Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, October 17, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Argo | $1,754,322 | -6% | 3,232 | $543 | $24,838,339 | 6 | |
| 2 | (2) | Taken 2 | $1,459,429 | -19% | -48% | 3,706 | $394 | $91,062,518 | 13 |
| 3 | (3) | Sinister | $1,084,331 | -23% | 2,527 | $429 | $21,798,837 | 6 | |
| 4 | (4) | Hotel Transylvania | $731,031 | -14% | -29% | 3,375 | $217 | $104,544,651 | 20 |
| 5 | (5) | Here Comes the Boom | $665,667 | -17% | 3,014 | $221 | $13,996,874 | 6 | |
| 6 | (6) | Pitch Perfect | $613,140 | -20% | -35% | 2,787 | $220 | $38,021,793 | 20 |
| 7 | (7) | Looper | $539,192 | -18% | -46% | 2,605 | $207 | $53,105,351 | 20 |
| 8 | (8) | Frankenweenie | $419,377 | -12% | -29% | 3,005 | $140 | $23,424,067 | 13 |
| 9 | (9) | Seven Psychopaths | $398,840 | -16% | 1,480 | $269 | $5,481,064 | 6 | |
| 10 | (10) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $200,749 | -6% | +55% | 726 | $277 | $6,738,757 | 27 |
| 11 | (11) | End of Watch | $165,648 | -12% | -58% | 1,551 | $107 | $36,911,396 | 27 |
| 12 | (12) | Trouble with the Curve | $148,914 | +8% | -56% | 1,812 | $82 | $33,193,835 | 27 |
| 13 | (13) | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $119,951 | +14% | 1,012 | $119 | $2,126,109 | 6 | |
| 14 | (14) | House at the End of the Street | $80,625 | +5% | -63% | 1,866 | $43 | $30,228,545 | 27 |
| 15 | (15) | The Master | $76,019 | +1% | -54% | 682 | $111 | $14,139,969 | 34 |
| - | (16) | The Dark Knight Rises | $51,131 | -3% | -29% | 465 | $110 | $446,350,903 | 90 |
| - | (17) | Arbitrage | $29,843 | -12% | -48% | 194 | $154 | $6,743,340 | 34 |
| - | (18) | Finding Nemo 3D | $28,120 | -4% | -75% | 480 | $59 | $379,912,927 | 3,429 |
| - | (19) | Won't Back Down | $18,261 | -10% | -82% | 513 | $36 | $5,163,834 | 20 |
| - | (22) | To the Arctic 3D | $18,142 | +33% | +34% | 52 | $349 | $9,164,751 | 181 |
| - | (21) | The Bourne Legacy | $14,700 | -8% | -53% | 245 | $60 | $112,626,840 | 69 |
| - | (20) | Dredd | $14,268 | -28% | -81% | 155 | $92 | $13,205,407 | 27 |
| - | (23) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $13,529 | -1% | -25% | 237 | $57 | $159,860,712 | 97 |
| - | (24) | Ted | $11,585 | -6% | -31% | 145 | $80 | $218,547,310 | 111 |
| - | (25) | The Possession | $11,113 | +6% | -72% | 369 | $30 | $48,764,205 | 48 |
| - | (31) | Born to be Wild 3D | $8,365 | +74% | +132% | 33 | $253 | $21,048,429 | 559 |
| - | (28) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $6,974 | +18% | -28% | 176 | $40 | $48,460,870 | 76 |
| - | (27) | ParaNorman | $6,299 | -6% | -46% | 176 | $36 | $54,544,434 | 62 |
| - | (26) | The Expendables 2 | $6,004 | -26% | -60% | 146 | $41 | $84,522,106 | 62 |
| - | (33) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $5,386 | +16% | +5% | 36 | $150 | $11,165,728 | 113 |
| - | (32) | Moonrise Kingdom | $5,244 | +12% | -12% | 56 | $94 | $45,460,265 | 146 |
| - | (30) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $5,169 | +5% | -32% | 122 | $42 | $216,382,258 | 132 |
| - | (29) | The Campaign | $5,160 | -10% | -70% | 101 | $51 | $86,397,919 | 69 |
| - | (34) | Barfi | $2,001 | -45% | -81% | 34 | $59 | $2,787,021 | 34 |
| - | (37) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,852 | +52% | -46% | 9 | $206 | $46,367,050 | 167 |
| - | (35) | Ruby Sparks | $1,122 | -39% | +115% | 15 | $75 | $2,527,614 | 85 |
| - | (39) | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $845 | +23% | -70% | 6 | $141 | $49,965 | 13 |
| - | (41) | The War of the Buttons | $797 | +73% | 5 | $159 | $6,424 | 6 | |
| - | (42) | The Watch | $687 | +51% | -60% | 14 | $49 | $34,352,422 | 83 |
| - | (38) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $560 | -25% | -78% | 18 | $31 | $4,010,255 | 132 |
| - | (36) | Thaandavam | $283 | -78% | -80% | 3 | $94 | $207,811 | 20 |
| - | (40) | Gayby | $234 | -52% | 1 | $234 | $5,896 | 6 | |
| Reporting movies: 42 | $8,724,909 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argo | $1,754,322 | 3,232 | $24,838,339 |
| 2 | Taken 2 | $1,459,429 | 3,706 | $91,062,518 |
| 3 | Sinister | $1,084,331 | 2,527 | $21,798,837 |
| 4 | Hotel Transylvania | $731,031 | 3,375 | $104,544,651 |
| 5 | Here Comes the Boom | $665,667 | 3,014 | $13,996,874 |
| 6 | Pitch Perfect | $613,140 | 2,787 | $38,021,793 |
| 7 | Looper | $539,192 | 2,605 | $53,105,351 |
| 8 | Frankenweenie | $419,377 | 3,005 | $23,424,067 |
| 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $398,840 | 1,480 | $5,481,064 |
| 10 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $200,749 | 726 | $6,738,757 |
| 11 | End of Watch | $165,648 | 1,551 | $36,911,396 |
| 12 | Trouble with the Curve | $148,914 | 1,812 | $33,193,835 |
| 13 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $119,951 | 1,012 | $2,126,109 |
| 14 | House at the End of the Street | $80,625 | 1,866 | $30,228,545 |
| 15 | The Master | $76,019 | 682 | $14,139,969 |
| - | The Dark Knight Rises | $51,131 | 465 | $446,350,903 |
| - | Arbitrage | $29,843 | 194 | $6,743,340 |
| - | Finding Nemo 3D | $28,120 | 480 | $379,912,927 |
| - | Won't Back Down | $18,261 | 513 | $5,163,834 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $18,142 | 52 | $9,164,751 |
| - | The Bourne Legacy | $14,700 | 245 | $112,626,840 |
| - | Dredd | $14,268 | 155 | $13,205,407 |
| - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $13,529 | 237 | $159,860,712 |
| - | Ted | $11,585 | 145 | $218,547,310 |
| - | The Possession | $11,113 | 369 | $48,764,205 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $8,365 | 33 | $21,048,429 |
| - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $6,974 | 176 | $48,460,870 |
| - | ParaNorman | $6,299 | 176 | $54,544,434 |
| - | The Expendables 2 | $6,004 | 146 | $84,522,106 |
| - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $5,386 | 36 | $11,165,728 |
| - | Moonrise Kingdom | $5,244 | 56 | $45,460,265 |
| - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $5,169 | 122 | $216,382,258 |
| - | The Campaign | $5,160 | 101 | $86,397,919 |
| - | Barfi | $2,001 | 34 | $2,787,021 |
| - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,852 | 9 | $46,367,050 |
| - | Ruby Sparks | $1,122 | 15 | $2,527,614 |
| - | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $845 | 6 | $49,965 |
| - | The War of the Buttons | $797 | 5 | $6,424 |
| - | The Watch | $687 | 14 | $34,352,422 |
| - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $560 | 18 | $4,010,255 |
| - | Thaandavam | $283 | 3 | $207,811 |
| - | Gayby | $234 | 1 | $5,896 |
| Reporting: 42 | $8,724,909 | total | ||