Domestic Box Office For July 2012
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016: Obama's America | $33,449,086 | 2,017 | $31,610 | <0.1% | 1 | Jul 13 | Oct 11 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 2 | Searching for Sugar Man | $3,696,196 | 157 | $27,459 | 0.7% | 3 | Jul 27 | Aug 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | Ruby Sparks | $2,540,106 | 261 | $140,822 | 5.5% | 13 | Jul 25 | Oct 25 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 4 | The Queen of Versailles | $2,401,999 | 89 | $51,326 | 2.1% | 3 | Jul 20 | Nov 22 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 5 | Killer Joe | $1,987,762 | 75 | $37,900 | 1.9% | 3 | Jul 27 | Oct 14 | LD Entertainment |
| 6 | Singin' in the Rain 2012 Re-release | $1,608,925 | 561 | - | - | - | Jul 12 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Farewell, My Queen | $1,597,998 | 64 | $72,100 | 4.5% | 4 | Jul 13 | Oct 18 | Cohen Media Group |
| 8 | Cocktail | $1,227,789 | 96 | $647,956 | 52.8% | 96 | Jul 13 | Aug 9 | Eros Worldwide |
| 9 | Bol Bachchan | $1,216,258 | 98 | $561,996 | 46.2% | 98 | Jul 6 | Jul 29 | FIP |
| 10 | Burn | $996,103 | 14 | - | - | - | Jul 24 | - | - |
| 11 | The Imposter | $898,317 | 31 | $22,379 | 2.5% | 1 | Jul 13 | Dec 2 | Indomina Releasing |
| 12 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $534,100 | 37 | $41,104 | 7.7% | 5 | Jul 27 | Sep 27 | IFC Films |
| 13 | Shut Up and Play the Hits | $510,334 | 161 | - | - | - | Jul 18 | Aug 16 | Oscilloscope |
| 14 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $386,368 | 16 | $10,273 | 2.7% | 3 | Jul 20 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 15 | Trishna | $240,381 | 38 | $29,140 | 12.1% | 3 | Jul 13 | Aug 26 | IFC Films |
| 16 | Easy Money | $205,741 | 7 | $24,684 | 12% | 2 | Jul 11 | Sep 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | Iron Sky | $122,082 | 8 | - | - | - | Jul 25 | Oct 4 | Entertainment One |
| 18 | The Obama Effect | $110,904 | 25 | $83,896 | 75.6% | 25 | Jul 13 | Aug 2 | Arc Entertainment |
| 19 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $102,388 | 10 | $10,367 | 10.1% | 4 | Jul 6 | Sep 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 20 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $75,688 | 5 | $10,920 | 14.4% | 2 | Jul 20 | Nov 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 21 | Runaway Slave | $71,737 | 6 | $3,626 | 5.1% | 1 | Jul 6 | Aug 9 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 22 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $68,795 | 16 | $19,683 | 28.6% | 3 | Jul 27 | Sep 20 | Drafthouse Films |
| 23 | Red Lights | $52,624 | 18 | $10,340 | 19.6% | 2 | Jul 13 | Aug 16 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 24 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $46,109 | 10 | $20,628 | 44.7% | 10 | Jul 13 | Sep 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 25 | Union Square | $44,830 | 4 | $14,406 | 32.1% | 4 | Jul 13 | Sep 3 | Dada Films |
| 26 | Sacrifice | $29,792 | 11 | $15,243 | 51.2% | 11 | Jul 27 | Aug 9 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 27 | Alps | $16,057 | 3 | $2,628 | 16.4% | 2 | Jul 13 | Jan 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 28 | 30 Beats | $14,693 | 15 | $8,624 | 58.7% | 15 | Jul 20 | Aug 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 29 | Planet of Snail | $13,957 | 2 | $2,011 | 14.4% | 1 | Jul 25 | Mar 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 30 | Daisies | $13,692 | 1 | $6,576 | 48% | 1 | Jul 6 | Jul 12 | Janus Films |
| 31 | China Heavyweight | $10,550 | 4 | $3,792 | 35.9% | 1 | Jul 6 | Sep 20 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 32 | The Do-Deca-Pentathlon | $10,000 | 8 | $10,000 | 100% | 8 | Jul 6 | Jul 12 | Red Flag Releasing (RFR) |
| 33 | Home Run Showdown | $8,824 | 1 | $8,824 | 100% | 1 | Jul 27 | - | Image Entertainment |
| 34 | Crazy Eyes | $6,141 | 2 | $3,259 | 53.1% | 2 | Jul 6 | Jul 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 35 | The Night Watchman | $2,219 | 2 | $378 | 17% | 2 | Jul 6 | Nov 1 | Icarus Films |
