Weekend Domestic Box Office August 17, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Expendables 2 | $28,591,370 | 3,316 | $8,622 | $28,591,370 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Bourne Legacy | $17,057,385 | -55% | 3,753 | $4,545 | $69,618,465 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | ParaNorman | $14,087,050 | 3,429 | $4,108 | $14,087,050 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | The Campaign | $13,127,289 | -51% | 3,255 | $4,033 | $51,435,826 | 10 | |
| 5 | (new) | Sparkle | $11,643,342 | 2,244 | $5,189 | $11,643,342 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (3) | The Dark Knight Rises | $11,011,349 | -42% | 3,157 | $3,488 | $409,787,260 | 31 | |
| 7 | (new) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $10,822,903 | 2,598 | $4,166 | $15,100,918 | 5 | ||
| 8 | (4) | Hope Springs | $9,111,529 | -38% | 2,361 | $3,859 | $35,063,321 | 12 | |
| 9 | (6) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $3,834,737 | -52% | 2,737 | $1,401 | $38,747,058 | 17 | |
| 10 | (5) | Total Recall | $3,472,829 | -57% | 2,434 | $1,427 | $51,755,272 | 17 | |
| 11 | (7) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $3,005,507 | -53% | 2,274 | $1,322 | $150,191,923 | 38 | |
| 12 | (8) | Ted | $1,543,080 | -52% | 1,169 | $1,320 | $213,064,385 | 52 | |
| 13 | (23) | 2016: Obama’s America | $1,244,698 | +292% | 169 | $7,365 | $2,062,200 | 38 | |
| 14 | (new) | Ek Tha Tiger | $1,139,340 | 118 | $9,655 | $1,484,404 | 5 | ||
| 15 | (9) | Step Up Revolution | $1,040,170 | -65% | 905 | $1,149 | $32,776,588 | 24 | |
| 16 | (12) | Brave | $815,785 | -55% | 641 | $1,273 | $229,121,303 | 59 | |
| 17 | (11) | $758,807 | -64% | 598 | $1,269 | $257,435,325 | 48 | ||
| 17 | (11) | $758,807 | +233,379% | 598 | $1,269 | $257,435,325 | 48 | ||
| 17 | (11) | $758,807 | +33,254% | 598 | $1,269 | $257,435,325 | 48 | ||
| 17 | (11) | $758,807 | +509,166% | 598 | $1,269 | $257,435,325 | 48 | ||
| 17 | (11) | $758,807 | +520% | 598 | $1,269 | $257,435,325 | 48 | ||
| 18 | (19) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $708,023 | +68% | 406 | $1,744 | $212,684,700 | 73 | |
| 19 | (14) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $563,293 | -22% | 236 | $2,387 | $8,110,969 | 54 | |
| 20 | (15) | Moonrise Kingdom | $503,385 | -18% | 282 | $1,785 | $42,966,193 | 87 | |
| 21 | (10) | The Watch | $502,413 | -77% | 513 | $979 | $33,062,599 | 24 | |
| 22 | (21) | The Intouchables | $366,655 | -2% | 194 | $1,890 | $9,885,074 | 87 | |
| 23 | (16) | Men in Black 3 | $303,756 | -40% | 258 | $1,177 | $178,127,919 | 87 | |
| 24 | (17) | Ruby Sparks | $301,226 | -32% | 218 | $1,382 | $1,796,597 | 26 | |
| 25 | (33) | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $246,927 | +97% | 67 | $3,685 | $615,488 | 17 | |
| 26 | (20) | To Rome with Love | $244,287 | -42% | 160 | $1,527 | $15,553,959 | 59 | |
| 27 | (25) | Snow White and the Huntsman | $208,615 | -24% | 244 | $855 | $154,660,660 | 80 | |
| 28 | (28) | The Queen of Versailles | $208,444 | -2% | 83 | $2,511 | $1,246,635 | 31 | |
| 29 | (22) | The Hunger Games | $204,955 | -37% | 230 | $891 | $407,688,212 | 150 | |
| 30 | (18) | Magic Mike | $199,389 | -53% | 255 | $782 | $112,720,182 | 52 | |
| 31 | (29) | To the Arctic 3D | $158,489 | -24% | 52 | $3,048 | $7,656,274 | 122 | |
| 32 | (26) | The Avengers | $148,968 | -45% | 142 | $1,049 | $617,595,391 | 108 | |
| 33 | (31) | Killer Joe | $147,350 | +1% | 42 | $3,508 | $663,007 | 24 | |
| 34 | (24) | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $112,655 | -61% | 199 | $566 | $64,958,425 | 52 | |
| 35 | (30) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $108,355 | -36% | 128 | $847 | $45,592,328 | 108 | |
| 36 | (40) | Searching for Sugar Man | $106,283 | +68% | 27 | $3,936 | $309,359 | 24 | |
| 37 | (27) | Savages | $104,720 | -57% | 154 | $680 | $47,057,935 | 45 | |
| 38 | (52) | 2 Days in New York | $100,375 | +319% | 20 | $5,019 | $144,055 | 10 | |
| 39 | (36) | Farewell, My Queen | $96,235 | -3% | 56 | $1,718 | $966,200 | 38 | |
| 40 | (new) | The Awakening | $95,933 | 70 | $1,370 | $95,933 | 3 | ||
| 41 | (13) | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $95,355 | -92% | 424 | $225 | $3,077,961 | 12 | |
| 42 | (46) | The Imposter | $83,631 | +91% | 19 | $4,402 | $273,245 | 38 | |
| 43 | (35) | Prometheus | $76,010 | -32% | 101 | $753 | $126,195,339 | 73 | |
| 44 | (37) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $73,292 | -19% | 105 | $698 | $37,307,111 | 59 | |
| 45 | (new) | Cosmopolis | $70,339 | 3 | $23,446 | $266,912 | 3 | ||
| 46 | (32) | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $62,668 | -55% | 140 | $448 | $25,240,988 | 46 | |
| 47 | (38) | Bernie | $62,219 | -22% | 71 | $876 | $9,046,932 | 115 | |
| 48 | (43) | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $49,103 | -10% | 39 | $1,259 | $322,102 | 24 | |
| 49 | (41) | Born to be Wild 3D | $46,684 | -25% | 33 | $1,415 | $20,580,463 | 500 | |
| 50 | (55) | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $43,563 | +118% | 17 | $2,563 | $194,404 | 61 | |
| 51 | (42) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $40,986 | -32% | 54 | $759 | $3,683,593 | 73 | |
| 52 | (45) | From Beneath | $36,855 | -23% | 15 | $2,457 | $119,763 | 10 | |
| 53 | (new) | Robot and Frank | $35,539 | 2 | $17,770 | $35,539 | 3 | ||
| 54 | (new) | Beloved | $25,825 | 5 | $5,165 | $25,825 | 3 | ||
| 55 | (49) | Sea Rex 3D | $25,242 | -36% | 10 | $2,524 | $5,984,039 | 815 | |
| 56 | (48) | Red Hook Summer | $23,280 | -42% | 9 | $2,587 | $78,273 | 10 | |
| 57 | (51) | Take This Waltz | $18,365 | -25% | 22 | $835 | $1,175,318 | 52 | |
| 58 | (60) | Deep Sea 3-D | $17,626 | +30% | 2 | $8,813 | $44,911,363 | 2,362 | |
| 59 | (58) | Your Sister's Sister | $17,508 | +9% | 26 | $673 | $1,573,712 | 66 | |
| 60 | (44) | People Like Us | $17,308 | -67% | 54 | $321 | $12,412,386 | 52 | |
| 61 | (new) | Compliance | $16,427 | 1 | $16,427 | $16,427 | 3 | ||
| 62 | (56) | Easy Money | $13,195 | -27% | 5 | $2,639 | $165,786 | 40 | |
| 63 | (new) | Chicken with Plums | $11,301 | 2 | $5,651 | $53,477 | 3 | ||
| 64 | (70) | Neil Young Journeys | $10,789 | +83% | 23 | $469 | $163,864 | 52 | |
| 65 | (62) | 360 | $9,077 | -6% | 8 | $1,135 | $64,539 | 17 | |
| 66 | (73) | Hysteria | $8,659 | +50% | 14 | $619 | $1,761,961 | 94 | |
| 67 | (new) | Side by Side | $6,956 | 1 | $6,956 | $6,956 | 3 | ||
| 68 | (75) | Dark Horse | $5,702 | +9% | 6 | $950 | $159,023 | 73 | |
| 69 | (new) | Death by China | $5,701 | 1 | $5,701 | $5,701 | 3 | ||
| 70 | (69) | Trishna | $5,481 | -11% | 11 | $498 | $234,432 | 38 | |
| 71 | (61) | Max et les ferrailleurs | $4,675 | -58% | 1 | $4,675 | $25,120 | 10 | |
| 72 | (65) | Meet the Fokkens | $4,573 | -40% | 1 | $4,573 | $19,667 | 12 | |
| 73 | (79) | Kumaré | $4,061 | 0% | 3 | $1,354 | $94,354 | 61 | |
| 74 | (95) | Union Square | $3,064 | +268% | 2 | $1,532 | $39,347 | 38 | |
| 75 | (63) | Monsieur Lazhar | $3,008 | -65% | 6 | $501 | $3,357,073 | 129 | |
| 76 | (-) | Oslo, August 31st | $2,642 | 2 | $1,321 | $75,325 | 87 | ||
| 77 | (99) | Where Do We Go Now | $2,442 | +620% | 5 | $488 | $524,135 | 101 | |
| 78 | (66) | The Magic of Belle Isle | $2,401 | -67% | 4 | $600 | $94,610 | 45 | |
| 79 | (83) | Elena | $2,304 | -18% | 2 | $1,152 | $208,667 | 96 | |
| 80 | (67) | Unforgivable | $2,236 | -68% | 2 | $1,118 | $112,592 | 52 | |
| 81 | (82) | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $2,172 | -31% | 3 | $724 | $2,550,508 | 164 | |
| 82 | (86) | La Grande Illusion | $1,804 | -8% | 1 | $1,804 | $391,410 | 27,006 | |
| 83 | (98) | Darling Companion | $1,749 | +375% | 3 | $583 | $793,352 | 122 | |
| 84 | (-) | Céline and Julie Go Boating: Phantom Ladies Over Paris | $1,689 | 1 | $1,689 | $29,414 | 108 | ||
| 85 | (new) | Why Stop Now | $1,641 | 3 | $547 | $1,641 | 3 | ||
| 86 | (76) | Iron Sky | $1,605 | -69% | 4 | $401 | $32,639 | 26 | |
| 87 | (-) | The Salt of Life | $1,334 | 1 | $1,334 | $317,060 | 171 | ||
| 88 | (64) | $upercapitalist | $1,110 | -87% | 1 | $1,110 | $13,220 | 10 | |
| 89 | (102) | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,078 | +476% | 1 | $1,078 | $65,118 | 82 | |
| 90 | (92) | The Graduate | $1,023 | -7% | 1 | $1,023 | $94,276 | 16,314 | |
| 91 | (84) | $906 | -100% | 2 | $453 | $10,842 | 21 | ||
| 91 | (84) | $906 | +179% | 2 | $453 | $10,842 | 21 | ||
| 91 | (84) | $906 | -60% | 2 | $453 | $10,842 | 21 | ||
| 91 | (84) | $906 | +508% | 2 | $453 | $10,842 | 21 | ||
| 91 | (84) | $906 | -99% | 2 | $453 | $10,842 | 21 | ||
| 92 | (87) | I Wish | $788 | -51% | 3 | $263 | $145,697 | 101 | |
| 93 | (-) | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $727 | 1 | $727 | $121,114 | 143 | ||
| 94 | (97) | Damsels in Distress | $670 | +51% | 2 | $335 | $1,007,535 | 136 | |
| 95 | (81) | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $384 | -90% | 1 | $384 | $75,308 | 68 | |
| 96 | (-) | The Invisible War | $376 | 1 | $376 | $54,208 | 59 | ||
| 97 | (100) | $300 | -100% | 1 | $300 | $9,395 | 14 | ||
| 97 | (100) | $300 | -8% | 1 | $300 | $9,395 | 14 | ||
| 97 | (100) | $300 | -87% | 1 | $300 | $9,395 | 14 | ||
| 97 | (100) | $300 | +101% | 1 | $300 | $9,395 | 14 | ||
| 97 | (100) | $300 | -100% | 1 | $300 | $9,395 | 14 | ||
| 98 | (-) | The Long Day Closes | $231 | 1 | $231 | $21,722 | 150 | ||
| 99 | (89) | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $83 | -94% | 1 | $83 | $33,139 | 101 | |
| Reporting movies: 111 | $142,153,715 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Expendables 2 | $28,591,370 | 3,316 | $28,591,370 |
| 2 | The Bourne Legacy | $17,057,385 | 3,753 | $69,618,465 |
| 3 | ParaNorman | $14,087,050 | 3,429 | $14,087,050 |
| 4 | The Campaign | $13,127,289 | 3,255 | $51,435,826 |
| 5 | Sparkle | $11,643,342 | 2,244 | $11,643,342 |
| 6 | The Dark Knight Rises | $11,011,349 | 3,157 | $409,787,260 |
| 7 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $10,822,903 | 2,598 | $15,100,918 |
| 8 | Hope Springs | $9,111,529 | 2,361 | $35,063,321 |
| 9 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $3,834,737 | 2,737 | $38,747,058 |
| 10 | Total Recall | $3,472,829 | 2,434 | $51,755,272 |
| 11 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $3,005,507 | 2,274 | $150,191,923 |
| 12 | Ted | $1,543,080 | 1,169 | $213,064,385 |
| 13 | 2016: Obama’s America | $1,244,698 | 169 | $2,062,200 |
| 14 | Ek Tha Tiger | $1,139,340 | 118 | $1,484,404 |
| 15 | Step Up Revolution | $1,040,170 | 905 | $32,776,588 |
| 16 | Brave | $815,785 | 641 | $229,121,303 |
| 17 | $758,807 | 598 | $257,435,325 | |
| 17 | $758,807 | 598 | $257,435,325 | |
| 17 | $758,807 | 598 | $257,435,325 | |
| 17 | $758,807 | 598 | $257,435,325 | |
| 17 | $758,807 | 598 | $257,435,325 | |
| 18 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $708,023 | 406 | $212,684,700 |
| 19 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $563,293 | 236 | $8,110,969 |
| 20 | Moonrise Kingdom | $503,385 | 282 | $42,966,193 |
| 21 | The Watch | $502,413 | 513 | $33,062,599 |
| 22 | The Intouchables | $366,655 | 194 | $9,885,074 |
| 23 | Men in Black 3 | $303,756 | 258 | $178,127,919 |
| 24 | Ruby Sparks | $301,226 | 218 | $1,796,597 |
| 25 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $246,927 | 67 | $615,488 |
| 26 | To Rome with Love | $244,287 | 160 | $15,553,959 |
| 27 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $208,615 | 244 | $154,660,660 |
| 28 | The Queen of Versailles | $208,444 | 83 | $1,246,635 |
| 29 | The Hunger Games | $204,955 | 230 | $407,688,212 |
| 30 | Magic Mike | $199,389 | 255 | $112,720,182 |
| 31 | To the Arctic 3D | $158,489 | 52 | $7,656,274 |
| 32 | The Avengers | $148,968 | 142 | $617,595,391 |
| 33 | Killer Joe | $147,350 | 42 | $663,007 |
| 34 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $112,655 | 199 | $64,958,425 |
| 35 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $108,355 | 128 | $45,592,328 |
| 36 | Searching for Sugar Man | $106,283 | 27 | $309,359 |
| 37 | Savages | $104,720 | 154 | $47,057,935 |
| 38 | 2 Days in New York | $100,375 | 20 | $144,055 |
| 39 | Farewell, My Queen | $96,235 | 56 | $966,200 |
| 40 | The Awakening | $95,933 | 70 | $95,933 |
| 41 | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $95,355 | 424 | $3,077,961 |
| 42 | The Imposter | $83,631 | 19 | $273,245 |
| 43 | Prometheus | $76,010 | 101 | $126,195,339 |
| 44 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $73,292 | 105 | $37,307,111 |
| 45 | Cosmopolis | $70,339 | 3 | $266,912 |
| 46 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $62,668 | 140 | $25,240,988 |
| 47 | Bernie | $62,219 | 71 | $9,046,932 |
| 48 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $49,103 | 39 | $322,102 |
| 49 | Born to be Wild 3D | $46,684 | 33 | $20,580,463 |
| 50 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $43,563 | 17 | $194,404 |
| 51 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $40,986 | 54 | $3,683,593 |
| 52 | From Beneath | $36,855 | 15 | $119,763 |
| 53 | Robot and Frank | $35,539 | 2 | $35,539 |
| 54 | Beloved | $25,825 | 5 | $25,825 |
| 55 | Sea Rex 3D | $25,242 | 10 | $5,984,039 |
| 56 | Red Hook Summer | $23,280 | 9 | $78,273 |
| 57 | Take This Waltz | $18,365 | 22 | $1,175,318 |
| 58 | Deep Sea 3-D | $17,626 | 2 | $44,911,363 |
| 59 | Your Sister's Sister | $17,508 | 26 | $1,573,712 |
| 60 | People Like Us | $17,308 | 54 | $12,412,386 |
| 61 | Compliance | $16,427 | 1 | $16,427 |
| 62 | Easy Money | $13,195 | 5 | $165,786 |
| 63 | Chicken with Plums | $11,301 | 2 | $53,477 |
| 64 | Neil Young Journeys | $10,789 | 23 | $163,864 |
| 65 | 360 | $9,077 | 8 | $64,539 |
| 66 | Hysteria | $8,659 | 14 | $1,761,961 |
| 67 | Side by Side | $6,956 | 1 | $6,956 |
| 68 | Dark Horse | $5,702 | 6 | $159,023 |
| 69 | Death by China | $5,701 | 1 | $5,701 |
| 70 | Trishna | $5,481 | 11 | $234,432 |
| 71 | Max et les ferrailleurs | $4,675 | 1 | $25,120 |
| 72 | Meet the Fokkens | $4,573 | 1 | $19,667 |
| 73 | Kumaré | $4,061 | 3 | $94,354 |
| 74 | Union Square | $3,064 | 2 | $39,347 |
| 75 | Monsieur Lazhar | $3,008 | 6 | $3,357,073 |
| 76 | Oslo, August 31st | $2,642 | 2 | $75,325 |
| 77 | Where Do We Go Now | $2,442 | 5 | $524,135 |
| 78 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $2,401 | 4 | $94,610 |
| 79 | Elena | $2,304 | 2 | $208,667 |
| 80 | Unforgivable | $2,236 | 2 | $112,592 |
| 81 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $2,172 | 3 | $2,550,508 |
| 82 | La Grande Illusion | $1,804 | 1 | $391,410 |
| 83 | Darling Companion | $1,749 | 3 | $793,352 |
| 84 | Céline and Julie Go Boating: Phantom Ladies Over Paris | $1,689 | 1 | $29,414 |
| 85 | Why Stop Now | $1,641 | 3 | $1,641 |
| 86 | Iron Sky | $1,605 | 4 | $32,639 |
| 87 | The Salt of Life | $1,334 | 1 | $317,060 |
| 88 | $upercapitalist | $1,110 | 1 | $13,220 |
| 89 | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,078 | 1 | $65,118 |
| 90 | The Graduate | $1,023 | 1 | $94,276 |
| 91 | $906 | 2 | $10,842 | |
| 91 | $906 | 2 | $10,842 | |
| 91 | $906 | 2 | $10,842 | |
| 91 | $906 | 2 | $10,842 | |
| 91 | $906 | 2 | $10,842 | |
| 92 | I Wish | $788 | 3 | $145,697 |
| 93 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $727 | 1 | $121,114 |
| 94 | Damsels in Distress | $670 | 2 | $1,007,535 |
| 95 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $384 | 1 | $75,308 |
| 96 | The Invisible War | $376 | 1 | $54,208 |
| 97 | $300 | 1 | $9,395 | |
| 97 | $300 | 1 | $9,395 | |
| 97 | $300 | 1 | $9,395 | |
| 97 | $300 | 1 | $9,395 | |
| 97 | $300 | 1 | $9,395 | |
| 98 | The Long Day Closes | $231 | 1 | $21,722 |
| 99 | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $83 | 1 | $33,139 |
| Reporting: 111 | $142,153,715 | total | ||