Domestic 2012 Weekend 51
December 21-23, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $36,705,000 | $36,888,365 | +$183,365 | +0.5% | 4,100 | $149,858,000 | $150,041,265 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | - | Jack Reacher | $15,600,000 | $15,210,156 | -$389,844 | -2.5% | 3,352 | $15,600,000 | $15,210,156 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | - | This Is 40 | $12,031,000 | $11,579,175 | -$451,825 | -3.8% | 2,912 | $12,031,000 | $11,579,175 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | Rise of the Guardians | $5,900,000 | $5,732,817 | -$167,183 | -2.8% | 3,031 | $79,694,000 | $79,527,047 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | 5 | - | Lincoln | $5,633,000 | $5,525,774 | -$107,226 | -1.9% | 2,293 | $116,781,000 | $116,673,598 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | - | The Guilt Trip | $5,390,000 | $5,290,629 | -$99,371 | -1.8% | 2,431 | $7,421,000 | $7,321,243 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release | $5,040,000 | $4,774,686 | -$265,314 | -5.3% | 2,618 | $6,525,000 | $6,259,667 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Skyfall | $4,700,000 | $4,867,540 | +$167,540 | +3.6% | 2,365 | $279,972,000 | $279,959,314 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 9 | - | Life of Pi | $3,800,000 | $4,017,237 | +$217,237 | +5.7% | 1,750 | $76,156,000 | $76,373,481 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $2,600,000 | $2,626,955 | +$26,955 | +1% | 2,000 | $281,606,000 | $281,632,689 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | 11 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $2,135,000 | $2,162,993 | +$27,993 | +1.3% | 840 | $2,254,000 | $2,282,368 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | Wreck-It Ralph | $2,003,000 | $1,819,036 | -$183,964 | -9.2% | 1,444 | $171,926,000 | $171,741,561 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | - | Silver Linings Playbook | $1,821,000 | $1,781,196 | -$39,804 | -2.2% | 371 | $19,901,000 | $19,861,238 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 14 | 14 | - | Dabangg 2 | $1,000,000 | $1,019,213 | +$19,213 | +1.9% | 166 | $1,000,000 | $1,019,213 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 15 | 15 | - | Argo | $903,000 | $899,693 | -$3,307 | -0.4% | 450 | $106,439,000 | $106,435,363 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 16 | - | Red Dawn | $800,000 | $794,880 | -$5,120 | -0.6% | 1,011 | $42,632,000 | $42,626,783 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 17 | 17 | - | Flight | $709,000 | $678,171 | -$30,829 | -4.3% | 742 | $90,989,000 | $90,957,858 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | 18 | - | Anna Karenina | $668,000 | $669,187 | +$1,187 | +0.2% | 331 | $9,646,000 | $9,639,374 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 19 | - | Hitchcock | $600,000 | $579,676 | -$20,324 | -3.4% | 535 | $4,215,000 | $4,194,968 | 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 20 | 20 | - | Playing for Keeps | $430,000 | $424,105 | -$5,895 | -1.4% | 851 | $12,416,000 | $12,410,463 | 3 | FilmDistrict |
| 21 | 21 | - | Zero Dark Thirty | $410,000 | $417,150 | +$7,150 | +1.7% | 5 | $639,000 | $646,162 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | 22 | - | Hyde Park on Hudson | $399,000 | $387,579 | -$11,421 | -2.9% | 86 | $921,000 | $916,571 | 3 | Focus Features |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | Taken 2 | $215,000 | $204,623 | -$10,377 | -4.8% | 275 | $138,480,000 | $138,469,723 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 26 | +2 | The Impossible | $139,000 | $143,818 | +$4,818 | +3.5% | 15 | $139,000 | $143,818 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | 27 | +2 | Pitch Perfect | $135,000 | $130,545 | -$4,455 | -3.3% | 214 | $64,129,000 | $64,124,358 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 28 | +2 | Rust and Bone | $129,000 | $126,763 | -$2,237 | -1.7% | 27 | $369,000 | $366,529 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | 31 | +4 | The Sessions | $95,000 | $91,222 | -$3,778 | -4% | 98 | $5,378,800 | $5,375,009 | 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 28 | 32 | +4 | Chasing Ice | $83,200 | $83,200 | $0 | - | 47 | $709,300 | $709,300 | 7 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 29 | 34 | +5 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $71,000 | $77,094 | +$6,094 | +8.6% | 141 | $17,140,600 | $17,146,730 | 14 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 37 | +7 | Amour | $70,700 | $68,266 | -$2,434 | -3.4% | 3 | $100,200 | $97,817 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 44 | +13 | The Other Son | $36,600 | $36,600 | $0 | - | 31 | $1,105,900 | $1,105,900 | 9 | Cohen Media Group |
| 32 | 50 | +18 | Alex Cross | $27,000 | $27,298 | +$298 | +1.1% | 94 | $25,801,000 | $25,801,291 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | 49 | +16 | Sinister | $27,000 | $28,154 | +$1,154 | +4.3% | 93 | $47,986,800 | $47,988,003 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | 54 | +20 | Not Fade Away | $19,000 | $19,182 | +$182 | +1% | 3 | $19,000 | $19,182 | 1 | Paramount Vantage |
| 35 | 58 | +23 | Searching for Sugar Man | $16,800 | $15,703 | -$1,097 | -6.5% | 25 | $2,961,600 | $2,960,488 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | 59 | +23 | Holy Motors | $14,100 | $14,100 | $0 | - | 11 | $476,900 | $476,900 | 10 | Indomina Releasing |
| 37 | 60 | +23 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $13,000 | $12,141 | -$859 | -6.6% | 50 | $53,851,000 | $53,849,888 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | 67 | +29 | Samsara | $6,200 | $6,306 | +$106 | +1.7% | 8 | $2,602,000 | $2,601,847 | 18 | Oscilloscope |
| 39 | 80 | +41 | Burn 2012 Re-release | $1,600 | $1,600 | $0 | - | 1 | $111,300 | $111,300 | 7 | Area 23a |
