Daily Domestic Box Office Saturday, September 1, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Possession | $6,327,200 | +4% | 2,816 | $2,247 | $12,405,860 | 2 | |
| 2 | (2) | Lawless | $3,480,550 | +26% | 2,888 | $1,205 | $8,389,268 | 4 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Expendables 2 | $3,342,273 | +51% | -40% | 3,334 | $1,002 | $62,911,334 | 16 |
| 4 | (4) | The Bourne Legacy | $2,661,350 | +49% | -36% | 3,131 | $850 | $93,444,460 | 23 |
| 5 | (5) | ParaNorman | $2,536,556 | +76% | -32% | 3,085 | $822 | $35,456,626 | 16 |
| 6 | (7) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $2,426,595 | +72% | -21% | 2,635 | $921 | $33,710,793 | 18 |
| 7 | (6) | The Dark Knight Rises | $2,247,575 | +59% | -29% | 2,187 | $1,028 | $428,977,017 | 44 |
| - | (8) | The Campaign | $2,030,691 | +46% | -38% | 2,941 | $690 | $70,995,309 | 23 |
| - | (9) | Hope Springs | $1,774,839 | +51% | -30% | 2,441 | $727 | $50,306,984 | 25 |
| - | (10) | Premium Rush | $1,449,228 | +43% | -40% | 2,255 | $643 | $10,820,298 | 9 |
| - | (12) | Hit & Run | $925,013 | +40% | -50% | 2,870 | $322 | $9,055,843 | 11 |
| - | (13) | Sparkle | $718,600 | +59% | -60% | 1,257 | $572 | $21,097,377 | 16 |
| - | (14) | The Avengers | $688,184 | +80% | 1,705 | $404 | $618,921,193 | 121 | |
| - | (16) | Brave | $550,530 | +99% | +145% | 1,708 | $322 | $231,201,543 | 72 |
| - | (15) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $548,132 | +83% | -44% | 1,204 | $455 | $44,615,153 | 30 |
| - | (17) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $506,352 | +85% | -33% | 1,036 | $489 | $155,113,560 | 51 |
| - | (19) | $351,342 | +63% | +65% | 501 | $701 | $259,166,795 | 61 | |
| - | (18) | Total Recall | $319,620 | +47% | -59% | 756 | $423 | $56,405,973 | 30 |
| - | (11) | Ted | $288,915 | +47% | -32% | 561 | $515 | $215,650,170 | 65 |
| - | (22) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $249,908 | +88% | -5% | 505 | $495 | $214,292,546 | 86 |
| - | (21) | The Apparition | $233,034 | +31% | -78% | 810 | $288 | $4,029,144 | 9 |
| - | (24) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $201,208 | +62% | +2% | 267 | $754 | $9,415,500 | 67 |
| - | (23) | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $166,146 | +33% | 2,160 | $77 | $517,258 | 4 | |
| - | (25) | Moonrise Kingdom | $126,721 | +58% | -29% | 197 | $643 | $44,070,114 | 100 |
| - | (26) | Step Up Revolution | $118,475 | +77% | -46% | 236 | $502 | $34,067,596 | 37 |
| - | (27) | The Watch | $85,456 | +67% | -21% | 195 | $438 | $33,670,962 | 37 |
| - | (31) | Men in Black 3 | $74,295 | +83% | -30% | 186 | $399 | $178,719,084 | 100 |
| - | (30) | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $73,953 | +74% | +149% | 179 | $413 | $65,186,764 | 65 |
| - | (32) | To the Arctic 3D | $56,850 | +63% | +2% | 52 | $1,093 | $8,165,267 | 135 |
| - | (28) | Magic Mike | $56,729 | +26% | -39% | 268 | $212 | $113,334,706 | 65 |
| - | (29) | For a Good Time, Call | $48,641 | +11% | 23 | $2,115 | $92,311 | 2 | |
| - | (34) | Snow White and the Huntsman | $42,185 | +69% | -40% | 143 | $295 | $155,044,605 | 93 |
| - | (35) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $39,592 | +68% | -1% | 105 | $377 | $45,891,144 | 121 |
| - | (33) | Joker | $36,920 | +27% | 73 | $506 | $66,061 | 2 | |
| - | (36) | Ruby Sparks | $35,398 | +63% | -53% | 78 | $454 | $2,237,192 | 39 |
| - | (39) | The Hunger Games | $24,977 | +90% | -51% | 145 | $172 | $407,961,444 | 163 |
| - | (44) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $18,640 | +151% | -17% | 49 | $380 | $37,445,453 | 72 |
| - | (37) | Mugamoodi | $18,274 | +1% | 21 | $870 | $37,542 | 2 | |
| - | (40) | Prometheus | $17,752 | +48% | -30% | 55 | $323 | $126,360,291 | 86 |
| - | (38) | Born to be Wild 3D | $17,432 | +30% | -2% | 33 | $528 | $20,748,455 | 513 |
| - | (42) | Little White Lies | $17,017 | +59% | +51% | 12 | $1,418 | $65,049 | 9 |
| - | (41) | Savages | $16,400 | +48% | -51% | 82 | $200 | $47,275,980 | 58 |
| - | (43) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $14,797 | +74% | -32% | 48 | $308 | $3,803,673 | 86 |
| - | (45) | The Day | $4,566 | +77% | 12 | $381 | $9,870 | 4 | |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $34,968,911 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Possession | $6,327,200 | 2,816 | $12,405,860 |
| 2 | Lawless | $3,480,550 | 2,888 | $8,389,268 |
| 3 | The Expendables 2 | $3,342,273 | 3,334 | $62,911,334 |
| 4 | The Bourne Legacy | $2,661,350 | 3,131 | $93,444,460 |
| 5 | ParaNorman | $2,536,556 | 3,085 | $35,456,626 |
| 6 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $2,426,595 | 2,635 | $33,710,793 |
| 7 | The Dark Knight Rises | $2,247,575 | 2,187 | $428,977,017 |
| - | The Campaign | $2,030,691 | 2,941 | $70,995,309 |
| - | Hope Springs | $1,774,839 | 2,441 | $50,306,984 |
| - | Premium Rush | $1,449,228 | 2,255 | $10,820,298 |
| - | Hit & Run | $925,013 | 2,870 | $9,055,843 |
| - | Sparkle | $718,600 | 1,257 | $21,097,377 |
| - | The Avengers | $688,184 | 1,705 | $618,921,193 |
| - | Brave | $550,530 | 1,708 | $231,201,543 |
| - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $548,132 | 1,204 | $44,615,153 |
| - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $506,352 | 1,036 | $155,113,560 |
| - | $351,342 | 501 | $259,166,795 | |
| - | Total Recall | $319,620 | 756 | $56,405,973 |
| - | Ted | $288,915 | 561 | $215,650,170 |
| - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $249,908 | 505 | $214,292,546 |
| - | The Apparition | $233,034 | 810 | $4,029,144 |
| - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $201,208 | 267 | $9,415,500 |
| - | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $166,146 | 2,160 | $517,258 |
| - | Moonrise Kingdom | $126,721 | 197 | $44,070,114 |
| - | Step Up Revolution | $118,475 | 236 | $34,067,596 |
| - | The Watch | $85,456 | 195 | $33,670,962 |
| - | Men in Black 3 | $74,295 | 186 | $178,719,084 |
| - | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $73,953 | 179 | $65,186,764 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $56,850 | 52 | $8,165,267 |
| - | Magic Mike | $56,729 | 268 | $113,334,706 |
| - | For a Good Time, Call | $48,641 | 23 | $92,311 |
| - | Snow White and the Huntsman | $42,185 | 143 | $155,044,605 |
| - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $39,592 | 105 | $45,891,144 |
| - | Joker | $36,920 | 73 | $66,061 |
| - | Ruby Sparks | $35,398 | 78 | $2,237,192 |
| - | The Hunger Games | $24,977 | 145 | $407,961,444 |
| - | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $18,640 | 49 | $37,445,453 |
| - | Mugamoodi | $18,274 | 21 | $37,542 |
| - | Prometheus | $17,752 | 55 | $126,360,291 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $17,432 | 33 | $20,748,455 |
| - | Little White Lies | $17,017 | 12 | $65,049 |
| - | Savages | $16,400 | 82 | $47,275,980 |
| - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $14,797 | 48 | $3,803,673 |
| - | The Day | $4,566 | 12 | $9,870 |
| Reporting: 44 | $34,968,911 | total | ||