Domestic 2012 Weekend 35
August 31-September 2, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Possession | $17,725,000 | $17,732,480 | +$7,480 | <0.1% | 2,816 | $17,725,000 | $17,732,480 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | 2 | - | Lawless | $9,674,000 | $10,001,982 | +$327,982 | +3.4% | 2,888 | $11,816,000 | $12,144,429 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 3 | 3 | - | The Expendables 2 | $8,800,000 | $9,030,381 | +$230,381 | +2.6% | 3,334 | $66,159,000 | $66,389,286 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 4 | - | The Bourne Legacy | $7,248,000 | $7,232,610 | -$15,390 | -0.2% | 3,131 | $96,247,000 | $96,231,050 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | - | ParaNorman | $6,551,000 | $6,572,820 | +$21,820 | +0.3% | 3,085 | $38,025,000 | $38,052,006 | 3 | Focus Features |
| 6 | 6 | - | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $6,055,000 | $6,276,654 | +$221,654 | +3.7% | 2,635 | - | $36,154,012 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Dark Knight Rises | $5,880,000 | $6,116,335 | +$236,335 | +4% | 2,187 | $431,196,000 | $431,430,285 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Campaign | $5,445,000 | $5,710,234 | +$265,234 | +4.9% | 2,941 | $73,022,000 | $73,284,898 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 9 | - | 2016: Obama's America | $5,103,000 | - | - | - | 1,747 | $18,203,000 | - | 8 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | - | Hope Springs | $4,700,000 | $4,697,097 | -$2,903 | <0.1% | 2,441 | $52,057,000 | $52,053,604 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | - | Premium Rush | $3,900,000 | $3,971,312 | +$71,312 | +1.8% | 2,255 | $12,255,000 | $12,326,509 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 12 | - | Hit and Run | $2,611,000 | $2,586,456 | -$24,544 | -0.9% | 2,870 | $10,080,000 | $10,055,846 | 2 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 13 | 14 | +1 | Sparkle | $1,850,000 | $1,779,776 | -$70,224 | -3.8% | 1,257 | $21,777,000 | $21,706,621 | 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | The Avengers | $1,695,000 | $1,910,701 | +$215,701 | +12.7% | 1,705 | $619,545,000 | $619,760,594 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 16 | +1 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,420,000 | $1,418,738 | -$1,262 | <0.1% | 1,204 | $45,188,000 | $45,186,326 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 15 | -1 | Brave | $1,292,000 | $1,427,002 | +$135,002 | +10.4% | 1,708 | $231,666,000 | $231,801,179 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 17 | - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $1,280,000 | $1,302,841 | +$22,841 | +1.8% | 1,036 | $155,613,000 | $155,635,442 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | 18 | - | The Amazing Spider-Man | $975,000 | $924,776 | -$50,224 | -5.2% | 501 | $259,575,000 | $259,524,833 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 19 | - | Total Recall | $885,000 | $868,526 | -$16,474 | -1.9% | 756 | $56,755,000 | $56,738,151 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 20 | - | Ted | $732,000 | $810,645 | +$78,645 | +10.7% | 561 | $215,897,000 | $215,975,550 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 21 | - | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $698,000 | $718,090 | +$20,090 | +2.9% | 586 | $1,854,000 | $1,873,922 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 22 | - | Robot & Frank | $691,000 | $692,318 | +$1,318 | +0.2% | 144 | $1,139,000 | $1,140,563 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 23 | 23 | - | The Apparition | $625,000 | $632,262 | +$7,262 | +1.2% | 810 | $4,243,000 | $4,251,121 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 25 | +1 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $510,000 | $528,167 | +$18,167 | +3.6% | 267 | $9,600,000 | $9,618,106 | 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 25 | 26 | +1 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | $448,000 | $443,901 | -$4,099 | -0.9% | 2,160 | $674,000 | $669,489 | 1 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| 26 | 27 | +1 | The Intouchables | $376,000 | $379,826 | +$3,826 | +1% | 172 | $8,026,000 | $8,030,300 | 15 | The Weinstein Company |
| 27 | 28 | +1 | Moonrise Kingdom | $333,000 | $342,370 | +$9,370 | +2.8% | 197 | $44,185,000 | $44,205,438 | 15 | Focus Features |
| 28 | 29 | +1 | Sleepwalk with Me | $331,000 | $322,677 | -$8,323 | -2.5% | 29 | $421,000 | $411,893 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 29 | 30 | +1 | Step Up Revolution | $285,000 | $288,586 | +$3,586 | +1.3% | 236 | $34,102,000 | $34,170,908 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 34 | +4 | Madea's Witness Protection | $186,000 | $183,785 | -$2,215 | -1.2% | 179 | $65,256,000 | $65,254,183 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | 38 | +7 | To Rome with Love | $145,000 | $146,330 | +$1,330 | +0.9% | 94 | $16,122,000 | $16,124,016 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | 39 | +7 | For a Good Time, Call... | $141,000 | $143,935 | +$2,935 | +2.1% | 23 | $141,000 | $143,935 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 33 | 40 | +7 | Searching for Sugar Man | $140,000 | $140,674 | +$674 | +0.5% | 32 | $693,000 | $693,975 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | 41 | +7 | Samsara | $113,000 | $106,648 | -$6,352 | -5.6% | 9 | $232,000 | $224,351 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 35 | 43 | +8 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $107,000 | $104,390 | -$2,610 | -2.4% | 143 | $155,085,000 | $155,081,785 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | 44 | +8 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $104,000 | $99,368 | -$4,632 | -4.5% | 105 | $45,932,000 | $45,927,364 | 18 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 37 | 45 | +8 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $90,000 | $95,452 | +$5,452 | +6.1% | 15 | $90,000 | $95,452 | 1 | Indomina Releasing |
| 38 | 50 | +12 | The Hunger Games | $65,000 | $58,343 | -$6,657 | -10.2% | 145 | $407,988,300 | $407,981,652 | 24 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | 55 | +16 | Savages | $43,100 | $46,335 | +$3,235 | +7.5% | 82 | $47,291,600 | $47,294,840 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | 58 | +18 | The Bullet Vanishes | $40,000 | $43,444 | +$3,444 | +8.6% | 14 | $40,000 | $43,444 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 41 | 61 | +20 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $36,000 | $39,693 | +$3,693 | +10.3% | 48 | $3,816,400 | $3,820,083 | 13 | FilmDistrict |
| 42 | 63 | +21 | Bernie | $23,800 | $26,302 | +$2,502 | +10.5% | 26 | $9,156,000 | $9,158,562 | 19 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 43 | 68 | +25 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $16,000 | $15,154 | -$846 | -5.3% | 31 | $3,341,000 | $3,340,843 | 4 | Arc Entertainment |
| 44 | 71 | +27 | The Ambassador | $11,900 | $13,046 | +$1,146 | +9.6% | 4 | $13,600 | $14,827 | 1 | Drafthouse Films |
| 45 | 74 | +29 | The Day | $10,800 | $10,121 | -$679 | -6.3% | 12 | $13,500 | $12,845 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 46 | 72 | +26 | Chicken with Plums | $10,800 | $11,216 | +$416 | +3.9% | 3 | $99,700 | $100,092 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | 82 | +35 | Little Birds | $5,400 | $4,574 | -$826 | -15.3% | 1 | $7,700 | $6,914 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 48 | 97 | +49 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $1,400 | $1,630 | +$230 | +16.4% | 2 | $65,300 | $65,549 | 6 | Drafthouse Films |
