Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 24th, 2012
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Expendables 2 |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$13,423,579 |
-53% |
3,355 |
$4,001 |
$52,237,523 |
10 |
| 2 |
(2) |
The Bourne Legacy |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$9,336,005 |
-45% |
3,654 |
$2,555 |
$85,522,220 |
17 |
| 3 |
(3) |
ParaNorman |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$8,639,288 |
-39% |
3,455 |
$2,501 |
$28,261,577 |
10 |
| 4 |
(4) |
The Campaign |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$7,472,397 |
-43% |
3,302 |
$2,263 |
$64,575,569 |
17 |
| 5 |
(6) |
The Dark Knight Rises |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$7,222,317 |
-34% |
2,606 |
$2,771 |
$422,255,218 |
38 |
| 6 |
(7) |
The Odd Life of Timothy Green |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$7,122,552 |
-34% |
2,598 |
$2,742 |
$27,077,042 |
12 |
| 7 |
(13) |
2016: Obama's America |
Rocky Mountain Pictures |
Documentary |
$6,509,433 |
+423% |
1,091 |
$5,966 |
$9,347,309 |
45 |
| 8 |
new |
Premium Rush |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$6,030,164 |
|
2,255 |
$2,674 |
$6,030,164 |
3 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Hope Springs |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,725,107 |
-37% |
2,402 |
$2,383 |
$44,806,571 |
19 |
| 10 |
new |
Hit & Run |
Open Road |
Comedy |
$4,526,222 |
|
2,870 |
$1,577 |
$5,719,256 |
5 |
| 11 |
(5) |
Sparkle |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$3,983,822 |
-66% |
2,244 |
$1,775 |
$18,656,896 |
10 |
| 12 |
new |
The Apparition |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$2,841,488 |
|
810 |
$3,508 |
$2,841,488 |
3 |
| 13 |
(9) |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$2,245,917 |
-41% |
1,965 |
$1,143 |
$42,883,517 |
24 |
| 14 |
(10) |
Total Recall |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$1,760,436 |
-49% |
1,576 |
$1,117 |
$55,173,773 |
24 |
| 15 |
(11) |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$1,751,301 |
-42% |
1,550 |
$1,130 |
$153,500,076 |
45 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Ted |
Universal |
Comedy |
$947,430 |
-39% |
783 |
$1,210 |
$214,762,805 |
59 |
| 17 |
(18) |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$605,801 |
-14% |
374 |
$1,620 |
$213,689,062 |
80 |
| 18 |
(16) |
Brave |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$516,772 |
-37% |
452 |
$1,143 |
$230,089,038 |
66 |
| 19 |
(15) |
Step Up Revolution |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$493,908 |
-53% |
428 |
$1,154 |
$33,703,321 |
31 |
| 20 |
(17) |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$491,890 |
-35% |
418 |
$1,177 |
$258,355,827 |
56 |
| 21 |
(19) |
Beasts of the Southern Wild |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$463,125 |
-18% |
212 |
$2,185 |
$8,859,718 |
61 |
| 22 |
(14) |
Ek Tha Tiger |
Yash Raj Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$434,516 |
-62% |
119 |
$3,651 |
$2,347,774 |
12 |
| 23 |
(20) |
Moonrise Kingdom |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$401,929 |
-20% |
332 |
$1,211 |
$43,671,697 |
94 |
| 24 |
(22) |
The Intouchables |
Weinstein Co. |
Comedy |
$351,378 |
-4% |
194 |
$1,811 |
$10,446,575 |
94 |
| 25 |
(25) |
Celeste and Jesse Forever |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$288,901 |
+17% |
115 |
$2,512 |
$1,029,497 |
24 |
| 26 |
(53) |
Robot and Frank |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$284,105 |
+699% |
46 |
$6,176 |
$335,414 |
10 |
| 27 |
(23) |
Men in Black 3 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$239,554 |
-21% |
232 |
$1,033 |
$178,515,577 |
94 |
| 28 |
(21) |
The Watch |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$230,558 |
-54% |
250 |
$922 |
$33,465,235 |
31 |
| 29 |
(30) |
Magic Mike |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$228,442 |
+15% |
355 |
$643 |
$113,086,544 |
59 |
| 30 |
(33) |
Killer Joe |
LD Distribution |
Black Comedy |
$195,000 |
+32% |
60 |
$3,250 |
$935,839 |
31 |
| 31 |
(26) |
To Rome with Love |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$194,542 |
-20% |
221 |
$880 |
$15,879,766 |
66 |
| 32 |
(28) |
The Queen of Versailles |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$191,192 |
-8% |
96 |
$1,992 |
$1,538,385 |
38 |
| 33 |
(24) |
Ruby Sparks |
Fox Searchlight |
Romantic Comedy |
$163,534 |
-46% |
135 |
$1,211 |
$2,105,380 |
33 |
| 34 |
(27) |
Snow White and the Huntsman |
Universal |
Adventure |
$155,225 |
-26% |
194 |
$800 |
$154,917,255 |
87 |
| 35 |
(45) |
Cosmopolis |
Entertainment One |
Thriller/Suspense |
$154,529 |
+120% |
63 |
$2,453 |
$448,349 |
10 |
| 36 |
(31) |
To the Arctic 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$135,729 |
-14% |
52 |
$2,610 |
$7,955,834 |
129 |
| 37 |
(36) |
Searching for Sugar Man |
Mongrel Media |
Documentary |
$121,211 |
+14% |
29 |
$4,180 |
$495,153 |
31 |
| 38 |
(32) |
Marvel's The Avengers |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$115,335 |
-23% |
123 |
$938 |
$617,800,446 |
115 |
| 39 |
(29) |
The Hunger Games |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$114,851 |
-44% |
189 |
$608 |
$407,884,011 |
157 |
| 40 |
(38) |
2 Days in New York |
Magnolia Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$95,442 |
-5% |
41 |
$2,328 |
$284,116 |
17 |
| 41 |
(35) |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$92,812 |
-14% |
112 |
$829 |
$45,753,836 |
115 |
| 42 |
(37) |
Savages |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$84,250 |
-20% |
117 |
$720 |
$47,202,295 |
52 |
| 43 |
(42) |
The Imposter |
Indomina Releasing |
Documentary |
$80,391 |
-4% |
24 |
$3,350 |
$385,509 |
45 |
| 44 |
(56) |
Red Hook Summer |
Variance/40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks |
Drama |
$79,944 |
+243% |
29 |
$2,757 |
$168,685 |
17 |
| 45 |
(39) |
Farewell, My Queen |
Cohen Media Group |
Drama |
$79,856 |
-17% |
64 |
$1,248 |
$1,089,539 |
45 |
| 46 |
new |
Samsara |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Documentary |
$76,222 |
|
2 |
$38,111 |
$76,222 |
3 |
| 47 |
(41) |
Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D |
ARC Entertainment |
Documentary |
$75,038 |
-21% |
130 |
$577 |
$3,296,628 |
19 |
| 48 |
new |
Sleepwalk With Me |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$68,801 |
|
1 |
$68,801 |
$68,801 |
3 |
| 49 |
(34) |
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$60,096 |
-47% |
106 |
$567 |
$65,054,638 |
59 |
| 50 |
(43) |
Prometheus |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$58,041 |
-24% |
91 |
$638 |
$126,297,836 |
80 |
| 51 |
(44) |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$52,719 |
-28% |
75 |
$703 |
$37,397,117 |
66 |
| 52 |
(51) |
Safety Not Guaranteed |
FilmDistrict |
Comedy |
$47,809 |
+17% |
54 |
$885 |
$3,754,737 |
80 |
| 53 |
(49) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$47,208 |
+1% |
33 |
$1,431 |
$20,675,874 |
507 |
| 54 |
(47) |
Bernie |
Millennium Entertainment |
Black Comedy |
$45,123 |
-27% |
52 |
$868 |
$9,117,656 |
122 |
| 55 |
(60) |
Compliance |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$44,749 |
+172% |
11 |
$4,068 |
$88,095 |
10 |
| 56 |
(48) |
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$34,695 |
-29% |
36 |
$964 |
$383,886 |
31 |
| 57 |
(-) |
Hubble 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$34,452 |
|
12 |
$2,871 |
$34,523,556 |
892 |
| 58 |
(46) |
Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D |
Paramount Pictures |
Concert/Performance |
$28,239 |
-55% |
66 |
$428 |
$25,309,910 |
53 |
| 59 |
new |
Little White Lies |
MPI Media Group |
Comedy |
$25,654 |
|
3 |
$8,551 |
$25,654 |
3 |
| 60 |
(-) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$25,631 |
|
6 |
$4,272 |
$32,261,061 |
1,291 |
| 62 |
(50) |
The Well-Digger's Daughter |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$18,538 |
-57% |
10 |
$1,854 |
$225,862 |
68 |
| 63 |
(54) |
Beloved |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$15,417 |
-40% |
7 |
$2,202 |
$55,434 |
10 |
| 64 |
(-) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$14,610 |
|
2 |
$7,305 |
$44,953,239 |
2,369 |
| 65 |
(-) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$14,268 |
|
1 |
$14,268 |
$86,313,248 |
3,783 |
| 66 |
(58) |
Your Sister's Sister |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$11,237 |
-36% |
15 |
$749 |
$1,597,486 |
73 |
| 67 |
(59) |
People Like Us |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$9,263 |
-46% |
23 |
$403 |
$12,431,792 |
59 |
| 68 |
(57) |
Take This Waltz |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$8,743 |
-52% |
17 |
$514 |
$1,194,474 |
59 |
| 69 |
(61) |
Easy Money |
Weinstein Co. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$8,435 |
-36% |
5 |
$1,687 |
$180,207 |
47 |
| 70 |
new |
Somewhere Between |
Long Shot Factory |
Documentary |
$7,799 |
|
1 |
$7,799 |
$7,799 |
3 |
| 71 |
(64) |
360 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,445 |
-18% |
12 |
$620 |
$77,122 |
24 |
| 72 |
(62) |
Chicken with Plums |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$6,527 |
-42% |
2 |
$3,264 |
$85,495 |
10 |
| 73 |
(-) |
Painted Skin: The Resurrection |
Well Go USA |
Action |
$6,424 |
|
4 |
$1,606 |
$33,212 |
10 |
| 74 |
(63) |
Neil Young Journeys |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Concert/Performance |
$5,732 |
-47% |
13 |
$441 |
$176,605 |
59 |
| 75 |
(-) |
Total Recall |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$5,511 |
|
1 |
$5,511 |
$108,580,729 |
8,123 |
| 76 |
(65) |
Hysteria |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,230 |
-40% |
8 |
$654 |
$3,324,611 |
101 |
| 77 |
(72) |
Kumaré |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$4,635 |
+14% |
6 |
$773 |
$100,798 |
68 |
| 78 |
(67) |
Dark Horse |
Brainstorm Media |
Drama |
$3,973 |
-30% |
5 |
$795 |
$166,228 |
80 |
| 79 |
(97) |
Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$3,846 |
+4,534% |
2 |
$1,923 |
$38,168 |
108 |
| 80 |
new |
Wild Horse, Wild Ride |
Screen Media Films |
Documentary |
$3,610 |
|
1 |
$3,610 |
$3,610 |
3 |
| 82 |
(68) |
Death by China |
Area23a |
Documentary |
$3,286 |
-42% |
1 |
$3,286 |
$10,572 |
10 |
| 83 |
(69) |
Trishna |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$3,208 |
-41% |
11 |
$292 |
$240,381 |
45 |
| 84 |
(71) |
Meet the Fokkens |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$2,682 |
-41% |
1 |
$2,682 |
$25,324 |
19 |
| 85 |
(76) |
Where Do We Go Now |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$2,460 |
+1% |
6 |
$410 |
$527,423 |
108 |
| 86 |
(77) |
The Magic of Belle Isle |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$2,356 |
-2% |
7 |
$337 |
$97,931 |
52 |
| 87 |
(94) |
The Invisible War |
Cinedigm |
Documentary |
$2,097 |
+458% |
4 |
$524 |
$56,417 |
66 |
| 88 |
(74) |
Monsieur Lazhar |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$1,833 |
-39% |
3 |
$611 |
$3,361,236 |
136 |
| 89 |
(-) |
Ballplayer: Pelotero |
Strand |
Documentary |
$1,777 |
|
2 |
$889 |
$43,337 |
45 |
| 90 |
(86) |
$upercapitalist |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,657 |
+49% |
1 |
$1,657 |
$15,919 |
17 |
| 91 |
(83) |
Celine & Julie Go Boating |
New Yorker |
|
$1,417 |
-16% |
1 |
$1,417 |
$30,831 |
115 |
| 92 |
(78) |
Elena |
Zeitgeist |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,286 |
-44% |
1 |
$1,286 |
$210,460 |
103 |
| 93 |
(91) |
Turn Me On, Dammit! |
New Yorker |
Comedy |
$936 |
+29% |
1 |
$936 |
$122,050 |
150 |
| 94 |
(75) |
Oslo, August 31st |
Strand |
Drama |
$888 |
-66% |
1 |
$888 |
$77,143 |
94 |
| 95 |
(93) |
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present |
Music Box Films |
Documentary |
$830 |
+116% |
3 |
$277 |
$76,138 |
75 |
| 96 |
(89) |
You've Been Trumped |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$795 |
-12% |
5 |
$159 |
$12,079 |
28 |
| 97 |
(73) |
Union Square |
Dada Films |
Drama |
$758 |
-75% |
2 |
$379 |
$41,385 |
45 |
| 98 |
(81) |
Grand Illusion |
Rialto Pictures |
|
$700 |
-61% |
1 |
$700 |
$392,110 |
27,013 |
| 99 |
(-) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$678 |
|
1 |
$678 |
$53,322,740 |
5,057 |
| 100 |
(-) |
The Deep Blue Sea |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$498 |
|
1 |
$498 |
$1,125,588 |
157 |
| 101 |
(87) |
5 Broken Cameras |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$361 |
-67% |
1 |
$361 |
$66,773 |
89 |
| 102 |
(-) |
OC87 |
Fisher-Klingenstein Films |
Documentary |
$339 |
|
1 |
$339 |
$40,667 |
94 |
| 103 |
(-) |
Alps |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$312 |
|
1 |
$312 |
$6,645 |
45 |
| 104 |
(-) |
Pink Ribbons Inc. |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$165 |
|
2 |
$83 |
$25,677 |
87 |
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