Domestic 2012 Weekend 35

August 31-September 2, 2012

Key:New This WeekEstimated

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
1-The Possession$17,732,480-2,816-$6,297$17,732,4801Lionsgate
2-Lawless$10,001,982-2,888-$3,463$12,144,4291The Weinstein Company
31The Expendables 2$9,030,381-32.7%3,334-21$2,708$66,389,2863Lionsgate
42The Bourne Legacy$7,232,610-22.5%3,131-523$2,310$96,231,0504Universal Pictures
53ParaNorman$6,572,820-23.9%3,085-370$2,130$38,052,0063Focus Features
66The Odd Life of Timothy Green$6,276,654-11.9%2,635+37$2,382$36,154,0123Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
75The Dark Knight Rises$6,116,335-15.3%2,187-419$2,796$431,430,2857Warner Bros.
84The Campaign$5,710,234-23.6%2,941-361$1,941$73,284,8984Warner Bros.
972016: Obama's America$5,103,000-18.2%1,747+656$2,921$18,203,0008Rocky Mountain Pictures
109Hope Springs$4,697,097-18%2,441+39$1,924$52,053,6044Sony Pictures Releasing
118Premium Rush$3,971,312-34.1%2,255-$1,761$12,326,5092Sony Pictures Releasing
1210Hit and Run$2,586,456-42.9%2,870-$901$10,055,8462Open Road Films (II)
1340The Avengers$1,910,701+1,556.7%1,705+1,582$1,120$619,760,59418Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1411Sparkle$1,779,776-55.3%1,257-987$1,415$21,706,6213TriStar Pictures
1519Brave$1,427,002+176.1%1,708+1,256$835$231,801,17911Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1613Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$1,418,738-36.8%1,204-761$1,178$45,186,3265Twentieth Century Fox
1715Ice Age: Continental Drift$1,302,841-25.6%1,036-514$1,257$155,635,4428Twentieth Century Fox
1821The Amazing Spider-Man$924,776+88%501+83$1,845$259,524,8339Sony Pictures Releasing
1914Total Recall$868,526-50.7%756-820$1,148$56,738,1515Sony Pictures Releasing
2016Ted$810,645-14.4%561-222$1,445$215,975,55010Universal Pictures
2126Celeste & Jesse Forever$718,090+148.6%586+471$1,225$1,873,9225Sony Pictures Classics
2227Robot & Frank$692,318+143.7%144+98$4,807$1,140,5633The Samuel Goldwyn Company
2312The Apparition$632,262-77.7%810-$780$4,251,1212Warner Bros.
2417Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$630,209+4%505+131$1,247$214,539,65813DreamWorks
2522Beasts of the Southern Wild$528,167+14%267+55$1,978$9,618,10610-
26-The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure$443,901-2,160-$205$669,4891Kenn Viselman Presents
2725The Intouchables$379,826+8.1%172-22$2,208$8,030,30015The Weinstein Company
2824Moonrise Kingdom$342,370-14.8%197-135$1,737$44,205,43815Focus Features
2949Sleepwalk with Me$322,677+369%29+28$11,126$411,8932IFC Films
3020Step Up Revolution$288,586-41.6%236-192$1,222$34,170,9086Lionsgate
3131Killer Joe$247,000+24.1%74+14$3,337$1,450,0006LD Entertainment
3229The Watch$228,206-1%195-55$1,170$33,762,4066Twentieth Century Fox
3328Men in Black³$188,572-21.3%186-46$1,013$178,792,77015Sony Pictures Releasing
3450Madea's Witness Protection$183,785+205.8%179+73$1,026$65,254,18310Lionsgate
3533The Queen of Versailles$163,772-14.3%87+2$1,882$1,800,8207Magnolia Pictures
3637To the Arctic 3D$158,089+16.5%52-$3,040$8,231,65520Warner Bros.
3730Magic Mike$158,066-30.8%268-87$589$113,390,93010Warner Bros.
3832To Rome with Love$146,330-24.8%94-127$1,556$16,124,01611Sony Pictures Classics
39-For a Good Time, Call...$143,935-23-$6,258$143,9351Focus Features
4038Searching for Sugar Man$140,674+16.1%32+3$4,396$693,9756Sony Pictures Classics
4147Samsara$106,648+39.9%9+7$11,849$224,3512Oscilloscope
42-Joker$105,366-74-$1,423$105,3661UTV Motion Pictures
4335Snow White and the Huntsman$104,390-32.8%143-51$730$155,081,78514Universal Pictures
4443The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$99,368+7.1%105-7$946$45,927,36418-
45-Flying Swords of Dragon Gate$95,452-15-$6,363$95,4521-
4642Two Days in New York$90,968-4.7%42+2$2,165$417,8444Magnolia Pictures
4734Ruby Sparks$89,597-45.2%78-57$1,148$2,269,6876-
4836Cosmopolis$89,049-42.4%65+2$1,369$606,1373Entertainment One
4946Farewell, My Queen$59,108-26%36-28$1,641$1,185,9058Cohen Media Group
5041The Hunger Games$58,343-49.2%145-44$402$407,981,65224Lionsgate
51-Mugamoodi$55,501-21-$2,642$55,5011UTV Motion Pictures
5257Compliance$54,141+21%19+9$2,849$165,5993Magnolia Pictures
5345Red Hook Summer$52,859-33.9%41+12$1,289$245,1064Variance Films
5455Born to Be Wild$48,871+3.5%33-$1,480$20,766,51574Warner Bros.
5561Savages$46,335+80%82-35$565$47,294,8409Universal Pictures
5652Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter$46,052-12.6%49-26$939$37,465,45211Twentieth Century Fox
5751Prometheus$45,847-21%55-36$833$126,376,36013Twentieth Century Fox
58-The Bullet Vanishes$43,444-14-$3,103$43,4441China Lion Film Distribution
5962Little White Lies$43,035+67.8%12+9$3,586$80,3402MPI Media Group
6059Hubble$42,735+24%14+2$3,052$34,003,716129Warner Bros.
6154Safety Not Guaranteed$39,693-17%48-6$826$3,820,08313FilmDistrict
6253Air Racers$32,192-38.5%10-$3,219$1,278,929223D Entertainment
6356Bernie$26,302-41.7%26-26$1,011$9,158,56219Millennium Entertainment
6467The Well-Digger's Daughter$24,448+31.9%14+4$1,746$243,1657Kino Lorber
6563Under the Sea 3D$23,569-8%7+1$3,367$30,887,018186Warner Bros.
6658Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry$17,257-50.3%18-19$958$422,2726IFC Films
6764Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World$16,293-33.1%10-$1,629$6,069,9941193D Entertainment
6848Nitro Circus: The Movie$15,154-79.8%31-99$488$3,340,8434Arc Entertainment
6970Space Station 3D$14,612+2.4%1-$14,612$86,314,886542IMAX
7068Beloved$14,221-7.8%6-1$2,370$77,2993IFC Films
71-The Ambassador$13,046-4-$3,261$14,8271Drafthouse Films
7278Chicken with Plums$11,216+71.8%3+1$3,738$100,0923Sony Pictures Classics
73106Oslo, August 31st$10,621+1,096.1%7+6$1,517$88,34315Strand Releasing
74-The Day$10,121-12-$843$12,8451Anchor Bay Films
7571Neighboring Sounds$9,500-25%2-$4,750$29,2952The Cinema Guild
7665The Awakening$8,822-55.9%13-18$678$169,6793Cohen Media Group
7769Deep Sea$7,335-49.8%2-$3,667$44,954,859340Warner Bros.
7874Take This Waltz$6,341-27.5%9-8$704$1,206,55910Magnolia Pictures
7980Neil Young Journeys$6,031+5.2%11-2$548$186,13510Sony Pictures Classics
8084A Cat in Paris$5,636+10%3-3$1,878$300,87214GKIDS
8182Teddy Bear$4,680-13.1%1-1$4,680$14,6182Film Movement
82-Little Birds$4,574-1-$4,574$6,9141Millennium Entertainment
8377360$4,458-40.1%3-9$1,486$85,2795Magnolia Pictures
8485Iron Sky$3,477-25.7%2-$1,738$68,8546Entertainment One
8598Monsieur Lazhar$3,201+74.6%2-1$1,600$1,999,88221Music Box Films
86117General Education$3,192+1,031.9%3+2$1,064$4,0162-
87110Union Square$3,191+321%2-$1,595$44,8308Dada Films
88-The Good Doctor$3,180-2-$1,590$3,1801Magnolia Pictures
8990Unforgivable$2,592-26.9%1-1$2,592$121,43810Strand Releasing
90108Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present$2,574+210.1%1-2$2,574$78,84012Music Box Films
9176Somewhere Between$2,512-67.8%1-$2,512$15,0842Long Shot Factory
9275Easy Money$2,375-71.8%2-3$1,187$187,0768The Weinstein Company
93101Free Men$1,923+21.2%1-$1,923$53,13525Film Movement
9479Painted Skin: The Resurrection$1,861-71%1-3$1,861$37,9383Well Go USA Entertainment
95104Elena$1,740+35.3%2+1$870$212,20016Zeitgeist Films
9686Kumaré$1,678-63.8%3-3$559$105,28611Kino Lorber
97102Klown
2012 Re-release
$1,630+6.7%2-1$815$65,5496Drafthouse Films
9896The Magic of Belle Isle$1,516-35.7%2-5$758$100,6499Magnolia Pictures
9983Hysteria$1,450-72.3%4-4$362$1,774,47716Sony Pictures Classics
10095Where Do We Go Now?$1,410-42.7%2-4$705$530,61717Sony Pictures Classics
10166Brother
2012 Re-release
$1,318-93%8-41$164$28,3232Music Box Films
102109You've Been Trumped$1,182+48.7%3-2$394$15,2805International Film Circuit
103-Breathing$949-1-$949$9491Kino Lorber
104105Turn Me On, Dammit!$684-26.9%1-$684$122,96723New Yorker Films
105112T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$590-13%1-$590$53,323,581724IMAX
106-The Day He Arrives$108-1-$108$11,81920The Cinema Guild