Daily Domestic Box Office Sunday, October 21, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Paranormal Activity 4 | $4,473,532 | -53% | 3,412 | $1,311 | $29,003,866 | 3 | |
| 2 | (2) | Argo | $3,901,354 | -48% | -21% | 3,247 | $1,202 | $43,011,964 | 10 |
| 3 | (4) | Hotel Transylvania | $3,516,891 | -40% | -32% | 3,384 | $1,039 | $118,522,389 | 24 |
| 4 | (3) | Taken 2 | $2,927,084 | -52% | -42% | 3,489 | $839 | $105,832,339 | 17 |
| 5 | (5) | Alex Cross | $2,530,038 | -48% | 2,539 | $996 | $11,396,768 | 3 | |
| 6 | (7) | Here Comes the Boom | $2,038,308 | -46% | -33% | 3,014 | $676 | $23,131,529 | 10 |
| 7 | (6) | Sinister | $2,006,617 | -47% | -46% | 2,542 | $789 | $31,735,643 | 10 |
| 8 | (8) | Pitch Perfect | $1,502,910 | -49% | -32% | 2,660 | $565 | $45,516,778 | 24 |
| 9 | (9) | Frankenweenie | $1,265,180 | -33% | -41% | 2,362 | $536 | $28,238,779 | 17 |
| 10 | (10) | Looper | $1,048,854 | -44% | -33% | 2,223 | $472 | $57,842,819 | 24 |
| 11 | (11) | Seven Psychopaths | $806,800 | -45% | -23% | 1,480 | $545 | $9,161,472 | 10 |
| 12 | (12) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $504,631 | -46% | -5% | 745 | $677 | $9,123,872 | 31 |
| 13 | (13) | End of Watch | $231,535 | -35% | -50% | 751 | $308 | $37,895,571 | 31 |
| 14 | (15) | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $167,601 | -33% | -59% | 945 | $177 | $2,860,419 | 10 |
| 15 | (14) | Trouble with the Curve | $162,174 | -51% | -57% | 925 | $175 | $34,084,572 | 31 |
| 16 | (16) | The Master | $129,593 | -46% | -40% | 412 | $315 | $14,738,213 | 38 |
| - | (18) | The Dark Knight Rises | $93,283 | -42% | -29% | 345 | $270 | $446,764,067 | 94 |
| - | (17) | House at the End of the Street | $76,114 | -67% | -69% | 746 | $102 | $30,782,862 | 31 |
| - | (19) | Arbitrage | $69,517 | -51% | -19% | 169 | $411 | $7,061,260 | 38 |
| - | (20) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $57,013 | -34% | -18% | 222 | $257 | $160,072,506 | 101 |
| - | (21) | The Bourne Legacy | $37,115 | -51% | +4% | 232 | $160 | $112,808,700 | 73 |
| - | (26) | Dredd | $32,079 | -28% | +11% | 160 | $200 | $13,325,968 | 31 |
| - | (23) | The Sessions | $30,862 | -36% | 4 | $7,716 | $113,467 | 3 | |
| - | (25) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $29,762 | -35% | -19% | 149 | $200 | $48,574,363 | 80 |
| - | (22) | ParaNorman | $29,012 | -40% | -6% | 168 | $173 | $54,657,620 | 66 |
| - | (24) | Resident Evil: Retribution | $25,781 | -45% | -61% | 158 | $163 | $41,954,298 | 38 |
| - | (27) | To the Arctic 3D | $25,609 | -22% | -12% | 52 | $492 | $9,272,184 | 185 |
| - | (28) | Ted | $16,350 | -48% | -32% | 109 | $150 | $218,628,680 | 115 |
| - | (30) | Hope Springs | $14,824 | -46% | -32% | 131 | $113 | $63,536,011 | 75 |
| - | (31) | Premium Rush | $13,432 | -43% | -46% | 119 | $113 | $20,275,446 | 59 |
| - | (33) | Won't Back Down | $12,523 | -36% | -73% | 168 | $75 | $5,228,770 | 24 |
| - | (32) | The Expendables 2 | $11,512 | -45% | -36% | 92 | $125 | $84,573,293 | 66 |
| - | (29) | The Possession | $10,571 | -64% | -66% | 133 | $79 | $48,833,630 | 52 |
| - | (35) | Born to be Wild 3D | $8,580 | -28% | -17% | 33 | $260 | $21,089,649 | 563 |
| - | (34) | The Campaign | $8,110 | -46% | -23% | 74 | $110 | $86,437,566 | 73 |
| - | (36) | Moonrise Kingdom | $4,743 | -43% | -44% | 29 | $164 | $45,484,422 | 150 |
| - | (37) | The War of the Buttons | $4,591 | -42% | +184% | 35 | $131 | $24,273 | 10 |
| - | (38) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $4,374 | -43% | -52% | 28 | $156 | $11,186,650 | 117 |
| - | (42) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $3,533 | +91% | +11% | 10 | $353 | $46,375,548 | 171 |
| - | (39) | Barfi | $3,105 | -39% | -73% | 10 | $311 | $2,799,445 | 38 |
| - | (40) | Ruby Sparks | $1,990 | -44% | -31% | 15 | $133 | $2,535,819 | 89 |
| - | (41) | Thaandavam | $1,014 | -53% | -50% | 2 | $507 | $212,145 | 24 |
| - | (44) | Husbands in Goa | $550 | +38% | +26% | 2 | $275 | $9,535 | 31 |
| - | (43) | Gayby | $457 | -43% | -70% | 1 | $457 | $8,227 | 10 |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $27,839,508 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $4,473,532 | 3,412 | $29,003,866 |
| 2 | Argo | $3,901,354 | 3,247 | $43,011,964 |
| 3 | Hotel Transylvania | $3,516,891 | 3,384 | $118,522,389 |
| 4 | Taken 2 | $2,927,084 | 3,489 | $105,832,339 |
| 5 | Alex Cross | $2,530,038 | 2,539 | $11,396,768 |
| 6 | Here Comes the Boom | $2,038,308 | 3,014 | $23,131,529 |
| 7 | Sinister | $2,006,617 | 2,542 | $31,735,643 |
| 8 | Pitch Perfect | $1,502,910 | 2,660 | $45,516,778 |
| 9 | Frankenweenie | $1,265,180 | 2,362 | $28,238,779 |
| 10 | Looper | $1,048,854 | 2,223 | $57,842,819 |
| 11 | Seven Psychopaths | $806,800 | 1,480 | $9,161,472 |
| 12 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $504,631 | 745 | $9,123,872 |
| 13 | End of Watch | $231,535 | 751 | $37,895,571 |
| 14 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $167,601 | 945 | $2,860,419 |
| 15 | Trouble with the Curve | $162,174 | 925 | $34,084,572 |
| 16 | The Master | $129,593 | 412 | $14,738,213 |
| - | The Dark Knight Rises | $93,283 | 345 | $446,764,067 |
| - | House at the End of the Street | $76,114 | 746 | $30,782,862 |
| - | Arbitrage | $69,517 | 169 | $7,061,260 |
| - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $57,013 | 222 | $160,072,506 |
| - | The Bourne Legacy | $37,115 | 232 | $112,808,700 |
| - | Dredd | $32,079 | 160 | $13,325,968 |
| - | The Sessions | $30,862 | 4 | $113,467 |
| - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $29,762 | 149 | $48,574,363 |
| - | ParaNorman | $29,012 | 168 | $54,657,620 |
| - | Resident Evil: Retribution | $25,781 | 158 | $41,954,298 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $25,609 | 52 | $9,272,184 |
| - | Ted | $16,350 | 109 | $218,628,680 |
| - | Hope Springs | $14,824 | 131 | $63,536,011 |
| - | Premium Rush | $13,432 | 119 | $20,275,446 |
| - | Won't Back Down | $12,523 | 168 | $5,228,770 |
| - | The Expendables 2 | $11,512 | 92 | $84,573,293 |
| - | The Possession | $10,571 | 133 | $48,833,630 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $8,580 | 33 | $21,089,649 |
| - | The Campaign | $8,110 | 74 | $86,437,566 |
| - | Moonrise Kingdom | $4,743 | 29 | $45,484,422 |
| - | The War of the Buttons | $4,591 | 35 | $24,273 |
| - | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $4,374 | 28 | $11,186,650 |
| - | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $3,533 | 10 | $46,375,548 |
| - | Barfi | $3,105 | 10 | $2,799,445 |
| - | Ruby Sparks | $1,990 | 15 | $2,535,819 |
| - | Thaandavam | $1,014 | 2 | $212,145 |
| - | Husbands in Goa | $550 | 2 | $9,535 |
| - | Gayby | $457 | 1 | $8,227 |
| Reporting: 44 | $27,839,508 | total | ||