | - |
| 28 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $11,380,465 | 9 | $28,103,514 | Aug 3 | - |
| 29 | The Neighbors | $9,738,463 | 1 | $15,128,082 | Aug 23 | - |
| 30 | The Sapphires | $9,627,180 | 3 | $17,972,761 | Aug 9 | - |
| 31 | Helter Skelter | $9,083,447 | 1 | $24,231,554 | Jul 14 | - |
| 32 | Stefan v/s Kramer | $8,907,981 | 1 | $11,266,155 | Aug 2 | - |
| 33 | The Dictator | $7,937,822 | 37 | $119,729,311 | May 16 | - |
| 34 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $7,819,891 | 60 | $241,260,448 | May 30 | - |
| 35 | Soar Into the Sun | $7,138,467 | 1 | $7,461,966 | Aug 14 | - |
| 36 | To Rome with Love | $7,083,372 | 25 | $56,559,014 | Apr 20 | - |
| 37 | Another | $5,588,517 | 1 | $5,588,517 | Aug 4 | - |
| 38 | The Intouchables | $5,240,852 | 16 | $416,389,690 | Nov 2 | - |
| 39 | I Am a King | $4,440,905 | 1 | $4,440,905 | Aug 8 | - |
| 40 | Kon-Tiki | $4,367,077 | 8 | $21,325,477 | Aug 24 | - |
| 41 | Upside Down | $4,167,156 | 3 | $8,001,380 | Aug 23 | - |
| 42 | The Watch | $4,154,981 | 29 | $32,914,862 | Aug 10 | - |
| 43 | Hope Springs | $3,950,667 | 32 | $50,745,040 | Aug 9 | - |
| 44 | That's My Boy | $3,927,255 | 7 | $20,788,004 | Jun 14 | - |
| 45 | Keith Lemon: The Film | $3,429,009 | 1 | $4,017,234 | Aug 24 | - |
| 46 | Easy Money II: Hard to Kill | $3,122,169 | 1 | $3,524,306 | Aug 17 | - |
| 47 | 2 + 2 | $3,007,452 | 2 | $4,520,287 | Aug 16 | - |
| 48 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $2,762,997 | 25 | $43,231,799 | May 17 | - |
| 49 | Hold Up! | $2,750,937 | 1 | $2,750,937 | Aug 2 | - |
| 50 | Piranha 3DD | $2,736,767 | 16 | $8,117,216 | May 11 | - |
| 51 | Chernobyl Diaries | $2,714,464 | 16 | $19,038,008 | May 25 | - |
| 52 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $2,340,473 | 51 | $92,002,915 | Mar 28 | - |
| 53 | The Campaign | $2,100,000 | 14 | $18,000,000 | Aug 9 | - |
| 54 | The Five-Year Engagement | $2,070,032 | 12 | $25,074,223 | May 3 | - |
| 55 | Happiness Never Comes Alone | $2,068,781 | 3 | $14,475,659 | Jun 27 | - |
| 56 | Ushijima the Loan Shark | $2,033,126 | 1 | $3,928,891 | Aug 25 | - |
| 57 | Adventures in Zambezia | $1,960,583 | 4 | $34,428,345 | Aug 23 | - |
| 58 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $1,814,565 | 10 | $7,400,885 | Jul 2 | - |
| 59 | Premium Rush | $1,781,311 | 5 | $10,808,153 | Aug 23 | - |
| 60 | Wings | $1,722,473 | 2 | $1,722,473 | Aug 9 | - |
| 61 | Partners in Crime | $1,659,418 | 2 | $3,137,628 | Aug 22 | - |
| 62 | The Dandelions | $1,626,208 | 2 | $3,501,532 | Aug 22 | - |
| 63 | Wer's glaubt, wird selig | $1,559,122 | 2 | $2,162,009 | Aug 15 | - |
| 64 | Porn in the Hood | $1,456,428 | 2 | $7,729,658 | Jul 11 | - |
| 65 | House in Brittany | $1,449,389 | 1 | $1,449,389 | Aug 15 | - |
| 66 | Animals United | $1,418,520 | 5 | $51,424,548 | Oct 7 | - |
| 67 | Moonrise Kingdom | $1,365,812 | 14 | $22,750,700 | May 16 | - |
| 68 | 360 | $1,239,116 | 8 | $1,563,588 | Apr 19 | - |
| 69 | The Three Stooges | $1,198,716 | 4 | $10,481,077 | Jun 1 | - |
| 70 | Freshly Squeezed | $1,116,312 | 3 | $1,532,033 | Aug 22 | - |
| 71 | Outback | $1,078,472 | 3 | $2,391,614 | Jan 12 | - |
| 72 | HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami | $1,050,686 | 3 | $48,389,454 | Apr 4 | - |
| 73 | Savages | $1,008,283 | 42 | $35,584,084 | Jul 13 | - |
| 74 | The Secret of the Gods | $997,441 | 21 | $51,507,647 | Jul 26 | - |
| 75 | Seven Something | $860,599 | 1 | $1,772,064 | Jul 26 | - |
| 76 | Jane Eyre | $856,482 | 11 | $23,467,967 | Mar 18 | - |
| 77 | Horror Stories | $842,631 | 1 | $1,755,840 | Jul 25 | - |
| 78 | Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker | $774,160 | 2 | $44,068,406 | Apr 14 | - |
| 79 | Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess | $768,533 | 1 | $768,533 | Aug 18 | - |
| 80 | The Imposter | $764,331 | 1 | $1,100,960 | Aug 24 | - |
| 81 | Lan Kwai Fong 2 | $740,895 | 3 | $740,895 | Aug 23 | - |
| 82 | Bowling | $734,840 | 2 | $2,866,717 | Jul 18 | - |
| 83 | The Cold Light of Day | $557,000 | 11 | $13,100,000 | Apr 4 | - |
| 84 | The Healing | $549,569 | 1 | $1,785,201 | Jul 25 | - |
| 85 | Did You... Score? | $534,964 | 1 | $11,035,101 | Jun 20 | - |
| 86 | The Dinosaur Project | $526,165 | 2 | $526,165 | Aug 10 | - |
| 87 | The Wedding Video | $522,912 | 1 | $522,912 | Aug 17 | - |
| 88 | The Church Remains in the Village | $495,780 | 1 | $937,633 | Aug 23 | - |
| 89 | Road North | $465,142 | 1 | $465,142 | Aug 24 | - |
| 90 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | $465,043 | 7 | $2,557,551 | Jul 5 | - |
| 91 | Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Arrives | $447,630 | 1 | $447,630 | Aug 4 | - |
| 92 | Friends with Kids | $446,350 | 8 | $5,768,000 | Mar 15 | - |
| 93 | A Few Best Men | $429,976 | 5 | $13,944,023 | Jan 5 | - |
| 94 | The Kirishima Thing | $401,990 | 1 | $401,990 | Aug 11 | - |
| 95 | Safe | $392,092 | 19 | $23,204,106 | Apr 26 | - |
| 96 | Girl in Progress | $373,480 | 2 | $1,990,476 | Jul 19 | - |
| 97 | Eiga Juerupetto: Suîtsu dansu purinsesu | $355,395 | 1 | $355,395 | Aug 11 | - |
| 98 | Yes or No: Come Back to Me | $353,137 | 1 | $353,137 | Aug 16 | - |
| 99 | Red Lights | $335,046 | 7 | $13,498,550 | Mar 2 | - |
| 100 | Gone | $331,129 | 10 | $6,417,984 | Feb 23 | - |
| 101 | Sat2Mon | $323,015 | 1 | $323,015 | Aug 9 | - |
| 102 | Shadow Dancer | $319,337 | 1 | $319,337 | Aug 24 | - |
| 103 | Think Like a Man | $166,152 | 6 | $4,523,302 | May 4 | - |
| 104 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $132,858 | 29 | $90,424,115 | Feb 24 | - |
| 105 | American Reunion | $74,000 | 48 | $177,978,063 | Apr 4 | - |
| 106 | Another Year | $20,810 | 10 | $16,517,060 | Nov 5 | - |
Figures are accurate only to the stated territory count unless otherwise noted.
