Weekend Domestic Box Office October 12, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Taken 2 | $21,873,127 | -56% | 3,706 | $5,902 | $86,131,979 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | Argo | $19,458,109 | 3,232 | $6,020 | $19,458,109 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Sinister | $18,007,634 | 2,527 | $7,126 | $18,007,634 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Hotel Transylvania | $17,241,317 | -36% | 3,375 | $5,109 | $102,133,934 | 17 | |
| 5 | (new) | Here Comes the Boom | $11,816,596 | 3,014 | $3,921 | $11,816,596 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (3) | Pitch Perfect | $9,266,940 | -38% | 2,787 | $3,325 | $36,015,403 | 17 | |
| 7 | (5) | Frankenweenie | $7,054,334 | -38% | 3,005 | $2,348 | $22,075,002 | 10 | |
| 8 | (4) | Looper | $6,201,665 | -49% | 2,605 | $2,381 | $51,344,090 | 17 | |
| 9 | (new) | Seven Psychopaths | $4,174,915 | 1,480 | $2,821 | $4,174,915 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (11) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,150,064 | +37% | 726 | $2,962 | $6,135,509 | 24 | |
| 11 | (new) | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $1,751,572 | 1,012 | $1,731 | $1,751,572 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (6) | End of Watch | $1,702,048 | -57% | 1,551 | $1,097 | $36,374,223 | 24 | |
| 13 | (7) | Trouble with the Curve | $1,555,388 | -59% | 1,812 | $858 | $32,773,497 | 24 | |
| 14 | (8) | House at the End of the Street | $1,310,343 | -65% | 1,866 | $702 | $29,996,347 | 24 | |
| 15 | (9) | The Master | $813,379 | -56% | 682 | $1,193 | $13,910,287 | 31 | |
| 16 | (15) | The Dark Knight Rises | $511,399 | -24% | 465 | $1,100 | $446,199,996 | 87 | |
| 17 | (31) | Brave | $469,731 | +193% | 276 | $1,702 | $234,398,429 | 115 | |
| 18 | (10) | Finding Nemo 3D | $387,942 | -76% | 480 | $808 | $379,829,269 | 3,426 | |
| 19 | (17) | Arbitrage | $343,253 | -47% | 194 | $1,769 | $6,653,142 | 31 | |
| 20 | (12) | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240,285 | -79% | 349 | $688 | $41,752,411 | 31 | |
| 21 | (21) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $229,297 | -24% | 237 | $967 | $159,818,507 | 94 | |
| 22 | (40) | Searching for Sugar Man | $190,822 | +120% | 157 | $1,215 | $1,685,694 | 80 | |
| 23 | (18) | The Possession | $161,024 | -74% | 369 | $436 | $48,732,048 | 45 | |
| 24 | (19) | The Bourne Legacy | $160,460 | -53% | 245 | $655 | $112,582,740 | 66 | |
| 25 | (13) | Won't Back Down | $138,709 | -86% | 513 | $270 | $5,098,692 | 17 | |
| 26 | (26) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $122,193 | -31% | 176 | $694 | $48,440,758 | 73 | |
| 27 | (23) | ParaNorman | $109,865 | -53% | 176 | $624 | $54,530,477 | 59 | |
| 28 | (16) | Dredd | $107,349 | -83% | 155 | $693 | $13,157,045 | 24 | |
| 29 | (33) | Samsara | $105,507 | -17% | 48 | $2,198 | $1,793,127 | 52 | |
| 30 | (37) | The Paperboy | $96,111 | -6% | 49 | $1,961 | $236,901 | 10 | |
| 31 | (32) | Ted | $95,655 | -35% | 145 | $660 | $218,511,800 | 108 | |
| 32 | (46) | Premium Rush | $90,957 | +77% | 163 | $558 | $20,122,305 | 52 | |
| 33 | (36) | To the Arctic 3D | $87,589 | -15% | 52 | $1,684 | $9,122,054 | 178 | |
| 34 | (24) | Hope Springs | $87,170 | -59% | 215 | $405 | $63,434,842 | 68 | |
| 35 | (38) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $86,625 | -15% | 122 | $710 | $216,366,733 | 129 | |
| 36 | (new) | Middle of Nowhere | $67,909 | 6 | $11,318 | $67,909 | 3 | ||
| 37 | (29) | The Expendables 2 | $65,968 | -61% | 146 | $452 | $84,501,958 | 59 | |
| 38 | (20) | Lawless | $59,746 | -82% | 287 | $208 | $37,156,199 | 47 | |
| 39 | (41) | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $55,809 | -34% | 17 | $3,283 | $438,837 | 24 | |
| 40 | (35) | The Intouchables | $54,346 | -49% | 59 | $921 | $12,749,657 | 143 | |
| 41 | (34) | The Amazing Spider-Man | $50,848 | -59% | 73 | $697 | $262,030,663 | 104 | |
| 42 | (39) | Sleepwalk With Me | $48,564 | -48% | 58 | $837 | $2,120,449 | 52 | |
| 43 | (27) | The Campaign | $44,265 | -75% | 101 | $438 | $86,382,828 | 66 | |
| 44 | (25) | The Oranges | $44,207 | -78% | 56 | $789 | $319,427 | 10 | |
| 45 | (30) | Barfi | $37,233 | -77% | 34 | $1,095 | $2,779,172 | 31 | |
| 46 | (new) | Aiyyaa | $36,967 | 25 | $1,479 | $36,967 | 4 | ||
| 47 | (-) | Hubble 3D | $36,434 | 15 | $2,429 | $34,693,289 | 941 | ||
| 48 | (45) | Moonrise Kingdom | $35,673 | -35% | 56 | $637 | $45,451,321 | 143 | |
| 49 | (51) | Born to be Wild 3D | $28,853 | -17% | 33 | $874 | $21,031,134 | 556 | |
| 50 | (63) | The Other Dream Team | $27,836 | +114% | 12 | $2,320 | $70,380 | 17 | |
| 51 | (new) | Smashed | $26,943 | 4 | $6,736 | $26,943 | 3 | ||
| 52 | (47) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $25,255 | -39% | 36 | $702 | $11,152,266 | 110 | |
| 53 | (60) | The House I Live In | $21,487 | +31% | 8 | $2,686 | $45,730 | 10 | |
| 54 | (52) | Liberal Arts | $18,291 | -42% | 25 | $732 | $241,764 | 31 | |
| 55 | (44) | Robot and Frank | $16,659 | -74% | 34 | $490 | $3,217,214 | 59 | |
| 56 | (55) | Detropia | $16,215 | -45% | 11 | $1,474 | $253,458 | 38 | |
| 57 | (new) | Least Among Saints | $15,774 | 4 | $3,944 | $15,774 | 3 | ||
| 58 | (57) | To Rome with Love | $15,320 | -30% | 24 | $638 | $16,654,227 | 115 | |
| 59 | (new) | The Big Picture | $13,760 | 2 | $6,880 | $13,760 | 3 | ||
| 60 | (50) | V/H/S | $12,333 | -66% | 18 | $685 | $65,130 | 10 | |
| 61 | (77) | Ruby Sparks | $11,689 | +147% | 15 | $779 | $2,523,828 | 82 | |
| 62 | (68) | Deep Sea 3-D | $11,484 | +24% | 2 | $5,742 | $45,021,907 | 2,418 | |
| 63 | (72) | Keep the Lights On | $11,086 | +67% | 6 | $1,848 | $199,177 | 38 | |
| 64 | (54) | The Watch | $10,844 | -63% | 14 | $775 | $34,350,553 | 80 | |
| 65 | (64) | How to Survive a Plague | $10,779 | -10% | 9 | $1,198 | $94,003 | 24 | |
| 66 | (new) | Special Forces | $10,759 | 5 | $2,152 | $10,759 | 3 | ||
| 67 | (new) | Simon & The Oaks | $9,963 | 1 | $9,963 | $9,963 | 3 | ||
| 68 | (84) | Somewhere Between | $9,374 | +287% | 2 | $4,687 | $64,375 | 52 | |
| 69 | (56) | The Queen of Versailles | $9,205 | -61% | 17 | $541 | $2,358,102 | 87 | |
| 70 | (58) | My Uncle Rafael | $8,843 | -54% | 2 | $4,422 | $223,476 | 24 | |
| 71 | (70) | Wuthering Heights | $8,803 | -2% | 4 | $2,201 | $21,920 | 10 | |
| 72 | (66) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $8,774 | -18% | 9 | $975 | $46,363,980 | 164 | |
| 73 | (49) | Thaandavam | $8,223 | -78% | 3 | $2,741 | $206,025 | 17 | |
| 74 | (98) | Trade of Innocents | $7,740 | +1,216% | 3 | $2,580 | $8,755 | 10 | |
| 75 | (75) | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $6,252 | +16% | 15 | $417 | $3,077,622 | 73 | |
| 76 | (71) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $6,208 | -18% | 18 | $345 | $4,007,792 | 129 | |
| 77 | (-) | Under the Sea 3D | $5,562 | 5 | $1,112 | $32,386,614 | 1,340 | ||
| 78 | (new) | Gayby | $4,792 | 1 | $4,792 | $4,792 | 3 | ||
| 79 | (new) | The War of the Buttons | $4,737 | 5 | $947 | $4,737 | 3 | ||
| 80 | (61) | Chicken with Plums | $4,452 | -68% | 11 | $405 | $213,002 | 59 | |
| 81 | (73) | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $4,252 | -31% | 3 | $1,417 | $338,546 | 117 | |
| 82 | (53) | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $3,830 | -88% | 6 | $638 | $47,758 | 10 | |
| 83 | (new) | Photographic Memory | $3,006 | 2 | $1,503 | $3,006 | 3 | ||
| 84 | (83) | The Revisionaries | $2,687 | +3% | 2 | $1,344 | $6,847 | 10 | |
| 85 | (74) | 2 Days in New York | $2,581 | -58% | 5 | $516 | $615,543 | 66 | |
| 86 | (88) | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,455 | +31% | 1 | $2,455 | $6,088 | 12 | |
| 87 | (93) | Unforgivable | $2,047 | +61% | 2 | $1,024 | $150,447 | 108 | |
| 88 | (85) | Compliance | $1,555 | -28% | 5 | $311 | $311,935 | 59 | |
| 89 | (87) | La Grande Illusion | $1,070 | -45% | 1 | $1,070 | $407,553 | 27,062 | |
| 90 | (-) | Husbands in Goa | $1,010 | 2 | $505 | $8,585 | 24 | ||
| 91 | (89) | Toys in the Attic | $823 | -55% | 2 | $412 | $64,918 | 38 | |
| 92 | (90) | 5 Broken Cameras | $741 | -55% | 2 | $371 | $73,196 | 138 | |
| 93 | (-) | Girl Model | $645 | 1 | $645 | $19,914 | 40 | ||
| 94 | (-) | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $611 | 1 | $611 | $42,580 | 157 | ||
| 95 | (80) | Neil Young Journeys | $453 | -88% | 2 | $227 | $214,588 | 108 | |
| 96 | (-) | Bringing Up Bobby | $355 | 2 | $178 | $1,628 | 17 | ||
| 97 | (-) | Breathing | $316 | 1 | $316 | $3,342 | 45 | ||
| 98 | (78) | Hellbound? | $224 | -95% | 1 | $224 | $19,105 | 24 | |
| 99 | (99) | Radio Unnameable | $68 | -29% | 1 | $68 | $18,424 | 26 | |
| Reporting movies: 99 | $129,274,367 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taken 2 | $21,873,127 | 3,706 | $86,131,979 |
| 2 | Argo | $19,458,109 | 3,232 | $19,458,109 |
| 3 | Sinister | $18,007,634 | 2,527 | $18,007,634 |
| 4 | Hotel Transylvania | $17,241,317 | 3,375 | $102,133,934 |
| 5 | Here Comes the Boom | $11,816,596 | 3,014 | $11,816,596 |
| 6 | Pitch Perfect | $9,266,940 | 2,787 | $36,015,403 |
| 7 | Frankenweenie | $7,054,334 | 3,005 | $22,075,002 |
| 8 | Looper | $6,201,665 | 2,605 | $51,344,090 |
| 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $4,174,915 | 1,480 | $4,174,915 |
| 10 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,150,064 | 726 | $6,135,509 |
| 11 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $1,751,572 | 1,012 | $1,751,572 |
| 12 | End of Watch | $1,702,048 | 1,551 | $36,374,223 |
| 13 | Trouble with the Curve | $1,555,388 | 1,812 | $32,773,497 |
| 14 | House at the End of the Street | $1,310,343 | 1,866 | $29,996,347 |
| 15 | The Master | $813,379 | 682 | $13,910,287 |
| 16 | The Dark Knight Rises | $511,399 | 465 | $446,199,996 |
| 17 | Brave | $469,731 | 276 | $234,398,429 |
| 18 | Finding Nemo 3D | $387,942 | 480 | $379,829,269 |
| 19 | Arbitrage | $343,253 | 194 | $6,653,142 |
| 20 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240,285 | 349 | $41,752,411 |
| 21 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $229,297 | 237 | $159,818,507 |
| 22 | Searching for Sugar Man | $190,822 | 157 | $1,685,694 |
| 23 | The Possession | $161,024 | 369 | $48,732,048 |
| 24 | The Bourne Legacy | $160,460 | 245 | $112,582,740 |
| 25 | Won't Back Down | $138,709 | 513 | $5,098,692 |
| 26 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $122,193 | 176 | $48,440,758 |
| 27 | ParaNorman | $109,865 | 176 | $54,530,477 |
| 28 | Dredd | $107,349 | 155 | $13,157,045 |
| 29 | Samsara | $105,507 | 48 | $1,793,127 |
| 30 | The Paperboy | $96,111 | 49 | $236,901 |
| 31 | Ted | $95,655 | 145 | $218,511,800 |
| 32 | Premium Rush | $90,957 | 163 | $20,122,305 |
| 33 | To the Arctic 3D | $87,589 | 52 | $9,122,054 |
| 34 | Hope Springs | $87,170 | 215 | $63,434,842 |
| 35 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $86,625 | 122 | $216,366,733 |
| 36 | Middle of Nowhere | $67,909 | 6 | $67,909 |
| 37 | The Expendables 2 | $65,968 | 146 | $84,501,958 |
| 38 | Lawless | $59,746 | 287 | $37,156,199 |
| 39 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $55,809 | 17 | $438,837 |
| 40 | The Intouchables | $54,346 | 59 | $12,749,657 |
| 41 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $50,848 | 73 | $262,030,663 |
| 42 | Sleepwalk With Me | $48,564 | 58 | $2,120,449 |
| 43 | The Campaign | $44,265 | 101 | $86,382,828 |
| 44 | The Oranges | $44,207 | 56 | $319,427 |
| 45 | Barfi | $37,233 | 34 | $2,779,172 |
| 46 | Aiyyaa | $36,967 | 25 | $36,967 |
| 47 | Hubble 3D | $36,434 | 15 | $34,693,289 |
| 48 | Moonrise Kingdom | $35,673 | 56 | $45,451,321 |
| 49 | Born to be Wild 3D | $28,853 | 33 | $21,031,134 |
| 50 | The Other Dream Team | $27,836 | 12 | $70,380 |
| 51 | Smashed | $26,943 | 4 | $26,943 |
| 52 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $25,255 | 36 | $11,152,266 |
| 53 | The House I Live In | $21,487 | 8 | $45,730 |
| 54 | Liberal Arts | $18,291 | 25 | $241,764 |
| 55 | Robot and Frank | $16,659 | 34 | $3,217,214 |
| 56 | Detropia | $16,215 | 11 | $253,458 |
| 57 | Least Among Saints | $15,774 | 4 | $15,774 |
| 58 | To Rome with Love | $15,320 | 24 | $16,654,227 |
| 59 | The Big Picture | $13,760 | 2 | $13,760 |
| 60 | V/H/S | $12,333 | 18 | $65,130 |
| 61 | Ruby Sparks | $11,689 | 15 | $2,523,828 |
| 62 | Deep Sea 3-D | $11,484 | 2 | $45,021,907 |
| 63 | Keep the Lights On | $11,086 | 6 | $199,177 |
| 64 | The Watch | $10,844 | 14 | $34,350,553 |
| 65 | How to Survive a Plague | $10,779 | 9 | $94,003 |
| 66 | Special Forces | $10,759 | 5 | $10,759 |
| 67 | Simon & The Oaks | $9,963 | 1 | $9,963 |
| 68 | Somewhere Between | $9,374 | 2 | $64,375 |
| 69 | The Queen of Versailles | $9,205 | 17 | $2,358,102 |
| 70 | My Uncle Rafael | $8,843 | 2 | $223,476 |
| 71 | Wuthering Heights | $8,803 | 4 | $21,920 |
| 72 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $8,774 | 9 | $46,363,980 |
| 73 | Thaandavam | $8,223 | 3 | $206,025 |
| 74 | Trade of Innocents | $7,740 | 3 | $8,755 |
| 75 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $6,252 | 15 | $3,077,622 |
| 76 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $6,208 | 18 | $4,007,792 |
| 77 | Under the Sea 3D | $5,562 | 5 | $32,386,614 |
| 78 | Gayby | $4,792 | 1 | $4,792 |
| 79 | The War of the Buttons | $4,737 | 5 | $4,737 |
| 80 | Chicken with Plums | $4,452 | 11 | $213,002 |
| 81 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $4,252 | 3 | $338,546 |
| 82 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $3,830 | 6 | $47,758 |
| 83 | Photographic Memory | $3,006 | 2 | $3,006 |
| 84 | The Revisionaries | $2,687 | 2 | $6,847 |
| 85 | 2 Days in New York | $2,581 | 5 | $615,543 |
| 86 | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,455 | 1 | $6,088 |
| 87 | Unforgivable | $2,047 | 2 | $150,447 |
| 88 | Compliance | $1,555 | 5 | $311,935 |
| 89 | La Grande Illusion | $1,070 | 1 | $407,553 |
| 90 | Husbands in Goa | $1,010 | 2 | $8,585 |
| 91 | Toys in the Attic | $823 | 2 | $64,918 |
| 92 | 5 Broken Cameras | $741 | 2 | $73,196 |
| 93 | Girl Model | $645 | 1 | $19,914 |
| 94 | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $611 | 1 | $42,580 |
| 95 | Neil Young Journeys | $453 | 2 | $214,588 |
| 96 | Bringing Up Bobby | $355 | 2 | $1,628 |
| 97 | Breathing | $316 | 1 | $3,342 |
| 98 | Hellbound? | $224 | 1 | $19,105 |
| 99 | Radio Unnameable | $68 | 1 | $18,424 |
| Reporting: 99 | $129,274,367 | total | ||