Week Domestic Box Office September 7, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Possession | $11,518,002 | -52% | 2,834 | $4,064 | $35,367,112 | 14 | |
| 2 | (2) | Lawless | $8,403,335 | -45% | 3,138 | $2,678 | $25,921,754 | 16 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Expendables 2 | $6,592,840 | -50% | 3,260 | $2,022 | $77,259,979 | 28 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Words | $6,279,885 | 2,801 | $2,242 | $6,279,885 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (6) | 2016: Obama’s America | $5,378,705 | -44% | 2,017 | $2,667 | $28,185,000 | 63 | |
| 6 | (4) | The Bourne Legacy | $5,282,165 | -50% | 2,766 | $1,910 | $104,941,660 | 35 | |
| 7 | (5) | ParaNorman | $5,038,785 | -48% | 2,856 | $1,764 | $46,296,246 | 28 | |
| 8 | (9) | The Campaign | $4,508,724 | -46% | 2,542 | $1,774 | $80,452,156 | 35 | |
| 9 | (7) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $4,416,598 | -53% | 2,717 | $1,626 | $43,773,648 | 30 | |
| 10 | (8) | The Dark Knight Rises | $4,306,336 | -53% | 1,987 | $2,167 | $438,870,629 | 56 | |
| 11 | (10) | Hope Springs | $3,930,662 | -47% | 2,437 | $1,613 | $58,650,101 | 37 | |
| 12 | (11) | Premium Rush | $3,132,182 | -48% | 2,182 | $1,435 | $17,563,872 | 21 | |
| 13 | (-) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $2,435,369 | 267 | $9,121 | $224,995,835 | 11,417 | ||
| 14 | (new) | The Cold Light of Day | $2,432,184 | 1,511 | $1,610 | $2,432,184 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (12) | Hit & Run | $1,530,077 | -61% | 1,810 | $845 | $12,956,681 | 23 | |
| 16 | (13) | Sparkle | $1,033,017 | -61% | 873 | $1,183 | $23,627,094 | 28 | |
| 17 | (14) | The Avengers | $994,773 | -61% | 1,209 | $823 | $621,623,219 | 133 | |
| 18 | (17) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $972,638 | -52% | 763 | $1,275 | $157,312,082 | 63 | |
| 19 | (15) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $908,178 | -58% | 931 | $975 | $46,832,787 | 42 | |
| 20 | (16) | Brave | $880,855 | -58% | 959 | $919 | $233,558,247 | 84 | |
| 21 | (20) | Ted | $744,430 | -35% | 515 | $1,445 | $217,053,760 | 77 | |
| 22 | (18) | $741,759 | -47% | 416 | $1,783 | $260,747,120 | 73 | ||
| 22 | (18) | $741,759 | +23,797% | 416 | $1,783 | $260,747,120 | 73 | ||
| 22 | (18) | $741,759 | +37,534% | 416 | $1,783 | $260,747,120 | 73 | ||
| 22 | (18) | $741,759 | +32,605% | 416 | $1,783 | $260,747,120 | 73 | ||
| 22 | (18) | $741,759 | +2,348% | 416 | $1,783 | $260,747,120 | 73 | ||
| 23 | (22) | Robot and Frank | $686,476 | -35% | 202 | $3,398 | $2,194,905 | 28 | |
| 24 | (19) | Total Recall | $637,988 | -51% | 502 | $1,271 | $57,798,119 | 42 | |
| 25 | (25) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $504,294 | -39% | 269 | $1,875 | $10,417,433 | 79 | |
| 26 | (21) | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $499,271 | -55% | 441 | $1,132 | $2,757,745 | 42 | |
| 27 | (23) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $456,046 | -52% | 345 | $1,322 | $215,315,228 | 98 | |
| 28 | (27) | The Intouchables | $433,615 | -30% | 194 | $2,235 | $11,686,575 | 112 | |
| 29 | (29) | Sleepwalk With Me | $383,395 | -14% | 74 | $5,181 | $919,343 | 21 | |
| 30 | (28) | Moonrise Kingdom | $331,365 | -39% | 200 | $1,657 | $44,741,583 | 112 | |
| 31 | (new) | Branded | $324,646 | 307 | $1,057 | $324,646 | 7 | ||
| 32 | (37) | For a Good Time, Call | $311,013 | +33% | 56 | $5,554 | $545,032 | 14 | |
| 33 | (42) | Samsara | $297,843 | +76% | 25 | $11,914 | $585,591 | 21 | |
| 34 | (new) | Bachelorette | $252,853 | 47 | $5,380 | $252,853 | 7 | ||
| 35 | (30) | Step Up Revolution | $239,596 | -42% | 198 | $1,210 | $34,533,060 | 49 | |
| 36 | (24) | The Apparition | $224,645 | -76% | 276 | $814 | $4,790,166 | 21 | |
| 37 | (31) | The Watch | $202,620 | -36% | 135 | $1,501 | $34,052,422 | 49 | |
| 38 | (34) | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $180,328 | -33% | 167 | $1,080 | $65,519,797 | 77 | |
| 39 | (39) | Searching for Sugar Man | $163,566 | -27% | 33 | $4,957 | $941,707 | 49 | |
| 40 | (38) | To Rome with Love | $151,831 | -35% | 97 | $1,565 | $16,361,355 | 84 | |
| 41 | (33) | The Queen of Versailles | $148,351 | -45% | 73 | $2,032 | $2,054,956 | 56 | |
| 42 | (35) | Magic Mike | $130,050 | -49% | 202 | $644 | $113,615,868 | 77 | |
| 43 | (32) | Men in Black 3 | $128,715 | -55% | 173 | $744 | $179,020,854 | 112 | |
| 44 | (40) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $123,973 | -28% | 114 | $1,087 | $46,124,654 | 133 | |
| 45 | (36) | To the Arctic 3D | $123,101 | -49% | 52 | $2,367 | $8,439,448 | 147 | |
| 46 | (49) | The Imposter | $84,735 | -26% | 27 | $3,138 | $617,704 | 63 | |
| 47 | (new) | Keep the Lights On | $80,046 | 5 | $16,009 | $80,046 | 7 | ||
| 48 | (26) | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $76,376 | -90% | 281 | $272 | $1,061,572 | 16 | |
| 49 | (47) | Ruby Sparks | $75,868 | -45% | 76 | $998 | $2,394,052 | 51 | |
| 50 | (48) | Cosmopolis | $71,422 | -46% | 45 | $1,587 | $721,807 | 28 | |
| 51 | (46) | 2 Days in New York | $63,544 | -55% | 34 | $1,869 | $532,643 | 35 | |
| 52 | (51) | Compliance | $51,210 | -40% | 21 | $2,439 | $248,273 | 28 | |
| 53 | (58) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $49,462 | -19% | 54 | $916 | $3,890,971 | 98 | |
| 54 | (57) | Little White Lies | $46,720 | -31% | 14 | $3,337 | $151,433 | 21 | |
| 55 | (56) | Prometheus | $43,033 | -39% | 48 | $897 | $126,443,716 | 98 | |
| 56 | (55) | Born to be Wild 3D | $41,065 | -45% | 33 | $1,244 | $20,832,958 | 525 | |
| 57 | (new) | The Eye of the Storm | $37,575 | 7 | $5,368 | $37,575 | 7 | ||
| 58 | (new) | The Inbetweeners | $35,955 | 10 | $3,596 | $35,955 | 7 | ||
| 59 | (52) | Red Hook Summer | $35,599 | -56% | 29 | $1,228 | $308,220 | 35 | |
| 60 | (63) | $32,514 | -98% | 16 | $2,032 | $553,129 | 119 | ||
| 60 | (63) | $32,514 | +947% | 16 | $2,032 | $553,129 | 119 | ||
| 60 | (63) | $32,514 | +1,550% | 16 | $2,032 | $553,129 | 119 | ||
| 60 | (63) | $32,514 | +1,334% | 16 | $2,032 | $553,129 | 119 | ||
| 60 | (63) | $32,514 | +7% | 16 | $2,032 | $553,129 | 119 | ||
| 61 | (new) | Hello I Must Be Going | $31,539 | 2 | $15,770 | $31,539 | 7 | ||
| 62 | (-) | Hubble 3D | $31,057 | 16 | $1,941 | $34,393,999 | 910 | ||
| 63 | (64) | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $26,825 | -9% | 24 | $1,118 | $461,353 | 49 | |
| 64 | (59) | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $26,661 | -56% | 39 | $684 | $37,506,935 | 84 | |
| 65 | (new) | Toys in the Attic | $26,418 | 25 | $1,057 | $26,418 | 7 | ||
| 66 | (new) | Detropia | $26,125 | 1 | $26,125 | $26,125 | 7 | ||
| 67 | (62) | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $24,987 | -35% | 15 | $1,666 | $282,294 | 86 | |
| 68 | (45) | Joker | $23,406 | -84% | 43 | $544 | $168,751 | 14 | |
| 69 | (60) | Air Racers 3D | $21,929 | -47% | 10 | $2,193 | $1,309,987 | 162 | |
| 70 | (67) | Beloved | $20,069 | -13% | 6 | $3,345 | $106,260 | 28 | |
| 71 | (61) | Bernie | $19,239 | -53% | 18 | $1,069 | $9,192,017 | 140 | |
| 72 | (53) | Mugamoodi | $17,755 | -77% | 17 | $1,044 | $94,741 | 14 | |
| 73 | (-) | Unforgivable | $15,686 | 6 | $2,614 | $138,636 | 77 | ||
| 74 | (66) | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $15,088 | -42% | 22 | $686 | $3,366,100 | 37 | |
| 75 | (69) | Chicken with Plums | $13,890 | -19% | 5 | $2,778 | $119,971 | 28 | |
| 76 | (44) | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D | $13,464 | -91% | 3 | $4,488 | $170,276 | 14 | |
| 77 | (86) | $13,309 | -99% | 8 | $1,664 | $122,105 | 91 | ||
| 77 | (86) | $13,309 | +329% | 8 | $1,664 | $122,105 | 91 | ||
| 77 | (86) | $13,309 | +575% | 8 | $1,664 | $122,105 | 91 | ||
| 77 | (86) | $13,309 | +487% | 8 | $1,664 | $122,105 | 91 | ||
| 77 | (86) | $13,309 | -56% | 8 | $1,664 | $122,105 | 91 | ||
| 78 | (75) | Take This Waltz | $11,254 | +24% | 13 | $866 | $1,220,581 | 77 | |
| 79 | (89) | Hysteria | $9,913 | +814% | 7 | $1,416 | $1,784,024 | 119 | |
| 80 | (71) | Deep Sea 3-D | $8,747 | -25% | 2 | $4,374 | $44,967,877 | 2,387 | |
| 81 | (-) | Girl Model | $7,128 | 1 | $7,128 | $9,094 | 9 | ||
| 82 | (68) | Side by Side | $6,542 | -69% | 5 | $1,308 | $40,330 | 28 | |
| 83 | (-) | Space Station | $6,364 | 1 | $6,364 | $86,365,705 | 3,801 | ||
| 84 | (-) | Under the Sea 3D | $6,140 | 7 | $877 | $32,329,687 | 1,309 | ||
| 85 | (72) | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $5,934 | -41% | 4 | $1,484 | $70,362 | 56 | |
| 86 | (-) | For Ellen | $5,792 | 1 | $5,792 | $6,874 | 9 | ||
| 87 | (74) | Neil Young Journeys | $5,588 | -40% | 10 | $559 | $195,042 | 77 | |
| 88 | (-) | Death by China | $5,281 | 3 | $1,760 | $16,587 | 28 | ||
| 89 | (new) | [REC] 3: Genesis | $3,742 | 8 | $468 | $3,742 | 7 | ||
| 90 | (73) | 360 | $3,658 | -63% | 5 | $732 | $94,387 | 42 | |
| 91 | (-) | Oslo, August 31st | $3,557 | 2 | $1,779 | $99,153 | 112 | ||
| 92 | (84) | $3,145 | -100% | 5 | $629 | $82,515 | 98 | ||
| 92 | (84) | $3,145 | +1% | 5 | $629 | $82,515 | 98 | ||
| 92 | (84) | $3,145 | +60% | 5 | $629 | $82,515 | 98 | ||
| 92 | (84) | $3,145 | +39% | 5 | $629 | $82,515 | 98 | ||
| 92 | (84) | $3,145 | -90% | 5 | $629 | $82,515 | 98 | ||
| 93 | (76) | Little Birds | $2,284 | -71% | 1 | $2,284 | $12,563 | 16 | |
| 94 | (70) | The Day | $1,763 | -89% | 2 | $882 | $20,984 | 16 | |
| 95 | (-) | The Last Ride | $1,645 | 2 | $823 | $21,584 | 329 | ||
| 96 | (80) | Elena | $1,469 | -64% | 1 | $1,469 | $215,959 | 121 | |
| 97 | (-) | How to Grow a Band | $1,138 | 1 | $1,138 | $16,456 | 154 | ||
| 98 | (-) | OC87 | $1,101 | 2 | $551 | $41,964 | 112 | ||
| 99 | (-) | Where Do We Go Now | $656 | 3 | $219 | $531,813 | 126 | ||
| 100 | (87) | $622 | -100% | 4 | $156 | $29,598 | 21 | ||
| 100 | (87) | $622 | -80% | 4 | $156 | $29,598 | 21 | ||
| 100 | (87) | $622 | -68% | 4 | $156 | $29,598 | 21 | ||
| 100 | (87) | $622 | -73% | 4 | $156 | $29,598 | 21 | ||
| 100 | (87) | $622 | -98% | 4 | $156 | $29,598 | 21 | ||
| 101 | (81) | Easy Money | $603 | -83% | 2 | $302 | $188,870 | 65 | |
| 102 | (-) | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $459 | 2 | $230 | $44,689 | 63 | ||
| 103 | (90) | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $402 | -62% | 1 | $402 | $123,745 | 168 | |
| 104 | (-) | Elles | $206 | 1 | $206 | $157,427 | 140 | ||
| 105 | (-) | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $189 | 1 | $189 | $3,143 | 42 | ||
| 106 | (-) | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $179 | 1 | $179 | $26,608 | 105 | ||
| Reporting movies: 126 | $92,860,548 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Possession | $11,518,002 | 2,834 | $35,367,112 |
| 2 | Lawless | $8,403,335 | 3,138 | $25,921,754 |
| 3 | The Expendables 2 | $6,592,840 | 3,260 | $77,259,979 |
| 4 | The Words | $6,279,885 | 2,801 | $6,279,885 |
| 5 | 2016: Obama’s America | $5,378,705 | 2,017 | $28,185,000 |
| 6 | The Bourne Legacy | $5,282,165 | 2,766 | $104,941,660 |
| 7 | ParaNorman | $5,038,785 | 2,856 | $46,296,246 |
| 8 | The Campaign | $4,508,724 | 2,542 | $80,452,156 |
| 9 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $4,416,598 | 2,717 | $43,773,648 |
| 10 | The Dark Knight Rises | $4,306,336 | 1,987 | $438,870,629 |
| 11 | Hope Springs | $3,930,662 | 2,437 | $58,650,101 |
| 12 | Premium Rush | $3,132,182 | 2,182 | $17,563,872 |
| 13 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $2,435,369 | 267 | $224,995,835 |
| 14 | The Cold Light of Day | $2,432,184 | 1,511 | $2,432,184 |
| 15 | Hit & Run | $1,530,077 | 1,810 | $12,956,681 |
| 16 | Sparkle | $1,033,017 | 873 | $23,627,094 |
| 17 | The Avengers | $994,773 | 1,209 | $621,623,219 |
| 18 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $972,638 | 763 | $157,312,082 |
| 19 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $908,178 | 931 | $46,832,787 |
| 20 | Brave | $880,855 | 959 | $233,558,247 |
| 21 | Ted | $744,430 | 515 | $217,053,760 |
| 22 | $741,759 | 416 | $260,747,120 | |
| 22 | $741,759 | 416 | $260,747,120 | |
| 22 | $741,759 | 416 | $260,747,120 | |
| 22 | $741,759 | 416 | $260,747,120 | |
| 22 | $741,759 | 416 | $260,747,120 | |
| 23 | Robot and Frank | $686,476 | 202 | $2,194,905 |
| 24 | Total Recall | $637,988 | 502 | $57,798,119 |
| 25 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $504,294 | 269 | $10,417,433 |
| 26 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $499,271 | 441 | $2,757,745 |
| 27 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $456,046 | 345 | $215,315,228 |
| 28 | The Intouchables | $433,615 | 194 | $11,686,575 |
| 29 | Sleepwalk With Me | $383,395 | 74 | $919,343 |
| 30 | Moonrise Kingdom | $331,365 | 200 | $44,741,583 |
| 31 | Branded | $324,646 | 307 | $324,646 |
| 32 | For a Good Time, Call | $311,013 | 56 | $545,032 |
| 33 | Samsara | $297,843 | 25 | $585,591 |
| 34 | Bachelorette | $252,853 | 47 | $252,853 |
| 35 | Step Up Revolution | $239,596 | 198 | $34,533,060 |
| 36 | The Apparition | $224,645 | 276 | $4,790,166 |
| 37 | The Watch | $202,620 | 135 | $34,052,422 |
| 38 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $180,328 | 167 | $65,519,797 |
| 39 | Searching for Sugar Man | $163,566 | 33 | $941,707 |
| 40 | To Rome with Love | $151,831 | 97 | $16,361,355 |
| 41 | The Queen of Versailles | $148,351 | 73 | $2,054,956 |
| 42 | Magic Mike | $130,050 | 202 | $113,615,868 |
| 43 | Men in Black 3 | $128,715 | 173 | $179,020,854 |
| 44 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $123,973 | 114 | $46,124,654 |
| 45 | To the Arctic 3D | $123,101 | 52 | $8,439,448 |
| 46 | The Imposter | $84,735 | 27 | $617,704 |
| 47 | Keep the Lights On | $80,046 | 5 | $80,046 |
| 48 | The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | $76,376 | 281 | $1,061,572 |
| 49 | Ruby Sparks | $75,868 | 76 | $2,394,052 |
| 50 | Cosmopolis | $71,422 | 45 | $721,807 |
| 51 | 2 Days in New York | $63,544 | 34 | $532,643 |
| 52 | Compliance | $51,210 | 21 | $248,273 |
| 53 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $49,462 | 54 | $3,890,971 |
| 54 | Little White Lies | $46,720 | 14 | $151,433 |
| 55 | Prometheus | $43,033 | 48 | $126,443,716 |
| 56 | Born to be Wild 3D | $41,065 | 33 | $20,832,958 |
| 57 | The Eye of the Storm | $37,575 | 7 | $37,575 |
| 58 | The Inbetweeners | $35,955 | 10 | $35,955 |
| 59 | Red Hook Summer | $35,599 | 29 | $308,220 |
| 60 | $32,514 | 16 | $553,129 | |
| 60 | $32,514 | 16 | $553,129 | |
| 60 | $32,514 | 16 | $553,129 | |
| 60 | $32,514 | 16 | $553,129 | |
| 60 | $32,514 | 16 | $553,129 | |
| 61 | Hello I Must Be Going | $31,539 | 2 | $31,539 |
| 62 | Hubble 3D | $31,057 | 16 | $34,393,999 |
| 63 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $26,825 | 24 | $461,353 |
| 64 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $26,661 | 39 | $37,506,935 |
| 65 | Toys in the Attic | $26,418 | 25 | $26,418 |
| 66 | Detropia | $26,125 | 1 | $26,125 |
| 67 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $24,987 | 15 | $282,294 |
| 68 | Joker | $23,406 | 43 | $168,751 |
| 69 | Air Racers 3D | $21,929 | 10 | $1,309,987 |
| 70 | Beloved | $20,069 | 6 | $106,260 |
| 71 | Bernie | $19,239 | 18 | $9,192,017 |
| 72 | Mugamoodi | $17,755 | 17 | $94,741 |
| 73 | Unforgivable | $15,686 | 6 | $138,636 |
| 74 | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $15,088 | 22 | $3,366,100 |
| 75 | Chicken with Plums | $13,890 | 5 | $119,971 |
| 76 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D | $13,464 | 3 | $170,276 |
| 77 | $13,309 | 8 | $122,105 | |
| 77 | $13,309 | 8 | $122,105 | |
| 77 | $13,309 | 8 | $122,105 | |
| 77 | $13,309 | 8 | $122,105 | |
| 77 | $13,309 | 8 | $122,105 | |
| 78 | Take This Waltz | $11,254 | 13 | $1,220,581 |
| 79 | Hysteria | $9,913 | 7 | $1,784,024 |
| 80 | Deep Sea 3-D | $8,747 | 2 | $44,967,877 |
| 81 | Girl Model | $7,128 | 1 | $9,094 |
| 82 | Side by Side | $6,542 | 5 | $40,330 |
| 83 | Space Station | $6,364 | 1 | $86,365,705 |
| 84 | Under the Sea 3D | $6,140 | 7 | $32,329,687 |
| 85 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | $5,934 | 4 | $70,362 |
| 86 | For Ellen | $5,792 | 1 | $6,874 |
| 87 | Neil Young Journeys | $5,588 | 10 | $195,042 |
| 88 | Death by China | $5,281 | 3 | $16,587 |
| 89 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $3,742 | 8 | $3,742 |
| 90 | 360 | $3,658 | 5 | $94,387 |
| 91 | Oslo, August 31st | $3,557 | 2 | $99,153 |
| 92 | $3,145 | 5 | $82,515 | |
| 92 | $3,145 | 5 | $82,515 | |
| 92 | $3,145 | 5 | $82,515 | |
| 92 | $3,145 | 5 | $82,515 | |
| 92 | $3,145 | 5 | $82,515 | |
| 93 | Little Birds | $2,284 | 1 | $12,563 |
| 94 | The Day | $1,763 | 2 | $20,984 |
| 95 | The Last Ride | $1,645 | 2 | $21,584 |
| 96 | Elena | $1,469 | 1 | $215,959 |
| 97 | How to Grow a Band | $1,138 | 1 | $16,456 |
| 98 | OC87 | $1,101 | 2 | $41,964 |
| 99 | Where Do We Go Now | $656 | 3 | $531,813 |
| 100 | $622 | 4 | $29,598 | |
| 100 | $622 | 4 | $29,598 | |
| 100 | $622 | 4 | $29,598 | |
| 100 | $622 | 4 | $29,598 | |
| 100 | $622 | 4 | $29,598 | |
| 101 | Easy Money | $603 | 2 | $188,870 |
| 102 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $459 | 2 | $44,689 |
| 103 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $402 | 1 | $123,745 |
| 104 | Elles | $206 | 1 | $157,427 |
| 105 | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $189 | 1 | $3,143 |
| 106 | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $179 | 1 | $26,608 |
| Reporting: 126 | $92,860,548 | total | ||