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Musical box office · August 2012

Musical Box Office, August 2012: Top-Grossing Releases

Sparkle (2012) is the highest-grossing musical movie released in August 2012, with $24.6M worldwide, ahead of Beloved (2012) at $2.1M. 2 musical films released in August 2012 report a worldwide gross, $26.7M in all, 92% of it from the US & Canada.

August 2012 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$26.7M
Sparkle (2012), the #1
$24.6M
earned in the US & Canada
92%
Sparkle (2012) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 musical movie of August 2012

Sparkle (2012)

2012 · Drama, Music

$24.6M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$24.4M US & Canada · 99% $240.3K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Musical Release of August 2012, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 2012.

  1. 1 Sparkle (2012) movie poster
    Sparkle (2012) Aug 17, 2012 · English · Drama, Music, Musical $24.6M worldwide
    Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: $240.3K Worldwide: $24.6M
  2. 2 Beloved (2012) movie poster
    Beloved (2012) Aug 17, 2012 · English · Drama, Romance, Musical $2.1M worldwide
    Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $137.5K Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $2.1M
FAQ

Musical Box Office August 2012: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing musical movie in August 2012?

Sparkle (2012) leads with $24.6M worldwide, $24.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beloved (2012) at $2.1M.

How much did musical movies released in August 2012 earn?

2 musical films released in August 2012 report a worldwide gross, $26.7M in all, or $13.3M per film on average.

How many musical movies released in August 2012 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sparkle (2012), earned $24.6M.

How much of the August 2012 Musical box office came from the US and Canada?

$24.5M of the $26.7M total, or 92%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the August 2012 musical box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in August 2012. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the August 2012 musical box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.