Daily Domestic Box Office Sunday, September 2, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Possession | $5,326,620 | -16% | 2,816 | $1,892 | $17,732,480 | 3 | |
| 2 | (2) | Lawless | $3,755,161 | +8% | 2,888 | $1,300 | $12,144,429 | 5 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Expendables 2 | $3,477,952 | +4% | -13% | 3,334 | $1,043 | $66,389,286 | 17 |
| 4 | (4) | The Bourne Legacy | $2,786,590 | +5% | +12% | 3,131 | $890 | $96,231,050 | 24 |
| 5 | (5) | ParaNorman | $2,595,380 | +2% | -2% | 3,085 | $841 | $38,052,006 | 17 |
| 6 | (7) | The Dark Knight Rises | $2,453,268 | +9% | +18% | 2,187 | $1,122 | $431,430,285 | 45 |
| 7 | (6) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $2,443,219 | +1% | +22% | 2,635 | $927 | $36,154,012 | 19 |
| - | (8) | The Campaign | $2,289,589 | +13% | +15% | 2,941 | $779 | $73,284,898 | 24 |
| - | (9) | Hope Springs | $1,746,620 | -2% | +17% | 2,441 | $716 | $52,053,604 | 26 |
| - | (10) | Premium Rush | $1,506,211 | +4% | -8% | 2,255 | $668 | $12,326,509 | 10 |
| - | (11) | Hit & Run | $1,000,003 | +8% | -20% | 2,870 | $348 | $10,055,846 | 12 |
| - | (13) | The Avengers | $839,401 | +22% | 1,705 | $492 | $619,760,594 | 122 | |
| - | (12) | Sparkle | $609,244 | -15% | -39% | 1,257 | $485 | $21,706,621 | 17 |
| - | (14) | Brave | $599,636 | +9% | +279% | 1,708 | $351 | $231,801,179 | 73 |
| - | (15) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $571,173 | +4% | -12% | 1,204 | $474 | $45,186,326 | 31 |
| - | (16) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $521,882 | +3% | -3% | 1,036 | $504 | $155,635,442 | 52 |
| - | (17) | $358,038 | +2% | +169% | 501 | $715 | $259,524,833 | 62 | |
| - | (18) | Total Recall | $332,178 | +4% | -28% | 756 | $439 | $56,738,151 | 31 |
| - | (19) | Ted | $325,380 | +13% | +43% | 561 | $580 | $215,975,550 | 66 |
| - | (20) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $247,112 | -1% | +40% | 505 | $489 | $214,539,658 | 87 |
| - | (21) | The Apparition | $221,977 | -5% | -63% | 810 | $274 | $4,251,121 | 10 |
| - | (22) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $202,606 | +1% | +39% | 267 | $759 | $9,618,106 | 68 |
| - | (23) | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $152,995 | -8% | 2,160 | $71 | $670,253 | 5 | |
| - | (24) | Moonrise Kingdom | $135,324 | +7% | +22% | 197 | $687 | $44,205,438 | 101 |
| - | (25) | Step Up Revolution | $103,312 | -13% | -21% | 236 | $438 | $34,170,908 | 38 |
| - | (26) | The Watch | $91,444 | +7% | +78% | 195 | $469 | $33,762,406 | 38 |
| - | (27) | Men in Black 3 | $73,686 | -1% | +8% | 186 | $396 | $178,792,770 | 101 |
| - | (28) | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $67,419 | -9% | +418% | 179 | $377 | $65,254,183 | 66 |
| - | (29) | To the Arctic 3D | $66,388 | +17% | +68% | 52 | $1,277 | $8,231,655 | 136 |
| - | (30) | Magic Mike | $56,224 | -1% | -8% | 268 | $210 | $113,390,930 | 66 |
| - | (31) | For a Good Time, Call | $51,624 | +6% | 23 | $2,245 | $143,935 | 3 | |
| - | (34) | Joker | $39,305 | +6% | 73 | $538 | $105,366 | 3 | |
| - | (32) | Snow White and the Huntsman | $37,180 | -12% | -4% | 143 | $260 | $155,081,785 | 94 |
| - | (33) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $36,220 | -9% | +31% | 105 | $345 | $45,927,364 | 122 |
| - | (35) | Ruby Sparks | $32,495 | -8% | -27% | 78 | $417 | $2,269,687 | 40 |
| - | (36) | The Hunger Games | $20,208 | -19% | -36% | 145 | $139 | $407,981,652 | 164 |
| - | (37) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $19,999 | +7% | +30% | 49 | $408 | $37,465,452 | 73 |
| - | (38) | Mugamoodi | $19,061 | +4% | 21 | $908 | $56,603 | 3 | |
| - | (42) | Savages | $18,860 | +15% | -27% | 82 | $230 | $47,294,840 | 59 |
| - | (40) | Born to be Wild 3D | $18,060 | +4% | +30% | 33 | $547 | $20,766,515 | 514 |
| - | (43) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $16,410 | +11% | +37% | 48 | $342 | $3,820,083 | 87 |
| - | (39) | Prometheus | $16,069 | -9% | +0% | 55 | $292 | $126,376,360 | 87 |
| - | (41) | Little White Lies | $15,291 | -10% | +103% | 12 | $1,274 | $80,340 | 10 |
| - | (44) | The Day | $2,975 | -35% | 12 | $248 | $12,845 | 5 | |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $35,299,789 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Possession | $5,326,620 | 2,816 | $17,732,480 |
| 2 | Lawless | $3,755,161 | 2,888 | $12,144,429 |
| 3 | The Expendables 2 | $3,477,952 | 3,334 | $66,389,286 |
| 4 | The Bourne Legacy | $2,786,590 | 3,131 | $96,231,050 |
| 5 | ParaNorman | $2,595,380 | 3,085 | $38,052,006 |
| 6 | The Dark Knight Rises | $2,453,268 | 2,187 | $431,430,285 |
| 7 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $2,443,219 | 2,635 | $36,154,012 |
| - | The Campaign | $2,289,589 | 2,941 | $73,284,898 |
| - | Hope Springs | $1,746,620 | 2,441 | $52,053,604 |
| - | Premium Rush | $1,506,211 | 2,255 | $12,326,509 |
| - | Hit & Run | $1,000,003 | 2,870 | $10,055,846 |
| - | The Avengers | $839,401 | 1,705 | $619,760,594 |
| - | Sparkle | $609,244 | 1,257 | $21,706,621 |
| - | Brave | $599,636 | 1,708 | $231,801,179 |
| - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $571,173 | 1,204 | $45,186,326 |
| - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $521,882 | 1,036 | $155,635,442 |
| - | $358,038 | 501 | $259,524,833 | |
| - | Total Recall | $332,178 | 756 | $56,738,151 |
| - | Ted | $325,380 | 561 | $215,975,550 |
| - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $247,112 | 505 | $214,539,658 |
| - | The Apparition | $221,977 | 810 | $4,251,121 |
| - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $202,606 | 267 | $9,618,106 |
| - | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $152,995 | 2,160 | $670,253 |
| - | Moonrise Kingdom | $135,324 | 197 | $44,205,438 |
| - | Step Up Revolution | $103,312 | 236 | $34,170,908 |
| - | The Watch | $91,444 | 195 | $33,762,406 |
| - | Men in Black 3 | $73,686 | 186 | $178,792,770 |
| - | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $67,419 | 179 | $65,254,183 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $66,388 | 52 | $8,231,655 |
| - | Magic Mike | $56,224 | 268 | $113,390,930 |
| - | For a Good Time, Call | $51,624 | 23 | $143,935 |
| - | Joker | $39,305 | 73 | $105,366 |
| - | Snow White and the Huntsman | $37,180 | 143 | $155,081,785 |
| - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $36,220 | 105 | $45,927,364 |
| - | Ruby Sparks | $32,495 | 78 | $2,269,687 |
| - | The Hunger Games | $20,208 | 145 | $407,981,652 |
| - | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $19,999 | 49 | $37,465,452 |
| - | Mugamoodi | $19,061 | 21 | $56,603 |
| - | Savages | $18,860 | 82 | $47,294,840 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $18,060 | 33 | $20,766,515 |
| - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $16,410 | 48 | $3,820,083 |
| - | Prometheus | $16,069 | 55 | $126,376,360 |
| - | Little White Lies | $15,291 | 12 | $80,340 |
| - | The Day | $2,975 | 12 | $12,845 |
| Reporting: 44 | $35,299,789 | total | ||