Week Domestic Box Office October 12, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Taken 2 | $28,312,617 | -56% | 3,706 | $7,640 | $92,571,469 | 14 | |
| 2 | (new) | Argo | $26,566,489 | 3,232 | $8,220 | $26,566,489 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Sinister | $22,920,168 | 2,527 | $9,070 | $22,920,168 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Hotel Transylvania | $20,628,338 | -41% | 3,375 | $6,112 | $105,520,955 | 21 | |
| 5 | (new) | Here Comes the Boom | $14,724,328 | 3,014 | $4,885 | $14,724,328 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (3) | Pitch Perfect | $12,011,885 | -40% | 2,787 | $4,310 | $38,760,348 | 21 | |
| 7 | (5) | Frankenweenie | $8,888,753 | -41% | 3,005 | $2,958 | $23,909,421 | 14 | |
| 8 | (4) | Looper | $8,497,707 | -50% | 2,605 | $3,262 | $53,640,132 | 21 | |
| 9 | (new) | Seven Psychopaths | $5,887,992 | 1,480 | $3,978 | $5,887,992 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (11) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,985,180 | +35% | 726 | $4,112 | $6,970,625 | 28 | |
| 11 | (6) | End of Watch | $2,396,587 | -59% | 1,551 | $1,545 | $37,068,762 | 28 | |
| 12 | (new) | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $2,246,071 | 1,012 | $2,219 | $2,246,071 | 7 | ||
| 13 | (7) | Trouble with the Curve | $2,137,109 | -60% | 1,812 | $1,179 | $33,355,218 | 28 | |
| 14 | (8) | House at the End of the Street | $1,628,560 | -66% | 1,866 | $873 | $30,314,564 | 28 | |
| 15 | (9) | The Master | $1,120,628 | -57% | 682 | $1,643 | $14,217,536 | 35 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Dark Knight Rises | $715,961 | -28% | 465 | $1,540 | $446,404,558 | 91 | |
| 17 | (35) | Brave | $694,434 | +334% | 276 | $2,516 | $234,623,132 | 119 | |
| 18 | (10) | Finding Nemo 3D | $509,915 | -78% | 480 | $1,062 | $379,951,242 | 3,430 | |
| 19 | (17) | Arbitrage | $457,085 | -49% | 194 | $2,356 | $6,766,974 | 35 | |
| 20 | (12) | Resident Evil: Retribution | $340,897 | -79% | 349 | $977 | $41,853,023 | 35 | |
| 21 | (21) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $290,988 | -30% | 237 | $1,228 | $159,880,198 | 98 | |
| 22 | (37) | Searching for Sugar Man | $276,230 | +89% | 157 | $1,759 | $1,771,102 | 84 | |
| 23 | (38) | The Paperboy | $242,142 | +72% | 49 | $4,942 | $382,932 | 14 | |
| 24 | (13) | Won't Back Down | $223,898 | -85% | 513 | $436 | $5,183,881 | 21 | |
| 25 | (19) | The Bourne Legacy | $219,385 | -55% | 245 | $895 | $112,641,665 | 70 | |
| 26 | (18) | The Possession | $204,305 | -75% | 369 | $554 | $48,775,329 | 49 | |
| 27 | (46) | Premium Rush | $191,569 | +176% | 163 | $1,175 | $20,222,917 | 56 | |
| 28 | (30) | Samsara | $170,062 | -19% | 51 | $3,335 | $1,857,682 | 56 | |
| 29 | (15) | Dredd | $169,473 | -83% | 155 | $1,093 | $13,219,169 | 28 | |
| 30 | (25) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $153,381 | -37% | 176 | $871 | $48,471,946 | 77 | |
| 31 | (32) | To the Arctic 3D | $148,662 | -14% | 52 | $2,859 | $9,183,127 | 182 | |
| 32 | (28) | Ted | $142,790 | -35% | 145 | $985 | $218,558,935 | 112 | |
| 33 | (22) | ParaNorman | $132,436 | -56% | 176 | $752 | $54,553,048 | 63 | |
| 34 | (26) | Hope Springs | $126,290 | -46% | 215 | $587 | $63,473,962 | 72 | |
| 35 | (36) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $111,374 | -25% | 122 | $913 | $216,391,482 | 133 | |
| 36 | (27) | The Expendables 2 | $92,212 | -60% | 146 | $632 | $84,528,202 | 63 | |
| 37 | (39) | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $90,730 | -34% | 17 | $5,337 | $473,758 | 28 | |
| 38 | (34) | The Intouchables | $82,242 | -49% | 59 | $1,394 | $12,777,553 | 147 | |
| 39 | (-) | Hubble 3D | $81,803 | 15 | $5,454 | $34,738,658 | 945 | ||
| 40 | (20) | Lawless | $79,554 | -81% | 287 | $277 | $37,176,007 | 51 | |
| 41 | (41) | Masquerade | $76,165 | -36% | 12 | $6,347 | $443,116 | 28 | |
| 42 | (new) | Middle of Nowhere | $73,192 | 6 | $12,199 | $73,192 | 7 | ||
| 43 | (40) | Sleepwalk With Me | $71,705 | -47% | 58 | $1,236 | $2,143,590 | 56 | |
| 44 | (24) | The Campaign | $64,667 | -74% | 101 | $640 | $86,403,230 | 70 | |
| 45 | (23) | The Oranges | $63,967 | -77% | 56 | $1,142 | $339,187 | 14 | |
| 46 | (48) | Born to be Wild 3D | $55,803 | 0% | 33 | $1,691 | $21,058,084 | 560 | |
| 47 | (-) | Flying Monsters 3D | $51,107 | 18 | $2,839 | $4,060,108 | 379 | ||
| 48 | (43) | Moonrise Kingdom | $49,450 | -44% | 56 | $883 | $45,465,098 | 147 | |
| 49 | (29) | Barfi | $47,123 | -78% | 34 | $1,386 | $2,789,062 | 35 | |
| 50 | (47) | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $42,226 | -37% | 36 | $1,173 | $11,169,237 | 114 | |
| 51 | (79) | Burn | $41,160 | +505% | 4 | $10,290 | $175,678 | 91 | |
| 52 | (new) | Smashed | $38,650 | 4 | $9,663 | $38,650 | 7 | ||
| 53 | (66) | The Other Dream Team | $37,204 | +103% | 12 | $3,100 | $79,748 | 21 | |
| 54 | (-) | Aiyyaa | $36,967 | 25 | $1,479 | $36,967 | 8 | ||
| 55 | (59) | The House I Live In | $36,720 | +51% | 8 | $4,590 | $60,963 | 14 | |
| 56 | (52) | Liberal Arts | $25,618 | -42% | 25 | $1,025 | $249,091 | 35 | |
| 57 | (42) | Robot and Frank | $25,271 | -74% | 34 | $743 | $3,225,826 | 63 | |
| 58 | (51) | Detropia | $23,946 | -50% | 11 | $2,177 | $261,189 | 42 | |
| 59 | (new) | Least Among Saints | $23,606 | 4 | $5,902 | $23,606 | 7 | ||
| 60 | (-) | The Big Picture | $21,134 | 2 | $10,567 | $21,134 | 8,435 | ||
| 61 | (57) | To Rome with Love | $20,105 | -42% | 24 | $838 | $16,659,012 | 119 | |
| 62 | (65) | $19,637 | -4% | 10 | $1,964 | $689,323 | 154 | ||
| 63 | (49) | V/H/S | $17,888 | -66% | 18 | $994 | $70,685 | 14 | |
| 64 | (71) | Deep Sea 3-D | $16,856 | +30% | 2 | $8,428 | $45,027,279 | 2,422 | |
| 65 | (72) | Keep the Lights On | $16,682 | +52% | 6 | $2,780 | $200,459 | 42 | |
| 66 | (60) | My Uncle Rafael | $16,681 | -30% | 2 | $8,341 | $231,314 | 28 | |
| 67 | (-) | Under the Sea 3D | $16,586 | 5 | $3,317 | $32,397,638 | 1,344 | ||
| 68 | (78) | Ruby Sparks | $16,462 | +123% | 15 | $1,097 | $2,528,601 | 86 | |
| 69 | (67) | How to Survive a Plague | $16,164 | -8% | 9 | $1,796 | $99,388 | 28 | |
| 70 | (87) | Somewhere Between | $15,647 | +336% | 2 | $7,824 | $70,648 | 56 | |
| 71 | (55) | The Queen of Versailles | $15,102 | -61% | 17 | $888 | $2,363,999 | 91 | |
| 72 | (70) | Wuthering Heights | $14,859 | +13% | 4 | $3,715 | $27,976 | 14 | |
| 73 | (new) | Simon & The Oaks | $14,272 | 1 | $14,272 | $14,272 | 7 | ||
| 74 | (56) | The Watch | $13,291 | -64% | 14 | $949 | $34,353,000 | 84 | |
| 75 | (63) | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $13,131 | -41% | 9 | $1,459 | $46,368,337 | 168 | |
| 76 | (97) | Trade of Innocents | $10,808 | +965% | 3 | $3,603 | $11,823 | 14 | |
| 77 | (new) | Special Forces | $10,759 | 5 | $2,152 | $10,759 | 7 | ||
| 78 | (50) | Thaandavam | $10,365 | -80% | 3 | $3,455 | $208,167 | 21 | |
| 79 | (69) | Safety Not Guaranteed | $9,373 | -38% | 18 | $521 | $4,010,957 | 133 | |
| 80 | (76) | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $8,491 | +8% | 15 | $566 | $3,079,861 | 77 | |
| 81 | (53) | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $8,100 | -82% | 6 | $1,350 | $52,028 | 14 | |
| 82 | (new) | The War of the Buttons | $7,026 | 5 | $1,405 | $7,026 | 7 | ||
| 83 | (62) | Chicken with Plums | $6,360 | -72% | 11 | $578 | $214,910 | 63 | |
| 84 | (new) | Gayby | $6,302 | 1 | $6,302 | $6,302 | 7 | ||
| 85 | (73) | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $5,126 | -47% | 5 | $1,025 | $325,913 | 121 | |
| 86 | (new) | Photographic Memory | $4,250 | 2 | $2,125 | $4,250 | 7 | ||
| 87 | (84) | The Revisionaries | $3,637 | -13% | 2 | $1,819 | $7,797 | 14 | |
| 88 | (101) | Elena | $3,362 | +617% | 1 | $3,362 | $232,070 | 156 | |
| 89 | (88) | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,897 | -3% | 1 | $2,897 | $6,530 | 16 | |
| 90 | (75) | 2 Days in New York | $2,886 | -66% | 5 | $577 | $615,848 | 70 | |
| 91 | (92) | Unforgivable | $2,527 | +26% | 2 | $1,264 | $150,927 | 112 | |
| 92 | (81) | Compliance | $2,144 | -56% | 5 | $429 | $312,524 | 63 | |
| 93 | (91) | Hello I Must Be Going | $1,650 | -18% | 4 | $413 | $91,080 | 42 | |
| 94 | (80) | Hellbound? | $1,554 | -75% | 1 | $1,554 | $20,435 | 28 | |
| 95 | (103) | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,260 | +494% | 3 | $420 | $73,715 | 142 | |
| 96 | (-) | Girl Model | $1,080 | 1 | $1,080 | $20,349 | 44 | ||
| 97 | (-) | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $1,071 | 1 | $1,071 | $43,040 | 161 | ||
| 98 | (-) | Husbands in Goa | $1,010 | 2 | $505 | $8,585 | 28 | ||
| 99 | (89) | Toys in the Attic | $823 | -72% | 2 | $412 | $64,918 | 42 | |
| 100 | (-) | Breathing | $724 | 2 | $362 | $3,750 | 49 | ||
| 101 | (-) | Bringing Up Bobby | $479 | 2 | $240 | $1,752 | 21 | ||
| 102 | (83) | Neil Young Journeys | $453 | -89% | 2 | $227 | $214,588 | 112 | |
| 103 | (99) | Sushi: The Global Catch | $435 | -50% | 1 | $435 | $3,757 | 77 | |
| 104 | (106) | Alps | $251 | +356% | 1 | $251 | $13,087 | 98 | |
| 105 | (105) | Radio Unnameable | $100 | +4% | 1 | $100 | $18,457 | 30 | |
| 106 | (-) | Headshot | $84 | 1 | $84 | $1,138 | 21 | ||
| Reporting movies: 106 | $168,164,661 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taken 2 | $28,312,617 | 3,706 | $92,571,469 |
| 2 | Argo | $26,566,489 | 3,232 | $26,566,489 |
| 3 | Sinister | $22,920,168 | 2,527 | $22,920,168 |
| 4 | Hotel Transylvania | $20,628,338 | 3,375 | $105,520,955 |
| 5 | Here Comes the Boom | $14,724,328 | 3,014 | $14,724,328 |
| 6 | Pitch Perfect | $12,011,885 | 2,787 | $38,760,348 |
| 7 | Frankenweenie | $8,888,753 | 3,005 | $23,909,421 |
| 8 | Looper | $8,497,707 | 2,605 | $53,640,132 |
| 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $5,887,992 | 1,480 | $5,887,992 |
| 10 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,985,180 | 726 | $6,970,625 |
| 11 | End of Watch | $2,396,587 | 1,551 | $37,068,762 |
| 12 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | $2,246,071 | 1,012 | $2,246,071 |
| 13 | Trouble with the Curve | $2,137,109 | 1,812 | $33,355,218 |
| 14 | House at the End of the Street | $1,628,560 | 1,866 | $30,314,564 |
| 15 | The Master | $1,120,628 | 682 | $14,217,536 |
| 16 | The Dark Knight Rises | $715,961 | 465 | $446,404,558 |
| 17 | Brave | $694,434 | 276 | $234,623,132 |
| 18 | Finding Nemo 3D | $509,915 | 480 | $379,951,242 |
| 19 | Arbitrage | $457,085 | 194 | $6,766,974 |
| 20 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $340,897 | 349 | $41,853,023 |
| 21 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $290,988 | 237 | $159,880,198 |
| 22 | Searching for Sugar Man | $276,230 | 157 | $1,771,102 |
| 23 | The Paperboy | $242,142 | 49 | $382,932 |
| 24 | Won't Back Down | $223,898 | 513 | $5,183,881 |
| 25 | The Bourne Legacy | $219,385 | 245 | $112,641,665 |
| 26 | The Possession | $204,305 | 369 | $48,775,329 |
| 27 | Premium Rush | $191,569 | 163 | $20,222,917 |
| 28 | Samsara | $170,062 | 51 | $1,857,682 |
| 29 | Dredd | $169,473 | 155 | $13,219,169 |
| 30 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $153,381 | 176 | $48,471,946 |
| 31 | To the Arctic 3D | $148,662 | 52 | $9,183,127 |
| 32 | Ted | $142,790 | 145 | $218,558,935 |
| 33 | ParaNorman | $132,436 | 176 | $54,553,048 |
| 34 | Hope Springs | $126,290 | 215 | $63,473,962 |
| 35 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $111,374 | 122 | $216,391,482 |
| 36 | The Expendables 2 | $92,212 | 146 | $84,528,202 |
| 37 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $90,730 | 17 | $473,758 |
| 38 | The Intouchables | $82,242 | 59 | $12,777,553 |
| 39 | Hubble 3D | $81,803 | 15 | $34,738,658 |
| 40 | Lawless | $79,554 | 287 | $37,176,007 |
| 41 | Masquerade | $76,165 | 12 | $443,116 |
| 42 | Middle of Nowhere | $73,192 | 6 | $73,192 |
| 43 | Sleepwalk With Me | $71,705 | 58 | $2,143,590 |
| 44 | The Campaign | $64,667 | 101 | $86,403,230 |
| 45 | The Oranges | $63,967 | 56 | $339,187 |
| 46 | Born to be Wild 3D | $55,803 | 33 | $21,058,084 |
| 47 | Flying Monsters 3D | $51,107 | 18 | $4,060,108 |
| 48 | Moonrise Kingdom | $49,450 | 56 | $45,465,098 |
| 49 | Barfi | $47,123 | 34 | $2,789,062 |
| 50 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $42,226 | 36 | $11,169,237 |
| 51 | Burn | $41,160 | 4 | $175,678 |
| 52 | Smashed | $38,650 | 4 | $38,650 |
| 53 | The Other Dream Team | $37,204 | 12 | $79,748 |
| 54 | Aiyyaa | $36,967 | 25 | $36,967 |
| 55 | The House I Live In | $36,720 | 8 | $60,963 |
| 56 | Liberal Arts | $25,618 | 25 | $249,091 |
| 57 | Robot and Frank | $25,271 | 34 | $3,225,826 |
| 58 | Detropia | $23,946 | 11 | $261,189 |
| 59 | Least Among Saints | $23,606 | 4 | $23,606 |
| 60 | The Big Picture | $21,134 | 2 | $21,134 |
| 61 | To Rome with Love | $20,105 | 24 | $16,659,012 |
| 62 | $19,637 | 10 | $689,323 | |
| 63 | V/H/S | $17,888 | 18 | $70,685 |
| 64 | Deep Sea 3-D | $16,856 | 2 | $45,027,279 |
| 65 | Keep the Lights On | $16,682 | 6 | $200,459 |
| 66 | My Uncle Rafael | $16,681 | 2 | $231,314 |
| 67 | Under the Sea 3D | $16,586 | 5 | $32,397,638 |
| 68 | Ruby Sparks | $16,462 | 15 | $2,528,601 |
| 69 | How to Survive a Plague | $16,164 | 9 | $99,388 |
| 70 | Somewhere Between | $15,647 | 2 | $70,648 |
| 71 | The Queen of Versailles | $15,102 | 17 | $2,363,999 |
| 72 | Wuthering Heights | $14,859 | 4 | $27,976 |
| 73 | Simon & The Oaks | $14,272 | 1 | $14,272 |
| 74 | The Watch | $13,291 | 14 | $34,353,000 |
| 75 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $13,131 | 9 | $46,368,337 |
| 76 | Trade of Innocents | $10,808 | 3 | $11,823 |
| 77 | Special Forces | $10,759 | 5 | $10,759 |
| 78 | Thaandavam | $10,365 | 3 | $208,167 |
| 79 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $9,373 | 18 | $4,010,957 |
| 80 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $8,491 | 15 | $3,079,861 |
| 81 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $8,100 | 6 | $52,028 |
| 82 | The War of the Buttons | $7,026 | 5 | $7,026 |
| 83 | Chicken with Plums | $6,360 | 11 | $214,910 |
| 84 | Gayby | $6,302 | 1 | $6,302 |
| 85 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $5,126 | 5 | $325,913 |
| 86 | Photographic Memory | $4,250 | 2 | $4,250 |
| 87 | The Revisionaries | $3,637 | 2 | $7,797 |
| 88 | Elena | $3,362 | 1 | $232,070 |
| 89 | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,897 | 1 | $6,530 |
| 90 | 2 Days in New York | $2,886 | 5 | $615,848 |
| 91 | Unforgivable | $2,527 | 2 | $150,927 |
| 92 | Compliance | $2,144 | 5 | $312,524 |
| 93 | Hello I Must Be Going | $1,650 | 4 | $91,080 |
| 94 | Hellbound? | $1,554 | 1 | $20,435 |
| 95 | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,260 | 3 | $73,715 |
| 96 | Girl Model | $1,080 | 1 | $20,349 |
| 97 | Poupoupidou (Nobody Else But You) | $1,071 | 1 | $43,040 |
| 98 | Husbands in Goa | $1,010 | 2 | $8,585 |
| 99 | Toys in the Attic | $823 | 2 | $64,918 |
| 100 | Breathing | $724 | 2 | $3,750 |
| 101 | Bringing Up Bobby | $479 | 2 | $1,752 |
| 102 | Neil Young Journeys | $453 | 2 | $214,588 |
| 103 | Sushi: The Global Catch | $435 | 1 | $3,757 |
| 104 | Alps | $251 | 1 | $13,087 |
| 105 | Radio Unnameable | $100 | 1 | $18,457 |
| 106 | Headshot | $84 | 1 | $1,138 |
| Reporting: 106 | $168,164,661 | total | ||