Weekend Domestic Box Office September 21, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | End of Watch | $13,152,683 | 2,730 | $4,818 | $13,152,683 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | House at the End of the Street | $12,287,234 | 3,083 | $3,985 | $12,287,234 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Trouble with the Curve | $12,162,040 | 3,212 | $3,786 | $12,162,040 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Finding Nemo 3D | $9,641,474 | -42% | 2,904 | $3,320 | $369,889,816 | 3,405 | |
| 5 | (1) | Resident Evil: Retribution | $6,701,803 | -68% | 3,016 | $2,222 | $33,469,530 | 10 | |
| 6 | (new) | Dredd | $6,278,491 | 2,506 | $2,505 | $6,278,491 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (19) | The Master | $4,391,092 | +496% | 788 | $5,572 | $5,446,975 | 10 | |
| 8 | (3) | The Possession | $2,641,990 | -54% | 2,598 | $1,017 | $45,291,617 | 24 | |
| 9 | (6) | ParaNorman | $2,345,630 | -24% | 1,617 | $1,451 | $52,582,728 | 38 | |
| 10 | (4) | Lawless | $2,286,215 | -47% | 2,614 | $875 | $34,477,134 | 26 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Bourne Legacy | $1,609,875 | -44% | 1,431 | $1,125 | $110,402,575 | 45 | |
| 12 | (9) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $1,543,090 | -41% | 1,752 | $881 | $48,655,828 | 40 | |
| 13 | (5) | The Expendables 2 | $1,457,853 | -54% | 1,820 | $801 | $83,019,805 | 38 | |
| 14 | (11) | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,266,144 | -42% | 948 | $1,336 | $443,124,014 | 66 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Campaign | $1,205,136 | -50% | 1,250 | $964 | $84,986,201 | 45 | |
| 16 | (12) | Arbitrage | $1,189,700 | -41% | 244 | $4,876 | $3,858,207 | 10 | |
| 17 | (13) | 2016: Obama’s America | $937,524 | -53% | 1,216 | $771 | $32,022,601 | 73 | |
| 18 | (14) | Hope Springs | $856,228 | -53% | 1,147 | $746 | $62,154,383 | 47 | |
| 19 | (7) | The Words | $755,640 | -74% | 1,247 | $606 | $11,000,211 | 17 | |
| 20 | (17) | Barfi | $643,260 | -39% | 130 | $4,948 | $1,977,528 | 10 | |
| 21 | (15) | Last Ounce of Courage | $562,536 | -65% | 1,064 | $529 | $2,763,722 | 10 | |
| 22 | (21) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $540,114 | -7% | 420 | $1,286 | $158,561,292 | 73 | |
| 23 | (new) | Unconditional | $525,192 | 312 | $1,683 | $525,192 | 3 | ||
| 24 | (20) | The Avengers | $466,320 | -21% | 290 | $1,608 | $622,888,162 | 143 | |
| 25 | (new) | Heroine | $389,901 | 114 | $3,420 | $389,901 | 3 | ||
| 26 | (16) | Premium Rush | $362,338 | -71% | 567 | $639 | $19,665,102 | 31 | |
| 27 | (22) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $330,919 | -35% | 374 | $885 | $47,779,318 | 52 | |
| 28 | (31) | Total Recall | $281,785 | +2% | 322 | $875 | $58,462,950 | 52 | |
| 29 | (28) | The Amazing Spider-Man | $247,043 | -30% | 253 | $976 | $261,471,268 | 83 | |
| 30 | (25) | Ted | $244,655 | -35% | 293 | $835 | $217,838,900 | 87 | |
| 31 | (29) | Sleepwalk With Me | $231,079 | -33% | 135 | $1,712 | $1,625,694 | 31 | |
| 32 | (new) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $228,359 | 4 | $57,090 | $228,359 | 3 | ||
| 33 | (30) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $223,659 | -23% | 240 | $932 | $215,896,451 | 108 | |
| 34 | (35) | Samsara | $192,121 | -20% | 59 | $3,256 | $1,150,061 | 31 | |
| 35 | (26) | Robot and Frank | $182,222 | -52% | 156 | $1,168 | $2,894,058 | 38 | |
| 36 | (33) | The Intouchables | $181,625 | -29% | 156 | $1,164 | $12,253,183 | 122 | |
| 37 | (32) | For a Good Time, Call | $147,178 | -46% | 105 | $1,402 | $1,084,252 | 24 | |
| 38 | (36) | Step Up Revolution | $140,477 | -36% | 182 | $772 | $34,960,068 | 59 | |
| 39 | (27) | Hit & Run | $135,377 | -63% | 291 | $465 | $13,606,218 | 33 | |
| 40 | (37) | Moonrise Kingdom | $127,879 | -33% | 120 | $1,066 | $45,161,623 | 122 | |
| 41 | (24) | Sparkle | $126,439 | -67% | 206 | $614 | $24,259,891 | 38 | |
| 42 | (34) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $123,747 | -49% | 132 | $937 | $10,902,973 | 89 | |
| 43 | (new) | My Uncle Rafael | $109,747 | 14 | $7,839 | $109,747 | 3 | ||
| 44 | (41) | Searching for Sugar Man | $93,338 | -8% | 38 | $2,456 | $1,186,139 | 59 | |
| 45 | (44) | To the Arctic 3D | $83,779 | -4% | 52 | $1,611 | $8,657,382 | 157 | |
| 46 | (23) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $75,114 | -81% | 85 | $884 | $225,615,769 | 11,427 | |
| 47 | (59) | 10 Years | $73,946 | +226% | 43 | $1,720 | $104,861 | 10 | |
| 48 | (new) | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $63,700 | 3 | $21,233 | $63,700 | 3 | ||
| 49 | (18) | The Cold Light of Day | $59,543 | -93% | 155 | $384 | $3,691,394 | 17 | |
| 50 | (46) | To Rome with Love | $54,441 | -22% | 50 | $1,089 | $16,528,107 | 94 | |
| 51 | (43) | The Watch | $53,012 | -40% | 77 | $688 | $34,232,650 | 59 | |
| 52 | (45) | The Queen of Versailles | $50,303 | -37% | 40 | $1,258 | $2,225,658 | 66 | |
| 53 | (39) | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $47,092 | -68% | 54 | $872 | $3,017,153 | 52 | |
| 54 | (49) | Slaughter Creek | $44,415 | -10% | 15 | $2,961 | $116,487 | 10 | |
| 55 | (48) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $41,385 | -32% | 47 | $881 | $46,263,061 | 143 | |
| 56 | (new) | Occupy Unmasked | $40,952 | 4 | $10,238 | $40,952 | 3 | ||
| 57 | (57) | Liberal Arts | $38,582 | +41% | 20 | $1,929 | $76,367 | 10 | |
| 58 | (52) | Detropia | $33,093 | -21% | 11 | $3,008 | $127,308 | 17 | |
| 59 | (38) | Stolen | $32,274 | -82% | 99 | $326 | $289,773 | 10 | |
| 60 | (new) | How to Survive a Plague | $28,250 | 4 | $7,063 | $28,250 | 3 | ||
| 61 | (47) | The Imposter | $25,496 | -58% | 23 | $1,109 | $731,706 | 73 | |
| 62 | (42) | Bachelorette | $23,410 | -76% | 34 | $689 | $418,268 | 17 | |
| 63 | (new) | Backwards | $23,190 | 5 | $4,638 | $23,190 | 3 | ||
| 64 | (55) | Keep the Lights On | $22,889 | -28% | 9 | $2,543 | $150,130 | 17 | |
| 65 | (63) | Born to be Wild 3D | $21,119 | +4% | 33 | $640 | $20,885,553 | 535 | |
| 66 | (74) | Hello I Must Be Going | $20,653 | +141% | 15 | $1,377 | $65,030 | 17 | |
| 67 | (50) | Magic Mike | $20,557 | -58% | 55 | $374 | $113,709,992 | 87 | |
| 68 | (56) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $20,130 | -34% | 40 | $503 | $3,958,045 | 108 | |
| 69 | (53) | Ruby Sparks | $19,811 | -53% | 43 | $461 | $2,478,254 | 61 | |
| 70 | (60) | Chicken with Plums | $16,472 | -25% | 17 | $969 | $167,531 | 38 | |
| 71 | (58) | 2 Days in New York | $14,434 | -46% | 18 | $802 | $584,175 | 45 | |
| 72 | (64) | Compliance | $12,802 | -36% | 16 | $800 | $291,297 | 38 | |
| 73 | (76) | Somewhere Between | $11,437 | +52% | 2 | $5,719 | $40,565 | 31 | |
| 74 | (51) | The Apparition | $11,380 | -75% | 35 | $325 | $4,860,487 | 31 | |
| 75 | (54) | Bill W. | $7,968 | -79% | 21 | $379 | $629,883 | 129 | |
| 76 | (70) | Toys in the Attic | $6,371 | -45% | 6 | $1,062 | $48,562 | 17 | |
| 77 | (89) | Hysteria | $6,078 | +95% | 2 | $3,039 | $1,799,187 | 129 | |
| 78 | (78) | Deep Sea 3-D | $6,052 | -8% | 2 | $3,026 | $44,983,080 | 2,397 | |
| 79 | (new) | Radio Unnameable | $5,833 | 1 | $5,833 | $8,044 | 5 | ||
| 80 | (new) | The Waiting Room | $4,950 | 1 | $4,950 | $4,950 | 3 | ||
| 81 | (81) | La Grande Illusion | $4,686 | -1% | 2 | $2,343 | $402,952 | 27,041 | |
| 82 | (new) | Husbands in Goa | $4,483 | 7 | $640 | $4,483 | 3 | ||
| 83 | (new) | 17 Girls | $4,449 | 10 | $445 | $4,449 | 3 | ||
| 84 | (75) | Take This Waltz | $4,044 | -48% | 5 | $809 | $1,237,514 | 87 | |
| 85 | (69) | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $4,018 | -66% | 12 | $335 | $485,519 | 59 | |
| 86 | (new) | Hellbound? | $3,938 | 4 | $985 | $3,938 | 3 | ||
| 87 | (new) | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | $3,850 | 1 | $3,850 | $3,850 | 3 | ||
| 88 | (new) | About Cherry | $2,760 | 3 | $920 | $2,760 | 3 | ||
| 89 | (-) | Little White Lies | $2,581 | 2 | $1,291 | $183,662 | 31 | ||
| 90 | (86) | Mugamoodi | $2,347 | -30% | 1 | $2,347 | $101,911 | 24 | |
| 91 | (92) | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $2,227 | +17% | 7 | $318 | $3,371,469 | 47 | |
| 92 | (90) | Elena | $1,991 | -36% | 2 | $996 | $222,498 | 131 | |
| 93 | (80) | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $1,913 | -63% | 5 | $383 | $305,516 | 96 | |
| 94 | (100) | Monsieur Lazhar | $1,468 | +68% | 3 | $489 | $3,369,368 | 164 | |
| 95 | (94) | [REC] 3: Genesis | $1,218 | -16% | 3 | $406 | $6,934 | 17 | |
| 96 | (96) | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $1,154 | -8% | 2 | $577 | $85,090 | 103 | |
| 97 | (85) | 360 | $1,115 | -67% | 3 | $372 | $99,603 | 52 | |
| 98 | (new) | Three Stars | $1,003 | 1 | $1,003 | $7,508 | 3 | ||
| 99 | (105) | You've Been Trumped | $863 | +124% | 3 | $288 | $17,903 | 52 | |
| 100 | (82) | Neil Young Journeys | $768 | -84% | 11 | $70 | $203,188 | 87 | |
| 101 | (79) | Girl Model | $723 | -88% | 3 | $241 | $18,816 | 19 | |
| 102 | (87) | Death by China | $415 | -87% | 1 | $415 | $22,844 | 38 | |
| 103 | (-) | How to Grow a Band | $377 | 2 | $189 | $16,833 | 164 | ||
| 104 | (65) | Branded | $358 | -98% | 2 | $179 | $353,227 | 17 | |
| 105 | (88) | Unforgivable | $320 | -90% | 1 | $320 | $143,523 | 87 | |
| 106 | (101) | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $283 | -59% | 2 | $142 | $125,094 | 178 | |
| Reporting movies: 106 | $90,721,417 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | End of Watch | $13,152,683 | 2,730 | $13,152,683 |
| 2 | House at the End of the Street | $12,287,234 | 3,083 | $12,287,234 |
| 3 | Trouble with the Curve | $12,162,040 | 3,212 | $12,162,040 |
| 4 | Finding Nemo 3D | $9,641,474 | 2,904 | $369,889,816 |
| 5 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $6,701,803 | 3,016 | $33,469,530 |
| 6 | Dredd | $6,278,491 | 2,506 | $6,278,491 |
| 7 | The Master | $4,391,092 | 788 | $5,446,975 |
| 8 | The Possession | $2,641,990 | 2,598 | $45,291,617 |
| 9 | ParaNorman | $2,345,630 | 1,617 | $52,582,728 |
| 10 | Lawless | $2,286,215 | 2,614 | $34,477,134 |
| 11 | The Bourne Legacy | $1,609,875 | 1,431 | $110,402,575 |
| 12 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $1,543,090 | 1,752 | $48,655,828 |
| 13 | The Expendables 2 | $1,457,853 | 1,820 | $83,019,805 |
| 14 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,266,144 | 948 | $443,124,014 |
| 15 | The Campaign | $1,205,136 | 1,250 | $84,986,201 |
| 16 | Arbitrage | $1,189,700 | 244 | $3,858,207 |
| 17 | 2016: Obama’s America | $937,524 | 1,216 | $32,022,601 |
| 18 | Hope Springs | $856,228 | 1,147 | $62,154,383 |
| 19 | The Words | $755,640 | 1,247 | $11,000,211 |
| 20 | Barfi | $643,260 | 130 | $1,977,528 |
| 21 | Last Ounce of Courage | $562,536 | 1,064 | $2,763,722 |
| 22 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $540,114 | 420 | $158,561,292 |
| 23 | Unconditional | $525,192 | 312 | $525,192 |
| 24 | The Avengers | $466,320 | 290 | $622,888,162 |
| 25 | Heroine | $389,901 | 114 | $389,901 |
| 26 | Premium Rush | $362,338 | 567 | $19,665,102 |
| 27 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $330,919 | 374 | $47,779,318 |
| 28 | Total Recall | $281,785 | 322 | $58,462,950 |
| 29 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $247,043 | 253 | $261,471,268 |
| 30 | Ted | $244,655 | 293 | $217,838,900 |
| 31 | Sleepwalk With Me | $231,079 | 135 | $1,625,694 |
| 32 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $228,359 | 4 | $228,359 |
| 33 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $223,659 | 240 | $215,896,451 |
| 34 | Samsara | $192,121 | 59 | $1,150,061 |
| 35 | Robot and Frank | $182,222 | 156 | $2,894,058 |
| 36 | The Intouchables | $181,625 | 156 | $12,253,183 |
| 37 | For a Good Time, Call | $147,178 | 105 | $1,084,252 |
| 38 | Step Up Revolution | $140,477 | 182 | $34,960,068 |
| 39 | Hit & Run | $135,377 | 291 | $13,606,218 |
| 40 | Moonrise Kingdom | $127,879 | 120 | $45,161,623 |
| 41 | Sparkle | $126,439 | 206 | $24,259,891 |
| 42 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $123,747 | 132 | $10,902,973 |
| 43 | My Uncle Rafael | $109,747 | 14 | $109,747 |
| 44 | Searching for Sugar Man | $93,338 | 38 | $1,186,139 |
| 45 | To the Arctic 3D | $83,779 | 52 | $8,657,382 |
| 46 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $75,114 | 85 | $225,615,769 |
| 47 | 10 Years | $73,946 | 43 | $104,861 |
| 48 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $63,700 | 3 | $63,700 |
| 49 | The Cold Light of Day | $59,543 | 155 | $3,691,394 |
| 50 | To Rome with Love | $54,441 | 50 | $16,528,107 |
| 51 | The Watch | $53,012 | 77 | $34,232,650 |
| 52 | The Queen of Versailles | $50,303 | 40 | $2,225,658 |
| 53 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $47,092 | 54 | $3,017,153 |
| 54 | Slaughter Creek | $44,415 | 15 | $116,487 |
| 55 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $41,385 | 47 | $46,263,061 |
| 56 | Occupy Unmasked | $40,952 | 4 | $40,952 |
| 57 | Liberal Arts | $38,582 | 20 | $76,367 |
| 58 | Detropia | $33,093 | 11 | $127,308 |
| 59 | Stolen | $32,274 | 99 | $289,773 |
| 60 | How to Survive a Plague | $28,250 | 4 | $28,250 |
| 61 | The Imposter | $25,496 | 23 | $731,706 |
| 62 | Bachelorette | $23,410 | 34 | $418,268 |
| 63 | Backwards | $23,190 | 5 | $23,190 |
| 64 | Keep the Lights On | $22,889 | 9 | $150,130 |
| 65 | Born to be Wild 3D | $21,119 | 33 | $20,885,553 |
| 66 | Hello I Must Be Going | $20,653 | 15 | $65,030 |
| 67 | Magic Mike | $20,557 | 55 | $113,709,992 |
| 68 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $20,130 | 40 | $3,958,045 |
| 69 | Ruby Sparks | $19,811 | 43 | $2,478,254 |
| 70 | Chicken with Plums | $16,472 | 17 | $167,531 |
| 71 | 2 Days in New York | $14,434 | 18 | $584,175 |
| 72 | Compliance | $12,802 | 16 | $291,297 |
| 73 | Somewhere Between | $11,437 | 2 | $40,565 |
| 74 | The Apparition | $11,380 | 35 | $4,860,487 |
| 75 | Bill W. | $7,968 | 21 | $629,883 |
| 76 | Toys in the Attic | $6,371 | 6 | $48,562 |
| 77 | Hysteria | $6,078 | 2 | $1,799,187 |
| 78 | Deep Sea 3-D | $6,052 | 2 | $44,983,080 |
| 79 | Radio Unnameable | $5,833 | 1 | $8,044 |
| 80 | The Waiting Room | $4,950 | 1 | $4,950 |
| 81 | La Grande Illusion | $4,686 | 2 | $402,952 |
| 82 | Husbands in Goa | $4,483 | 7 | $4,483 |
| 83 | 17 Girls | $4,449 | 10 | $4,449 |
| 84 | Take This Waltz | $4,044 | 5 | $1,237,514 |
| 85 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $4,018 | 12 | $485,519 |
| 86 | Hellbound? | $3,938 | 4 | $3,938 |
| 87 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | $3,850 | 1 | $3,850 |
| 88 | About Cherry | $2,760 | 3 | $2,760 |
| 89 | Little White Lies | $2,581 | 2 | $183,662 |
| 90 | Mugamoodi | $2,347 | 1 | $101,911 |
| 91 | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $2,227 | 7 | $3,371,469 |
| 92 | Elena | $1,991 | 2 | $222,498 |
| 93 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $1,913 | 5 | $305,516 |
| 94 | Monsieur Lazhar | $1,468 | 3 | $3,369,368 |
| 95 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $1,218 | 3 | $6,934 |
| 96 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $1,154 | 2 | $85,090 |
| 97 | 360 | $1,115 | 3 | $99,603 |
| 98 | Three Stars | $1,003 | 1 | $7,508 |
| 99 | You've Been Trumped | $863 | 3 | $17,903 |
| 100 | Neil Young Journeys | $768 | 11 | $203,188 |
| 101 | Girl Model | $723 | 3 | $18,816 |
| 102 | Death by China | $415 | 1 | $22,844 |
| 103 | How to Grow a Band | $377 | 2 | $16,833 |
| 104 | Branded | $358 | 2 | $353,227 |
| 105 | Unforgivable | $320 | 1 | $143,523 |
| 106 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $283 | 2 | $125,094 |
| Reporting: 106 | $90,721,417 | total | ||