Weekend Domestic Box Office September 7, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Possession | $9,317,472 | -47% | 2,834 | $3,288 | $33,166,582 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | Lawless | $6,007,036 | -40% | 3,138 | $1,914 | $23,525,455 | 12 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Expendables 2 | $4,951,899 | -45% | 3,260 | $1,519 | $75,619,038 | 24 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Words | $4,750,894 | 2,801 | $1,696 | $4,750,894 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (5) | ParaNorman | $4,195,415 | -36% | 2,856 | $1,469 | $45,452,876 | 24 | |
| 6 | (4) | The Bourne Legacy | $3,969,330 | -45% | 2,766 | $1,435 | $103,628,825 | 31 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $3,650,158 | -42% | 2,717 | $1,343 | $43,007,208 | 26 | |
| 8 | (8) | The Campaign | $3,377,189 | -41% | 2,542 | $1,329 | $79,320,621 | 31 | |
| 9 | (9) | 2016: Obama’s America | $3,309,422 | -41% | 2,017 | $1,641 | $26,115,717 | 59 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Dark Knight Rises | $3,218,189 | -47% | 1,987 | $1,620 | $437,782,482 | 52 | |
| 11 | (10) | Hope Springs | $2,800,217 | -40% | 2,437 | $1,149 | $57,519,656 | 33 | |
| 12 | (11) | Premium Rush | $2,311,414 | -42% | 2,182 | $1,059 | $16,743,104 | 17 | |
| 13 | (new) | The Cold Light of Day | $1,831,588 | 1,511 | $1,212 | $1,831,588 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (-) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $1,673,731 | 267 | $6,269 | $224,234,197 | 11,413 | ||
| 15 | (12) | Hit & Run | $1,077,146 | -58% | 1,810 | $595 | $12,503,750 | 19 | |
| 16 | (17) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $834,216 | -36% | 763 | $1,093 | $157,173,660 | 59 | |
| 17 | (16) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $817,491 | -42% | 931 | $878 | $46,742,100 | 38 | |
| 18 | (13) | The Avengers | $786,181 | -59% | 1,209 | $650 | $621,414,627 | 129 | |
| 19 | (14) | Sparkle | $780,085 | -56% | 873 | $894 | $23,374,162 | 24 | |
| 20 | (15) | Brave | $720,572 | -50% | 959 | $751 | $233,397,964 | 80 | |
| 21 | (18) | $565,880 | -39% | 416 | $1,360 | $260,571,241 | 69 | ||
| 21 | (18) | $565,880 | +47,775% | 416 | $1,360 | $260,571,241 | 69 | ||
| 21 | (18) | $565,880 | +42,835% | 416 | $1,360 | $260,571,241 | 69 | ||
| 22 | (20) | Ted | $548,730 | -32% | 515 | $1,065 | $216,858,060 | 73 | |
| 23 | (22) | Robot and Frank | $505,598 | -27% | 202 | $2,503 | $2,014,027 | 24 | |
| 24 | (19) | Total Recall | $467,562 | -46% | 502 | $931 | $57,627,693 | 38 | |
| 25 | (24) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $380,983 | -40% | 345 | $1,104 | $215,240,165 | 94 | |
| 26 | (25) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $358,952 | -32% | 269 | $1,334 | $10,272,091 | 75 | |
| 27 | (21) | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $352,037 | -51% | 441 | $798 | $2,610,511 | 38 | |
| 28 | (27) | The Intouchables | $302,504 | -20% | 194 | $1,559 | $11,555,464 | 108 | |
| 29 | (29) | Sleepwalk With Me | $280,359 | -13% | 73 | $3,841 | $816,307 | 17 | |
| 30 | (new) | Branded | $240,589 | 307 | $784 | $240,589 | 3 | ||
| 31 | (28) | Moonrise Kingdom | $229,830 | -33% | 200 | $1,149 | $44,640,048 | 108 | |
| 32 | (39) | For a Good Time, Call | $215,985 | +50% | 56 | $3,857 | $450,004 | 10 | |
| 33 | (41) | Samsara | $194,862 | +72% | 25 | $7,794 | $482,610 | 17 | |
| 34 | (30) | Step Up Revolution | $190,638 | -34% | 198 | $963 | $34,484,102 | 45 | |
| 35 | (new) | Bachelorette | $181,494 | 47 | $3,862 | $181,494 | 3 | ||
| 36 | (23) | The Apparition | $173,841 | -73% | 810 | $215 | $4,739,362 | 17 | |
| 37 | (31) | The Watch | $149,098 | -35% | 135 | $1,104 | $33,998,900 | 45 | |
| 38 | (33) | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $143,610 | -22% | 167 | $860 | $65,483,079 | 73 | |
| 39 | (32) | Men in Black 3 | $128,715 | -32% | 173 | $744 | $179,020,854 | 108 | |
| 40 | (40) | Searching for Sugar Man | $114,455 | -19% | 33 | $3,468 | $892,596 | 45 | |
| 41 | (38) | To Rome with Love | $107,252 | -27% | 97 | $1,106 | $16,316,776 | 80 | |
| 42 | (35) | The Queen of Versailles | $104,761 | -36% | 73 | $1,435 | $2,011,366 | 52 | |
| 43 | (37) | Magic Mike | $92,919 | -41% | 202 | $460 | $113,578,737 | 73 | |
| 44 | (44) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $82,338 | -17% | 114 | $722 | $46,083,019 | 129 | |
| 45 | (36) | To the Arctic 3D | $78,788 | -50% | 52 | $1,515 | $8,395,135 | 143 | |
| 46 | (49) | The Imposter | $68,243 | -13% | 27 | $2,528 | $601,212 | 59 | |
| 47 | (new) | Keep the Lights On | $55,574 | 5 | $11,115 | $55,574 | 3 | ||
| 48 | (47) | Ruby Sparks | $54,889 | -39% | 76 | $722 | $2,373,073 | 47 | |
| 49 | (46) | 2 Days in New York | $50,558 | -44% | 34 | $1,487 | $519,657 | 31 | |
| 50 | (26) | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $43,854 | -90% | 281 | $156 | $1,029,050 | 12 | |
| 51 | (48) | Cosmopolis | $43,537 | -51% | 45 | $967 | $693,922 | 24 | |
| 52 | (new) | The Inbetweeners | $35,955 | 10 | $3,596 | $35,955 | 3 | ||
| 53 | (59) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $35,010 | -12% | 54 | $648 | $3,876,519 | 94 | |
| 54 | (52) | Compliance | $34,300 | -37% | 21 | $1,633 | $231,363 | 24 | |
| 55 | (58) | Little White Lies | $33,106 | -23% | 14 | $2,365 | $137,819 | 17 | |
| 56 | (57) | Prometheus | $28,434 | -38% | 48 | $592 | $126,429,117 | 94 | |
| 57 | (53) | Red Hook Summer | $27,837 | -47% | 29 | $960 | $300,458 | 31 | |
| 58 | (new) | The Eye of the Storm | $25,785 | 7 | $3,684 | $25,785 | 3 | ||
| 59 | (54) | Born to be Wild 3D | $24,731 | -49% | 33 | $749 | $20,816,624 | 521 | |
| 60 | (new) | Hello I Must Be Going | $23,904 | 2 | $11,952 | $23,904 | 3 | ||
| 61 | (60) | Air Racers 3D | $21,929 | -32% | 10 | $2,193 | $1,309,987 | 158 | |
| 62 | (-) | Hubble 3D | $21,400 | 16 | $1,338 | $34,384,342 | 906 | ||
| 63 | (new) | Toys in the Attic | $19,913 | 27 | $738 | $19,913 | 3 | ||
| 64 | (56) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $18,632 | -60% | 39 | $478 | $37,498,906 | 80 | |
| 65 | (42) | Joker | $17,725 | -83% | 43 | $412 | $163,070 | 10 | |
| 66 | (new) | Detropia | $17,414 | 1 | $17,414 | $17,414 | 3 | ||
| 67 | (62) | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $16,579 | -32% | 13 | $1,275 | $285,468 | 82 | |
| 68 | (63) | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $15,562 | -10% | 24 | $648 | $450,090 | 45 | |
| 69 | (-) | Bill W. | $15,163 | 12 | $1,264 | $535,778 | 115 | ||
| 70 | (64) | Sea Rex 3D | $14,267 | -12% | 10 | $1,427 | $6,096,582 | 836 | |
| 71 | (67) | Beloved | $14,229 | +0% | 6 | $2,372 | $100,420 | 24 | |
| 72 | (51) | Mugamoodi | $13,590 | -76% | 17 | $799 | $90,576 | 10 | |
| 73 | (45) | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D | $13,464 | -86% | 3 | $4,488 | $170,276 | 10 | |
| 74 | (61) | Bernie | $13,130 | -50% | 18 | $729 | $9,185,908 | 136 | |
| 75 | (-) | Unforgivable | $12,997 | 6 | $2,166 | $135,947 | 73 | ||
| 76 | (66) | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $9,756 | -39% | 22 | $443 | $3,360,768 | 33 | |
| 77 | (68) | Chicken with Plums | $9,611 | -14% | 5 | $1,922 | $115,692 | 24 | |
| 78 | (74) | Take This Waltz | $7,407 | +66% | 13 | $570 | $1,216,734 | 73 | |
| 79 | (new) | Girl Model | $6,864 | 1 | $6,864 | $6,864 | 5 | ||
| 80 | (-) | Space Station | $6,364 | 1 | $6,364 | $86,365,705 | 3,797 | ||
| 81 | (new) | For Ellen | $6,100 | 1 | $6,100 | $7,282 | 5 | ||
| 82 | (71) | Deep Sea 3-D | $5,869 | -20% | 2 | $2,935 | $44,964,999 | 2,383 | |
| 83 | (83) | Kumaré | $5,139 | +206% | 5 | $1,028 | $111,015 | 82 | |
| 84 | (85) | Hysteria | $5,055 | +249% | 7 | $722 | $1,779,166 | 115 | |
| 85 | (72) | Neil Young Journeys | $4,188 | -31% | 10 | $419 | $193,642 | 73 | |
| 86 | (-) | Under the Sea 3D | $3,915 | 7 | $559 | $32,327,462 | 1,305 | ||
| 87 | (new) | [REC] 3: Genesis | $3,001 | 8 | $375 | $3,001 | 3 | ||
| 88 | (-) | Oslo, August 31st | $2,215 | 2 | $1,108 | $97,811 | 108 | ||
| 89 | (75) | 360 | $2,008 | -55% | 5 | $402 | $92,737 | 38 | |
| 90 | (-) | La Grande Illusion | $1,434 | 1 | $1,434 | $393,544 | 27,027 | ||
| 91 | (69) | The Day | $1,281 | -87% | 2 | $641 | $20,502 | 12 | |
| 92 | (-) | The Last Ride | $1,245 | 2 | $623 | $21,184 | 325 | ||
| 93 | (73) | Little Birds | $1,222 | -73% | 1 | $1,222 | $11,501 | 12 | |
| 94 | (-) | How to Grow a Band | $1,056 | 1 | $1,056 | $16,374 | 150 | ||
| 95 | (82) | Elena | $1,017 | -42% | 1 | $1,017 | $215,507 | 117 | |
| 96 | (89) | The Invisible War | $696 | +466% | 2 | $348 | $58,492 | 80 | |
| 97 | (-) | Where Do We Go Now | $656 | 3 | $219 | $531,813 | 122 | ||
| 98 | (-) | OC87 | $634 | 2 | $317 | $41,587 | 108 | ||
| 99 | (81) | Easy Money | $603 | -75% | 2 | $302 | $188,870 | 61 | |
| 100 | (-) | Alps | $561 | 1 | $561 | $7,206 | 59 | ||
| 101 | (-) | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $459 | 2 | $230 | $44,689 | 59 | ||
| 102 | (79) | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $444 | -83% | 2 | $222 | $79,814 | 89 | |
| 103 | (86) | $403 | -100% | 4 | $101 | $29,379 | 21 | ||
| 103 | (86) | $403 | -66% | 4 | $101 | $29,379 | 21 | ||
| 103 | (86) | $403 | -69% | 4 | $101 | $29,379 | 21 | ||
| 104 | (-) | Elles | $206 | 1 | $206 | $157,427 | 136 | ||
| Reporting movies: 108 | $68,625,111 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Possession | $9,317,472 | 2,834 | $33,166,582 |
| 2 | Lawless | $6,007,036 | 3,138 | $23,525,455 |
| 3 | The Expendables 2 | $4,951,899 | 3,260 | $75,619,038 |
| 4 | The Words | $4,750,894 | 2,801 | $4,750,894 |
| 5 | ParaNorman | $4,195,415 | 2,856 | $45,452,876 |
| 6 | The Bourne Legacy | $3,969,330 | 2,766 | $103,628,825 |
| 7 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $3,650,158 | 2,717 | $43,007,208 |
| 8 | The Campaign | $3,377,189 | 2,542 | $79,320,621 |
| 9 | 2016: Obama’s America | $3,309,422 | 2,017 | $26,115,717 |
| 10 | The Dark Knight Rises | $3,218,189 | 1,987 | $437,782,482 |
| 11 | Hope Springs | $2,800,217 | 2,437 | $57,519,656 |
| 12 | Premium Rush | $2,311,414 | 2,182 | $16,743,104 |
| 13 | The Cold Light of Day | $1,831,588 | 1,511 | $1,831,588 |
| 14 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $1,673,731 | 267 | $224,234,197 |
| 15 | Hit & Run | $1,077,146 | 1,810 | $12,503,750 |
| 16 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $834,216 | 763 | $157,173,660 |
| 17 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $817,491 | 931 | $46,742,100 |
| 18 | The Avengers | $786,181 | 1,209 | $621,414,627 |
| 19 | Sparkle | $780,085 | 873 | $23,374,162 |
| 20 | Brave | $720,572 | 959 | $233,397,964 |
| 21 | $565,880 | 416 | $260,571,241 | |
| 21 | $565,880 | 416 | $260,571,241 | |
| 21 | $565,880 | 416 | $260,571,241 | |
| 22 | Ted | $548,730 | 515 | $216,858,060 |
| 23 | Robot and Frank | $505,598 | 202 | $2,014,027 |
| 24 | Total Recall | $467,562 | 502 | $57,627,693 |
| 25 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $380,983 | 345 | $215,240,165 |
| 26 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $358,952 | 269 | $10,272,091 |
| 27 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $352,037 | 441 | $2,610,511 |
| 28 | The Intouchables | $302,504 | 194 | $11,555,464 |
| 29 | Sleepwalk With Me | $280,359 | 73 | $816,307 |
| 30 | Branded | $240,589 | 307 | $240,589 |
| 31 | Moonrise Kingdom | $229,830 | 200 | $44,640,048 |
| 32 | For a Good Time, Call | $215,985 | 56 | $450,004 |
| 33 | Samsara | $194,862 | 25 | $482,610 |
| 34 | Step Up Revolution | $190,638 | 198 | $34,484,102 |
| 35 | Bachelorette | $181,494 | 47 | $181,494 |
| 36 | The Apparition | $173,841 | 810 | $4,739,362 |
| 37 | The Watch | $149,098 | 135 | $33,998,900 |
| 38 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $143,610 | 167 | $65,483,079 |
| 39 | Men in Black 3 | $128,715 | 173 | $179,020,854 |
| 40 | Searching for Sugar Man | $114,455 | 33 | $892,596 |
| 41 | To Rome with Love | $107,252 | 97 | $16,316,776 |
| 42 | The Queen of Versailles | $104,761 | 73 | $2,011,366 |
| 43 | Magic Mike | $92,919 | 202 | $113,578,737 |
| 44 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $82,338 | 114 | $46,083,019 |
| 45 | To the Arctic 3D | $78,788 | 52 | $8,395,135 |
| 46 | The Imposter | $68,243 | 27 | $601,212 |
| 47 | Keep the Lights On | $55,574 | 5 | $55,574 |
| 48 | Ruby Sparks | $54,889 | 76 | $2,373,073 |
| 49 | 2 Days in New York | $50,558 | 34 | $519,657 |
| 50 | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $43,854 | 281 | $1,029,050 |
| 51 | Cosmopolis | $43,537 | 45 | $693,922 |
| 52 | The Inbetweeners | $35,955 | 10 | $35,955 |
| 53 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $35,010 | 54 | $3,876,519 |
| 54 | Compliance | $34,300 | 21 | $231,363 |
| 55 | Little White Lies | $33,106 | 14 | $137,819 |
| 56 | Prometheus | $28,434 | 48 | $126,429,117 |
| 57 | Red Hook Summer | $27,837 | 29 | $300,458 |
| 58 | The Eye of the Storm | $25,785 | 7 | $25,785 |
| 59 | Born to be Wild 3D | $24,731 | 33 | $20,816,624 |
| 60 | Hello I Must Be Going | $23,904 | 2 | $23,904 |
| 61 | Air Racers 3D | $21,929 | 10 | $1,309,987 |
| 62 | Hubble 3D | $21,400 | 16 | $34,384,342 |
| 63 | Toys in the Attic | $19,913 | 27 | $19,913 |
| 64 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $18,632 | 39 | $37,498,906 |
| 65 | Joker | $17,725 | 43 | $163,070 |
| 66 | Detropia | $17,414 | 1 | $17,414 |
| 67 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $16,579 | 13 | $285,468 |
| 68 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $15,562 | 24 | $450,090 |
| 69 | Bill W. | $15,163 | 12 | $535,778 |
| 70 | Sea Rex 3D | $14,267 | 10 | $6,096,582 |
| 71 | Beloved | $14,229 | 6 | $100,420 |
| 72 | Mugamoodi | $13,590 | 17 | $90,576 |
| 73 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D | $13,464 | 3 | $170,276 |
| 74 | Bernie | $13,130 | 18 | $9,185,908 |
| 75 | Unforgivable | $12,997 | 6 | $135,947 |
| 76 | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $9,756 | 22 | $3,360,768 |
| 77 | Chicken with Plums | $9,611 | 5 | $115,692 |
| 78 | Take This Waltz | $7,407 | 13 | $1,216,734 |
| 79 | Girl Model | $6,864 | 1 | $6,864 |
| 80 | Space Station | $6,364 | 1 | $86,365,705 |
| 81 | For Ellen | $6,100 | 1 | $7,282 |
| 82 | Deep Sea 3-D | $5,869 | 2 | $44,964,999 |
| 83 | Kumaré | $5,139 | 5 | $111,015 |
| 84 | Hysteria | $5,055 | 7 | $1,779,166 |
| 85 | Neil Young Journeys | $4,188 | 10 | $193,642 |
| 86 | Under the Sea 3D | $3,915 | 7 | $32,327,462 |
| 87 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $3,001 | 8 | $3,001 |
| 88 | Oslo, August 31st | $2,215 | 2 | $97,811 |
| 89 | 360 | $2,008 | 5 | $92,737 |
| 90 | La Grande Illusion | $1,434 | 1 | $393,544 |
| 91 | The Day | $1,281 | 2 | $20,502 |
| 92 | The Last Ride | $1,245 | 2 | $21,184 |
| 93 | Little Birds | $1,222 | 1 | $11,501 |
| 94 | How to Grow a Band | $1,056 | 1 | $16,374 |
| 95 | Elena | $1,017 | 1 | $215,507 |
| 96 | The Invisible War | $696 | 2 | $58,492 |
| 97 | Where Do We Go Now | $656 | 3 | $531,813 |
| 98 | OC87 | $634 | 2 | $41,587 |
| 99 | Easy Money | $603 | 2 | $188,870 |
| 100 | Alps | $561 | 1 | $7,206 |
| 101 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $459 | 2 | $44,689 |
| 102 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $444 | 2 | $79,814 |
| 103 | $403 | 4 | $29,379 | |
| 103 | $403 | 4 | $29,379 | |
| 103 | $403 | 4 | $29,379 | |
| 104 | Elles | $206 | 1 | $157,427 |
| Reporting: 108 | $68,625,111 | total | ||