Domestic Box Office For August 2012
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| 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 | 2016: Obama's America | $33,449,086 | 2,017 | $31,610 | <0.1% | 1 | Aug 24 | Oct 11 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 12 | Sparkle | $24,397,469 | 2,244 | $11,643,342 | 47.7% | 2,244 | Aug 17 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures |
| 13 | Premium Rush | $20,275,446 | 2,255 | $6,030,164 | 29.7% | 2,255 | Aug 24 | Oct 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | Hit and Run | $13,749,300 | 2,870 | $4,526,222 | 32.9% | 2,870 | Aug 22 | Oct 11 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 15 | The Apparition | $4,936,819 | 810 | $2,841,488 | 57.6% | 810 | Aug 24 | Oct 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $3,377,618 | 800 | $1,183,701 | 35% | 800 | Aug 8 | Oct 11 | Arc Entertainment |
| 17 | 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 |
