Domestic 2012 Weekend 20
May 18-20, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Avengers | $55,057,000 | $55,644,102 | +$587,102 | +1.1% | 4,249 | $457,078,000 | $457,665,517 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | - | Battleship | $25,300,000 | $25,534,825 | +$234,825 | +0.9% | 3,690 | $25,300,000 | $25,534,825 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | - | The Dictator | $17,415,000 | $17,435,092 | +$20,092 | +0.1% | 3,008 | $24,456,000 | $24,476,173 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | Dark Shadows | $12,770,000 | $12,583,338 | -$186,662 | -1.5% | 3,755 | $50,908,000 | $50,721,759 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | - | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $10,500,000 | $10,547,068 | +$47,068 | +0.4% | 3,021 | $10,500,000 | $10,547,068 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | 6 | - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $3,250,000 | $3,230,584 | -$19,416 | -0.6% | 354 | $8,257,000 | $8,228,025 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Hunger Games | $3,000,000 | $2,950,331 | -$49,669 | -1.7% | 2,064 | $391,631,000 | $391,581,441 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | 8 | - | Think Like a Man | $2,700,000 | $2,650,549 | -$49,451 | -1.8% | 1,722 | $85,888,000 | $85,838,460 | 5 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Lucky One | $1,765,000 | $1,778,453 | +$13,453 | +0.8% | 2,005 | $56,921,000 | $56,934,628 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $1,450,000 | $1,578,632 | +$128,632 | +8.9% | 1,840 | $25,362,000 | $25,490,136 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Five-Year Engagement | $1,075,000 | $1,110,375 | +$35,375 | +3.3% | 1,175 | $27,068,000 | $27,103,010 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | Chimpanzee | $702,000 | $667,528 | -$34,472 | -4.9% | 895 | $27,043,000 | $27,008,515 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | - | Bernie | $511,000 | $491,436 | -$19,564 | -3.8% | 95 | $1,144,000 | $1,124,572 | 4 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | Girl in Progress | $460,000 | $459,357 | -$643 | -0.1% | 322 | $2,138,000 | $2,137,371 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 17 | +2 | The Three Stooges | $425,000 | $436,495 | +$11,495 | +2.7% | 594 | $41,819,000 | $41,830,632 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 19 | +3 | The Cabin in the Woods | $385,000 | $381,566 | -$3,434 | -0.9% | 448 | $40,555,000 | $40,551,639 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | 22 | +5 | Safe | $375,000 | $294,177 | -$80,823 | -21.6% | 503 | $16,671,000 | $16,589,950 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | 20 | +2 | John Carter | $312,000 | $368,994 | +$56,994 | +18.3% | 349 | $72,100,000 | $72,157,379 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 24 | +5 | Crooked Arrows | $280,000 | $257,364 | -$22,636 | -8.1% | 55 | $280,000 | $257,364 | 1 | Branded Pictures Entertainment |
| 20 | 23 | +3 | American Reunion | $247,000 | $263,905 | +$16,905 | +6.8% | 290 | $56,478,000 | $56,494,955 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 29 | +8 | First Position | $100,000 | $93,188 | -$6,812 | -6.8% | 41 | $301,000 | $294,020 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 22 | 31 | +9 | Bully 2012 Re-release | $90,000 | $90,153 | +$153 | +0.2% | 204 | $2,840,000 | $2,840,927 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 23 | 36 | +13 | Darling Companion | $63,300 | $58,831 | -$4,469 | -7.1% | 60 | $424,200 | $419,641 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 38 | +14 | A Thousand Words | $57,000 | $56,901 | -$99 | -0.2% | 110 | $18,347,000 | $18,374,527 | 11 | DreamWorks |
| 25 | 40 | +15 | Titanic 2012 3D Release | $50,000 | $50,583 | +$583 | +1.2% | 70 | $57,736,000 | $57,736,235 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | 43 | +17 | Hysteria | $40,800 | $35,656 | -$5,144 | -12.6% | 5 | $40,800 | $35,656 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | 45 | +18 | Footnote | $31,600 | $31,840 | +$240 | +0.8% | 52 | $1,851,400 | $1,851,573 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 49 | +21 | The Artist | $29,500 | $26,842 | -$2,658 | -9% | 103 | $44,552,100 | $44,549,451 | 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 29 | 50 | +21 | Where Do We Go Now? | $26,100 | $23,621 | -$2,479 | -9.5% | 12 | $50,200 | $47,779 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 55 | +25 | Damsels in Distress | $19,500 | $20,740 | +$1,240 | +6.4% | 38 | $798,900 | $800,110 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 60 | +29 | Polisse | $17,700 | $16,568 | -$1,132 | -6.4% | 3 | $17,700 | $16,568 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 32 | 64 | +32 | Lovely Molly | $15,000 | $12,555 | -$2,445 | -16.3% | 5 | $1,500 | $12,555 | 1 | Image Entertainment |
| 33 | 65 | +32 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | $12,100 | $12,439 | +$339 | +2.8% | 17 | $1,201,200 | $1,201,562 | 6 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 34 | 72 | +38 | Elena | $6,400 | $9,035 | +$2,635 | +41.2% | 1 | $9,400 | $13,240 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 35 | 75 | +40 | Virginia | $6,300 | $6,915 | +$615 | +9.8% | 5 | $6,300 | $6,915 | 1 | Entertainment One |
| 36 | 78 | +42 | American Animal | $6,000 | $5,928 | -$72 | -1.2% | 1 | $6,000 | $5,928 | 1 | Screen Media Films |
