Weekend Domestic Box Office August 31, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Possession | $17,732,480 | 2,816 | $6,297 | $17,732,480 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Lawless | $10,001,982 | 2,888 | $3,463 | $12,144,429 | 5 | ||
| 3 | (1) | The Expendables 2 | $9,030,381 | -33% | 3,334 | $2,709 | $66,389,286 | 17 | |
| 4 | (2) | The Bourne Legacy | $7,232,610 | -23% | 3,131 | $2,310 | $96,231,050 | 24 | |
| 5 | (3) | ParaNorman | $6,572,820 | -24% | 3,085 | $2,131 | $38,052,006 | 17 | |
| 6 | (6) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $6,276,654 | -12% | 2,635 | $2,382 | $36,154,012 | 19 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Dark Knight Rises | $6,116,335 | -15% | 2,187 | $2,797 | $431,430,285 | 45 | |
| 8 | (4) | The Campaign | $5,710,234 | -24% | 2,941 | $1,942 | $73,284,898 | 24 | |
| 9 | (7) | 2016: Obama’s America | $5,608,973 | -14% | 1,747 | $3,211 | $18,776,003 | 52 | |
| 10 | (9) | Hope Springs | $4,697,097 | -18% | 2,441 | $1,924 | $52,053,604 | 26 | |
| 11 | (8) | Premium Rush | $3,971,312 | -34% | 2,255 | $1,761 | $12,326,509 | 10 | |
| 12 | (10) | Hit & Run | $2,586,456 | -43% | 2,870 | $901 | $10,055,846 | 12 | |
| 13 | (38) | The Avengers | $1,910,701 | +1,557% | 1,705 | $1,121 | $619,760,594 | 122 | |
| 14 | (11) | Sparkle | $1,779,776 | -55% | 1,257 | $1,416 | $21,706,621 | 17 | |
| 15 | (18) | Brave | $1,427,002 | +176% | 1,708 | $835 | $231,801,179 | 73 | |
| 16 | (13) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,418,738 | -37% | 1,204 | $1,178 | $45,186,326 | 31 | |
| 17 | (15) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $1,302,628 | -26% | 1,036 | $1,257 | $155,635,442 | 52 | |
| 18 | (20) | $924,776 | +88% | 501 | $1,846 | $259,524,833 | 62 | ||
| 18 | (20) | $924,776 | +4,810% | 501 | $1,846 | $259,524,833 | 62 | ||
| 18 | (20) | $924,776 | +116,224% | 501 | $1,846 | $259,524,833 | 62 | ||
| 19 | (14) | Total Recall | $868,526 | -51% | 756 | $1,149 | $56,738,151 | 31 | |
| 20 | (16) | Ted | $810,645 | -14% | 561 | $1,445 | $215,975,550 | 66 | |
| 21 | (25) | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $718,090 | +149% | 586 | $1,225 | $1,873,922 | 31 | |
| 22 | (26) | Robot and Frank | $692,318 | +144% | 144 | $4,808 | $1,140,563 | 17 | |
| 23 | (12) | The Apparition | $632,262 | -78% | 810 | $781 | $4,251,121 | 10 | |
| 24 | (17) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $630,209 | +4% | 505 | $1,248 | $214,539,658 | 87 | |
| 25 | (21) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $528,167 | +14% | 267 | $1,978 | $9,618,106 | 68 | |
| 26 | (new) | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $443,901 | 2,160 | $206 | $670,253 | 5 | ||
| 27 | (24) | The Intouchables | $379,826 | +8% | 175 | $2,170 | $11,016,633 | 101 | |
| 28 | (23) | Moonrise Kingdom | $342,370 | -15% | 197 | $1,738 | $44,205,438 | 101 | |
| 29 | (48) | Sleepwalk With Me | $322,677 | +369% | 29 | $11,127 | $411,893 | 10 | |
| 30 | (19) | Step Up Revolution | $288,586 | -42% | 236 | $1,223 | $34,170,908 | 38 | |
| 31 | (28) | The Watch | $228,206 | -1% | 195 | $1,170 | $33,762,406 | 38 | |
| 32 | (27) | Men in Black 3 | $188,572 | -21% | 186 | $1,014 | $178,792,770 | 101 | |
| 33 | (49) | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $183,785 | +206% | 179 | $1,027 | $65,254,183 | 66 | |
| 34 | (30) | Killer Joe | $170,000 | -13% | 73 | $2,329 | $1,291,645 | 38 | |
| 35 | (32) | The Queen of Versailles | $163,772 | -14% | 87 | $1,882 | $1,800,820 | 45 | |
| 36 | (36) | To the Arctic 3D | $158,089 | +16% | 52 | $3,040 | $8,231,655 | 136 | |
| 37 | (29) | Magic Mike | $158,066 | -31% | 268 | $590 | $113,390,930 | 66 | |
| 38 | (31) | To Rome with Love | $146,330 | -25% | 94 | $1,557 | $16,124,016 | 73 | |
| 39 | (new) | For a Good Time, Call | $143,935 | 23 | $6,258 | $143,935 | 3 | ||
| 40 | (37) | Searching for Sugar Man | $140,674 | +16% | 32 | $4,396 | $693,975 | 38 | |
| 41 | (46) | Samsara | $113,371 | +49% | 9 | $12,597 | $231,620 | 10 | |
| 42 | (new) | Joker | $105,366 | 74 | $1,424 | $105,366 | 3 | ||
| 43 | (34) | Snow White and the Huntsman | $104,390 | -33% | 143 | $730 | $155,081,785 | 94 | |
| 44 | (41) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $99,368 | +7% | 105 | $946 | $45,927,364 | 122 | |
| 45 | (new) | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D | $95,452 | 15 | $6,363 | $95,452 | 3 | ||
| 46 | (40) | 2 Days in New York | $90,968 | -5% | 42 | $2,166 | $417,844 | 24 | |
| 47 | (33) | Ruby Sparks | $89,597 | -45% | 78 | $1,149 | $2,269,687 | 40 | |
| 48 | (35) | Cosmopolis | $89,049 | -42% | 65 | $1,370 | $606,137 | 17 | |
| 49 | (43) | The Imposter | $78,101 | -3% | 31 | $2,519 | $496,572 | 52 | |
| 50 | (39) | The Hunger Games | $58,343 | -49% | 145 | $402 | $407,981,652 | 164 | |
| 51 | (new) | Mugamoodi | $56,603 | 21 | $2,695 | $56,603 | 3 | ||
| 52 | (55) | Compliance | $54,141 | +21% | 19 | $2,850 | $165,599 | 17 | |
| 53 | (44) | Red Hook Summer | $52,859 | -34% | 41 | $1,289 | $245,106 | 24 | |
| 54 | (53) | Born to be Wild 3D | $48,871 | +4% | 33 | $1,481 | $20,766,515 | 514 | |
| 55 | (42) | Savages | $46,335 | -45% | 82 | $565 | $47,294,840 | 59 | |
| 56 | (51) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $46,052 | -13% | 49 | $940 | $37,465,452 | 73 | |
| 57 | (50) | Prometheus | $45,847 | -21% | 55 | $834 | $126,376,360 | 87 | |
| 58 | (59) | Little White Lies | $43,037 | +68% | 12 | $3,586 | $80,340 | 10 | |
| 59 | (52) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $39,693 | -17% | 48 | $827 | $3,820,083 | 87 | |
| 60 | (-) | Air Racers 3D | $32,192 | 10 | $3,219 | $1,278,929 | 151 | ||
| 61 | (54) | Bernie | $26,302 | -42% | 26 | $1,012 | $9,158,557 | 129 | |
| 62 | (62) | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $24,448 | +32% | 14 | $1,746 | $256,470 | 75 | |
| 63 | (56) | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $17,257 | -50% | 18 | $959 | $422,272 | 38 | |
| 64 | (-) | Sea Rex 3D | $16,293 | 10 | $1,629 | $6,069,994 | 829 | ||
| 65 | (-) | Side by Side | $16,087 | 4 | $4,022 | $28,592 | 17 | ||
| 66 | (47) | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $16,000 | -79% | 31 | $516 | $3,341,000 | 26 | |
| 67 | (63) | Beloved | $14,221 | -8% | 6 | $2,370 | $77,299 | 17 | |
| 68 | (72) | Chicken with Plums | $11,216 | +72% | 3 | $3,739 | $100,092 | 17 | |
| 69 | (new) | The Day | $10,121 | 12 | $843 | $12,845 | 5 | ||
| 70 | (-) | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $7,818 | 4 | $1,955 | $60,201 | 45 | ||
| 71 | (64) | Deep Sea 3-D | $7,335 | -50% | 2 | $3,668 | $44,954,859 | 2,376 | |
| 72 | (74) | Neil Young Journeys | $6,031 | +5% | 11 | $548 | $186,135 | 66 | |
| 73 | (new) | Little Birds | $4,574 | 1 | $4,574 | $6,914 | 5 | ||
| 74 | (68) | Take This Waltz | $4,458 | -49% | 9 | $495 | $1,204,676 | 66 | |
| 75 | (71) | 360 | $4,458 | -40% | 3 | $1,486 | $85,279 | 31 | |
| 76 | (89) | Monsieur Lazhar | $3,201 | +75% | 2 | $1,601 | $3,365,750 | 143 | |
| 77 | (98) | Union Square | $3,191 | +321% | 2 | $1,596 | $44,830 | 52 | |
| 78 | (new) | The Good Doctor | $3,180 | 2 | $1,590 | $3,180 | 3 | ||
| 79 | (96) | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $2,574 | +210% | 1 | $2,574 | $78,840 | 82 | |
| 80 | (70) | Somewhere Between | $2,512 | -68% | 1 | $2,512 | $15,084 | 10 | |
| 81 | (69) | Easy Money | $2,375 | -72% | 2 | $1,188 | $187,076 | 54 | |
| 82 | (93) | Elena | $1,740 | +35% | 2 | $870 | $210,914 | 110 | |
| 83 | (78) | Kumaré | $1,678 | -64% | 3 | $559 | $104,390 | 75 | |
| 84 | (87) | The Magic of Belle Isle | $1,516 | -36% | 2 | $758 | $100,649 | 59 | |
| 85 | (76) | Hysteria | $1,450 | -72% | 4 | $363 | $1,774,477 | 108 | |
| 86 | (61) | $1,318 | -100% | 8 | $165 | $28,323 | 14 | ||
| 86 | (61) | $1,318 | -93% | 8 | $165 | $28,323 | 14 | ||
| 86 | (61) | $1,318 | +66% | 8 | $165 | $28,323 | 14 | ||
| 87 | (97) | $1,182 | -100% | 3 | $394 | $15,280 | 35 | ||
| 87 | (97) | $1,182 | -94% | 3 | $394 | $15,280 | 35 | ||
| 87 | (97) | $1,182 | +49% | 3 | $394 | $15,280 | 35 | ||
| 88 | (new) | Breathing | $949 | 1 | $949 | $949 | 3 | ||
| 89 | (88) | The Invisible War | $123 | -94% | 1 | $123 | $57,742 | 73 | |
| Reporting movies: 95 | $106,097,756 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Possession | $17,732,480 | 2,816 | $17,732,480 |
| 2 | Lawless | $10,001,982 | 2,888 | $12,144,429 |
| 3 | The Expendables 2 | $9,030,381 | 3,334 | $66,389,286 |
| 4 | The Bourne Legacy | $7,232,610 | 3,131 | $96,231,050 |
| 5 | ParaNorman | $6,572,820 | 3,085 | $38,052,006 |
| 6 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $6,276,654 | 2,635 | $36,154,012 |
| 7 | The Dark Knight Rises | $6,116,335 | 2,187 | $431,430,285 |
| 8 | The Campaign | $5,710,234 | 2,941 | $73,284,898 |
| 9 | 2016: Obama’s America | $5,608,973 | 1,747 | $18,776,003 |
| 10 | Hope Springs | $4,697,097 | 2,441 | $52,053,604 |
| 11 | Premium Rush | $3,971,312 | 2,255 | $12,326,509 |
| 12 | Hit & Run | $2,586,456 | 2,870 | $10,055,846 |
| 13 | The Avengers | $1,910,701 | 1,705 | $619,760,594 |
| 14 | Sparkle | $1,779,776 | 1,257 | $21,706,621 |
| 15 | Brave | $1,427,002 | 1,708 | $231,801,179 |
| 16 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,418,738 | 1,204 | $45,186,326 |
| 17 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $1,302,628 | 1,036 | $155,635,442 |
| 18 | $924,776 | 501 | $259,524,833 | |
| 18 | $924,776 | 501 | $259,524,833 | |
| 18 | $924,776 | 501 | $259,524,833 | |
| 19 | Total Recall | $868,526 | 756 | $56,738,151 |
| 20 | Ted | $810,645 | 561 | $215,975,550 |
| 21 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $718,090 | 586 | $1,873,922 |
| 22 | Robot and Frank | $692,318 | 144 | $1,140,563 |
| 23 | The Apparition | $632,262 | 810 | $4,251,121 |
| 24 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $630,209 | 505 | $214,539,658 |
| 25 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $528,167 | 267 | $9,618,106 |
| 26 | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $443,901 | 2,160 | $670,253 |
| 27 | The Intouchables | $379,826 | 175 | $11,016,633 |
| 28 | Moonrise Kingdom | $342,370 | 197 | $44,205,438 |
| 29 | Sleepwalk With Me | $322,677 | 29 | $411,893 |
| 30 | Step Up Revolution | $288,586 | 236 | $34,170,908 |
| 31 | The Watch | $228,206 | 195 | $33,762,406 |
| 32 | Men in Black 3 | $188,572 | 186 | $178,792,770 |
| 33 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $183,785 | 179 | $65,254,183 |
| 34 | Killer Joe | $170,000 | 73 | $1,291,645 |
| 35 | The Queen of Versailles | $163,772 | 87 | $1,800,820 |
| 36 | To the Arctic 3D | $158,089 | 52 | $8,231,655 |
| 37 | Magic Mike | $158,066 | 268 | $113,390,930 |
| 38 | To Rome with Love | $146,330 | 94 | $16,124,016 |
| 39 | For a Good Time, Call | $143,935 | 23 | $143,935 |
| 40 | Searching for Sugar Man | $140,674 | 32 | $693,975 |
| 41 | Samsara | $113,371 | 9 | $231,620 |
| 42 | Joker | $105,366 | 74 | $105,366 |
| 43 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $104,390 | 143 | $155,081,785 |
| 44 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $99,368 | 105 | $45,927,364 |
| 45 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D | $95,452 | 15 | $95,452 |
| 46 | 2 Days in New York | $90,968 | 42 | $417,844 |
| 47 | Ruby Sparks | $89,597 | 78 | $2,269,687 |
| 48 | Cosmopolis | $89,049 | 65 | $606,137 |
| 49 | The Imposter | $78,101 | 31 | $496,572 |
| 50 | The Hunger Games | $58,343 | 145 | $407,981,652 |
| 51 | Mugamoodi | $56,603 | 21 | $56,603 |
| 52 | Compliance | $54,141 | 19 | $165,599 |
| 53 | Red Hook Summer | $52,859 | 41 | $245,106 |
| 54 | Born to be Wild 3D | $48,871 | 33 | $20,766,515 |
| 55 | Savages | $46,335 | 82 | $47,294,840 |
| 56 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $46,052 | 49 | $37,465,452 |
| 57 | Prometheus | $45,847 | 55 | $126,376,360 |
| 58 | Little White Lies | $43,037 | 12 | $80,340 |
| 59 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $39,693 | 48 | $3,820,083 |
| 60 | Air Racers 3D | $32,192 | 10 | $1,278,929 |
| 61 | Bernie | $26,302 | 26 | $9,158,557 |
| 62 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $24,448 | 14 | $256,470 |
| 63 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $17,257 | 18 | $422,272 |
| 64 | Sea Rex 3D | $16,293 | 10 | $6,069,994 |
| 65 | Side by Side | $16,087 | 4 | $28,592 |
| 66 | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $16,000 | 31 | $3,341,000 |
| 67 | Beloved | $14,221 | 6 | $77,299 |
| 68 | Chicken with Plums | $11,216 | 3 | $100,092 |
| 69 | The Day | $10,121 | 12 | $12,845 |
| 70 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $7,818 | 4 | $60,201 |
| 71 | Deep Sea 3-D | $7,335 | 2 | $44,954,859 |
| 72 | Neil Young Journeys | $6,031 | 11 | $186,135 |
| 73 | Little Birds | $4,574 | 1 | $6,914 |
| 74 | Take This Waltz | $4,458 | 9 | $1,204,676 |
| 75 | 360 | $4,458 | 3 | $85,279 |
| 76 | Monsieur Lazhar | $3,201 | 2 | $3,365,750 |
| 77 | Union Square | $3,191 | 2 | $44,830 |
| 78 | The Good Doctor | $3,180 | 2 | $3,180 |
| 79 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $2,574 | 1 | $78,840 |
| 80 | Somewhere Between | $2,512 | 1 | $15,084 |
| 81 | Easy Money | $2,375 | 2 | $187,076 |
| 82 | Elena | $1,740 | 2 | $210,914 |
| 83 | Kumaré | $1,678 | 3 | $104,390 |
| 84 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $1,516 | 2 | $100,649 |
| 85 | Hysteria | $1,450 | 4 | $1,774,477 |
| 86 | $1,318 | 8 | $28,323 | |
| 86 | $1,318 | 8 | $28,323 | |
| 86 | $1,318 | 8 | $28,323 | |
| 87 | $1,182 | 3 | $15,280 | |
| 87 | $1,182 | 3 | $15,280 | |
| 87 | $1,182 | 3 | $15,280 | |
| 88 | Breathing | $949 | 1 | $949 |
| 89 | The Invisible War | $123 | 1 | $57,742 |
| Reporting: 95 | $106,097,756 | total | ||