Domestic Box Office For August 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bourne Legacy | $113,203,870 | 3,753 | $38,142,825 | 33.7% | 3,745 | Aug 10 | Nov 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Campaign | $86,907,746 | 3,302 | $26,588,460 | 30.6% | 3,205 | Aug 10 | Nov 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Expendables 2 | $85,028,192 | 3,355 | $28,591,370 | 33.6% | 3,316 | Aug 17 | Nov 22 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Hope Springs | $63,536,011 | 2,441 | $14,650,121 | 23.1% | 2,361 | Aug 8 | Oct 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Total Recall | $58,877,969 | 3,601 | $25,577,758 | 43.4% | 3,601 | Aug 3 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | ParaNorman | $56,003,051 | 3,455 | $14,087,050 | 25.2% | 3,429 | Aug 17 | Jan 3 | Focus Features |
| 7 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $51,854,875 | 2,717 | $10,822,903 | 20.9% | 2,598 | Aug 15 | Jan 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | The Possession | $49,130,154 | 2,860 | $17,732,480 | 36.1% | 2,816 | Aug 31 | Nov 22 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $49,008,662 | 3,401 | $14,623,599 | 29.8% | 3,391 | Aug 3 | Dec 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Lawless | $37,400,127 | 3,138 | $10,001,982 | 26.7% | 2,888 | Aug 29 | Nov 29 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Sparkle | $24,397,469 | 2,244 | $11,643,342 | 47.7% | 2,244 | Aug 17 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures |
| 12 | Premium Rush | $20,275,446 | 2,255 | $6,030,164 | 29.7% | 2,255 | Aug 24 | Oct 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Hit and Run | $13,749,300 | 2,870 | $4,526,222 | 32.9% | 2,870 | Aug 22 | Oct 11 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 14 | The Apparition | $4,936,819 | 810 | $2,841,488 | 57.6% | 810 | Aug 24 | Oct 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $3,377,618 | 800 | $1,183,701 | 35% | 800 | Aug 8 | Oct 11 | Arc Entertainment |
| 16 | Robot & Frank | $3,325,038 | 209 | $35,539 | 1.1% | 2 | Aug 17 | Jan 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 17 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $3,094,813 | 586 | $107,785 | 3.5% | 4 | Aug 3 | Dec 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 18 | Samsara | $2,672,413 | 70 | $76,222 | 2.9% | 2 | Aug 24 | Apr 25 | Oscilloscope |
| 19 | Ek Tha Tiger | $2,347,774 | 120 | $1,139,340 | 48.5% | 120 | Aug 15 | Aug 26 | Yash Raj Films |
| 20 | Sleepwalk with Me | $2,266,067 | 135 | $68,801 | 3% | 1 | Aug 24 | Nov 22 | IFC Films |
| 21 | For a Good Time, Call... | $1,251,749 | 107 | $143,935 | 11.5% | 23 | Aug 31 | Oct 11 | Focus Features |
| 22 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | $1,065,907 | 2,160 | $443,901 | 41.6% | 2,160 | Aug 29 | Sep 20 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| 23 | Cosmopolis | $763,556 | 65 | $70,339 | 9.2% | 3 | Aug 17 | Oct 4 | Entertainment One |
| 24 | Two Days in New York | $633,210 | 42 | $23,942 | 3.8% | 2 | Aug 10 | Nov 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 25 | Thunderstruck | $587,211 | 250 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | Aug 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Red Hook Summer | $338,803 | 41 | $40,070 | 11.8% | 4 | Aug 10 | Nov 22 | Variance Films |
| 27 | Compliance | $319,285 | 21 | $16,427 | 5.1% | 1 | Aug 17 | Nov 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 28 | Chicken with Plums | $253,874 | 24 | $11,301 | 4.5% | 2 | Aug 17 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | Somewhere Between | $210,975 | 6 | $7,799 | 3.7% | 1 | Aug 24 | Jan 31 | Long Shot Factory |
| 30 | The Awakening | $209,696 | 70 | $95,933 | 45.7% | 70 | Aug 17 | - | Cohen Media Group |
| 31 | Little White Lies | $206,088 | 14 | $25,654 | 12.4% | 3 | Aug 24 | Nov 1 | MPI Media Group |
| 32 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $170,276 | 15 | $95,452 | 56.1% | 15 | Aug 31 | - | Indomina Releasing |
| 33 | Joker | $169,181 | 74 | $105,366 | 62.3% | 74 | Aug 31 | Sep 20 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi | $155,758 | 54 | $119,743 | 76.9% | 54 | Aug 24 | Aug 30 | Eros Worldwide |
| 35 | From Beneath | $144,123 | 18 | $47,628 | 33% | 18 | Aug 10 | Aug 23 | Nocturnal Features |
| 36 | Beloved | $137,515 | 7 | $25,825 | 18.8% | 5 | Aug 17 | Sep 20 | IFC Films |
| 37 | The Bullet Vanishes | $117,629 | 14 | $43,444 | 36.9% | 14 | Aug 31 | Sep 27 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 38 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $111,205 | 21 | $3,610 | 3.2% | 1 | Aug 24 | Oct 18 | Screen Media Films |
| 39 | Mugamoodi | $101,000 | 21 | $55,501 | 55% | 21 | Aug 31 | Sep 27 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 40 | 360 | $100,343 | 12 | $12,186 | 12.1% | 2 | Aug 3 | Sep 27 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 41 | Girlfriend Boyfriend | $64,414 | 16 | $29,016 | 45% | 16 | Aug 3 | Aug 16 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 42 | Neighboring Sounds | $60,255 | 3 | $12,666 | 21% | 2 | Aug 24 | Jun 13 | The Cinema Guild |
| 43 | Side by Side | $58,825 | 9 | $6,956 | 11.8% | 1 | Aug 17 | Nov 15 | Tribeca Films |
| 44 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $50,425 | 6 | $17,791 | 35.3% | 6 | Aug 17 | - | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 45 | Soldiers of Fortune | $38,898 | 50 | $24,978 | 64.2% | 50 | Aug 3 | Aug 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 46 | Death by China | $38,492 | 3 | $5,701 | 14.8% | 1 | Aug 17 | Nov 15 | Area 23a |
| 47 | Max and the Junkmen | $35,387 | 2 | $11,264 | 31.8% | 1 | Aug 10 | - | Rialto Pictures |
| 48 | Meet the Fokkens | $30,810 | 1 | $7,628 | 24.8% | 1 | Aug 8 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 49 | Brother 2012 Re-release | $29,864 | 49 | $18,835 | 63.1% | 49 | Aug 24 | Sep 20 | Music Box Films |
| 50 | You've Been Trumped | $29,273 | 5 | $4,497 | 15.4% | 1 | Aug 3 | Nov 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 51 | The Ambassador | $28,102 | 8 | $13,046 | 46.4% | 4 | Aug 29 | - | Drafthouse Films |
| 52 | The Day | $20,984 | 12 | $10,121 | 48.2% | 12 | Aug 29 | Sep 13 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 53 | Total Recall 2012 Re-release | $18,081 | 2 | $5,788 | 32% | 1 | Aug 10 | Aug 26 | Rialto Pictures |
| 54 | Little Birds | $17,739 | 2 | $4,574 | 25.8% | 1 | Aug 29 | Sep 20 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 55 | Supercapitalist | $16,000 | 1 | $8,372 | 52.3% | 1 | Aug 10 | Aug 30 | Truly Indie |
| 56 | Teddy Bear | $16,000 | 2 | $5,388 | 33.7% | 2 | Aug 22 | Sep 6 | Film Movement |
| 57 | Mosquita y Mari | $9,000 | 1 | $5,070 | 56.3% | 1 | Aug 3 | Aug 16 | The Film Collaborative |
| 58 | General Education | $8,601 | 4 | $282 | 3.3% | 1 | Aug 24 | - | Pelican House Productions |
| 59 | Dreams of a Life | $8,405 | 1 | $3,085 | 36.7% | 1 | Aug 3 | Aug 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 60 | The Babymakers | $7,889 | 11 | $5,215 | 66.1% | 11 | Aug 3 | Aug 9 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 61 | Sushi: The Global Catch | $5,757 | 1 | $516 | 9% | 1 | Aug 3 | Feb 7 | - |
| 62 | The Good Doctor | $5,206 | 2 | $3,180 | 61.1% | 2 | Aug 31 | Sep 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 63 | Breathing | $4,630 | 2 | $949 | 20.5% | 1 | Aug 31 | Feb 28 | Kino Lorber |
| 64 | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $3,804 | 1 | $1,350 | 35.5% | 1 | Aug 3 | Apr 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 65 | The Day I Saw Your Heart 2012 Re-release | $3,546 | 1 | $2,810 | 79.2% | 1 | Aug 24 | Aug 30 | Film Movement |
| 66 | After the Wizard | $3,184 | 2 | $2,527 | 79.4% | 2 | Aug 10 | - | Breaking Glass Pictures |
| 67 | Why Stop Now? | $2,432 | 3 | $1,641 | 67.5% | 3 | Aug 17 | Aug 23 | IFC Films |
