Domestic 2012 Week 33
August 17-23, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Expendables 2 | $38,813,944 | - | 3,316 | - | $11,705 | $38,813,944 | 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 2 | 1 | The Bourne Legacy | $23,625,135 | -55.1% | 3,753 | +8 | $6,295 | $76,186,215 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | - | ParaNorman | $19,622,289 | - | 3,429 | - | $5,722 | $19,622,289 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 4 | 2 | The Campaign | $18,794,635 | -50.9% | 3,255 | +50 | $5,774 | $57,103,172 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 3 | The Dark Knight Rises | $16,256,990 | -42.3% | 3,157 | -533 | $5,149 | $415,032,901 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 10 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $15,676,475 | +266.4% | 2,598 | +47 | $6,034 | $19,954,490 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | - | Sparkle | $14,673,074 | - | 2,244 | - | $6,538 | $14,673,074 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | 4 | Hope Springs | $13,129,672 | -38.9% | 2,361 | - | $5,561 | $39,081,464 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 5 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $5,725,279 | -54.4% | 2,308 | -1,093 | $2,480 | $40,637,600 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 6 | Total Recall | $5,130,894 | -57.9% | 2,151 | -1,450 | $2,385 | $53,413,337 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 7 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $4,562,359 | -53.8% | 1,930 | -917 | $2,363 | $151,748,775 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | 8 | Ted | $2,294,070 | -53.1% | 1,018 | -925 | $2,253 | $213,815,375 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 23 | 2016: Obama's America | $2,054,507 | +263.7% | 169 | +108 | $12,156 | $2,837,876 | 6 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 14 | 30 | Ek Tha Tiger | $1,568,194 | +354.5% | 120 | - | $13,068 | $1,913,258 | 2 | Yash Raj Films |
| 15 | 9 | Step Up Revolution | $1,472,995 | -66.7% | 905 | -993 | $1,627 | $33,209,413 | 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 16 | 13 | Brave | $1,266,748 | -55.7% | 576 | -534 | $2,199 | $229,572,266 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | - | Hit and Run | $1,193,034 | - | 2,698 | - | $442 | $1,193,034 | 1 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 18 | 12 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $1,187,419 | -64.4% | 542 | -1,043 | $2,190 | $257,863,937 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 18 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $1,106,584 | +55.4% | 406 | +100 | $2,725 | $213,083,261 | 11 | DreamWorks |
| 20 | - | Singin' in the Rain 2012 Re-release | $1,021,714 | - | - | - | - | $1,021,714 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 15 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $848,917 | -23.5% | 230 | -52 | $3,690 | $8,396,593 | 9 | - |
| 22 | 16 | Moonrise Kingdom | $806,960 | -19.5% | 282 | -165 | $2,861 | $43,269,768 | 13 | Focus Features |
| 23 | 11 | The Watch | $674,491 | -80.1% | 395 | -1,613 | $1,707 | $33,234,677 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 22 | The Intouchables | $576,778 | -3.1% | 194 | - | $2,973 | $7,108,864 | 13 | The Weinstein Company |
| 25 | 14 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $456,419 | -74.4% | 298 | -502 | $1,531 | $3,221,590 | 3 | Arc Entertainment |
| 26 | 17 | Men in Black³ | $451,860 | -42.3% | 258 | -37 | $1,751 | $178,276,023 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 20 | Ruby Sparks | $446,475 | -36% | 194 | -58 | $2,301 | $1,941,846 | 5 | - |
| 28 | 21 | To Rome with Love | $375,552 | -41.3% | 160 | -104 | $2,347 | $15,685,224 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | 35 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $372,035 | +89.2% | 67 | +49 | $5,552 | $740,596 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 19 | Magic Mike | $337,309 | -52.1% | 255 | -195 | $1,322 | $112,858,102 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 27 | To the Arctic 3D | $322,320 | -21.2% | 52 | - | $6,198 | $7,820,105 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | 25 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $309,955 | -27.5% | 244 | -29 | $1,270 | $154,762,030 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | 31 | The Queen of Versailles | $309,002 | -4.5% | 77 | -12 | $4,013 | $1,347,193 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 34 | 24 | The Hunger Games | $285,903 | -44.3% | 230 | -30 | $1,243 | $407,769,160 | 22 | Lionsgate Films |
| 35 | 26 | The Avengers | $238,688 | -43.9% | 142 | -78 | $1,680 | $617,685,111 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | 34 | Killer Joe | $224,790 | -1.5% | 42 | +6 | $5,352 | $738,102 | 4 | LD Entertainment |
| 37 | 29 | Savages | $223,340 | -42.7% | 154 | -116 | $1,450 | $47,118,045 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | 32 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $177,051 | -36% | 120 | -47 | $1,475 | $45,661,024 | 16 | - |
| 39 | 46 | Searching for Sugar Man | $170,866 | +71% | 27 | +12 | $6,328 | $373,942 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | 28 | Madea's Witness Protection | $148,772 | -61.9% | 199 | -165 | $747 | $64,994,542 | 8 | Lionsgate Films |
| 41 | 55 | Two Days in New York | $144,994 | +231.9% | 20 | +12 | $7,249 | $188,674 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 42 | 38 | Farewell, My Queen | $139,718 | -14.9% | 60 | +2 | $2,328 | $1,009,762 | 6 | Cohen Media Group |
| 43 | - | The Awakening | $132,698 | - | 70 | - | $1,895 | $132,698 | 1 | Cohen Media Group |
| 44 | 40 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $127,317 | -9.3% | 18 | - | $7,073 | $3,560,311 | 46 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 45 | 37 | Prometheus | $120,466 | -33.8% | 101 | -40 | $1,192 | $126,239,795 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | 51 | The Imposter | $115,504 | +76% | 19 | +6 | $6,079 | $305,124 | 6 | - |
| 47 | 39 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $110,579 | -23.7% | 105 | -25 | $1,053 | $37,344,398 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | 33 | Part of Me | $103,351 | -57.7% | 140 | -62 | $738 | $25,281,671 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 49 | 44 | Hubble | $98,164 | -7.2% | 13 | -1 | $7,551 | $33,889,594 | 127 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | - | Cosmopolis | $97,247 | - | 3 | - | $32,415 | $293,820 | 1 | Entertainment One |
| 51 | 41 | Born to Be Wild | $94,887 | -24.7% | 33 | - | $2,875 | $20,628,666 | 72 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | 42 | Bernie | $87,820 | -29.1% | 52 | -36 | $1,688 | $9,072,537 | 17 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 53 | 43 | Air Racers | $85,146 | -19.7% | 10 | - | $8,514 | $1,181,477 | 20 | 3D Entertainment |
| 54 | 47 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $76,192 | -17.1% | 31 | +6 | $2,457 | $349,191 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 55 | 45 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $64,321 | -35.8% | 54 | -19 | $1,191 | $3,706,928 | 11 | FilmDistrict |
| 56 | 49 | From Beneath | $61,215 | -26.2% | 15 | -3 | $4,081 | $144,123 | 2 | Nocturnal Features |
| 57 | 50 | Under the Sea 3D | $59,759 | -26.5% | 7 | - | $8,537 | $30,809,446 | 184 | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | 53 | Space Station 3D | $54,086 | -7.2% | 2 | - | $27,043 | $86,267,674 | 540 | IMAX |
| 59 | - | Robot & Frank | $51,309 | - | 2 | - | $25,654 | $51,309 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 60 | 52 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $49,535 | -18.1% | 10 | - | $4,953 | $6,008,332 | 117 | 3D Entertainment |
| 61 | - | Compliance | $43,346 | - | 1 | - | $43,346 | $43,346 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | 59 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $42,976 | +29.6% | 15 | -1 | $2,865 | $193,817 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
| 63 | - | Beloved | $40,017 | - | 5 | - | $8,003 | $40,017 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 64 | - | Chicken with Plums | $36,792 | - | 2 | - | $18,396 | $78,968 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 65 | 54 | Red Hook Summer | $33,748 | -38.6% | 9 | +5 | $3,749 | $88,714 | 2 | Variance Films |
| 66 | 63 | Deep Sea | $31,150 | +15.5% | 2 | - | $15,575 | $44,924,887 | 338 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | 64 | Your Sister's Sister | $30,045 | +18% | 26 | -7 | $1,155 | $1,586,249 | 10 | IFC Films |
| 68 | 58 | Take This Waltz | $28,778 | -21.7% | 24 | -5 | $1,199 | $1,185,731 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 69 | 48 | People Like Us | $27,451 | -68.2% | 54 | -86 | $508 | $12,422,529 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 70 | - | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $26,788 | - | 6 | - | $4,464 | $26,788 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 71 | 61 | Easy Money | $19,181 | -30.1% | 5 | -2 | $3,836 | $171,772 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 72 | 62 | Bill W. | $19,073 | -30.2% | 10 | - | $1,907 | $451,901 | 14 | Page 124 Productions |
| 73 | 76 | Neil Young Journeys | $17,798 | +76.5% | 23 | +9 | $773 | $170,873 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | 74 | Iron Sky | $17,184 | +41.9% | 4 | - | $4,296 | $48,218 | 5 | Entertainment One |
| 75 | 67 | 360 | $14,215 | -26% | 8 | -1 | $1,776 | $69,677 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 76 | 81 | Hysteria | $12,475 | +36.4% | 14 | -2 | $891 | $1,765,777 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 77 | 84 | Dark Horse | $8,934 | +10.8% | 6 | -2 | $1,489 | $162,255 | 11 | - |
| 78 | - | Side by Side | $8,885 | - | 1 | - | $8,885 | $8,885 | 1 | Tribeca Films |
| 79 | 66 | Max and the Junkmen | $8,729 | -57.3% | 1 | - | $8,729 | $29,174 | 2 | Rialto Pictures |
| 80 | 75 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $8,606 | -22.3% | 5 | - | $1,721 | $51,575 | 5 | Tribeca Films |
| 81 | 78 | Trishna | $8,222 | -17.2% | 11 | -2 | $747 | $237,173 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 82 | 71 | Meet the Fokkens | $7,548 | -40.1% | 1 | - | $7,548 | $22,642 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 83 | - | Death by China | $7,286 | - | 1 | - | $7,286 | $7,286 | 1 | Area 23a |
| 84 | 79 | A Cat in Paris | $6,510 | -30.3% | 7 | -5 | $930 | $288,505 | 12 | GKIDS |
| 85 | 87 | Kumaré | $5,870 | -10.9% | 1 | -5 | $5,870 | $96,163 | 10 | Kino Lorber |
| 86 | 69 | Monsieur Lazhar | $5,339 | -63.7% | 6 | -4 | $889 | $1,993,532 | 19 | Music Box Films |
| 87 | 104 | Union Square | $4,344 | +338.3% | 2 | - | $2,172 | $40,627 | 6 | Dada Films |
| 88 | 83 | Klown 2012 Re-release | $4,162 | -50.8% | 4 | -1 | $1,040 | $59,746 | 4 | Drafthouse Films |
| 89 | 88 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $4,142 | -24.5% | 3 | - | $1,380 | $2,552,478 | 24 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 90 | - | Oslo, August 31st | $3,572 | - | 2 | - | $1,786 | $76,255 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 91 | 70 | Unforgivable | $3,450 | -73.3% | 2 | -4 | $1,725 | $113,806 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 92 | 80 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $3,366 | -63.9% | 4 | -4 | $841 | $95,575 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 93 | 111 | Where Do We Go Now? | $3,270 | +502.2% | 5 | +4 | $654 | $524,953 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 94 | 91 | Elena | $2,811 | -26.8% | 2 | -1 | $1,405 | $209,174 | 15 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 95 | 90 | Grand Illusion | $2,775 | -29.3% | 1 | -1 | $2,775 | $145,053 | 15 | Rialto Pictures |
| 96 | - | Why Stop Now? | $2,432 | - | 3 | - | $810 | $2,432 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 97 | 118 | 5 Broken Cameras | $2,372 | +682.8% | 3 | +2 | $790 | $66,412 | 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 98 | 112 | Darling Companion | $2,212 | +309.6% | 3 | -1 | $737 | $793,815 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 99 | 73 | Supercapitalist | $2,152 | -82.2% | 1 | - | $2,152 | $14,262 | 2 | Truly Indie |
| 100 | 98 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $2,059 | -18.1% | 1 | - | $2,059 | $53,322,062 | 722 | IMAX |
| 101 | - | The Salt of Life | $1,679 | - | 1 | - | $1,679 | $317,405 | 25 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 102 | - | How to Grow a Band | $1,615 | - | 1 | - | $1,615 | $15,318 | 19 | International Film Circuit |
| 103 | 108 | Damsels in Distress | $1,590 | +153.2% | 2 | - | $795 | $1,008,455 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 104 | - | Teddy Bear | $1,373 | - | 1 | - | $1,373 | $1,373 | 1 | Film Movement |
| 105 | 95 | You've Been Trumped | $1,348 | -57% | 2 | - | $674 | $11,284 | 3 | International Film Circuit |
| 106 | 102 | The Graduate 45th Anniversary Reunion | $1,336 | -17.5% | 1 | - | $1,336 | $43,466 | 20 | Rialto Pictures |
| 107 | 99 | Nobody Else But You | $1,266 | -48.5% | 3 | +1 | $422 | $34,322 | 15 | First Run |
| 108 | 100 | I Wish | $899 | -57.2% | 3 | - | $299 | $145,808 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 109 | - | The Extraordinary Voyage | $738 | - | 1 | - | $738 | $51,645 | 28 | Flicker Alley |
| 110 | 121 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $727 | +330.2% | 1 | - | $727 | $121,114 | 21 | New Yorker Films |
| 111 | 113 | The Deep Blue Sea | $498 | -2.4% | 1 | - | $498 | $1,125,588 | 22 | Music Box Films |
| 112 | - | The Devil, Probably | $494 | - | 1 | - | $494 | $25,372 | 32 | The Film Desk |
| 113 | 101 | The Invisible War | $488 | -73.6% | 1 | -2 | $488 | $54,320 | 9 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 114 | 89 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $384 | -92% | 1 | -3 | $384 | $75,308 | 11 | Music Box Films |
| 115 | 107 | This Is Not a Film | $341 | -47.2% | 1 | - | $341 | $69,646 | 26 | Palisades Tartan |
| 116 | - | Wish Me Away | $316 | - | 1 | - | $316 | $18,268 | 12 | First Run |
| 117 | 110 | China Heavyweight | $300 | -46.2% | 1 | - | $300 | $9,395 | 7 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 118 | - | The Color Wheel | $93 | - | 1 | - | $93 | $17,095 | 14 | - |
| 119 | 120 | Galapagos | $31 | -82.2% | 1 | - | $31 | $18,093,046 | 669 | IMAX |
