Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, August 31, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Possession | $6,078,660 | 2,816 | $2,159 | $6,078,660 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Lawless | $2,766,271 | +175% | 2,888 | $958 | $4,908,718 | 3 | |
| 3 | (1) | The Expendables 2 | $2,210,156 | +110% | -42% | 3,334 | $663 | $59,569,061 | 15 |
| 4 | (4) | The Bourne Legacy | $1,784,670 | +143% | -34% | 3,131 | $570 | $90,783,110 | 22 |
| 5 | (6) | ParaNorman | $1,440,884 | +127% | -37% | 3,085 | $467 | $32,920,070 | 15 |
| 6 | (5) | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,415,492 | +112% | -29% | 2,187 | $647 | $426,729,442 | 43 |
| 7 | (9) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $1,406,840 | +151% | -31% | 2,635 | $534 | $31,284,198 | 17 |
| 8 | (7) | The Campaign | $1,389,954 | +120% | -38% | 2,941 | $473 | $68,964,618 | 22 |
| - | (8) | Hope Springs | $1,175,638 | +106% | -31% | 2,441 | $482 | $48,532,145 | 24 |
| - | (10) | Premium Rush | $1,015,873 | +127% | -48% | 2,255 | $450 | $9,371,070 | 8 |
| - | (11) | Hit & Run | $661,440 | +100% | -53% | 2,870 | $230 | $8,130,830 | 10 |
| - | (12) | Sparkle | $451,932 | +74% | -62% | 1,257 | $360 | $20,378,777 | 15 |
| - | (-) | The Avengers | $383,116 | 1,705 | $225 | $618,233,009 | 120 | ||
| - | (14) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $299,433 | +98% | -51% | 1,204 | $249 | $44,067,021 | 29 |
| - | (-) | Brave | $276,836 | +107% | 1,708 | $162 | $230,651,013 | 71 | |
| - | (15) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $274,394 | +90% | -39% | 1,036 | $265 | $154,607,208 | 50 |
| - | (16) | Total Recall | $216,728 | +58% | -59% | 756 | $287 | $56,086,353 | 29 |
| - | (20) | $215,396 | +321% | +47% | 501 | $430 | $258,815,453 | 60 | |
| - | (18) | Ted | $196,350 | +140% | -33% | 561 | $350 | $215,361,255 | 64 |
| - | (13) | The Apparition | $177,251 | +15% | -85% | 810 | $219 | $3,796,110 | 8 |
| - | (21) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $133,189 | +164% | -21% | 505 | $264 | $214,042,638 | 85 |
| - | (17) | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $124,760 | +1% | 2,160 | $58 | $350,347 | 3 | |
| - | (19) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $124,353 | +112% | +5% | 267 | $466 | $9,214,292 | 66 |
| - | (22) | Moonrise Kingdom | $80,325 | +67% | -29% | 197 | $408 | $43,943,393 | 99 |
| - | (24) | Step Up Revolution | $66,799 | +109% | -53% | 236 | $283 | $33,949,121 | 36 |
| - | (28) | The Watch | $51,306 | +220% | -28% | 195 | $263 | $33,585,506 | 36 |
| - | (23) | Magic Mike | $45,113 | +24% | -39% | 268 | $168 | $113,277,977 | 64 |
| - | (new) | For a Good Time, Call | $43,670 | 23 | $1,899 | $43,670 | 1 | ||
| - | (38) | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $42,413 | +1,053% | +144% | 179 | $237 | $65,112,811 | 64 |
| - | (-) | Men in Black 3 | $40,591 | -38% | 186 | $218 | $178,644,789 | 99 | |
| - | (25) | To the Arctic 3D | $34,851 | +33% | -14% | 52 | $670 | $8,108,417 | 134 |
| - | (new) | Joker | $29,141 | 73 | $399 | $29,141 | 1 | ||
| - | (29) | Snow White and the Huntsman | $25,025 | +72% | -45% | 143 | $175 | $155,002,420 | 92 |
| - | (26) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $23,556 | +24% | -7% | 105 | $224 | $45,851,552 | 120 |
| - | (27) | Ruby Sparks | $21,704 | +28% | -51% | 78 | $278 | $2,201,794 | 38 |
| - | (new) | Mugamoodi | $18,166 | 21 | $865 | $19,168 | 1 | ||
| - | (31) | Born to be Wild 3D | $13,379 | +34% | -14% | 33 | $405 | $20,731,023 | 512 |
| - | (32) | The Hunger Games | $13,158 | +36% | -60% | 145 | $91 | $407,936,467 | 162 |
| - | (33) | Prometheus | $12,026 | +41% | -28% | 55 | $219 | $126,342,539 | 85 |
| - | (30) | Savages | $11,075 | -5% | -56% | 82 | $135 | $47,259,580 | 57 |
| - | (-) | Little White Lies | $10,729 | +57% | 12 | $894 | $48,032 | 8 | |
| - | (35) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $8,486 | +21% | -39% | 48 | $177 | $3,788,876 | 85 |
| - | (36) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $7,413 | +29% | -50% | 49 | $151 | $37,426,813 | 71 |
| - | (39) | The Day | $2,580 | +97% | 12 | $215 | $5,304 | 3 | |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $24,821,122 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Possession | $6,078,660 | 2,816 | $6,078,660 |
| 2 | Lawless | $2,766,271 | 2,888 | $4,908,718 |
| 3 | The Expendables 2 | $2,210,156 | 3,334 | $59,569,061 |
| 4 | The Bourne Legacy | $1,784,670 | 3,131 | $90,783,110 |
| 5 | ParaNorman | $1,440,884 | 3,085 | $32,920,070 |
| 6 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,415,492 | 2,187 | $426,729,442 |
| 7 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $1,406,840 | 2,635 | $31,284,198 |
| 8 | The Campaign | $1,389,954 | 2,941 | $68,964,618 |
| - | Hope Springs | $1,175,638 | 2,441 | $48,532,145 |
| - | Premium Rush | $1,015,873 | 2,255 | $9,371,070 |
| - | Hit & Run | $661,440 | 2,870 | $8,130,830 |
| - | Sparkle | $451,932 | 1,257 | $20,378,777 |
| - | The Avengers | $383,116 | 1,705 | $618,233,009 |
| - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $299,433 | 1,204 | $44,067,021 |
| - | Brave | $276,836 | 1,708 | $230,651,013 |
| - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $274,394 | 1,036 | $154,607,208 |
| - | Total Recall | $216,728 | 756 | $56,086,353 |
| - | $215,396 | 501 | $258,815,453 | |
| - | Ted | $196,350 | 561 | $215,361,255 |
| - | The Apparition | $177,251 | 810 | $3,796,110 |
| - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $133,189 | 505 | $214,042,638 |
| - | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $124,760 | 2,160 | $350,347 |
| - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $124,353 | 267 | $9,214,292 |
| - | Moonrise Kingdom | $80,325 | 197 | $43,943,393 |
| - | Step Up Revolution | $66,799 | 236 | $33,949,121 |
| - | The Watch | $51,306 | 195 | $33,585,506 |
| - | Magic Mike | $45,113 | 268 | $113,277,977 |
| - | For a Good Time, Call | $43,670 | 23 | $43,670 |
| - | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $42,413 | 179 | $65,112,811 |
| - | Men in Black 3 | $40,591 | 186 | $178,644,789 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $34,851 | 52 | $8,108,417 |
| - | Joker | $29,141 | 73 | $29,141 |
| - | Snow White and the Huntsman | $25,025 | 143 | $155,002,420 |
| - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $23,556 | 105 | $45,851,552 |
| - | Ruby Sparks | $21,704 | 78 | $2,201,794 |
| - | Mugamoodi | $18,166 | 21 | $19,168 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $13,379 | 33 | $20,731,023 |
| - | The Hunger Games | $13,158 | 145 | $407,936,467 |
| - | Prometheus | $12,026 | 55 | $126,342,539 |
| - | Savages | $11,075 | 82 | $47,259,580 |
| - | Little White Lies | $10,729 | 12 | $48,032 |
| - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $8,486 | 48 | $3,788,876 |
| - | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $7,413 | 49 | $37,426,813 |
| - | The Day | $2,580 | 12 | $5,304 |
| Reporting: 44 | $24,821,122 | total | ||