Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, October 18, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | Previews | Paranormal Activity 4 | $4,500,000 | 0 | – | $4,500,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Argo | $1,728,150 | -1% | 3,232 | $535 | $26,566,489 | 7 | |
| 2 | (2) | Taken 2 | $1,508,951 | +3% | -40% | 3,706 | $407 | $92,571,469 | 14 |
| 3 | (3) | Sinister | $1,121,331 | +3% | 2,527 | $444 | $22,920,168 | 7 | |
| 4 | (4) | Hotel Transylvania | $976,304 | +34% | -12% | 3,375 | $289 | $105,520,955 | 21 |
| 5 | (6) | Pitch Perfect | $738,555 | +20% | -27% | 2,787 | $265 | $38,760,348 | 21 |
| 6 | (5) | Here Comes the Boom | $727,454 | +9% | 3,014 | $241 | $14,724,328 | 7 | |
| 7 | (7) | Looper | $534,781 | -1% | -43% | 2,605 | $205 | $53,640,132 | 21 |
| 8 | (8) | Frankenweenie | $485,354 | +16% | -19% | 3,005 | $162 | $23,909,421 | 14 |
| 9 | (9) | Seven Psychopaths | $406,928 | +2% | 1,480 | $275 | $5,887,992 | 7 | |
| 10 | (10) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $231,868 | +16% | +69% | 726 | $319 | $6,970,625 | 28 |
| 11 | (12) | Trouble with the Curve | $161,383 | +8% | -47% | 1,812 | $89 | $33,355,218 | 28 |
| 12 | (11) | End of Watch | $157,366 | -5% | -56% | 1,551 | $101 | $37,068,762 | 28 |
| 13 | (13) | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $119,962 | +0% | 1,012 | $119 | $2,246,071 | 7 | |
| 14 | (14) | House at the End of the Street | $86,019 | +7% | -59% | 1,866 | $46 | $30,314,564 | 28 |
| 15 | (15) | The Master | $77,567 | +2% | -42% | 682 | $114 | $14,217,536 | 35 |
| - | (16) | The Dark Knight Rises | $53,655 | +5% | -21% | 465 | $115 | $446,404,558 | 91 |
| - | (18) | Finding Nemo 3D | $38,315 | +36% | -68% | 480 | $80 | $379,951,242 | 3,430 |
| - | (17) | Arbitrage | $30,779 | +3% | -28% | 194 | $159 | $6,774,119 | 35 |
| - | (19) | Won't Back Down | $20,047 | +10% | -80% | 513 | $39 | $5,183,881 | 21 |
| - | (23) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $19,486 | +44% | -15% | 237 | $82 | $159,880,198 | 98 |
| - | (20) | To the Arctic 3D | $18,376 | +1% | -1% | 52 | $353 | $9,183,127 | 182 |
| - | (21) | The Bourne Legacy | $14,825 | +1% | -53% | 245 | $61 | $112,641,665 | 70 |
| - | (22) | Dredd | $13,762 | -4% | -80% | 155 | $89 | $13,219,169 | 28 |
| - | (24) | Ted | $11,625 | +0% | -35% | 145 | $80 | $218,558,935 | 112 |
| - | (25) | The Possession | $11,124 | +0% | -69% | 369 | $30 | $48,775,329 | 49 |
| - | (27) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $11,076 | +59% | -8% | 176 | $63 | $48,471,946 | 77 |
| - | (26) | Born to be Wild 3D | $9,655 | +15% | +110% | 33 | $293 | $21,058,084 | 560 |
| - | (32) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $9,224 | +78% | -5% | 122 | $76 | $216,391,482 | 133 |
| - | (28) | ParaNorman | $8,614 | +37% | -40% | 176 | $49 | $54,553,048 | 63 |
| - | (29) | The Expendables 2 | $6,096 | +2% | -47% | 146 | $42 | $84,528,202 | 63 |
| - | (33) | The Campaign | $5,311 | +3% | -63% | 101 | $53 | $86,403,230 | 70 |
| - | (31) | Moonrise Kingdom | $4,833 | -8% | -29% | 56 | $86 | $45,465,098 | 147 |
| - | (30) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $3,509 | -35% | -43% | 36 | $97 | $11,169,237 | 114 |
| - | (37) | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $2,063 | +144% | -48% | 6 | $344 | $52,028 | 14 |
| - | (34) | Barfi | $2,041 | +2% | -71% | 34 | $60 | $2,789,062 | 35 |
| - | (35) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,287 | -31% | -39% | 9 | $143 | $46,368,337 | 168 |
| - | (36) | Ruby Sparks | $987 | -12% | +68% | 15 | $66 | $2,528,601 | 86 |
| - | (40) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $702 | +25% | -32% | 18 | $39 | $4,010,957 | 133 |
| - | (38) | The War of the Buttons | $602 | -24% | 5 | $120 | $7,026 | 7 | |
| - | (39) | The Watch | $578 | -16% | -56% | 14 | $41 | $34,353,000 | 84 |
| - | (42) | Gayby | $406 | +74% | 1 | $406 | $6,302 | 7 | |
| - | (41) | Thaandavam | $356 | +26% | -51% | 3 | $119 | $208,167 | 21 |
| Reporting movies: 43 | $13,861,307 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Paranormal Activity 4 | $4,500,000 | 0 | $4,500,000 |
| 1 | Argo | $1,728,150 | 3,232 | $26,566,489 |
| 2 | Taken 2 | $1,508,951 | 3,706 | $92,571,469 |
| 3 | Sinister | $1,121,331 | 2,527 | $22,920,168 |
| 4 | Hotel Transylvania | $976,304 | 3,375 | $105,520,955 |
| 5 | Pitch Perfect | $738,555 | 2,787 | $38,760,348 |
| 6 | Here Comes the Boom | $727,454 | 3,014 | $14,724,328 |
| 7 | Looper | $534,781 | 2,605 | $53,640,132 |
| 8 | Frankenweenie | $485,354 | 3,005 | $23,909,421 |
| 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $406,928 | 1,480 | $5,887,992 |
| 10 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $231,868 | 726 | $6,970,625 |
| 11 | Trouble with the Curve | $161,383 | 1,812 | $33,355,218 |
| 12 | End of Watch | $157,366 | 1,551 | $37,068,762 |
| 13 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $119,962 | 1,012 | $2,246,071 |
| 14 | House at the End of the Street | $86,019 | 1,866 | $30,314,564 |
| 15 | The Master | $77,567 | 682 | $14,217,536 |
| - | The Dark Knight Rises | $53,655 | 465 | $446,404,558 |
| - | Finding Nemo 3D | $38,315 | 480 | $379,951,242 |
| - | Arbitrage | $30,779 | 194 | $6,774,119 |
| - | Won't Back Down | $20,047 | 513 | $5,183,881 |
| - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $19,486 | 237 | $159,880,198 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $18,376 | 52 | $9,183,127 |
| - | The Bourne Legacy | $14,825 | 245 | $112,641,665 |
| - | Dredd | $13,762 | 155 | $13,219,169 |
| - | Ted | $11,625 | 145 | $218,558,935 |
| - | The Possession | $11,124 | 369 | $48,775,329 |
| - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $11,076 | 176 | $48,471,946 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $9,655 | 33 | $21,058,084 |
| - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $9,224 | 122 | $216,391,482 |
| - | ParaNorman | $8,614 | 176 | $54,553,048 |
| - | The Expendables 2 | $6,096 | 146 | $84,528,202 |
| - | The Campaign | $5,311 | 101 | $86,403,230 |
| - | Moonrise Kingdom | $4,833 | 56 | $45,465,098 |
| - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $3,509 | 36 | $11,169,237 |
| - | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $2,063 | 6 | $52,028 |
| - | Barfi | $2,041 | 34 | $2,789,062 |
| - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,287 | 9 | $46,368,337 |
| - | Ruby Sparks | $987 | 15 | $2,528,601 |
| - | Safety Not Guaranteed | $702 | 18 | $4,010,957 |
| - | The War of the Buttons | $602 | 5 | $7,026 |
| - | The Watch | $578 | 14 | $34,353,000 |
| - | Gayby | $406 | 1 | $6,302 |
| - | Thaandavam | $356 | 3 | $208,167 |
| Reporting: 43 | $13,861,307 | total | ||