Domestic Box Office For August 2012

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1The Dark Knight Rises$122,683,4704,404$448,139,099Jul 20Warner Bros.
2The Bourne Legacy$90,783,1103,753$113,203,870Aug 10Universal Pictures
3The Campaign$68,964,6183,302$86,907,746Aug 10Warner Bros.
4The Expendables 2$59,569,0613,355$85,028,192Aug 17Lionsgate Films
5Total Recall$56,086,3533,601$58,877,969Aug 3Sony Pictures Releasing
6Hope Springs$48,532,1452,441$63,536,011Aug 8Sony Pictures Releasing
7Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$44,067,0213,401$49,008,662Aug 3Twentieth Century Fox
8Ice Age: Continental Drift$35,275,7863,886$161,321,843Jul 13Twentieth Century Fox
9ParaNorman$32,920,0703,455$56,003,051Aug 17Focus Features
10The Odd Life of Timothy Green$31,284,1982,717$51,854,875Aug 15Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
11Sparkle$20,378,7772,244$24,397,469Aug 17TriStar Pictures
12Ted$19,505,2703,303$218,815,487Jun 29Universal Pictures
13Step Up Revolution$18,857,5592,606$35,074,677Jul 27Lionsgate Films
14The Watch$17,361,2143,168$35,353,000Jul 27Twentieth Century Fox
152016: Obama's America$14,658,4652,017$33,449,086Jul 13Rocky Mountain Pictures
16The Amazing Spider-Man$14,534,4234,318$262,030,663Jul 3Sony Pictures Releasing
17Brave$11,756,6994,164$237,283,207Jun 22Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18Premium Rush$9,371,0702,255$20,275,446Aug 24Sony Pictures Releasing
19Hit and Run$8,130,8302,870$13,749,300Aug 22Open Road Films (II)
20The Possession$6,078,6602,860$49,130,154Aug 31Lionsgate Films
21Lawless$4,908,7183,138$37,400,127Aug 29The Weinstein Company
22Moonrise Kingdom$4,853,156924$45,512,466May 25Focus Features
23Beasts of the Southern Wild$4,755,328318$12,795,746Jun 27-
24Magic Mike$4,706,9163,120$113,721,571Jun 29Warner Bros.
25Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$4,139,3924,263$216,391,482Jun 8DreamWorks
26The Apparition$3,796,110810$4,936,819Aug 24Warner Bros.
27Nitro Circus: The Movie$3,329,402800$3,377,618Aug 8Arc Entertainment
28To Rome with Love$2,979,122806$16,685,867Jun 22Sony Pictures Classics
29The Intouchables$2,791,745194$10,198,820May 25The Weinstein Company
30Savages$2,689,2102,635$47,382,068Jul 6Universal Pictures
31Men in Black³$2,672,4114,248$179,020,854May 25Sony Pictures Releasing
32Ek Tha Tiger$2,347,774120$2,347,774Aug 15Yash Raj Films
33Madea's Witness Protection$2,031,5232,161$65,653,242Jun 29Lionsgate Films
34Ruby Sparks$1,990,412261$2,540,106Jul 25-
35The Avengers$1,881,5874,349$623,357,910May 4Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
36The Hunger Games$1,857,4304,137$408,010,692Mar 23Lionsgate Films
37Snow White and the Huntsman$1,615,0253,777$155,332,381Jun 1Universal Pictures
38Singin' in the Rain
2012 Re-release
$1,608,925561$1,608,925Jul 12Warner Bros.
39To the Arctic 3D$1,586,76652$14,560,838Apr 20Warner Bros.
40The Queen of Versailles$1,446,32189$2,401,999Jul 20Magnolia Pictures
41Celeste & Jesse Forever$1,313,352586$3,094,813Aug 3Sony Pictures Classics
42The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$1,268,3291,298$46,412,041May 4-
43Killer Joe$1,209,21975$1,987,762Jul 27LD Entertainment
44Part of Me$959,8102,732$25,326,071Jul 5Paramount Pictures
45Farewell, My Queen$759,89064$1,597,998Jul 13Cohen Media Group
46Prometheus$752,1393,442$126,477,084Jun 8Twentieth Century Fox
47Robot & Frank$599,699209$3,325,038Aug 17The Samuel Goldwyn Company
48Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter$593,7733,109$37,519,139Jun 22Twentieth Century Fox
49Thunderstruck$587,211250$587,211Aug 24Warner Bros.
50Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough$557,50127$5,705,874Oct 7National Geographic Entertainment
51Searching for Sugar Man$554,455157$3,696,196Jul 27Sony Pictures Classics
52Cosmopolis$541,69265$763,556Aug 17Entertainment One
53Safety Not Guaranteed$537,880182$4,010,957Jun 8FilmDistrict
54Bernie$508,503332$9,206,470Apr 27Millennium Entertainment
55Born to Be Wild$488,076208$25,978,556Apr 8Warner Bros.
56Hubble$428,182151$52,522,904Mar 19Warner Bros.
57People Like Us$373,0092,055$12,434,778Jun 29Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
58The Imposter$372,00731$898,317Jul 13-
59Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry$362,46537$534,100Jul 27IFC Films
60The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure$350,3482,160$1,065,907Aug 29Kenn Viselman Presents
61Two Days in New York$347,19342$633,210Aug 10Magnolia Pictures
62Dark Shadows$292,2523,755$79,727,149May 11Warner Bros.
63Under the Sea 3D$288,975108$36,262,926Feb 13Warner Bros.
64Air Racers$262,39810$1,309,987Apr 63D Entertainment
65Space Station 3D$229,52864$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
66Battleship$219,3653,702$65,422,625May 18Universal Pictures
67Take This Waltz$210,24164$1,239,692Jun 29Magnolia Pictures
68Red Hook Summer$203,72941$338,803Aug 10Variance Films
69Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World$191,56814$6,096,582May 283D Entertainment
70Your Sister's Sister$190,179101$1,636,190Jun 15IFC Films
71Rock of Ages$182,7963,470$38,518,613Jun 15Warner Bros.
72The Well-Digger's Daughter$170,91516$386,368Jul 20Kino Lorber
73Bill W.$164,33731$809,590May 18Page 124 Productions
74The Awakening$162,59470$209,696Aug 17Cohen Media Group
75Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi$155,75854$155,758Aug 24Eros Worldwide
76Sleepwalk with Me$153,034135$2,266,067Aug 24IFC Films
77From Beneath$144,12318$144,123Aug 10Nocturnal Features
78Samsara$141,99570$2,672,413Aug 24Oscilloscope
79Deep Sea$125,48247$46,412,757Mar 3Warner Bros.
80Compliance$123,68721$319,285Aug 17Magnolia Pictures
81The Pirates! Band of Misfits$112,2943,358$31,051,126Apr 27Sony Pictures Releasing
82Easy Money$97,0367$205,741Jul 11The Weinstein Company
83Chicken with Plums$91,33324$253,874Aug 17Sony Pictures Classics
84The Three Stooges$83,9923,482$44,338,224Apr 13Twentieth Century Fox
85360$82,23612$100,343Aug 3Magnolia Pictures
86Trishna$77,88138$240,381Jul 13IFC Films
87Neil Young Journeys$67,14723$215,026Jun 29Sony Pictures Classics
88Beloved$66,3797$137,515Aug 17IFC Films
89Girlfriend Boyfriend$64,41416$64,414Aug 3China Lion Film Distribution
90Iron Sky$60,0568$122,082Jul 25Entertainment One
91Mirror Mirror$58,4733,618$64,935,167Mar 30Relativity Media
92Cocktail$55,26696$1,227,789Jul 13Eros Worldwide
93Outlaws$50,219757$5,672,846Jun 1Arc Entertainment
94Little White Lies$48,03414$206,088Aug 24MPI Media Group
95Monsieur Lazhar$47,64186$2,009,517Apr 13Music Box Films
96Runaway Slave$46,6106$71,737Jul 6Rocky Mountain Pictures
97Hysteria$46,153218$1,804,139May 18Sony Pictures Classics
98A Cat in Paris$45,92118$309,973Jun 1GKIDS
99Klown
2012 Re-release
$43,92616$68,795Jul 27Drafthouse Films
100For a Good Time, Call...$43,670107$1,251,749Aug 31Focus Features
101Shut Up and Play the Hits$40,806161$510,334Jul 18Oscilloscope
102Dark Horse$39,38010$166,228Jun 8-
103Soldiers of Fortune$38,89850$38,898Aug 3Roadside Attractions
104Kumaré$38,3219$132,160Jun 20Kino Lorber
105Painted Skin: The Resurrection$36,7796$50,425Aug 17Well Go USA Entertainment
106The Magic of Belle Isle$33,09310$102,388Jul 6Magnolia Pictures
107Red Lights$32,27018$52,624Jul 13Millennium Entertainment
108Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai$30,0235$75,688Jul 20Tribeca Films
109Max and the Junkmen$29,1742$35,387Aug 10Rialto Pictures
110Joker$29,14174$169,181Aug 31UTV Motion Pictures
111Brother
2012 Re-release
$27,28649$29,864Aug 24Music Box Films
112Meet the Fokkens$26,8851$30,810Aug 8Kino Lorber
113Headhunters$26,57560$1,200,010Apr 27Magnolia Pictures
114What to Expect When You're Expecting$25,5063,021$41,152,203May 18Lionsgate Films
115Elena$24,34313$233,380May 16Zeitgeist Films
116Unforgivable$23,8166$154,189Jun 29Strand Releasing
117Chimpanzee$22,5721,567$28,972,764Apr 20Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
118Flying Swords of Dragon Gate$22,40115$170,276Aug 31-
119Neighboring Sounds$21,9223$60,255Aug 24The Cinema Guild
120Where Do We Go Now?$19,91337$531,997May 11Sony Pictures Classics
121Mugamoodi$18,16621$101,000Aug 31UTV Motion Pictures
122Total Recall
2012 Re-release
$18,0812$18,081Aug 10Rialto Pictures
123Jiro Dreams of Sushi$16,84480$2,552,478Mar 9Magnolia Pictures
124Supercapitalist$16,0001$16,000Aug 10Truly Indie
125Side by Side$15,5459$58,825Aug 17Tribeca Films
126Nobody Else But You$14,7414$43,040May 11First Run
127You've Been Trumped$14,3615$29,273Aug 3International Film Circuit
128Somewhere Between$13,1836$210,975Aug 24Long Shot Factory
129Sacrifice$12,93011$29,792Jul 27The Samuel Goldwyn Company
130Darling Companion$12,88664$793,815Apr 20Sony Pictures Classics
131I Wish$11,95512$145,808May 11Magnolia Pictures
132Oslo, August 31st$11,5167$101,475May 25Strand Releasing
133Death by China$11,0113$38,492Aug 17Area 23a
134Teddy Bear$10,8042$16,000Aug 22Film Movement
135Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present$10,6985$86,637Jun 13Music Box Films
136Marley$10,08773$1,413,480Apr 20Magnolia Pictures
137The Bullet Vanishes$9,81914$117,629Aug 31China Lion Film Distribution
138Damsels in Distress$9,500205$1,008,455Apr 6Sony Pictures Classics
139The Graduate
45th Anniversary Reunion
$9,4992$43,466Apr 11Rialto Pictures
140Union Square$9,4104$44,830Jul 13Dada Films
141Mosquita y Mari$9,0001$9,000Aug 3The Film Collaborative
142Grand Illusion$8,9064$174,065May 11Rialto Pictures
143Dreams of a Life$8,4051$8,405Aug 3Strand Releasing
144The Deep Blue Sea$8,25061$1,126,525Mar 23Music Box Films
145T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$8,16738$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
146The Invisible War$8,00119$71,968Jun 22Cinedigm Entertainment Group
147The Babymakers$7,88911$7,889Aug 3Millennium Entertainment
1485 Broken Cameras$5,3449$109,983May 30Kino Lorber
149The Day$5,30412$20,984Aug 29Anchor Bay Films
150Gerhard Richter Painting$5,1559$242,646Mar 14Kino Lorber
151Wild Horse, Wild Ride$4,88021$111,205Aug 24Screen Media Films
152Planet of Snail$4,6122$13,957Jul 25The Cinema Guild
153Celine and Julie Go Boating$4,5111$31,452May 4New Yorker Films
154The Ambassador$4,4588$28,102Aug 29Drafthouse Films
155Turn Me On, Dammit!$4,0885$126,085Mar 30New Yorker Films
156Lost Bohemia$3,8172$23,584May 20Long Shot Factory
157The Day I Saw Your Heart
2012 Re-release
$3,5461$3,546Aug 24Film Movement
158OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie$3,5386$43,583May 25-
159Ballplayer: Pelotero$3,50210$46,109Jul 13Strand Releasing
160Little Birds$3,4742$17,739Aug 29Millennium Entertainment
161Bonsai$3,3443$21,267May 11Strand Releasing
162Elles$3,25013$157,508Apr 27Kino Lorber
163After the Wizard$3,1842$3,184Aug 10Breaking Glass Pictures
164Pink Ribbons, Inc.$3,1004$26,608Jun 1First Run
165The Devil, Probably$3,0392$26,816Jan 13The Film Desk
166Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film$2,9541$3,804Aug 3Kino Lorber
167Why Stop Now?$2,4323$2,432Aug 17IFC Films
168The Extraordinary Voyage$2,3416$52,986Feb 10Flicker Alley
169Free Men$2,2924$53,810Mar 16Film Movement
170General Education$2,2864$8,601Aug 24-
171The Salt of Life$2,00019$317,405Mar 2Zeitgeist Films
172Alps$1,9913$16,057Jul 13Kino Lorber
173Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche$1,9695$86,202Nov 25-
174How to Grow a Band$1,7352$20,135Apr 13International Film Circuit
175This Is Not a Film$1,6905$77,016Feb 29Palisades Tartan
176Surviving Progress$1,5436$53,953Apr 6First Run
177The Green Ray
2011 Re-release
$1,4562$43,839Jun 9The Film Desk
178Nostalgia for the Light$1,1326$163,962Jan 13Icarus Films
179Whores' Glory$1,0613$31,420Apr 27Kino Lorber
180The Color Wheel$9883$19,001May 18-
181Le combat dans l'île$9801$50,039Jun 12The Film Desk
182The Bride Wore Black$9502$44,566Nov 4The Film Desk
183Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story$86519$112,679May 4International Film Circuit
184China Heavyweight$8584$10,550Jul 6Zeitgeist Films
185Sushi: The Global Catch$8551$5,757Aug 3-
186Paul Williams: Still Alive$7762$38,691Jun 8Abramorama
187The Good Doctor$7432$5,206Aug 31Magnolia Pictures
188Bel Ami$69415$120,462Jun 8Magnolia Pictures
189Beyond the Black Rainbow$6345$56,491May 18Magnolia Pictures
190The Day He Arrives$6222$13,746Apr 20The Cinema Guild
191Patience$6181$15,941May 9The Cinema Guild
192Wish Me Away$5804$18,618Jun 1First Run
193We Won't Grow Old Together$5641$14,104Jun 8The Film Desk
194The Long Day Closes$4742$22,765Mar 5The Film Desk
195Hit So Hard$4004$34,025Apr 13Variance Films
196The Obama Effect$35325$110,904Jul 13Arc Entertainment
197Natural Selection$3353$55,282Mar 16The Cinema Guild
198Girl Model$2805$21,154Sep 5First Run
199Breathing$2592$4,630Aug 31Kino Lorber
200Galapagos$22614$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX