Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 17th, 2012
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
The Expendables 2 |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$28,591,370 |
|
3,316 |
$8,622 |
$28,591,370 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
The Bourne Legacy |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$17,057,385 |
-55% |
3,753 |
$4,545 |
$69,618,465 |
10 |
| 3 |
new |
ParaNorman |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$14,087,050 |
|
3,429 |
$4,108 |
$14,087,050 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
The Campaign |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$13,127,289 |
-51% |
3,255 |
$4,033 |
$51,435,826 |
10 |
| 5 |
new |
Sparkle |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$11,643,342 |
|
2,244 |
$5,189 |
$11,643,342 |
3 |
| 6 |
(3) |
The Dark Knight Rises |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$11,011,349 |
-42% |
3,157 |
$3,488 |
$409,787,260 |
31 |
| 7 |
new |
The Odd Life of Timothy Green |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$10,822,903 |
|
2,598 |
$4,166 |
$15,100,918 |
5 |
| 8 |
(4) |
Hope Springs |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$9,111,529 |
-38% |
2,361 |
$3,859 |
$35,063,321 |
12 |
| 9 |
(6) |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$3,834,737 |
-52% |
2,737 |
$1,401 |
$38,747,058 |
17 |
| 10 |
(5) |
Total Recall |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$3,472,829 |
-57% |
2,434 |
$1,427 |
$51,755,272 |
17 |
| 11 |
(7) |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$3,005,507 |
-53% |
2,274 |
$1,322 |
$150,191,923 |
38 |
| 12 |
(8) |
Ted |
Universal |
Comedy |
$1,543,080 |
-52% |
1,169 |
$1,320 |
$213,064,385 |
52 |
| 13 |
(23) |
2016: Obama's America |
Rocky Mountain Pictures |
Documentary |
$1,244,698 |
+292% |
169 |
$7,365 |
$2,062,200 |
38 |
| 14 |
new |
Ek Tha Tiger |
Yash Raj Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,139,340 |
|
118 |
$9,655 |
$1,484,404 |
5 |
| 15 |
(9) |
Step Up Revolution |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$1,040,170 |
-65% |
905 |
$1,149 |
$32,776,588 |
24 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Brave |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$815,785 |
-55% |
641 |
$1,273 |
$229,121,303 |
59 |
| 17 |
(11) |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$758,807 |
-64% |
598 |
$1,269 |
$257,435,325 |
49 |
| 18 |
(19) |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$708,023 |
+68% |
406 |
$1,744 |
$212,684,700 |
73 |
| 19 |
(14) |
Beasts of the Southern Wild |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$563,293 |
-22% |
236 |
$2,387 |
$8,110,969 |
54 |
| 20 |
(15) |
Moonrise Kingdom |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$503,385 |
-18% |
282 |
$1,785 |
$42,966,193 |
87 |
| 21 |
(10) |
The Watch |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$502,413 |
-77% |
513 |
$979 |
$33,062,599 |
24 |
| 22 |
(21) |
The Intouchables |
Weinstein Co. |
Comedy |
$366,655 |
-2% |
194 |
$1,890 |
$9,885,074 |
87 |
| 23 |
(16) |
Men in Black 3 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$303,756 |
-40% |
258 |
$1,177 |
$178,127,919 |
87 |
| 24 |
(17) |
Ruby Sparks |
Fox Searchlight |
Romantic Comedy |
$301,226 |
-32% |
218 |
$1,382 |
$1,796,597 |
26 |
| 25 |
(33) |
Celeste and Jesse Forever |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$246,927 |
+97% |
67 |
$3,685 |
$615,488 |
17 |
| 26 |
(20) |
To Rome with Love |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$244,287 |
-42% |
160 |
$1,527 |
$15,553,959 |
59 |
| 27 |
(25) |
Snow White and the Huntsman |
Universal |
Adventure |
$208,615 |
-24% |
244 |
$855 |
$154,660,660 |
80 |
| 28 |
(28) |
The Queen of Versailles |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$208,444 |
-2% |
83 |
$2,511 |
$1,246,635 |
31 |
| 29 |
(22) |
The Hunger Games |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$204,955 |
-37% |
230 |
$891 |
$407,688,212 |
150 |
| 30 |
(18) |
Magic Mike |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$199,389 |
-53% |
255 |
$782 |
$112,720,182 |
52 |
| 31 |
(29) |
To the Arctic 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$158,489 |
-24% |
52 |
$3,048 |
$7,656,274 |
122 |
| 32 |
(26) |
Marvel's The Avengers |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$148,968 |
-45% |
142 |
$1,049 |
$617,595,391 |
108 |
| 33 |
(31) |
Killer Joe |
LD Distribution |
Black Comedy |
$147,350 |
+1% |
42 |
$3,508 |
$663,007 |
24 |
| 34 |
(24) |
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$112,655 |
-61% |
199 |
$566 |
$64,958,425 |
52 |
| 35 |
(30) |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$108,355 |
-36% |
128 |
$847 |
$45,592,328 |
108 |
| 36 |
(40) |
Searching for Sugar Man |
Mongrel Media |
Documentary |
$106,283 |
+68% |
27 |
$3,936 |
$309,359 |
24 |
| 37 |
(27) |
Savages |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$104,720 |
-57% |
154 |
$680 |
$47,057,935 |
45 |
| 38 |
(52) |
2 Days in New York |
Magnolia Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$100,375 |
+319% |
20 |
$5,019 |
$144,055 |
10 |
| 39 |
(36) |
Farewell, My Queen |
Cohen Media Group |
Drama |
$96,235 |
-3% |
56 |
$1,718 |
$966,200 |
38 |
| 40 |
new |
The Awakening |
Cohen Media Group |
Horror |
$95,933 |
|
70 |
$1,370 |
$95,933 |
3 |
| 41 |
(13) |
Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D |
ARC Entertainment |
Documentary |
$95,355 |
-92% |
424 |
$225 |
$3,077,961 |
12 |
| 42 |
(46) |
The Imposter |
Indomina Releasing |
Documentary |
$83,631 |
+91% |
19 |
$4,402 |
$273,245 |
38 |
| 43 |
(35) |
Prometheus |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$76,010 |
-32% |
101 |
$753 |
$126,195,339 |
73 |
| 44 |
(37) |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$73,292 |
-19% |
105 |
$698 |
$37,307,111 |
59 |
| 45 |
new |
Cosmopolis |
Entertainment One |
Thriller/Suspense |
$70,339 |
|
3 |
$23,446 |
$266,912 |
3 |
| 46 |
(32) |
Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D |
Paramount Pictures |
Concert/Performance |
$62,668 |
-55% |
140 |
$448 |
$25,240,988 |
46 |
| 47 |
(38) |
Bernie |
Millenium Entertainment |
Black Comedy |
$62,219 |
-22% |
71 |
$876 |
$9,046,932 |
115 |
| 48 |
(43) |
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$49,103 |
-10% |
39 |
$1,259 |
$322,102 |
24 |
| 49 |
(41) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$46,684 |
-25% |
33 |
$1,415 |
$20,580,463 |
500 |
| 50 |
(55) |
The Well-Digger's Daughter |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$43,563 |
+118% |
17 |
$2,563 |
$194,404 |
61 |
| 52 |
(45) |
From Beneath |
Nocturnal Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$36,855 |
-23% |
15 |
$2,457 |
$119,763 |
10 |
| 53 |
new |
Robot and Frank |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$35,539 |
|
2 |
$17,770 |
$35,539 |
3 |
| 54 |
new |
Beloved |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$25,825 |
|
5 |
$5,165 |
$25,825 |
3 |
| 55 |
(49) |
Sea Rex 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$25,242 |
-36% |
10 |
$2,524 |
$5,984,039 |
815 |
| 56 |
(48) |
Red Hook Summer |
Variance/40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks |
Drama |
$23,280 |
-42% |
9 |
$2,587 |
$78,273 |
10 |
| 57 |
(51) |
Take This Waltz |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$18,365 |
-25% |
22 |
$835 |
$1,175,318 |
52 |
| 58 |
(58) |
Your Sister's Sister |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$17,508 |
+9% |
26 |
$673 |
$1,573,712 |
66 |
| 59 |
(44) |
People Like Us |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$17,308 |
-67% |
54 |
$321 |
$12,412,386 |
52 |
| 60 |
new |
Compliance |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$16,427 |
|
1 |
$16,427 |
$16,427 |
3 |
| 61 |
(56) |
Easy Money |
Weinstein Co. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$13,195 |
-27% |
5 |
$2,639 |
$165,786 |
40 |
| 62 |
new |
Chicken with Plums |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$11,301 |
|
2 |
$5,651 |
$53,477 |
3 |
| 63 |
(70) |
Neil Young Journeys |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Concert/Performance |
$10,789 |
+83% |
23 |
$469 |
$163,864 |
52 |
| 64 |
(62) |
360 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$9,077 |
-6% |
8 |
$1,135 |
$64,539 |
17 |
| 65 |
(73) |
Hysteria |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$8,659 |
+50% |
14 |
$619 |
$3,319,381 |
94 |
| 66 |
new |
Side by Side |
TriBeca Films |
Documentary |
$6,956 |
|
1 |
$6,956 |
$6,956 |
3 |
| 67 |
(75) |
Dark Horse |
Brainstorm Media |
Drama |
$5,702 |
+9% |
6 |
$950 |
$159,023 |
73 |
| 68 |
new |
Death by China |
Area23a |
Documentary |
$5,701 |
|
1 |
$5,701 |
$5,701 |
3 |
| 69 |
(69) |
Trishna |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$5,481 |
-11% |
11 |
$498 |
$234,432 |
38 |
| 70 |
(61) |
Max et les ferrailleurs |
Rialto Pictures |
Drama |
$4,675 |
-58% |
1 |
$4,675 |
$25,120 |
10 |
| 71 |
(65) |
Meet the Fokkens |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$4,573 |
-40% |
1 |
$4,573 |
$19,667 |
12 |
| 72 |
(78) |
Kumaré |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$4,061 |
n/c |
3 |
$1,354 |
$94,354 |
61 |
| 73 |
(94) |
Union Square |
Dada Films |
Drama |
$3,064 |
+268% |
2 |
$1,532 |
$39,347 |
38 |
| 74 |
(63) |
Monsieur Lazhar |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$3,008 |
-65% |
6 |
$501 |
$3,357,073 |
129 |
| 75 |
(-) |
Oslo, August 31st |
Strand |
Drama |
$2,642 |
|
2 |
$1,321 |
$75,325 |
87 |
| 76 |
(98) |
Where Do We Go Now |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$2,442 |
+620% |
5 |
$488 |
$524,135 |
101 |
| 77 |
(66) |
The Magic of Belle Isle |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$2,401 |
-67% |
4 |
$600 |
$94,610 |
45 |
| 78 |
(82) |
Elena |
Zeitgeist |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,304 |
-18% |
2 |
$1,152 |
$208,667 |
96 |
| 80 |
(81) |
Jiro Dreams of Sushi |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$2,172 |
-31% |
3 |
$724 |
$2,550,508 |
164 |
| 81 |
(85) |
Grand Illusion |
Rialto Pictures |
|
$1,804 |
-8% |
1 |
$1,804 |
$391,410 |
27,006 |
| 82 |
(97) |
Darling Companion |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$1,749 |
+375% |
3 |
$583 |
$793,352 |
122 |
| 83 |
(-) |
Celine & Julie Go Boating |
New Yorker |
|
$1,689 |
|
1 |
$1,689 |
$29,414 |
108 |
| 84 |
new |
Why Stop Now |
IFC Films |
Comedy |
$1,641 |
|
3 |
$547 |
$1,641 |
3 |
| 85 |
(-) |
The Salt of Life |
Zeitgeist |
Comedy |
$1,334 |
|
1 |
$1,334 |
$317,060 |
171 |
| 86 |
(64) |
$upercapitalist |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,110 |
-87% |
1 |
$1,110 |
$13,220 |
10 |
| 87 |
(101) |
5 Broken Cameras |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$1,078 |
+476% |
1 |
$1,078 |
$65,118 |
82 |
| 88 |
(91) |
The Graduate |
Embassy |
Comedy |
$1,023 |
-7% |
1 |
$1,023 |
$94,276 |
16,314 |
| 89 |
(83) |
You've Been Trumped |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$906 |
-60% |
2 |
$453 |
$10,842 |
21 |
| 90 |
(86) |
I Wish |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$788 |
-51% |
3 |
$263 |
$145,697 |
101 |
| 91 |
(-) |
Turn Me On, Dammit! |
New Yorker |
Comedy |
$727 |
|
1 |
$727 |
$121,114 |
143 |
| 92 |
(96) |
Damsels in Distress |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Black Comedy |
$670 |
+51% |
2 |
$335 |
$1,007,535 |
136 |
| 93 |
(80) |
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present |
Music Box Films |
Documentary |
$384 |
-90% |
1 |
$384 |
$75,308 |
68 |
| 94 |
(-) |
The Invisible War |
Cinedigm |
Documentary |
$376 |
|
1 |
$376 |
$54,208 |
59 |
| 95 |
(99) |
China Heavyweight |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$300 |
-8% |
1 |
$300 |
$9,395 |
14 |
| 96 |
(-) |
The Long Day Closes |
The Film Desk |
Drama |
$231 |
|
1 |
$231 |
$21,722 |
150 |
| 97 |
(88) |
Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$83 |
-94% |
1 |
$83 |
$33,139 |
101 |
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