Week Domestic Box Office October 5, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Taken 2 | $64,258,852 | 3,661 | $17,552 | $64,258,852 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Hotel Transylvania | $35,234,085 | -29% | 3,352 | $10,511 | $84,892,617 | 14 | |
| 3 | (6) | Pitch Perfect | $19,902,255 | +191% | 2,770 | $7,185 | $26,748,463 | 14 | |
| 4 | (2) | Looper | $17,041,774 | -39% | 2,993 | $5,694 | $45,142,425 | 14 | |
| 5 | (new) | Frankenweenie | $15,020,668 | 3,005 | $4,999 | $15,020,668 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (3) | End of Watch | $5,826,229 | -45% | 2,370 | $2,458 | $34,672,175 | 21 | |
| 7 | (4) | Trouble with the Curve | $5,378,286 | -44% | 3,003 | $1,791 | $31,218,109 | 21 | |
| 8 | (5) | House at the End of the Street | $4,852,860 | -45% | 2,720 | $1,784 | $28,686,004 | 21 | |
| 9 | (9) | The Master | $2,621,579 | -27% | 864 | $3,034 | $13,096,908 | 28 | |
| 10 | (7) | Finding Nemo 3D | $2,312,769 | -54% | 1,746 | $1,325 | $379,441,327 | 3,423 | |
| 11 | (13) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,203,106 | +51% | 221 | $9,969 | $3,985,445 | 21 | |
| 12 | (8) | Resident Evil: Retribution | $1,661,396 | -60% | 1,361 | $1,221 | $41,512,126 | 28 | |
| 13 | (10) | Won't Back Down | $1,492,470 | -57% | 2,517 | $593 | $4,959,983 | 14 | |
| 14 | (-) | English Vinglish | $1,490,170 | 88 | $16,934 | $1,490,170 | 14 | ||
| 15 | (11) | Dredd | $999,282 | -71% | 831 | $1,203 | $13,049,696 | 21 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Dark Knight Rises | $993,392 | -10% | 575 | $1,728 | $445,688,597 | 84 | |
| 17 | (15) | Arbitrage | $897,633 | -23% | 244 | $3,679 | $6,309,889 | 28 | |
| 18 | (12) | The Possession | $803,141 | -53% | 821 | $978 | $48,571,024 | 42 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Bourne Legacy | $491,605 | -51% | 482 | $1,020 | $112,422,280 | 63 | |
| 20 | (14) | Lawless | $421,654 | -67% | 611 | $690 | $37,096,453 | 44 | |
| 21 | (24) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $416,180 | -13% | 300 | $1,387 | $159,589,210 | 91 | |
| 22 | (18) | ParaNorman | $301,997 | -69% | 342 | $883 | $54,420,612 | 56 | |
| 23 | (new) | The Oranges | $275,220 | 110 | $2,502 | $275,220 | 7 | ||
| 24 | (21) | The Campaign | $249,028 | -63% | 303 | $822 | $86,338,563 | 63 | |
| 25 | (29) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $243,041 | +5% | 257 | $946 | $48,318,565 | 70 | |
| 26 | (23) | Hope Springs | $233,718 | -61% | 439 | $532 | $63,347,672 | 65 | |
| 27 | (20) | The Expendables 2 | $233,256 | -67% | 313 | $745 | $84,435,990 | 56 | |
| 28 | (28) | Ted | $218,845 | -14% | 187 | $1,170 | $218,416,145 | 105 | |
| 29 | (25) | Barfi | $213,015 | -45% | 110 | $1,937 | $2,741,939 | 28 | |
| 30 | (30) | Samsara | $210,179 | -9% | 52 | $4,042 | $1,687,620 | 49 | |
| 31 | (22) | 2016: Obama’s America | $173,495 | -73% | 249 | $697 | $33,349,941 | 91 | |
| 32 | (40) | To the Arctic 3D | $171,931 | +17% | 52 | $3,306 | $9,034,465 | 175 | |
| 33 | (27) | The Amazing Spider-Man | $164,073 | -40% | 145 | $1,132 | $261,979,815 | 101 | |
| 34 | (37) | The Intouchables | $162,218 | -18% | 84 | $1,931 | $12,695,311 | 140 | |
| 35 | (35) | Brave | $160,074 | -24% | 122 | $1,312 | $233,928,698 | 112 | |
| 36 | (38) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $147,816 | -20% | 155 | $954 | $216,280,108 | 126 | |
| 37 | (44) | Searching for Sugar Man | $146,201 | +17% | 38 | $3,847 | $1,494,872 | 77 | |
| 38 | (new) | The Paperboy | $140,790 | 11 | $12,799 | $140,790 | 7 | ||
| 39 | (41) | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $137,397 | -4% | 18 | $7,633 | $383,028 | 21 | |
| 40 | (34) | Sleepwalk With Me | $134,616 | -36% | 95 | $1,417 | $2,071,885 | 49 | |
| 41 | (45) | Masquerade | $119,808 | +4% | 13 | $9,216 | $366,951 | 21 | |
| 42 | (43) | Robot and Frank | $97,471 | -30% | 70 | $1,392 | $3,200,555 | 56 | |
| 43 | (48) | Moonrise Kingdom | $88,387 | -10% | 92 | $961 | $45,415,648 | 140 | |
| 44 | (32) | Total Recall | $83,735 | -62% | 167 | $501 | $58,877,969 | 70 | |
| 45 | (new) | Butter | $73,000 | 90 | $811 | $73,000 | 7 | ||
| 46 | (39) | Premium Rush | $69,380 | -59% | 77 | $901 | $20,031,348 | 49 | |
| 47 | (46) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $66,628 | -33% | 51 | $1,306 | $11,127,011 | 107 | |
| 48 | (64) | Born to be Wild 3D | $55,975 | +29% | 33 | $1,696 | $21,002,281 | 553 | |
| 49 | (new) | V/H/S | $52,797 | 16 | $3,300 | $52,797 | 7 | ||
| 50 | (42) | Thaandavam | $52,094 | -63% | 21 | $2,481 | $197,802 | 14 | |
| 51 | (65) | Detropia | $48,131 | +25% | 11 | $4,376 | $237,243 | 35 | |
| 52 | (52) | Liberal Arts | $44,306 | -43% | 29 | $1,528 | $223,473 | 28 | |
| 53 | (new) | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $43,928 | 12 | $3,661 | $43,928 | 7 | ||
| 54 | (31) | Last Ounce of Courage | $39,061 | -83% | 93 | $420 | $3,310,439 | 28 | |
| 55 | (54) | The Queen of Versailles | $38,990 | -38% | 31 | $1,258 | $2,348,897 | 84 | |
| 56 | (59) | The Watch | $37,408 | -22% | 32 | $1,169 | $34,339,709 | 77 | |
| 57 | (60) | To Rome with Love | $34,520 | -28% | 15 | $2,301 | $16,638,907 | 112 | |
| 58 | (61) | Hit & Run | $24,506 | -46% | 8 | $3,063 | $13,749,300 | 51 | |
| 59 | (new) | The House I Live In | $24,243 | 2 | $12,122 | $24,243 | 7 | ||
| 60 | (56) | My Uncle Rafael | $23,861 | -56% | 3 | $7,954 | $214,633 | 21 | |
| 61 | (57) | The Apparition | $22,647 | -56% | 38 | $596 | $4,936,819 | 49 | |
| 62 | (78) | Chicken with Plums | $22,634 | +96% | 24 | $943 | $208,550 | 56 | |
| 63 | (63) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $22,311 | -50% | 18 | $1,240 | $46,355,206 | 161 | |
| 64 | (51) | For a Good Time, Call | $21,061 | -73% | 43 | $490 | $1,251,749 | 42 | |
| 65 | (87) | $20,352 | +38% | 11 | $1,850 | $669,686 | 147 | ||
| 65 | (87) | $20,352 | +244% | 11 | $1,850 | $669,686 | 147 | ||
| 65 | (87) | $20,352 | +1,571% | 11 | $1,850 | $669,686 | 147 | ||
| 65 | (87) | $20,352 | +2,292% | 11 | $1,850 | $669,686 | 147 | ||
| 65 | (87) | $20,352 | +8,073% | 11 | $1,850 | $669,686 | 147 | ||
| 65 | (87) | $20,352 | +187% | 11 | $1,850 | $669,686 | 147 | ||
| 66 | (70) | The Other Dream Team | $18,314 | -24% | 7 | $2,616 | $42,544 | 14 | |
| 67 | (69) | How to Survive a Plague | $17,665 | -28% | 7 | $2,524 | $83,224 | 21 | |
| 68 | (47) | Heroine | $15,621 | -84% | 18 | $868 | $598,668 | 21 | |
| 69 | (72) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $15,225 | -17% | 24 | $634 | $4,001,584 | 126 | |
| 70 | (new) | Wuthering Heights | $13,117 | 1 | $13,117 | $13,117 | 7 | ||
| 71 | (79) | Deep Sea 3-D | $12,950 | +15% | 4 | $3,238 | $45,010,423 | 2,415 | |
| 72 | (75) | Keep the Lights On | $10,955 | -24% | 3 | $3,652 | $188,091 | 35 | |
| 73 | (76) | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $9,735 | -27% | 6 | $1,623 | $320,787 | 114 | |
| 74 | (new) | Decoding Deepak | $9,050 | 3 | $3,017 | $9,050 | 7 | ||
| 75 | (80) | 2 Days in New York | $8,597 | -17% | 14 | $614 | $612,962 | 63 | |
| 76 | (68) | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $7,826 | -72% | 15 | $522 | $3,071,370 | 70 | |
| 77 | (55) | 10 Years | $7,756 | -87% | 21 | $369 | $203,654 | 28 | |
| 78 | (73) | Ruby Sparks | $7,385 | -54% | 10 | $739 | $2,512,139 | 79 | |
| 79 | (53) | Burn | $6,800 | -90% | 2 | $3,400 | $134,518 | 84 | |
| 80 | (91) | Hellbound? | $6,335 | +12% | 5 | $1,267 | $18,881 | 21 | |
| 81 | (82) | Compliance | $4,877 | -47% | 7 | $697 | $310,380 | 56 | |
| 82 | (95) | Head Games | $4,615 | +5% | 5 | $923 | $10,606 | 21 | |
| 83 | (97) | Neil Young Journeys | $4,167 | +18% | 5 | $833 | $214,135 | 105 | |
| 84 | (new) | The Revisionaries | $4,160 | 1 | $4,160 | $4,160 | 7 | ||
| 85 | (98) | Death by China | $3,813 | +17% | 2 | $1,907 | $30,671 | 56 | |
| 86 | (71) | Backwards | $3,645 | -85% | 1 | $3,645 | $61,465 | 21 | |
| 87 | (86) | Somewhere Between | $3,585 | -50% | 2 | $1,793 | $55,001 | 49 | |
| 88 | (-) | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,978 | 1 | $2,978 | $3,615 | 9 | ||
| 89 | (81) | Toys in the Attic | $2,919 | -69% | 4 | $730 | $64,095 | 35 | |
| 90 | (-) | Monsieur Lazhar | $2,442 | 3 | $814 | $3,371,810 | 182 | ||
| 91 | (77) | Hello I Must Be Going | $2,000 | -84% | 2 | $1,000 | $89,430 | 35 | |
| 92 | (99) | Unforgivable | $1,999 | -26% | 1 | $1,999 | $148,400 | 105 | |
| 93 | (100) | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $1,625 | -36% | 6 | $271 | $3,377,000 | 65 | |
| 94 | (-) | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $1,547 | 3 | $516 | $86,637 | 121 | ||
| 95 | (94) | Red Hook Summer | $1,379 | -71% | 3 | $460 | $333,629 | 63 | |
| 96 | (-) | Bachelorette | $1,375 | 5 | $275 | $446,770 | 35 | ||
| 97 | (new) | Trade of Innocents | $1,015 | 1 | $1,015 | $1,015 | 7 | ||
| 98 | (-) | The Last Ride | $973 | 2 | $487 | $22,157 | 357 | ||
| 99 | (-) | Sushi: The Global Catch | $869 | 1 | $869 | $3,322 | 70 | ||
| 100 | (88) | The Eye of the Storm | $844 | -88% | 1 | $844 | $74,686 | 35 | |
| 101 | (-) | Elena | $469 | 1 | $469 | $228,708 | 149 | ||
| 102 | (-) | Meet the Fokkens | $290 | 1 | $290 | $27,417 | 65 | ||
| 103 | (116) | 5 Broken Cameras | $212 | +37% | 1 | $212 | $73,772 | 135 | |
| 104 | (-) | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $125 | 1 | $125 | $3,325 | 70 | ||
| 105 | (89) | Radio Unnameable | $96 | -98% | 1 | $96 | $18,356 | 23 | |
| 106 | (-) | Alps | $55 | 1 | $55 | $12,836 | 91 | ||
| Reporting movies: 111 | $189,584,695 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taken 2 | $64,258,852 | 3,661 | $64,258,852 |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania | $35,234,085 | 3,352 | $84,892,617 |
| 3 | Pitch Perfect | $19,902,255 | 2,770 | $26,748,463 |
| 4 | Looper | $17,041,774 | 2,993 | $45,142,425 |
| 5 | Frankenweenie | $15,020,668 | 3,005 | $15,020,668 |
| 6 | End of Watch | $5,826,229 | 2,370 | $34,672,175 |
| 7 | Trouble with the Curve | $5,378,286 | 3,003 | $31,218,109 |
| 8 | House at the End of the Street | $4,852,860 | 2,720 | $28,686,004 |
| 9 | The Master | $2,621,579 | 864 | $13,096,908 |
| 10 | Finding Nemo 3D | $2,312,769 | 1,746 | $379,441,327 |
| 11 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,203,106 | 221 | $3,985,445 |
| 12 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $1,661,396 | 1,361 | $41,512,126 |
| 13 | Won't Back Down | $1,492,470 | 2,517 | $4,959,983 |
| 14 | English Vinglish | $1,490,170 | 88 | $1,490,170 |
| 15 | Dredd | $999,282 | 831 | $13,049,696 |
| 16 | The Dark Knight Rises | $993,392 | 575 | $445,688,597 |
| 17 | Arbitrage | $897,633 | 244 | $6,309,889 |
| 18 | The Possession | $803,141 | 821 | $48,571,024 |
| 19 | The Bourne Legacy | $491,605 | 482 | $112,422,280 |
| 20 | Lawless | $421,654 | 611 | $37,096,453 |
| 21 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $416,180 | 300 | $159,589,210 |
| 22 | ParaNorman | $301,997 | 342 | $54,420,612 |
| 23 | The Oranges | $275,220 | 110 | $275,220 |
| 24 | The Campaign | $249,028 | 303 | $86,338,563 |
| 25 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $243,041 | 257 | $48,318,565 |
| 26 | Hope Springs | $233,718 | 439 | $63,347,672 |
| 27 | The Expendables 2 | $233,256 | 313 | $84,435,990 |
| 28 | Ted | $218,845 | 187 | $218,416,145 |
| 29 | Barfi | $213,015 | 110 | $2,741,939 |
| 30 | Samsara | $210,179 | 52 | $1,687,620 |
| 31 | 2016: Obama’s America | $173,495 | 249 | $33,349,941 |
| 32 | To the Arctic 3D | $171,931 | 52 | $9,034,465 |
| 33 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $164,073 | 145 | $261,979,815 |
| 34 | The Intouchables | $162,218 | 84 | $12,695,311 |
| 35 | Brave | $160,074 | 122 | $233,928,698 |
| 36 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $147,816 | 155 | $216,280,108 |
| 37 | Searching for Sugar Man | $146,201 | 38 | $1,494,872 |
| 38 | The Paperboy | $140,790 | 11 | $140,790 |
| 39 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $137,397 | 18 | $383,028 |
| 40 | Sleepwalk With Me | $134,616 | 95 | $2,071,885 |
| 41 | Masquerade | $119,808 | 13 | $366,951 |
| 42 | Robot and Frank | $97,471 | 70 | $3,200,555 |
| 43 | Moonrise Kingdom | $88,387 | 92 | $45,415,648 |
| 44 | Total Recall | $83,735 | 167 | $58,877,969 |
| 45 | Butter | $73,000 | 90 | $73,000 |
| 46 | Premium Rush | $69,380 | 77 | $20,031,348 |
| 47 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $66,628 | 51 | $11,127,011 |
| 48 | Born to be Wild 3D | $55,975 | 33 | $21,002,281 |
| 49 | V/H/S | $52,797 | 16 | $52,797 |
| 50 | Thaandavam | $52,094 | 21 | $197,802 |
| 51 | Detropia | $48,131 | 11 | $237,243 |
| 52 | Liberal Arts | $44,306 | 29 | $223,473 |
| 53 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $43,928 | 12 | $43,928 |
| 54 | Last Ounce of Courage | $39,061 | 93 | $3,310,439 |
| 55 | The Queen of Versailles | $38,990 | 31 | $2,348,897 |
| 56 | The Watch | $37,408 | 32 | $34,339,709 |
| 57 | To Rome with Love | $34,520 | 15 | $16,638,907 |
| 58 | Hit & Run | $24,506 | 8 | $13,749,300 |
| 59 | The House I Live In | $24,243 | 2 | $24,243 |
| 60 | My Uncle Rafael | $23,861 | 3 | $214,633 |
| 61 | The Apparition | $22,647 | 38 | $4,936,819 |
| 62 | Chicken with Plums | $22,634 | 24 | $208,550 |
| 63 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $22,311 | 18 | $46,355,206 |
| 64 | For a Good Time, Call | $21,061 | 43 | $1,251,749 |
| 65 | $20,352 | 11 | $669,686 | |
| 65 | $20,352 | 11 | $669,686 | |
| 65 | $20,352 | 11 | $669,686 | |
| 65 | $20,352 | 11 | $669,686 | |
| 65 | $20,352 | 11 | $669,686 | |
| 65 | $20,352 | 11 | $669,686 | |
| 66 | The Other Dream Team | $18,314 | 7 | $42,544 |
| 67 | How to Survive a Plague | $17,665 | 7 | $83,224 |
| 68 | Heroine | $15,621 | 18 | $598,668 |
| 69 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $15,225 | 24 | $4,001,584 |
| 70 | Wuthering Heights | $13,117 | 1 | $13,117 |
| 71 | Deep Sea 3-D | $12,950 | 4 | $45,010,423 |
| 72 | Keep the Lights On | $10,955 | 3 | $188,091 |
| 73 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $9,735 | 6 | $320,787 |
| 74 | Decoding Deepak | $9,050 | 3 | $9,050 |
| 75 | 2 Days in New York | $8,597 | 14 | $612,962 |
| 76 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $7,826 | 15 | $3,071,370 |
| 77 | 10 Years | $7,756 | 21 | $203,654 |
| 78 | Ruby Sparks | $7,385 | 10 | $2,512,139 |
| 79 | Burn | $6,800 | 2 | $134,518 |
| 80 | Hellbound? | $6,335 | 5 | $18,881 |
| 81 | Compliance | $4,877 | 7 | $310,380 |
| 82 | Head Games | $4,615 | 5 | $10,606 |
| 83 | Neil Young Journeys | $4,167 | 5 | $214,135 |
| 84 | The Revisionaries | $4,160 | 1 | $4,160 |
| 85 | Death by China | $3,813 | 2 | $30,671 |
| 86 | Backwards | $3,645 | 1 | $61,465 |
| 87 | Somewhere Between | $3,585 | 2 | $55,001 |
| 88 | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,978 | 1 | $3,615 |
| 89 | Toys in the Attic | $2,919 | 4 | $64,095 |
| 90 | Monsieur Lazhar | $2,442 | 3 | $3,371,810 |
| 91 | Hello I Must Be Going | $2,000 | 2 | $89,430 |
| 92 | Unforgivable | $1,999 | 1 | $148,400 |
| 93 | Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D | $1,625 | 6 | $3,377,000 |
| 94 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $1,547 | 3 | $86,637 |
| 95 | Red Hook Summer | $1,379 | 3 | $333,629 |
| 96 | Bachelorette | $1,375 | 5 | $446,770 |
| 97 | Trade of Innocents | $1,015 | 1 | $1,015 |
| 98 | The Last Ride | $973 | 2 | $22,157 |
| 99 | Sushi: The Global Catch | $869 | 1 | $3,322 |
| 100 | The Eye of the Storm | $844 | 1 | $74,686 |
| 101 | Elena | $469 | 1 | $228,708 |
| 102 | Meet the Fokkens | $290 | 1 | $27,417 |
| 103 | 5 Broken Cameras | $212 | 1 | $73,772 |
| 104 | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $125 | 1 | $3,325 |
| 105 | Radio Unnameable | $96 | 1 | $18,356 |
| 106 | Alps | $55 | 1 | $12,836 |
| Reporting: 111 | $189,584,695 | total | ||