Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, September 7, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Possession | $2,885,645 | +266% | -53% | 2,834 | $1,018 | $26,734,755 | 8 |
| 2 | (2) | Lawless | $1,797,444 | +143% | -35% | 3,138 | $573 | $19,315,863 | 10 |
| 3 | (new) | The Words | $1,582,843 | 2,801 | $565 | $1,582,843 | 1 | ||
| 4 | (4) | The Expendables 2 | $1,338,396 | +144% | -39% | 3,260 | $411 | $72,005,535 | 22 |
| 5 | (5) | The Bourne Legacy | $1,132,770 | +178% | -37% | 2,766 | $410 | $100,792,265 | 29 |
| 6 | (3) | 2016: Obama’s America | $1,061,801 | +47% | 2,017 | $526 | $23,868,096 | 57 | |
| 7 | (8) | The Campaign | $1,003,085 | +182% | -28% | 2,542 | $395 | $76,946,517 | 29 |
| 8 | (10) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $874,311 | +278% | -38% | 2,717 | $322 | $40,231,361 | 24 |
| - | (6) | The Dark Knight Rises | $863,319 | +123% | -39% | 1,987 | $434 | $435,427,612 | 50 |
| - | (11) | ParaNorman | $848,517 | +279% | -41% | 2,856 | $297 | $42,105,978 | 22 |
| - | (7) | Hope Springs | $836,229 | +123% | -29% | 2,437 | $343 | $55,555,668 | 31 |
| - | (9) | Premium Rush | $645,653 | +147% | -36% | 2,182 | $296 | $15,077,343 | 15 |
| - | (new) | The Cold Light of Day | $634,120 | 1,511 | $420 | $634,120 | 1 | ||
| - | (-) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $440,136 | 267 | $1,648 | $223,000,602 | 11,411 | ||
| - | (12) | Hit & Run | $315,022 | +48% | -52% | 1,810 | $174 | $11,741,626 | 17 |
| - | (14) | The Avengers | $217,231 | +127% | -43% | 1,209 | $180 | $620,845,677 | 127 |
| - | (13) | Sparkle | $208,226 | +106% | -54% | 873 | $239 | $22,802,303 | 22 |
| - | (17) | Ted | $162,480 | +163% | -17% | 515 | $315 | $216,471,810 | 71 |
| - | (18) | $145,208 | +148% | -33% | 416 | $349 | $260,150,569 | 67 | |
| - | (25) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $144,612 | +573% | -52% | 931 | $155 | $46,069,221 | 36 |
| - | (21) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $139,625 | +242% | -49% | 763 | $183 | $156,479,069 | 57 |
| - | (15) | Brave | $139,085 | +111% | -50% | 959 | $145 | $232,816,477 | 78 |
| - | (16) | Total Recall | $130,344 | +108% | -40% | 502 | $260 | $57,290,475 | 36 |
| - | (20) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $94,853 | +132% | -24% | 269 | $353 | $10,007,992 | 73 |
| - | (new) | Branded | $93,000 | 307 | $303 | $93,000 | 1 | ||
| - | (24) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $79,106 | +267% | -41% | 345 | $229 | $214,938,288 | 92 |
| - | (30) | For a Good Time, Call | $69,536 | +381% | +59% | 56 | $1,242 | $303,555 | 8 |
| - | (23) | Moonrise Kingdom | $63,108 | +106% | -21% | 200 | $316 | $44,473,326 | 106 |
| - | (19) | The Apparition | $50,004 | +8% | -72% | 276 | $181 | $4,615,525 | 15 |
| - | (28) | Step Up Revolution | $46,397 | +211% | -31% | 198 | $234 | $34,339,861 | 43 |
| - | (29) | The Watch | $42,978 | +189% | -16% | 135 | $318 | $33,892,780 | 43 |
| - | (31) | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $37,045 | +220% | -13% | 167 | $222 | $65,376,514 | 71 |
| - | (-) | Men in Black 3 | $31,364 | -23% | 173 | $181 | $178,923,503 | 106 | |
| - | (26) | Magic Mike | $31,103 | +49% | -31% | 202 | $154 | $113,516,921 | 71 |
| - | (27) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $23,203 | +40% | -1% | 114 | $204 | $46,023,884 | 127 |
| - | (34) | Ruby Sparks | $15,291 | +108% | -30% | 76 | $201 | $2,333,475 | 45 |
| - | (32) | To the Arctic 3D | $14,426 | +26% | -59% | 52 | $277 | $8,330,773 | 141 |
| - | (22) | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $11,032 | -70% | -91% | 281 | $39 | $996,228 | 10 |
| - | (39) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $10,298 | +229% | +21% | 54 | $191 | $3,851,807 | 92 |
| - | (36) | Prometheus | $7,876 | +79% | -35% | 48 | $164 | $126,408,559 | 92 |
| - | (40) | Born to be Wild 3D | $7,222 | +144% | -46% | 33 | $219 | $20,799,115 | 519 |
| - | (38) | Joker | $5,151 | +57% | -82% | 43 | $120 | $150,496 | 8 |
| - | (41) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $4,796 | +94% | -35% | 39 | $123 | $37,485,070 | 78 |
| - | (42) | Mugamoodi | $4,160 | +152% | -77% | 17 | $245 | $81,146 | 8 |
| - | (new) | Toys in the Attic | $3,952 | 24 | $165 | $3,952 | 1 | ||
| Reporting movies: 45 | $18,292,003 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Possession | $2,885,645 | 2,834 | $26,734,755 |
| 2 | Lawless | $1,797,444 | 3,138 | $19,315,863 |
| 3 | The Words | $1,582,843 | 2,801 | $1,582,843 |
| 4 | The Expendables 2 | $1,338,396 | 3,260 | $72,005,535 |
| 5 | The Bourne Legacy | $1,132,770 | 2,766 | $100,792,265 |
| 6 | 2016: Obama’s America | $1,061,801 | 2,017 | $23,868,096 |
| 7 | The Campaign | $1,003,085 | 2,542 | $76,946,517 |
| 8 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $874,311 | 2,717 | $40,231,361 |
| - | The Dark Knight Rises | $863,319 | 1,987 | $435,427,612 |
| - | ParaNorman | $848,517 | 2,856 | $42,105,978 |
| - | Hope Springs | $836,229 | 2,437 | $55,555,668 |
| - | Premium Rush | $645,653 | 2,182 | $15,077,343 |
| - | The Cold Light of Day | $634,120 | 1,511 | $634,120 |
| - | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $440,136 | 267 | $223,000,602 |
| - | Hit & Run | $315,022 | 1,810 | $11,741,626 |
| - | The Avengers | $217,231 | 1,209 | $620,845,677 |
| - | Sparkle | $208,226 | 873 | $22,802,303 |
| - | Ted | $162,480 | 515 | $216,471,810 |
| - | $145,208 | 416 | $260,150,569 | |
| - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $144,612 | 931 | $46,069,221 |
| - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $139,625 | 763 | $156,479,069 |
| - | Brave | $139,085 | 959 | $232,816,477 |
| - | Total Recall | $130,344 | 502 | $57,290,475 |
| - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $94,853 | 269 | $10,007,992 |
| - | Branded | $93,000 | 307 | $93,000 |
| - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $79,106 | 345 | $214,938,288 |
| - | For a Good Time, Call | $69,536 | 56 | $303,555 |
| - | Moonrise Kingdom | $63,108 | 200 | $44,473,326 |
| - | The Apparition | $50,004 | 276 | $4,615,525 |
| - | Step Up Revolution | $46,397 | 198 | $34,339,861 |
| - | The Watch | $42,978 | 135 | $33,892,780 |
| - | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $37,045 | 167 | $65,376,514 |
| - | Men in Black 3 | $31,364 | 173 | $178,923,503 |
| - | Magic Mike | $31,103 | 202 | $113,516,921 |
| - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $23,203 | 114 | $46,023,884 |
| - | Ruby Sparks | $15,291 | 76 | $2,333,475 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $14,426 | 52 | $8,330,773 |
| - | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $11,032 | 281 | $996,228 |
| - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $10,298 | 54 | $3,851,807 |
| - | Prometheus | $7,876 | 48 | $126,408,559 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $7,222 | 33 | $20,799,115 |
| - | Joker | $5,151 | 43 | $150,496 |
| - | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $4,796 | 39 | $37,485,070 |
| - | Mugamoodi | $4,160 | 17 | $81,146 |
| - | Toys in the Attic | $3,952 | 24 | $3,952 |
| Reporting: 45 | $18,292,003 | total | ||