Domestic Box Office For Q3 2012
Q3 2012 is July 1-September 30.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pitch Perfect | $65,001,093 | 2,787 | $5,149,433 | 7.9% | 335 | Sep 28 | Feb 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $17,742,948 | 745 | $228,359 | 1.3% | 4 | Sep 21 | Feb 7 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Arbitrage | $7,919,574 | 256 | $2,002,165 | 25.3% | 197 | Sep 14 | Jan 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 4 | Searching for Sugar Man | $3,696,196 | 157 | $27,459 | 0.7% | 3 | Jul 27 | Aug 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 5 | Robot & Frank | $3,325,038 | 209 | $35,539 | 1.1% | 2 | Aug 17 | Jan 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 6 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $3,125,613 | 322 | $1,673,731 | 53.5% | 267 | Sep 7 | Oct 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $3,094,813 | 586 | $107,785 | 3.5% | 4 | Aug 3 | Dec 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 8 | Barfi! | $2,804,874 | 132 | $1,061,713 | 37.9% | 132 | Sep 14 | Oct 28 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Samsara | $2,672,413 | 70 | $76,222 | 2.9% | 2 | Aug 24 | Apr 25 | Oscilloscope |
| 10 | Ruby Sparks | $2,540,106 | 261 | $140,822 | 5.5% | 13 | Jul 25 | Oct 25 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 11 | The Queen of Versailles | $2,401,999 | 89 | $51,326 | 2.1% | 3 | Jul 20 | Nov 22 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 12 | Ek Tha Tiger | $2,347,774 | 120 | $1,139,340 | 48.5% | 120 | Aug 15 | Aug 26 | Yash Raj Films |
| 13 | Sleepwalk with Me | $2,266,067 | 135 | $68,801 | 3% | 1 | Aug 24 | Nov 22 | IFC Films |
| 14 | Killer Joe | $1,987,762 | 75 | $37,900 | 1.9% | 3 | Jul 27 | Oct 14 | LD Entertainment |
| 15 | Singin' in the Rain 2012 Re-release | $1,608,925 | 561 | - | - | - | Jul 12 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Farewell, My Queen | $1,597,998 | 64 | $72,100 | 4.5% | 4 | Jul 13 | Oct 18 | Cohen Media Group |
| 17 | For a Good Time, Call... | $1,251,749 | 107 | $143,935 | 11.5% | 23 | Aug 31 | Oct 11 | Focus Features |
| 18 | Cocktail | $1,227,789 | 96 | $647,956 | 52.8% | 96 | Jul 13 | Aug 9 | Eros Worldwide |
| 19 | Bol Bachchan | $1,216,258 | 98 | $561,996 | 46.2% | 98 | Jul 6 | Jul 29 | FIP |
| 20 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $1,017,579 | 27 | $63,700 | 6.3% | 3 | Sep 21 | Feb 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 21 | Unconditional | $1,005,800 | 312 | $525,192 | 52.2% | 312 | Sep 21 | Oct 7 | Veracity Moving Pictures |
| 22 | Burn | $996,103 | 14 | - | - | - | Jul 24 | - | - |
| 23 | Masquerade | $922,921 | 15 | - | - | - | Sep 21 | Apr 18 | CJ Entertainment |
| 24 | The Imposter | $898,317 | 31 | $22,379 | 2.5% | 1 | Jul 13 | Dec 2 | Indomina Releasing |
| 25 | Cosmopolis | $763,556 | 65 | $70,339 | 9.2% | 3 | Aug 17 | Oct 4 | Entertainment One |
| 26 | Two Days in New York | $633,210 | 42 | $23,942 | 3.8% | 2 | Aug 10 | Nov 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 27 | Heroine | $598,668 | 114 | $389,901 | 65.1% | 114 | Sep 21 | Oct 11 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 28 | Thunderstruck | $587,211 | 250 | - | - | - | Aug 24 | Aug 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $534,100 | 37 | $41,104 | 7.7% | 5 | Jul 27 | Sep 27 | IFC Films |
| 30 | Shut Up and Play the Hits | $510,334 | 161 | - | - | - | Jul 18 | Aug 16 | Oscilloscope |
| 31 | Bachelorette | $447,954 | 60 | $181,494 | 40.5% | 47 | Sep 7 | Oct 11 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 32 | Detropia | $390,024 | 24 | $17,414 | 4.5% | 1 | Sep 7 | Feb 28 | Loki Films |
| 33 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $386,368 | 16 | $10,273 | 2.7% | 3 | Jul 20 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 34 | Branded | $353,513 | 307 | $240,589 | 68.1% | 307 | Sep 7 | Oct 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 35 | Red Hook Summer | $338,803 | 41 | $40,070 | 11.8% | 4 | Aug 10 | Nov 22 | Variance Films |
| 36 | Liberal Arts | $327,345 | 31 | $27,435 | 8.4% | 4 | Sep 14 | Nov 22 | IFC Films |
| 37 | Compliance | $319,285 | 21 | $16,427 | 5.1% | 1 | Aug 17 | Nov 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 38 | Stolen | $304,318 | 141 | $183,125 | 60.2% | 141 | Sep 14 | Sep 27 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 39 | Chicken with Plums | $253,874 | 24 | $11,301 | 4.5% | 2 | Aug 17 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | Keep the Lights On | $246,112 | 10 | $55,574 | 22.6% | 5 | Sep 7 | Dec 27 | Music Box Films |
| 41 | The Waiting Room | $244,951 | 8 | $7,086 | 2.9% | 4 | Sep 26 | May 16 | International Film Circuit |
| 42 | My Uncle Rafael | $243,616 | 14 | $109,747 | 45% | 14 | Sep 21 | Nov 11 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 43 | Trishna | $240,381 | 38 | $29,140 | 12.1% | 3 | Jul 13 | Aug 26 | IFC Films |
| 44 | Thaandavam | $213,476 | 45 | $129,044 | 60.4% | 45 | Sep 28 | Oct 25 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 45 | Somewhere Between | $210,975 | 6 | $7,799 | 3.7% | 1 | Aug 24 | Jan 31 | Long Shot Factory |
| 46 | The Awakening | $209,696 | 70 | $95,933 | 45.7% | 70 | Aug 17 | - | Cohen Media Group |
| 47 | Little White Lies | $206,088 | 14 | $25,654 | 12.4% | 3 | Aug 24 | Nov 1 | MPI Media Group |
| 48 | Easy Money | $205,741 | 7 | $24,684 | 12% | 2 | Jul 11 | Sep 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 49 | 10 Years | $203,373 | 63 | $22,707 | 11.2% | 3 | Sep 14 | Oct 11 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 50 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $170,276 | 15 | $95,452 | 56.1% | 15 | Aug 31 | - | Indomina Releasing |
| 51 | Joker | $169,181 | 74 | $105,366 | 62.3% | 74 | Aug 31 | Sep 20 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 52 | Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi | $155,758 | 54 | $119,743 | 76.9% | 54 | Aug 24 | Aug 30 | Eros Worldwide |
| 53 | From Beneath | $144,123 | 18 | $47,628 | 33% | 18 | Aug 10 | Aug 23 | Nocturnal Features |
| 54 | Beloved | $137,515 | 7 | $25,825 | 18.8% | 5 | Aug 17 | Sep 20 | IFC Films |
| 55 | Slaughter Creek | $136,815 | 16 | $49,392 | 36.1% | 16 | Sep 14 | Sep 27 | Nocturnal Features |
| 56 | The Other Dream Team | $135,228 | 14 | $19,821 | 14.7% | 2 | Sep 28 | Nov 15 | The Film Arcade |
| 57 | How to Survive a Plague | $132,055 | 15 | $28,250 | 21.4% | 4 | Sep 21 | Nov 15 | IFC Films |
| 58 | Iron Sky | $122,082 | 8 | - | - | - | Jul 25 | Oct 4 | Entertainment One |
| 59 | The Bullet Vanishes | $117,629 | 14 | $43,444 | 36.9% | 14 | Aug 31 | Sep 27 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 60 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $111,205 | 21 | $3,610 | 3.2% | 1 | Aug 24 | Oct 18 | Screen Media Films |
| 61 | The Obama Effect | $110,904 | 25 | $83,896 | 75.6% | 25 | Jul 13 | Aug 2 | Arc Entertainment |
| 62 | Hello I Must Be Going | $106,709 | 15 | $23,904 | 22.4% | 2 | Sep 7 | Nov 22 | Oscilloscope |
| 63 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $102,388 | 10 | $10,367 | 10.1% | 4 | Jul 6 | Sep 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 64 | Mugamoodi | $101,000 | 21 | $55,501 | 55% | 21 | Aug 31 | Sep 27 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 65 | 360 | $100,343 | 12 | $12,186 | 12.1% | 2 | Aug 3 | Sep 27 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 66 | The Eye of the Storm | $83,566 | 9 | $25,785 | 30.9% | 7 | Sep 7 | Nov 8 | Sycamore Entertainment Group |
| 67 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $75,688 | 5 | $10,920 | 14.4% | 2 | Jul 20 | Nov 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 68 | Runaway Slave | $71,737 | 6 | $3,626 | 5.1% | 1 | Jul 6 | Aug 9 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 69 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $68,795 | 16 | $19,683 | 28.6% | 3 | Jul 27 | Sep 20 | Drafthouse Films |
| 70 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $64,918 | 27 | $19,913 | 30.7% | 27 | Sep 7 | Oct 18 | Hannover House |
| 71 | Girlfriend Boyfriend | $64,414 | 16 | $29,016 | 45% | 16 | Aug 3 | Aug 16 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 72 | Backwards | $61,465 | 9 | $23,190 | 37.7% | 5 | Sep 21 | - | Dada Films |
| 73 | Neighboring Sounds | $60,255 | 3 | $12,666 | 21% | 2 | Aug 24 | Jun 13 | The Cinema Guild |
| 74 | Vulgaria | $59,059 | 16 | $31,097 | 52.7% | 16 | Sep 28 | Oct 18 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 75 | Side by Side | $58,825 | 9 | $6,956 | 11.8% | 1 | Aug 17 | Nov 15 | Tribeca Films |
| 76 | Occupy Unmasked | $52,768 | 4 | $40,952 | 77.6% | 4 | Sep 21 | Oct 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 77 | Red Lights | $52,624 | 18 | $10,340 | 19.6% | 2 | Jul 13 | Aug 16 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 78 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $50,425 | 6 | $17,791 | 35.3% | 6 | Aug 17 | - | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 79 | Entre les Bras | $47,439 | 6 | $5,643 | 11.9% | 2 | Sep 14 | Mar 7 | The Cinema Guild |
| 80 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $46,109 | 10 | $20,628 | 44.7% | 10 | Jul 13 | Sep 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 81 | Union Square | $44,830 | 4 | $14,406 | 32.1% | 4 | Jul 13 | Sep 3 | Dada Films |
| 82 | Soldiers of Fortune | $38,898 | 50 | $24,978 | 64.2% | 50 | Aug 3 | Aug 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 83 | Death by China | $38,492 | 3 | $5,701 | 14.8% | 1 | Aug 17 | Nov 15 | Area 23a |
| 84 | The Inbetweeners | $36,000 | 10 | $36,000 | 100% | 10 | Sep 7 | - | Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
| 85 | Bangkok Revenge | $35,784 | 22 | $22,116 | 61.8% | 22 | Sep 14 | Sep 27 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 86 | Max and the Junkmen | $35,387 | 2 | $11,264 | 31.8% | 1 | Aug 10 | - | Rialto Pictures |
| 87 | Meet the Fokkens | $30,810 | 1 | $7,628 | 24.8% | 1 | Aug 8 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 88 | Brother 2012 Re-release | $29,864 | 49 | $18,835 | 63.1% | 49 | Aug 24 | Sep 20 | Music Box Films |
| 89 | Sacrifice | $29,792 | 11 | $15,243 | 51.2% | 11 | Jul 27 | Aug 9 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 90 | You've Been Trumped | $29,273 | 5 | $4,497 | 15.4% | 1 | Aug 3 | Nov 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 91 | The Ambassador | $28,102 | 8 | $13,046 | 46.4% | 4 | Aug 29 | - | Drafthouse Films |
| 92 | Port of Shadows | $27,389 | 2 | $6,618 | 24.2% | 1 | Sep 14 | Feb 14 | Rialto Pictures |
| 93 | Radio Unnameable | $24,090 | 2 | $5,833 | 24.2% | 1 | Sep 19 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 94 | The Iran Job | $23,115 | 2 | $4,295 | 18.6% | 1 | Sep 28 | Jul 18 | Film Movement |
| 95 | Hellbound? | $22,887 | 5 | $3,938 | 17.2% | 4 | Sep 21 | Oct 25 | Area 23a |
| 96 | Girl Model | $21,154 | 5 | $4,898 | 23.2% | 1 | Sep 5 | Dec 6 | First Run |
| 97 | The Day | $20,984 | 12 | $10,121 | 48.2% | 12 | Aug 29 | Sep 13 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 98 | Total Recall 2012 Re-release | $18,081 | 2 | $5,788 | 32% | 1 | Aug 10 | Aug 26 | Rialto Pictures |
| 99 | Little Birds | $17,739 | 2 | $4,574 | 25.8% | 1 | Aug 29 | Sep 20 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 100 | The Prophet's Son | $16,983 | 1 | $8,168 | 48.1% | 1 | Sep 29 | Oct 4 | Slater Brothers Entertainment |
| 101 | Alps | $16,057 | 3 | $2,628 | 16.4% | 2 | Jul 13 | Jan 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 102 | Supercapitalist | $16,000 | 1 | $8,372 | 52.3% | 1 | Aug 10 | Aug 30 | Truly Indie |
| 103 | Teddy Bear | $16,000 | 2 | $5,388 | 33.7% | 2 | Aug 22 | Sep 6 | Film Movement |
| 104 | 17 Girls | $15,123 | 10 | $4,449 | 29.4% | 10 | Sep 21 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | 30 Beats | $14,693 | 15 | $8,624 | 58.7% | 15 | Jul 20 | Aug 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 106 | Head Games | $14,056 | 5 | $1,152 | 8.2% | 2 | Sep 21 | Nov 22 | Variance Films |
| 107 | Planet of Snail | $13,957 | 2 | $2,011 | 14.4% | 1 | Jul 25 | Mar 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 108 | Daisies | $13,692 | 1 | $6,576 | 48% | 1 | Jul 6 | Jul 12 | Janus Films |
| 109 | For Ellen | $12,396 | 3 | $4,616 | 37.2% | 1 | Sep 5 | Nov 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 110 | Tales of the Night | $10,975 | 1 | $7,154 | 65.2% | 1 | Sep 26 | Oct 4 | GKIDS |
| 111 | China Heavyweight | $10,550 | 4 | $3,792 | 35.9% | 1 | Jul 6 | Sep 20 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 112 | Husbands in Goa | $10,135 | 7 | $4,483 | 44.2% | 7 | Sep 21 | Nov 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 113 | The Do-Deca-Pentathlon | $10,000 | 8 | $10,000 | 100% | 8 | Jul 6 | Jul 12 | Red Flag Releasing (RFR) |
| 114 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $9,600 | 8 | $3,001 | 31.3% | 8 | Sep 7 | Oct 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 115 | Money Fight | $9,004 | 1 | $8,759 | 97.3% | 1 | Sep 21 | Sep 27 | Pro-Motion Pictures |
| 116 | Mosquita y Mari | $9,000 | 1 | $5,070 | 56.3% | 1 | Aug 3 | Aug 16 | The Film Collaborative |
| 117 | Three Stars | $8,942 | 1 | $1,003 | 11.2% | 1 | Sep 21 | - | First Run |
| 118 | Home Run Showdown | $8,824 | 1 | $8,824 | 100% | 1 | Jul 27 | - | Image Entertainment |
| 119 | General Education | $8,601 | 4 | $282 | 3.3% | 1 | Aug 24 | - | Pelican House Productions |
| 120 | Dreams of a Life | $8,405 | 1 | $3,085 | 36.7% | 1 | Aug 3 | Aug 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 121 | The Babymakers | $7,889 | 11 | $5,215 | 66.1% | 11 | Aug 3 | Aug 9 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 122 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | $7,466 | 3 | $3,850 | 51.6% | 1 | Sep 21 | Oct 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 123 | Crazy Eyes | $6,141 | 2 | $3,259 | 53.1% | 2 | Jul 6 | Jul 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 124 | Las Acacias | $6,000 | 1 | $6,000 | 100% | 1 | Sep 7 | Sep 13 | Outsider Films |
| 125 | Sushi: The Global Catch | $5,757 | 1 | $516 | 9% | 1 | Aug 3 | Feb 7 | - |
| 126 | The Good Doctor | $5,206 | 2 | $3,180 | 61.1% | 2 | Aug 31 | Sep 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 127 | Bringing Up Bobby | $4,975 | 4 | $1,005 | 20.2% | 1 | Sep 28 | - | Monterey Media |
| 128 | Breathing | $4,630 | 2 | $949 | 20.5% | 1 | Aug 31 | Feb 28 | Kino Lorber |
| 129 | Pickin' & Grinnin' | $4,000 | 1 | $3,003 | 75.1% | 1 | Sep 7 | Sep 13 | House Lights Media |
| 130 | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $3,804 | 1 | $1,350 | 35.5% | 1 | Aug 3 | Apr 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 131 | The Day I Saw Your Heart 2012 Re-release | $3,546 | 1 | $2,810 | 79.2% | 1 | Aug 24 | Aug 30 | Film Movement |
| 132 | After the Wizard | $3,184 | 2 | $2,527 | 79.4% | 2 | Aug 10 | - | Breaking Glass Pictures |
| 133 | About Cherry | $3,003 | 3 | $2,760 | 91.9% | 3 | Sep 21 | Sep 27 | IFC Films |
| 134 | Why Stop Now? | $2,432 | 3 | $1,641 | 67.5% | 3 | Aug 17 | Aug 23 | IFC Films |
| 135 | The Night Watchman | $2,219 | 2 | $378 | 17% | 2 | Jul 6 | Nov 1 | Icarus Films |
| 136 | Headshot | $1,373 | 1 | $456 | 33.2% | 1 | Sep 28 | Nov 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 137 | Snowman's Land | $1,190 | 1 | $656 | 55.1% | 1 | Sep 14 | Oct 4 | Music Box Films |
