Biggest October Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Oct 21, 2011	Paranormal Activity 3	$52,568,183	3,321	$15,829	$52,568,183	3
2	Oct 15, 2010	Jackass 3D	$50,353,641	3,081	$16,343	$50,353,641	3
3	Oct 5, 2012	Taken 2	$49,514,769	3,661	$13,525	$49,514,769	3
4	Oct 24, 2003	Scary Movie 3	$48,113,770	3,505	$13,727	$48,113,770	3
5	Oct 1, 2004	Shark Tale	$47,604,606	4,016	$11,854	$47,604,606	3
6	Oct 24, 2008	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	$42,030,184	3,623	$11,601	$42,030,184	3
7	Oct 22, 2010	Paranormal Activity 2	$40,678,424	3,216	$12,649	$40,678,424	3
8	Oct 22, 2004	The Grudge	$39,128,715	3,245	$12,058	$39,128,715	3
9	Oct 4, 2002	Red Dragon	$36,540,945	3,357	$10,885	$36,540,945	3
10	Oct 9, 2009	Couples Retreat	$34,286,740	3,000	$11,429	$34,286,740	3
11	Oct 28, 2011	Puss in Boots	$34,077,439	3,952	$8,623	$34,077,439	3
12	Oct 27, 2006	Saw III	$33,610,391	3,167	$10,613	$33,610,391	3
13	Oct 16, 2009	Where the Wild Things Are	$32,695,407	3,735	$8,754	$32,695,407	3
14	Oct 26, 2007	Saw IV	$31,756,764	3,183	$9,977	$31,756,764	3
15	Oct 28, 2005	Saw II	$31,725,652	2,949	$10,758	$31,725,652	3
16	Oct 8, 2004	Shark Tale	$31,330,299	4,070	$7,698	$87,350,275	10
17	Oct 24, 2008	Saw V	$30,053,954	3,060	$9,822	$30,053,954	3
18	Oct 3, 2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	$29,300,465	3,215	$9,114	$29,300,465	3
19	Oct 19, 2012	Paranormal Activity 4	$29,003,866	3,412	$8,501	$29,003,866	3
20	Oct 6, 2000	Meet the Parents	$28,623,300	2,614	$10,950	$28,623,300	3
21	Oct 17, 2003	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	$28,094,014	3,016	$9,315	$28,094,014	3
22	Oct 7, 2011	Real Steel	$27,319,677	3,440	$7,942	$27,319,677	3
23	Oct 5, 2012	Hotel Transylvania	$27,053,395	3,352	$8,071	$76,711,927	10
24	Oct 6, 2006	The Departed	$26,887,467	3,017	$8,912	$26,887,467	3
25	Oct 2, 2009	Zombieland	$24,733,155	3,036	$8,147	$24,733,155	3
26	Oct 29, 2010	Saw VII 3D	$24,230,123	2,808	$8,629	$24,230,123	3
27	Oct 30, 2009	Michael Jackson's This Is It	$23,234,394	3,481	$6,675	$34,442,926	5
28	Oct 25, 2002	Jackass: The Movie	$22,763,437	2,509	$9,073	$22,763,437	3
29	Oct 5, 2001	Training Day	$22,550,788	2,712	$8,315	$22,550,788	3
30	Oct 1, 2010	The Social Network	$22,445,653	2,771	$8,100	$22,445,653	3
31	Oct 10, 2003	Kill Bill: Volume 1	$22,089,322	3,102	$7,121	$22,089,322	3
32	Oct 1, 2004	Ladder 49	$22,088,204	3,260	$6,776	$22,088,204	3
33	Oct 15, 2004	Shark Tale	$22,005,952	3,948	$5,574	$118,724,863	17
34	Oct 12, 2012	Taken 2	$21,873,127	3,706	$5,902	$86,131,979	10
35	Oct 29, 2004	The Grudge	$21,817,598	3,348	$6,517	$70,684,627	10
36	Oct 15, 2010	Red	$21,761,408	3,255	$6,686	$21,761,408	3
37	Oct 12, 2007	Why Did I Get Married?	$21,353,789	2,011	$10,618	$21,353,789	3
38	Oct 4, 2002	Sweet Home Alabama	$21,325,435	3,303	$6,456	$65,334,029	10
39	Oct 22, 2010	Jackass 3D	$21,313,815	3,111	$6,851	$86,861,041	10
40	Oct 13, 2000	Meet the Parents	$21,168,385	2,615	$8,095	$58,824,635	10
41	Oct 23, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$21,104,070	1,945	$10,850	$61,580,588	31
42	Oct 16, 2009	Law Abiding Citizen	$21,039,502	2,890	$7,280	$21,039,502	3
43	Oct 13, 2006	The Grudge 2	$20,825,300	3,211	$6,486	$20,825,300	3
44	Oct 8, 2004	Friday Night Lights	$20,269,025	2,667	$7,600	$20,269,025	3
45	Oct 29, 2004	Ray	$20,039,730	2,006	$9,990	$20,039,730	3
46	Oct 31, 2003	Scary Movie 3	$20,017,468	3,505	$5,711	$77,540,714	10
47	Oct 3, 2003	The School of Rock	$19,622,714	2,614	$7,507	$19,622,714	3
48	Oct 16, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$19,617,650	763	$25,711	$33,171,743	24
49	Oct 12, 2012	Argo	$19,458,109	3,232	$6,020	$19,458,109	3
50	Oct 31, 2003	Brother Bear	$19,404,492	3,030	$6,404	$19,802,809	10
51	Oct 6, 2000	Remember the Titans	$19,209,998	2,701	$7,112	$45,864,713	10
52	Oct 13, 2006	The Departed	$19,034,294	3,017	$6,309	$56,985,185	10
53	Oct 6, 2006	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning	$18,508,228	2,820	$6,563	$18,508,228	3
54	Oct 25, 2002	The Ring	$18,488,259	2,634	$7,019	$39,391,301	10
55	Oct 29, 2004	Saw	$18,276,468	2,315	$7,895	$18,276,468	3
56	Oct 28, 2011	Paranormal Activity 3	$18,144,516	3,329	$5,450	$80,919,170	10
57	Oct 12, 2012	Sinister	$18,007,634	2,527	$7,126	$18,007,634	3
58	Oct 3, 2008	Eagle Eye	$17,709,817	3,516	$5,037	$54,614,521	10
59	Oct 11, 2002	Red Dragon	$17,655,750	3,363	$5,250	$63,279,005	10
60	Oct 17, 2008	Max Payne	$17,639,849	3,376	$5,225	$17,639,849	3
61	Oct 10, 2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	$17,502,077	3,218	$5,439	$52,532,310	10
62	Oct 12, 2012	Hotel Transylvania	$17,241,317	3,375	$5,109	$102,133,934	17
63	Oct 16, 2009	Couples Retreat	$17,227,390	3,009	$5,725	$62,617,735	10
64	Oct 26, 2001	K-PAX	$17,215,275	2,541	$6,775	$17,215,275	3
65	Oct 2, 1998	Antz	$17,195,160	2,449	$7,021	$17,195,160	3
66	Oct 1, 1999	Double Jeopardy	$17,018,808	2,884	$5,901	$47,232,092	10
67	Oct 28, 1994	Stargate	$16,651,018	2,033	$8,190	$16,651,018	3
68	Oct 5, 2007	The Game Plan	$16,609,377	3,105	$5,349	$43,158,823	10
69	Oct 29, 2010	Paranormal Activity 2	$16,508,107	3,239	$5,097	$65,665,972	10
70	Oct 19, 2012	Argo	$16,445,475	3,247	$5,065	$43,011,964	10
71	Oct 30, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$16,387,327	2,404	$6,817	$84,627,372	38
72	Oct 28, 2005	The Legend of Zorro	$16,328,506	3,520	$4,639	$16,328,506	3
73	Oct 14, 2011	Real Steel	$16,291,655	3,440	$4,736	$51,731,456	10
74	Oct 3, 2003	Out of Time	$16,185,316	3,076	$5,262	$16,185,316	3
75	Oct 7, 2005	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	$16,025,987	3,645	$4,397	$16,047,174	5
76	Oct 20, 2000	Meet the Parents	$16,015,185	2,619	$6,115	$80,723,025	17
77	Oct 19, 2007	30 Days of Night	$15,951,902	2,855	$5,587	$15,951,902	3
78	Oct 29, 1999	House on Haunted Hill	$15,946,032	2,710	$5,884	$15,946,032	3
79	Oct 1, 1999	Three Kings	$15,847,636	2,942	$5,387	$15,847,636	3
80	Oct 2, 1998	What Dreams May Come	$15,833,592	2,526	$6,268	$15,833,592	3
81	Oct 17, 1997	I Know What You Did Last Summer	$15,818,645	2,524	$6,267	$15,818,645	3
82	Oct 2, 2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	$15,809,039	2,977	$5,310	$81,501,320	17
83	Oct 6, 2006	Open Season	$15,625,324	3,833	$4,077	$43,754,064	10
84	Oct 14, 2011	Footloose	$15,556,113	3,549	$4,383	$15,556,113	3
85	Oct 21, 2005	Doom	$15,488,870	3,043	$5,090	$15,488,870	3
86	Oct 10, 2003	The School of Rock	$15,487,832	2,929	$5,288	$39,671,396	10
87	Oct 8, 2010	The Social Network	$15,451,991	2,771	$5,576	$46,021,161	10
88	Oct 31, 2008	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	$15,316,072	3,626	$4,224	$62,034,083	10
89	Oct 26, 2001	Thirteen Ghosts	$15,165,355	2,781	$5,453	$15,165,355	3
90	Oct 27, 2000	Meet the Parents	$15,048,475	2,647	$5,685	$100,014,250	24
91	Oct 22, 2010	Red	$15,034,916	3,273	$4,594	$43,518,185	10
92	Oct 18, 2002	The Ring	$15,015,393	1,981	$7,580	$15,015,393	3
93	Oct 5, 2012	Pitch Perfect	$14,846,830	2,770	$5,360	$21,693,038	10
94	Oct 9, 2009	Zombieland	$14,802,431	3,038	$4,872	$47,603,512	10
95	Oct 20, 2006	The Prestige	$14,801,808	2,281	$6,489	$14,801,808	3
96	Oct 9, 1998	Antz	$14,713,918	2,813	$5,231	$35,621,609	10
97	Oct 8, 2010	Life as We Know It	$14,506,464	3,150	$4,605	$14,506,464	3
98	Oct 2, 1998	Rush Hour	$14,492,122	2,701	$5,365	$84,014,663	17
99	Oct 24, 2003	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	$14,468,555	3,018	$4,794	$50,919,462	10
100	Oct 7, 1994	The Specialist	$14,317,765	2,522	$5,677	$14,317,765	3

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