Domestic Box Office For August 2013
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We're the Millers | $150,394,119 | 3,445 | $26,419,396 | 17.6% | 3,260 | Aug 7 | Dec 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Butler | $116,632,095 | 3,330 | $24,637,312 | 21.1% | 2,933 | Aug 16 | Feb 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Elysium | $93,050,117 | 3,284 | $29,807,393 | 32% | 3,284 | Aug 9 | Nov 24 | TriStar Pictures |
| 4 | Planes | $90,288,712 | 3,716 | $22,232,291 | 24.6% | 3,702 | Aug 9 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 2 Guns | $75,612,460 | 3,028 | $27,059,130 | 35.8% | 3,025 | Aug 2 | Oct 24 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | $68,559,554 | 3,080 | $14,401,054 | 21% | 3,031 | Aug 7 | Jan 30 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Instructions Not Included | $44,467,206 | 978 | $7,846,426 | 17.6% | 348 | Aug 30 | Dec 12 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | $31,165,421 | 3,118 | $9,336,957 | 30% | 3,118 | Aug 21 | Oct 6 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | One Direction: This Is Us | $28,873,374 | 2,735 | $15,815,497 | 54.8% | 2,735 | Aug 30 | Oct 6 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | Kick-Ass 2 | $28,795,985 | 2,945 | $13,332,955 | 46.3% | 2,940 | Aug 16 | Sep 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | The World's End | $26,004,851 | 1,553 | $8,811,790 | 33.9% | 1,551 | Aug 23 | Dec 5 | Focus Features |
| 12 | You're Next | $18,494,006 | 2,437 | $7,020,196 | 38% | 2,437 | Aug 23 | Oct 17 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | Jobs | $16,131,410 | 2,381 | $6,713,900 | 41.6% | 2,381 | Aug 16 | Oct 3 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 14 | Getaway | $10,501,938 | 2,135 | $4,503,892 | 42.9% | 2,130 | Aug 30 | Oct 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Paranoia | $7,388,654 | 2,459 | $3,528,376 | 47.8% | 2,459 | Aug 16 | Oct 3 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | The Spectacular Now | $6,854,611 | 770 | $197,415 | 2.9% | 4 | Aug 2 | Dec 12 | A24 |
| 17 | The Grandmaster | $6,594,959 | 804 | $132,617 | 2% | 7 | Aug 23 | Oct 24 | The Weinstein Company |
| 18 | Closed Circuit | $5,750,401 | 870 | $2,464,931 | 42.9% | 870 | Aug 28 | Sep 26 | Focus Features |
| 19 | Chennai Express | $5,307,960 | 196 | $2,220,497 | 41.8% | 196 | Aug 8 | Oct 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 20 | In a World... | $2,963,902 | 144 | $70,541 | 2.4% | 3 | Aug 9 | Dec 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 21 | Austenland | $2,159,041 | 274 | $40,662 | 1.9% | 4 | Aug 16 | Jan 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | Short Term 12 | $1,013,100 | 75 | $56,206 | 5.5% | 4 | Aug 23 | Feb 20 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 23 | Satyagraha | $738,525 | 83 | $412,148 | 55.8% | 83 | Aug 30 | Sep 29 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Ain't Them Bodies Saints | $396,519 | 44 | $26,419 | 6.7% | 3 | Aug 16 | Oct 3 | IFC Films |
| 25 | Lovelace | $356,582 | 118 | $184,536 | 51.8% | 118 | Aug 9 | Sep 5 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 26 | Drinking Buddies | $343,341 | 33 | $19,505 | 5.7% | 2 | Aug 23 | Nov 21 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 27 | You Will Be My Son 2012 Re-release | $285,151 | 21 | $15,301 | 5.4% | 1 | Aug 16 | Oct 31 | Cohen Media Group |
| 28 | The Anonymous People | $284,147 | 13 | - | - | - | Aug 16 | Mar 27 | - |
| 29 | Prince Avalanche | $205,139 | 23 | $36,694 | 17.9% | 14 | Aug 9 | Nov 21 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 30 | Cutie and the Boxer | $200,036 | 16 | $21,098 | 10.5% | 3 | Aug 16 | Mar 20 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 31 | Afternoon Delight | $174,496 | 39 | $27,352 | 15.7% | 2 | Aug 30 | Sep 22 | The Film Arcade |
| 32 | Snake & Mongoose | $152,200 | 14 | $20,254 | 13.3% | 1 | Aug 9 | Sep 29 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 33 | The Patience Stone | $148,671 | 20 | $9,361 | 6.3% | 2 | Aug 14 | Nov 28 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | The Artist and the Model | $127,958 | 11 | $16,900 | 13.2% | 2 | Aug 2 | Sep 8 | Cohen Media Group |
| 35 | Europa Report | $125,687 | 12 | $22,243 | 17.7% | 3 | Aug 2 | Oct 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | Spark: A Burning Man Story | $120,459 | 8 | $9,366 | 7.8% | 2 | Aug 16 | - | FilmBuff |
| 37 | Thérèse | $101,944 | 8 | $20,050 | 19.7% | 6 | Aug 23 | Sep 8 | MPI Media Group |
| 38 | Una noche | $100,887 | 6 | $17,194 | 17% | 3 | Aug 23 | Sep 19 | IFC Films |
| 39 | Passion | $92,181 | 14 | $33,400 | 36.2% | 14 | Aug 30 | Sep 26 | Entertainment One |
| 40 | The Trials of Muhammad Ali | $59,081 | 10 | $2,980 | 5% | 1 | Aug 23 | Jan 23 | Kino Lorber |
| 41 | The Canyons | $56,825 | 9 | $13,351 | 23.5% | 1 | Aug 2 | Sep 5 | IFC Films |
| 42 | American Made Movie | $45,175 | 6 | $1,613 | 3.6% | 2 | Aug 30 | Sep 12 | Variance Films |
| 43 | Tiny Times 2.0 | $43,788 | 6 | $20,652 | 47.2% | 6 | Aug 16 | Sep 2 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 44 | Rising from Ashes | $38,602 | 5 | $7,298 | 18.9% | 3 | Aug 2 | Dec 12 | First Run |
| 45 | Savannah | $37,240 | 14 | $15,599 | 41.9% | 14 | Aug 23 | Sep 26 | Ketchup Entertainment |
| 46 | Underdogs | $35,271 | 4 | $18,722 | 53.1% | 4 | Aug 16 | Sep 19 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 47 | I Give It a Year | $34,657 | 6 | $5,436 | 15.7% | 2 | Aug 9 | Sep 19 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 48 | Our Children | $23,203 | 4 | $5,500 | 23.7% | 1 | Aug 2 | Oct 10 | Distrib Films |
| 49 | Blue Exorcist: The Movie | $21,796 | 7 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | Sep 26 | Eleven Arts |
| 50 | Our Nixon | $20,584 | 5 | $6,090 | 29.6% | 3 | Aug 30 | Nov 7 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 51 | Whensday | $19,463 | 2 | $12,497 | 64.2% | 1 | Aug 9 | - | NoCoast Artists |
| 52 | Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer | $17,992 | 2 | $7,105 | 39.5% | 1 | Aug 2 | Mar 27 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 53 | I Declare War | $14,928 | 14 | $8,634 | 57.8% | 14 | Aug 30 | - | Drafthouse Films |
| 54 | Justice Is Mind | $14,360 | 1 | $5,418 | 37.7% | 1 | Aug 18 | - | The Ashton Times |
| 55 | Inch'Allah | $9,840 | 2 | $3,391 | 34.5% | 1 | Aug 16 | Sep 5 | Entertainment One |
| 56 | The Happy Sad | $8,395 | 2 | $4,560 | 54.3% | 2 | Aug 16 | Aug 29 | - |
| 57 | Far from Vietnam | $8,132 | 1 | $1,125 | 13.8% | 1 | Aug 28 | - | Icarus Films |
| 58 | Paradise: Faith | $6,508 | 3 | $2,179 | 33.5% | 3 | Aug 23 | Sep 19 | Strand Releasing |
| 59 | Guitar Innovators: John Fahey & Nels Cline | $6,132 | 2 | $1,119 | 18.2% | 1 | Aug 16 | Nov 14 | First Run |
| 60 | Scenic Route | $3,434 | - | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | Vertical Entertainment |
| 61 | Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | $3,078 | 1 | $1,764 | 57.3% | 1 | Aug 14 | Aug 29 | Kino Lorber |
| 62 | Approaching Midnight | $2,795 | 6 | $1,119 | 40% | 6 | Aug 30 | Sep 26 | Monterey Media |
| 63 | Sparrows Dance | $2,602 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 23 | - | Tribeca Films |
| 64 | Last Flight of the Champion | $2,597 | 15 | $1,493 | 57.5% | 15 | Aug 30 | Sep 5 | High Top Releasing |
