Domestic 2012 Weekend 37
September 14-16, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Resident Evil: Retribution | $21,100,000 | $21,052,227 | -$47,773 | -0.2% | 3,012 | $21,100,000 | $21,052,227 | 1 | Screen Gems |
| 2 | 2 | - | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $17,504,000 | $16,687,773 | -$816,227 | -4.7% | 2,904 | $17,504,000 | $16,687,773 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | - | The Possession | $5,800,000 | $5,766,378 | -$33,622 | -0.6% | 2,860 | $41,167,000 | $41,133,490 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 4 | - | Lawless | $4,219,000 | $4,348,377 | +$129,377 | +3.1% | 3,063 | $30,141,000 | $30,270,131 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | ParaNorman | $3,039,000 | $3,092,941 | +$53,941 | +1.8% | 2,326 | $49,336,000 | $49,389,187 | 5 | Focus Features |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | The Expendables 2 | $3,030,000 | $3,146,001 | +$116,001 | +3.8% | 2,896 | $80,290,000 | $80,405,980 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Words | $2,880,000 | $2,861,273 | -$18,727 | -0.7% | 2,801 | $9,160,000 | $9,141,158 | 2 | CBS Films |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Bourne Legacy | $2,875,000 | $2,852,475 | -$22,525 | -0.8% | 2,170 | $107,817,000 | $107,794,135 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $2,511,000 | $2,598,636 | +$87,636 | +3.5% | 2,415 | - | $46,372,284 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Campaign | $2,405,000 | $2,418,163 | +$13,163 | +0.5% | 2,002 | $82,857,000 | $82,870,319 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Dark Knight Rises | $2,140,000 | $2,182,449 | +$42,449 | +2% | 1,581 | $441,011,000 | $441,053,078 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 13 | +1 | Arbitrage | $2,070,000 | $2,002,165 | -$67,835 | -3.3% | 197 | $2,070,000 | $2,002,165 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 13 | 12 | -1 | 2016: Obama's America | $2,031,000 | - | - | - | 1,876 | $30,080,000 | - | 10 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | - | Hope Springs | $1,800,000 | $1,825,180 | +$25,180 | +1.4% | 1,946 | $60,450,000 | $60,475,281 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | 15 | - | Last Ounce of Courage | $1,708,000 | - | - | - | 1,407 | $1,708,000 | - | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 16 | 16 | - | Premium Rush | $1,250,000 | $1,270,910 | +$20,910 | +1.7% | 1,339 | $18,800,000 | $18,834,782 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 18 | +1 | The Cold Light of Day | $840,000 | $847,366 | +$7,366 | +0.9% | 1,511 | $3,272,000 | $3,279,550 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | 19 | +1 | The Master | $730,000 | $736,311 | +$6,311 | +0.9% | 5 | $730,000 | $736,311 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 19 | 21 | +2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $565,000 | $581,581 | +$16,581 | +2.9% | 541 | $157,877,000 | $157,893,663 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 20 | - | The Avengers | $545,000 | $593,991 | +$48,991 | +9% | 442 | $622,169,000 | $622,217,210 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $500,000 | $509,343 | +$9,343 | +1.9% | 591 | $47,333,000 | $47,342,130 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 26 | +4 | Robot & Frank | $428,000 | $378,101 | -$49,899 | -11.7% | 209 | $2,623,000 | $2,573,006 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 23 | 29 | +6 | Sleepwalk with Me | $417,000 | $345,713 | -$71,287 | -17.1% | 118 | $1,334,000 | $1,265,056 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 24 | 23 | -1 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $400,000 | $390,093 | -$9,907 | -2.5% | 322 | $2,835,000 | $2,825,462 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | 25 | - | Ted | $393,000 | $378,120 | -$14,880 | -3.8% | 411 | $217,446,000 | $217,431,880 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 27 | +1 | Hit and Run | $377,000 | $365,135 | -$11,865 | -3.1% | 651 | $13,333,000 | $13,321,816 | 4 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 27 | 30 | +3 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $305,000 | $289,015 | -$15,985 | -5.2% | 306 | $215,620,000 | $215,604,243 | 15 | DreamWorks |
| 28 | 32 | +4 | For a Good Time, Call... | $271,000 | $270,441 | -$559 | -0.2% | 107 | $818,000 | $815,473 | 3 | Focus Features |
| 29 | 33 | +4 | The Intouchables | $263,000 | $254,347 | -$8,653 | -3.3% | 180 | $8,963,000 | $8,954,589 | 17 | The Weinstein Company |
| 30 | 34 | +4 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $256,000 | $243,551 | -$12,449 | -4.9% | 212 | $10,673,000 | $10,660,984 | 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 31 | 35 | +4 | Samsara | $241,000 | $241,205 | +$205 | <0.1% | 62 | $827,000 | $825,651 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 32 | 38 | +6 | Stolen | $204,000 | $183,125 | -$20,875 | -10.2% | 141 | $204,000 | $183,125 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 33 | 37 | +4 | Moonrise Kingdom | $196,000 | $189,986 | -$6,014 | -3.1% | 157 | $44,925,000 | $44,931,569 | 17 | Focus Features |
| 34 | 36 | +2 | Step Up Revolution | $195,000 | $220,528 | +$25,528 | +13.1% | 268 | $34,728,000 | $34,753,588 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | 39 | +4 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $156,000 | $145,796 | -$10,204 | -6.5% | 152 | $2,913,000 | $2,903,541 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | 42 | +6 | Searching for Sugar Man | $113,000 | $101,263 | -$11,737 | -10.4% | 34 | $1,054,000 | $1,042,970 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 41 | +4 | Madea's Witness Protection | $110,000 | $103,331 | -$6,669 | -6.1% | 160 | $65,630,000 | $65,623,128 | 12 | Lionsgate |
| 38 | 47 | +9 | To Rome with Love | $78,300 | $69,634 | -$8,666 | -11.1% | 85 | $16,439,600 | $16,430,989 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 39 | 48 | +9 | The Imposter | $58,200 | $61,426 | +$3,226 | +5.5% | 30 | $675,900 | $679,130 | 10 | Indomina Releasing |
| 40 | 53 | +13 | Detropia | $42,400 | $42,054 | -$346 | -0.8% | 5 | $68,500 | $68,179 | 2 | Loki Films |
| 41 | 56 | +15 | Keep the Lights On | $32,000 | $31,978 | -$22 | <0.1% | 5 | $112,000 | $112,024 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 42 | 59 | +17 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $31,500 | $28,215 | -$3,285 | -10.4% | 21 | $52,200 | $48,917 | 4 | Screen Media Films |
| 43 | 57 | +14 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $30,000 | $30,417 | +$417 | +1.4% | 46 | $3,921,000 | $3,921,388 | 15 | FilmDistrict |
| 44 | 60 | +16 | Liberal Arts | $30,000 | $27,435 | -$2,565 | -8.6% | 4 | $30,000 | $27,435 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 45 | 64 | +19 | Bangkok Revenge | $25,000 | $22,116 | -$2,884 | -11.5% | 22 | $25,000 | $22,116 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 46 | 65 | +19 | Chicken with Plums | $24,100 | $21,855 | -$2,245 | -9.3% | 17 | $144,100 | $141,826 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | 63 | +16 | 10 Years | $23,300 | $22,707 | -$593 | -2.5% | 3 | $23,300 | $22,707 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 48 | 76 | +28 | Bernie | $12,500 | $11,175 | -$1,325 | -10.6% | 10 | $9,204,500 | $9,202,813 | 21 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 49 | 79 | +30 | Hello I Must Be Going | $9,500 | $8,570 | -$930 | -9.8% | 2 | $41,000 | $40,109 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 50 | 81 | +31 | Somewhere Between | $8,700 | $7,500 | -$1,200 | -13.8% | 1 | $25,500 | $24,355 | 4 | Long Shot Factory |
| 51 | 84 | +33 | The Bullet Vanishes | $6,500 | $6,539 | +$39 | +0.6% | 4 | $109,200 | $109,211 | 3 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 52 | 91 | +39 | Little Birds | $4,000 | $4,027 | +$27 | +0.7% | 2 | $16,600 | $16,590 | 3 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 53 | 102 | +49 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $1,900 | $2,044 | +$144 | +7.6% | 7 | $3,368,000 | $3,367,888 | 6 | Arc Entertainment |
| 54 | 112 | +58 | Starry Starry Night | $600 | $1,050 | +$450 | +75% | 1 | $8,100 | $9,550 | 26 | China Lion Film Distribution |
