Domestic 2012 Weekend 52
December 28-30, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $32,920,000 | $31,926,068 | -$993,932 | -3% | 4,100 | $222,703,000 | $221,626,882 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | - | Django Unchained | $30,688,000 | $30,122,888 | -$565,112 | -1.8% | 3,010 | $64,008,000 | $63,443,153 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 3 | 3 | - | Les Misérables | $28,027,000 | $27,281,735 | -$745,265 | -2.7% | 2,814 | $67,466,000 | $66,720,160 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | Parental Guidance | $14,800,000 | $14,554,053 | -$245,947 | -1.7% | 3,367 | $29,589,000 | $29,342,745 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 5 | - | Jack Reacher | $14,010,000 | $13,604,191 | -$405,809 | -2.9% | 3,352 | $44,661,000 | $44,157,349 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | - | This Is 40 | $13,186,000 | $12,501,060 | -$684,940 | -5.2% | 2,914 | $37,116,000 | $36,431,350 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | - | Lincoln | $7,509,000 | $7,337,362 | -$171,638 | -2.3% | 1,966 | $132,039,000 | $131,867,159 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Guilt Trip | $6,700,000 | $6,547,462 | -$152,538 | -2.3% | 2,431 | $21,102,000 | $20,957,818 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | - | Monsters, Inc. 2012 3D Release | $6,363,000 | $6,447,437 | +$84,437 | +1.3% | 2,618 | $18,490,000 | $18,573,901 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | - | Rise of the Guardians | $4,900,000 | $4,892,291 | -$7,709 | -0.2% | 2,055 | $90,230,000 | $90,139,421 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 11 | 11 | - | Skyfall | $4,600,000 | $4,531,824 | -$68,176 | -1.5% | 1,637 | $289,600,000 | $289,559,202 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 12 | - | Silver Linings Playbook | $4,110,000 | $4,079,314 | -$30,686 | -0.7% | 745 | $27,361,000 | $27,330,036 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 13 | 13 | - | Life of Pi | $3,825,000 | $3,780,269 | -$44,731 | -1.2% | 1,178 | $84,695,000 | $84,650,453 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $2,450,000 | $2,359,289 | -$90,711 | -3.7% | 1,191 | $286,130,000 | $286,039,065 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $2,400,000 | $2,400,265 | +$265 | <0.1% | 840 | $7,407,000 | $7,426,926 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | 16 | - | Wreck-It Ralph | $2,005,000 | $1,855,213 | -$149,787 | -7.5% | 913 | $175,655,000 | $175,505,332 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 17 | - | Argo | $1,075,000 | $1,003,849 | -$71,151 | -6.6% | 345 | $108,534,000 | $108,425,960 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | 19 | +1 | Anna Karenina | $527,000 | $525,790 | -$1,210 | -0.2% | 218 | $10,709,000 | $10,705,866 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | Flight | $460,000 | $438,479 | -$21,521 | -4.7% | 400 | $91,920,000 | $91,873,236 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $429,000 | $429,694 | +$694 | +0.2% | 84 | $1,731,000 | $1,737,996 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | Hitchcock | $400,000 | $378,745 | -$21,255 | -5.3% | 349 | $5,007,000 | $4,985,679 | 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 22 | 26 | +4 | Zero Dark Thirty | $315,000 | $316,415 | +$1,415 | +0.4% | 5 | $1,368,000 | $1,368,986 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | 27 | +4 | Taken 2 | $271,000 | $243,127 | -$27,873 | -10.3% | 232 | $138,925,000 | $138,897,494 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 29 | +5 | Promised Land | $190,000 | $173,915 | -$16,085 | -8.5% | 25 | $190,000 | $173,915 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 25 | 28 | +3 | The Impossible | $185,000 | $182,576 | -$2,424 | -1.3% | 15 | $485,000 | $482,923 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 30 | +4 | Pitch Perfect | $158,000 | $158,295 | +$295 | +0.2% | 183 | $64,404,000 | $64,403,578 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 35 | +8 | Rust and Bone | $121,000 | $118,811 | -$2,189 | -1.8% | 26 | $594,000 | $591,834 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 37 | +9 | End of Watch | $92,000 | $92,043 | +$43 | <0.1% | 162 | $40,754,600 | $40,754,646 | 15 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 29 | 36 | +7 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $88,000 | $92,988 | +$4,988 | +5.7% | 125 | $17,306,300 | $17,311,829 | 15 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 40 | +10 | Amour | $60,000 | $62,044 | +$2,044 | +3.4% | 3 | $217,800 | $219,819 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 42 | +11 | Not Fade Away | $56,000 | $54,795 | -$1,205 | -2.2% | 19 | $97,000 | $95,807 | 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 32 | 44 | +12 | Chasing Ice | $48,000 | $48,000 | $0 | - | 40 | $780,100 | $780,100 | 8 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 33 | 47 | +14 | Sinister | $40,000 | $40,156 | +$156 | +0.4% | 82 | $48,056,800 | $48,056,940 | 12 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | 50 | +16 | Alex Cross | $37,000 | $36,945 | -$55 | -0.1% | 77 | $25,864,000 | $25,863,915 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | 51 | +16 | Searching for Sugar Man | $29,900 | $32,686 | +$2,786 | +9.3% | 28 | $3,007,300 | $3,010,160 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | 57 | +21 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $21,000 | $20,752 | -$248 | -1.2% | 50 | $53,885,000 | $53,884,821 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 65 | +28 | West of Memphis | $13,900 | $13,360 | -$540 | -3.9% | 5 | $22,900 | $22,356 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | 67 | +29 | ParaNorman | $9,500 | $8,880 | -$620 | -6.5% | 22 | $55,995,200 | $55,994,557 | 20 | Focus Features |
