Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, October 21, 2010
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | Previews | Paranormal Activity 2 | $6,300,000 | 0 | – | $6,300,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Jackass 3D | $3,288,325 | -3% | 3,081 | $1,067 | $65,547,226 | 7 | |
| 2 | (2) | Red | $1,604,753 | +2% | 3,255 | $493 | $28,483,269 | 7 | |
| 3 | (4) | Secretariat | $807,443 | +8% | -31% | 3,072 | $263 | $30,442,909 | 14 |
| 4 | (3) | The Social Network | $793,989 | +5% | -39% | 2,868 | $277 | $65,630,756 | 21 |
| 5 | (5) | Life as We Know It | $718,473 | +5% | -37% | 3,150 | $228 | $31,465,381 | 14 |
| 6 | (6) | The Town | $345,102 | +0% | -40% | 2,368 | $146 | $81,932,524 | 35 |
| 7 | (8) | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole | $262,417 | +10% | -39% | 2,502 | $105 | $46,996,714 | 28 |
| 8 | (7) | My Soul to Take | $228,505 | -10% | -39% | 2,529 | $90 | $12,913,280 | 14 |
| 9 | (9) | Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps | $212,203 | -2% | -50% | 2,045 | $104 | $48,757,135 | 28 |
| 10 | (10) | Easy A | $192,854 | +13% | -38% | 2,314 | $83 | $53,035,242 | 35 |
| 11 | (13) | You Again | $116,858 | +13% | -48% | 2,332 | $50 | $23,400,181 | 28 |
| 12 | (11) | Waiting for Superman | $109,046 | -2% | +15% | 182 | $599 | $2,929,778 | 28 |
| 13 | (12) | It's Kind of a Funny Story | $108,913 | +5% | -33% | 757 | $144 | $4,432,027 | 14 |
| 14 | (14) | Case 39 | $84,021 | -9% | -64% | 1,406 | $60 | $12,301,530 | 21 |
| - | (15) | Let Me In | $72,198 | -6% | -67% | 1,211 | $60 | $11,359,152 | 21 |
| - | (18) | Alpha and Omega 3D | $66,271 | +39% | -41% | 969 | $68 | $22,785,772 | 35 |
| - | (17) | N-Secure | $55,523 | +6% | 486 | $114 | $1,413,381 | 7 | |
| - | (16) | Devil | $53,905 | +2% | -53% | 891 | $60 | $31,795,890 | 35 |
| - | (20) | Never Let Me Go | $40,980 | +11% | -1% | 232 | $177 | $1,813,033 | 37 |
| - | (19) | Hubble 3D | $37,161 | -5% | -11% | 61 | $609 | $16,919,656 | 217 |
| - | (22) | Inception | $34,325 | +6% | -36% | 297 | $116 | $289,881,124 | 98 |
| - | (21) | Nowhere Boy | $33,994 | 0% | +826% | 215 | $158 | $553,571 | 14 |
| - | (23) | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $32,525 | +1% | -72% | 438 | $74 | $59,863,622 | 42 |
| - | (25) | Despicable Me | $28,220 | +21% | -16% | 332 | $85 | $247,148,995 | 105 |
| - | (24) | Hereafter | $26,475 | -1% | 8 | $3,309 | $315,357 | 7 | |
| - | (26) | I Want Your Money | $22,970 | +2% | 537 | $43 | $348,563 | 7 | |
| - | (27) | The Expendables | $20,868 | -5% | +51% | 306 | $68 | $103,068,524 | 70 |
| - | (28) | Catfish | $19,407 | -7% | -49% | 116 | $167 | $2,713,338 | 35 |
| - | (29) | Stone | $16,896 | -13% | +103% | 41 | $412 | $423,973 | 14 |
| - | (30) | Buried | $13,541 | -11% | -45% | 103 | $131 | $827,963 | 28 |
| - | (31) | The American | $10,056 | -3% | -7% | 144 | $70 | $35,530,082 | 51 |
| - | (32) | Conviction | $9,908 | +2% | 11 | $901 | $141,123 | 7 | |
| - | (33) | Under the Sea 3D | $7,919 | +11% | -25% | 18 | $440 | $24,525,191 | 616 |
| - | (35) | Nanny McPhee Returns | $7,270 | +42% | -49% | 205 | $35 | $28,919,000 | 63 |
| - | (34) | Lottery Ticket | $6,207 | +6% | -30% | 138 | $45 | $24,608,467 | 63 |
| - | (36) | Machete | $5,496 | +14% | -44% | 96 | $57 | $26,498,671 | 49 |
| - | (38) | Avatar Special Edition: An IMAX 3D Experience | $4,049 | +32% | -16% | 10 | $405 | $760,350,719 | 308 |
| - | (37) | Jack Goes Boating | $3,389 | +5% | -56% | 49 | $69 | $441,178 | 35 |
| - | (41) | Vampires Suck | $2,781 | +12% | -60% | 87 | $32 | $36,598,771 | 65 |
| - | (40) | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $2,707 | +1% | -41% | 77 | $35 | $43,585,753 | 84 |
| - | (44) | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $2,548 | +35% | -48% | 49 | $52 | $300,531,751 | 114 |
| - | (47) | Ramona and Beezus | $2,368 | +59% | -62% | 54 | $44 | $26,098,990 | 91 |
| - | (43) | Winter's Bone | $2,137 | +7% | -15% | 36 | $59 | $6,196,999 | 133 |
| - | (45) | The Kids Are All Right | $2,034 | +8% | -50% | 28 | $73 | $20,811,365 | 105 |
| - | (39) | I Spit on Your Grave | $1,795 | -34% | -56% | 11 | $163 | $75,379 | 14 |
| - | (42) | Going the Distance | $1,751 | -23% | -78% | 58 | $30 | $17,804,299 | 49 |
| - | (46) | The Tillman Story | $1,609 | -5% | -49% | 17 | $95 | $696,866 | 63 |
| - | (48) | Piranha 3D | $1,050 | +11% | -58% | 28 | $38 | $24,977,636 | 63 |
| - | (49) | The Concert | $397 | +19% | -54% | 9 | $44 | $642,998 | 91 |
| - | (50) | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $238 | +7% | +10% | 1 | $238 | $166,499 | 77 |
| - | (51) | Undertow | $154 | -15% | -38% | 1 | $154 | $22,754 | 35 |
| Reporting movies: 52 | $15,824,024 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Paranormal Activity 2 | $6,300,000 | 0 | $6,300,000 |
| 1 | Jackass 3D | $3,288,325 | 3,081 | $65,547,226 |
| 2 | Red | $1,604,753 | 3,255 | $28,483,269 |
| 3 | Secretariat | $807,443 | 3,072 | $30,442,909 |
| 4 | The Social Network | $793,989 | 2,868 | $65,630,756 |
| 5 | Life as We Know It | $718,473 | 3,150 | $31,465,381 |
| 6 | The Town | $345,102 | 2,368 | $81,932,524 |
| 7 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole | $262,417 | 2,502 | $46,996,714 |
| 8 | My Soul to Take | $228,505 | 2,529 | $12,913,280 |
| 9 | Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps | $212,203 | 2,045 | $48,757,135 |
| 10 | Easy A | $192,854 | 2,314 | $53,035,242 |
| 11 | You Again | $116,858 | 2,332 | $23,400,181 |
| 12 | Waiting for Superman | $109,046 | 182 | $2,929,778 |
| 13 | It's Kind of a Funny Story | $108,913 | 757 | $4,432,027 |
| 14 | Case 39 | $84,021 | 1,406 | $12,301,530 |
| - | Let Me In | $72,198 | 1,211 | $11,359,152 |
| - | Alpha and Omega 3D | $66,271 | 969 | $22,785,772 |
| - | N-Secure | $55,523 | 486 | $1,413,381 |
| - | Devil | $53,905 | 891 | $31,795,890 |
| - | Never Let Me Go | $40,980 | 232 | $1,813,033 |
| - | Hubble 3D | $37,161 | 61 | $16,919,656 |
| - | Inception | $34,325 | 297 | $289,881,124 |
| - | Nowhere Boy | $33,994 | 215 | $553,571 |
| - | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $32,525 | 438 | $59,863,622 |
| - | Despicable Me | $28,220 | 332 | $247,148,995 |
| - | Hereafter | $26,475 | 8 | $315,357 |
| - | I Want Your Money | $22,970 | 537 | $348,563 |
| - | The Expendables | $20,868 | 306 | $103,068,524 |
| - | Catfish | $19,407 | 116 | $2,713,338 |
| - | Stone | $16,896 | 41 | $423,973 |
| - | Buried | $13,541 | 103 | $827,963 |
| - | The American | $10,056 | 144 | $35,530,082 |
| - | Conviction | $9,908 | 11 | $141,123 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $7,919 | 18 | $24,525,191 |
| - | Nanny McPhee Returns | $7,270 | 205 | $28,919,000 |
| - | Lottery Ticket | $6,207 | 138 | $24,608,467 |
| - | Machete | $5,496 | 96 | $26,498,671 |
| - | Avatar Special Edition: An IMAX 3D Experience | $4,049 | 10 | $760,350,719 |
| - | Jack Goes Boating | $3,389 | 49 | $441,178 |
| - | Vampires Suck | $2,781 | 87 | $36,598,771 |
| - | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $2,707 | 77 | $43,585,753 |
| - | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $2,548 | 49 | $300,531,751 |
| - | Ramona and Beezus | $2,368 | 54 | $26,098,990 |
| - | Winter's Bone | $2,137 | 36 | $6,196,999 |
| - | The Kids Are All Right | $2,034 | 28 | $20,811,365 |
| - | I Spit on Your Grave | $1,795 | 11 | $75,379 |
| - | Going the Distance | $1,751 | 58 | $17,804,299 |
| - | The Tillman Story | $1,609 | 17 | $696,866 |
| - | Piranha 3D | $1,050 | 28 | $24,977,636 |
| - | The Concert | $397 | 9 | $642,998 |
| - | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $238 | 1 | $166,499 |
| - | Undertow | $154 | 1 | $22,754 |
| Reporting: 52 | $15,824,024 | total | ||