Domestic 2012 Weekend 38
September 21-23, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | +1 | House at the End of the Street | $13,000,000 | $12,287,234 | -$712,766 | -5.5% | 3,083 | $13,000,000 | $12,287,234 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 2 | 1 | -1 | End of Watch | $13,000,000 | $13,152,683 | +$152,683 | +1.2% | 2,730 | $13,000,000 | $13,152,683 | 1 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 3 | 3 | - | Trouble with the Curve | $12,720,000 | $12,162,040 | -$557,960 | -4.4% | 3,212 | $12,720,000 | $12,162,040 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | - | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $9,446,000 | $9,641,474 | +$195,474 | +2.1% | 2,904 | $29,979,000 | $30,175,449 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | - | Resident Evil: Retribution | $6,700,000 | $6,701,803 | +$1,803 | <0.1% | 3,016 | $33,468,000 | $33,469,530 | 2 | Screen Gems |
| 6 | 6 | - | Dredd | $6,300,000 | $6,278,491 | -$21,509 | -0.3% | 2,506 | $6,300,000 | $6,278,491 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Master | $5,000,000 | $4,391,092 | -$608,908 | -12.2% | 788 | $6,059,000 | $5,446,975 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Possession | $2,630,000 | $2,641,990 | +$11,990 | +0.5% | 2,598 | $45,650,000 | $45,291,617 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | 10 | +1 | Lawless | $2,321,000 | $2,286,215 | -$34,785 | -1.5% | 2,614 | $34,512,000 | $34,477,134 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | 9 | -1 | ParaNorman | $2,297,000 | $2,345,630 | +$48,630 | +2.1% | 1,617 | $52,566,000 | $52,582,728 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Bourne Legacy | $1,650,000 | $1,609,875 | -$40,125 | -2.4% | 1,431 | $110,400,000 | $110,402,575 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $1,531,000 | $1,543,090 | +$12,090 | +0.8% | 1,752 | - | $48,655,828 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | - | The Expendables 2 | $1,431,000 | $1,457,853 | +$26,853 | +1.9% | 1,820 | $82,993,000 | $83,019,805 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | 16 | +2 | Arbitrage | $1,284,000 | $1,189,700 | -$94,300 | -7.3% | 244 | $3,952,000 | $3,858,207 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,260,000 | $1,266,144 | +$6,144 | +0.5% | 948 | $443,118,000 | $443,124,014 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 15 | -1 | The Campaign | $1,230,000 | $1,205,136 | -$24,864 | -2% | 1,250 | $85,011,000 | $84,986,201 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 17 | - | 2016: Obama's America | $918,000 | $937,525 | +$19,525 | +2.1% | 1,216 | $32,003,000 | $32,022,602 | 11 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 18 | 18 | - | Hope Springs | $860,000 | $856,228 | -$3,772 | -0.4% | 1,147 | $62,158,000 | $62,154,383 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 19 | - | The Words | $775,000 | $755,640 | -$19,360 | -2.5% | 1,247 | $11,020,000 | $11,000,211 | 3 | CBS Films |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | Last Ounce of Courage | $547,000 | $562,535 | +$15,535 | +2.8% | 1,064 | $2,749,000 | $2,764,721 | 2 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $525,000 | $540,114 | +$15,114 | +2.9% | 420 | $158,456,000 | $158,561,292 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 24 | +2 | The Avengers | $466,000 | $466,320 | +$320 | <0.1% | 290 | $622,888,000 | $622,888,162 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | 26 | +3 | Premium Rush | $370,000 | $362,338 | -$7,662 | -2.1% | 567 | $19,673,000 | $19,665,102 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 27 | +3 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $315,000 | $330,919 | +$15,919 | +5.1% | 374 | $47,763,000 | $47,779,318 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 31 | +6 | Sleepwalk with Me | $297,000 | $231,079 | -$65,921 | -22.2% | 135 | $1,697,000 | $1,625,694 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 26 | 32 | +6 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $244,000 | $228,359 | -$15,641 | -6.4% | 4 | $244,000 | $228,359 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | 30 | +3 | Ted | $231,000 | $244,655 | +$13,655 | +5.9% | 293 | $217,800,000 | $217,838,900 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 33 | +5 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $220,000 | $223,659 | +$3,659 | +1.7% | 240 | $215,893,000 | $215,896,451 | 16 | DreamWorks |
| 29 | 35 | +6 | Robot & Frank | $198,000 | $182,222 | -$15,778 | -8% | 156 | $2,902,000 | $2,894,058 | 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 30 | 34 | +4 | Samsara | $198,000 | $192,121 | -$5,879 | -3% | 59 | $1,156,000 | $1,150,061 | 5 | Oscilloscope |
| 31 | 36 | +5 | The Intouchables | $182,000 | $181,625 | -$375 | -0.2% | 156 | $9,267,000 | $9,266,850 | 18 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | 37 | +5 | For a Good Time, Call... | $148,000 | $147,178 | -$822 | -0.6% | 105 | $1,092,000 | $1,084,252 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 33 | 39 | +6 | Hit and Run | $130,000 | $135,377 | +$5,377 | +4.1% | 291 | $13,601,000 | $13,606,218 | 5 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 34 | 40 | +6 | Moonrise Kingdom | $129,000 | $127,879 | -$1,121 | -0.9% | 120 | $45,153,000 | $45,161,623 | 18 | Focus Features |
| 35 | 42 | +7 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $126,000 | $123,747 | -$2,253 | -1.8% | 132 | $10,905,000 | $10,902,973 | 13 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 36 | 38 | +2 | Step Up Revolution | $123,000 | $140,477 | +$17,477 | +14.2% | 182 | $34,943,000 | $34,960,068 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 37 | 44 | +7 | Searching for Sugar Man | $100,900 | $93,338 | -$7,562 | -7.5% | 38 | $1,194,000 | $1,186,139 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | 43 | +5 | My Uncle Rafael | $100,000 | $109,747 | +$9,747 | +9.7% | 14 | $100,000 | $109,747 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 39 | 47 | +8 | 10 Years | $78,100 | $73,946 | -$4,154 | -5.3% | 43 | $109,200 | $104,861 | 2 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 40 | 46 | +6 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2012 IMAX Release | $74,000 | $75,114 | +$1,114 | +1.5% | 85 | $3,054,000 | $3,055,303 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | 49 | +8 | The Cold Light of Day | $65,000 | $59,543 | -$5,457 | -8.4% | 155 | $3,696,900 | $3,691,394 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 42 | 48 | +6 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $64,200 | $63,700 | -$500 | -0.8% | 3 | $64,200 | $63,700 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 43 | 50 | +7 | To Rome with Love | $57,500 | $54,441 | -$3,059 | -5.3% | 50 | $16,531,200 | $16,528,107 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | 53 | +9 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $50,800 | $47,092 | -$3,708 | -7.3% | 54 | $3,020,900 | $3,017,153 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | 54 | +9 | Killer Joe | $46,200 | $46,200 | $0 | - | 70 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | 9 | LD Entertainment |
| 46 | 57 | +11 | Occupy Unmasked | $44,000 | $40,952 | -$3,048 | -6.9% | 4 | $44,000 | $40,952 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 47 | 58 | +11 | Liberal Arts | $40,000 | $38,582 | -$1,418 | -3.5% | 20 | $78,000 | $76,367 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 48 | 60 | +12 | Detropia | $37,200 | $33,093 | -$4,107 | -11% | 11 | $131,400 | $127,308 | 3 | Loki Films |
| 49 | 59 | +10 | Stolen | $32,500 | $34,274 | +$1,774 | +5.5% | 99 | $288,000 | $289,773 | 2 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 50 | 62 | +12 | How to Survive a Plague | $28,000 | $28,250 | +$250 | +0.9% | 4 | $28,000 | $28,250 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 51 | 68 | +17 | Hello I Must Be Going | $22,900 | $20,653 | -$2,247 | -9.8% | 15 | $67,300 | $65,030 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 52 | 66 | +14 | Keep the Lights On | $22,600 | $22,889 | +$289 | +1.3% | 8 | $149,800 | $150,130 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 53 | 70 | +17 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $19,000 | $20,130 | +$1,130 | +5.9% | 40 | $3,957,000 | $3,958,045 | 16 | FilmDistrict |
| 54 | 95 | +41 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | $6,500 | $3,850 | -$2,650 | -40.8% | 1 | $6,500 | $3,850 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 55 | 94 | +39 | Hellbound? | $4,300 | $3,938 | -$362 | -8.4% | 4 | $4,300 | $3,938 | 1 | Area 23a |
| 56 | 102 | +46 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $1,800 | $2,227 | +$427 | +23.7% | 7 | $3,371,000 | $3,371,469 | 7 | Arc Entertainment |
