Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 31st, 2012
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
The Possession |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$17,732,480 |
|
2,816 |
$6,297 |
$17,732,480 |
3 |
| 2 |
new |
Lawless |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$10,001,982 |
|
2,888 |
$3,463 |
$12,144,429 |
5 |
| 3 |
(1) |
The Expendables 2 |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$9,030,381 |
-33% |
3,334 |
$2,709 |
$66,389,286 |
17 |
| 4 |
(2) |
The Bourne Legacy |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,232,610 |
-23% |
3,131 |
$2,310 |
$96,231,050 |
24 |
| 5 |
(3) |
ParaNorman |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$6,572,820 |
-24% |
3,085 |
$2,131 |
$38,052,006 |
17 |
| 6 |
(6) |
The Odd Life of Timothy Green |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$6,276,654 |
-12% |
2,635 |
$2,382 |
$36,154,012 |
19 |
| 7 |
(5) |
The Dark Knight Rises |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$6,116,335 |
-15% |
2,187 |
$2,797 |
$431,430,285 |
45 |
| 8 |
(4) |
The Campaign |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$5,710,234 |
-24% |
2,941 |
$1,942 |
$73,284,898 |
24 |
| 9 |
(7) |
2016: Obama's America |
Rocky Mountain Pictures |
Documentary |
$5,608,973 |
-14% |
1,747 |
$3,211 |
$18,776,003 |
52 |
| 10 |
(9) |
Hope Springs |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$4,697,097 |
-18% |
2,441 |
$1,924 |
$52,053,604 |
26 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Premium Rush |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,971,312 |
-34% |
2,255 |
$1,761 |
$12,326,509 |
10 |
| 12 |
(10) |
Hit & Run |
Open Road |
Comedy |
$2,586,456 |
-43% |
2,870 |
$901 |
$10,055,846 |
12 |
| 13 |
(38) |
Marvel's The Avengers |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,910,701 |
+1,557% |
1,705 |
$1,121 |
$619,760,594 |
122 |
| 14 |
(11) |
Sparkle |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$1,779,776 |
-55% |
1,257 |
$1,416 |
$21,706,621 |
17 |
| 15 |
(18) |
Brave |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,427,002 |
+176% |
1,708 |
$835 |
$231,801,179 |
73 |
| 16 |
(13) |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$1,418,738 |
-37% |
1,204 |
$1,178 |
$45,186,326 |
31 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$1,302,628 |
-26% |
1,036 |
$1,257 |
$155,635,442 |
52 |
| 18 |
(20) |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$924,776 |
+88% |
501 |
$1,846 |
$259,524,833 |
63 |
| 19 |
(14) |
Total Recall |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$868,526 |
-51% |
756 |
$1,149 |
$56,738,151 |
31 |
| 20 |
(25) |
Celeste and Jesse Forever |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$718,090 |
+149% |
586 |
$1,225 |
$1,873,922 |
31 |
| 21 |
(26) |
Robot and Frank |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$692,318 |
+144% |
144 |
$4,808 |
$1,140,563 |
17 |
| 22 |
(12) |
The Apparition |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$632,262 |
-78% |
810 |
$781 |
$4,251,121 |
10 |
| 23 |
(17) |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$630,209 |
+4% |
505 |
$1,248 |
$214,539,658 |
87 |
| 24 |
(21) |
Beasts of the Southern Wild |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$528,167 |
+14% |
267 |
$1,978 |
$9,618,106 |
68 |
| 25 |
new |
The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure |
Kenn Viselman Presents |
Adventure |
$443,901 |
|
2,160 |
$206 |
$670,253 |
5 |
| 26 |
(24) |
The Intouchables |
Weinstein Co. |
Comedy |
$379,826 |
+8% |
175 |
$2,170 |
$11,016,633 |
101 |
| 27 |
(23) |
Moonrise Kingdom |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$342,370 |
-15% |
197 |
$1,738 |
$44,205,438 |
101 |
| 28 |
(48) |
Sleepwalk With Me |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$322,677 |
+369% |
29 |
$11,127 |
$411,893 |
10 |
| 29 |
(19) |
Step Up Revolution |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$288,586 |
-42% |
236 |
$1,223 |
$34,170,908 |
38 |
| 30 |
(28) |
The Watch |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$228,206 |
-1% |
195 |
$1,170 |
$33,762,406 |
38 |
| 31 |
(27) |
Men in Black 3 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$188,572 |
-21% |
186 |
$1,014 |
$178,792,770 |
101 |
| 32 |
(49) |
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$183,785 |
+206% |
179 |
$1,027 |
$65,254,183 |
66 |
| 33 |
(30) |
Killer Joe |
LD Distribution |
Black Comedy |
$170,000 |
-13% |
73 |
$2,329 |
$1,291,645 |
38 |
| 34 |
(32) |
The Queen of Versailles |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$163,772 |
-14% |
87 |
$1,882 |
$1,800,820 |
45 |
| 35 |
(36) |
To the Arctic 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$158,089 |
+16% |
52 |
$3,040 |
$8,231,655 |
136 |
| 36 |
(29) |
Magic Mike |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$158,066 |
-31% |
268 |
$590 |
$113,390,930 |
66 |
| 37 |
(31) |
To Rome with Love |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$146,330 |
-25% |
94 |
$1,557 |
$16,124,016 |
73 |
| 38 |
new |
For a Good Time Call |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$143,935 |
|
23 |
$6,258 |
$143,935 |
3 |
| 39 |
(37) |
Searching for Sugar Man |
Mongrel Media |
Documentary |
$140,674 |
+16% |
32 |
$4,396 |
$693,975 |
38 |
| 40 |
(46) |
Samsara |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Documentary |
$113,371 |
+49% |
9 |
$12,597 |
$231,620 |
10 |
| 41 |
new |
Joker |
UTV Communications |
Comedy |
$105,366 |
|
74 |
$1,424 |
$105,366 |
3 |
| 42 |
(34) |
Snow White and the Huntsman |
Universal |
Adventure |
$104,390 |
-33% |
143 |
$730 |
$155,081,785 |
94 |
| 43 |
(41) |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$99,368 |
+7% |
105 |
$946 |
$45,927,364 |
122 |
| 44 |
new |
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D |
Indomina Releasing |
Action |
$95,452 |
|
15 |
$6,363 |
$95,452 |
3 |
| 45 |
(40) |
2 Days in New York |
Magnolia Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$90,968 |
-5% |
42 |
$2,166 |
$417,844 |
24 |
| 46 |
(33) |
Ruby Sparks |
Fox Searchlight |
Romantic Comedy |
$89,597 |
-45% |
78 |
$1,149 |
$2,269,687 |
40 |
| 47 |
(35) |
Cosmopolis |
Entertainment One |
Thriller/Suspense |
$89,049 |
-42% |
65 |
$1,370 |
$606,137 |
17 |
| 48 |
(43) |
The Imposter |
Indomina Releasing |
Documentary |
$78,101 |
-3% |
31 |
$2,519 |
$496,572 |
52 |
| 49 |
(39) |
The Hunger Games |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$58,343 |
-49% |
145 |
$402 |
$407,981,652 |
164 |
| 50 |
new |
Mugamoodi |
UTV Communications |
Action |
$56,603 |
|
21 |
$2,695 |
$56,603 |
3 |
| 51 |
(55) |
Compliance |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$54,141 |
+21% |
19 |
$2,850 |
$165,599 |
17 |
| 52 |
(44) |
Red Hook Summer |
Variance/40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks |
Drama |
$52,859 |
-34% |
41 |
$1,289 |
$245,106 |
24 |
| 53 |
(53) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$48,871 |
+4% |
33 |
$1,481 |
$20,766,515 |
514 |
| 54 |
(42) |
Savages |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$46,335 |
-45% |
82 |
$565 |
$47,294,840 |
59 |
| 55 |
(51) |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$46,052 |
-13% |
49 |
$940 |
$37,465,452 |
73 |
| 56 |
(50) |
Prometheus |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$45,847 |
-21% |
55 |
$834 |
$126,376,360 |
87 |
| 57 |
(59) |
Little White Lies |
MPI Media Group |
Comedy |
$43,037 |
+68% |
12 |
$3,586 |
$80,340 |
10 |
| 58 |
(52) |
Safety Not Guaranteed |
FilmDistrict |
Comedy |
$39,693 |
-17% |
48 |
$827 |
$3,820,083 |
87 |
| 59 |
(-) |
Air Racers 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$32,192 |
|
10 |
$3,219 |
$1,278,929 |
151 |
| 60 |
(54) |
Bernie |
Millenium Entertainment |
Black Comedy |
$26,302 |
-42% |
26 |
$1,012 |
$9,158,557 |
129 |
| 61 |
(62) |
The Well-Digger's Daughter |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$24,448 |
+32% |
14 |
$1,746 |
$256,470 |
75 |
| 62 |
(56) |
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$17,257 |
-50% |
18 |
$959 |
$422,272 |
38 |
| 63 |
(-) |
Sea Rex 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$16,293 |
|
10 |
$1,629 |
$6,069,994 |
829 |
| 64 |
(-) |
Side by Side |
TriBeca Films |
Documentary |
$16,087 |
|
4 |
$4,022 |
$28,592 |
17 |
| 65 |
(47) |
Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D |
ARC Entertainment |
Documentary |
$16,000 |
-79% |
31 |
$516 |
$3,341,000 |
26 |
| 66 |
(63) |
Beloved |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$14,221 |
-8% |
6 |
$2,370 |
$77,299 |
17 |
| 67 |
(72) |
Chicken with Plums |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$11,216 |
+72% |
3 |
$3,739 |
$100,092 |
17 |
| 68 |
new |
The Day |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Thriller/Suspense |
$10,121 |
|
12 |
$843 |
$12,845 |
5 |
| 69 |
(-) |
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai |
TriBeca Films |
Drama |
$7,818 |
|
4 |
$1,955 |
$60,201 |
45 |
| 70 |
(74) |
Neil Young Journeys |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Concert/Performance |
$6,031 |
+5% |
11 |
$548 |
$186,135 |
66 |
| 71 |
new |
Little Birds |
Millenium Entertainment |
Drama |
$4,574 |
|
1 |
$4,574 |
$6,914 |
5 |
| 73 |
(68) |
Take This Waltz |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$4,458 |
-49% |
9 |
$495 |
$1,204,676 |
66 |
| 72 |
(71) |
360 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$4,458 |
-40% |
3 |
$1,486 |
$85,279 |
31 |
| 74 |
(88) |
Monsieur Lazhar |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$3,201 |
+75% |
2 |
$1,601 |
$3,365,750 |
143 |
| 75 |
(97) |
Union Square |
Dada Films |
Drama |
$3,191 |
+321% |
2 |
$1,596 |
$44,830 |
52 |
| 76 |
new |
The Good Doctor |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$3,180 |
|
2 |
$1,590 |
$3,180 |
3 |
| 77 |
(95) |
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present |
Music Box Films |
Documentary |
$2,574 |
+210% |
1 |
$2,574 |
$78,840 |
82 |
| 78 |
(70) |
Somewhere Between |
Long Shot Factory |
Documentary |
$2,512 |
-68% |
1 |
$2,512 |
$15,084 |
10 |
| 79 |
(69) |
Easy Money |
Weinstein Co. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,375 |
-72% |
2 |
$1,188 |
$187,076 |
54 |
| 80 |
(92) |
Elena |
Zeitgeist |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,740 |
+35% |
2 |
$870 |
$210,914 |
110 |
| 81 |
(77) |
Kumaré |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$1,678 |
-64% |
3 |
$559 |
$104,390 |
75 |
| 82 |
(86) |
The Magic of Belle Isle |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$1,516 |
-36% |
2 |
$758 |
$100,649 |
59 |
| 83 |
(76) |
Hysteria |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,450 |
-72% |
4 |
$363 |
$3,326,061 |
108 |
| 85 |
(96) |
You've Been Trumped |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$1,182 |
+49% |
3 |
$394 |
$15,280 |
35 |
| 86 |
new |
Breathing |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$949 |
|
1 |
$949 |
$949 |
3 |
| 87 |
(87) |
The Invisible War |
Cinedigm |
Documentary |
$123 |
-94% |
1 |
$123 |
$57,742 |
73 |
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