October Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for October.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 4, 2019 | Joker | $96,202,337 | 4,374 | $21,994 | $96,202,337 | 3 |
| 2 | Oct 13, 2023 | TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR | $93,224,755 | 3,855 | $24,183 | $93,224,755 | 3 |
| 3 | Oct 1, 2021 | Venom: Let There be Carnage | $90,033,210 | 4,225 | $21,310 | $90,033,210 | 3 |
| 4 | Oct 5, 2018 | Venom | $80,255,756 | 4,250 | $18,884 | $80,255,756 | 3 |
| 5 | Oct 27, 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy’s | $80,001,720 | 3,675 | $21,769 | $80,001,720 | 3 |
| 6 | Oct 19, 2018 | Halloween | $76,221,545 | 3,928 | $19,405 | $76,221,545 | 3 |
| 7 | Oct 21, 2022 | Black Adam | $67,004,323 | 4,402 | $15,221 | $67,004,323 | 3 |
| 8 | Oct 11, 2019 | Joker | $55,861,403 | 4,374 | $12,771 | $193,590,190 | 10 |
| 9 | Oct 4, 2013 | Gravity | $55,785,112 | 3,575 | $15,604 | $55,785,112 | 3 |
| 10 | Oct 8, 2021 | No Time to Die | $55,225,007 | 4,407 | $12,531 | $55,225,007 | 3 |
| 11 | Oct 2, 2015 | The Martian | $54,308,575 | 3,831 | $14,176 | $54,308,575 | 3 |
| 12 | Oct 21, 2011 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $52,568,183 | 3,321 | $15,829 | $52,568,183 | 3 |
| 13 | Oct 25, 2024 | Venom: The Last Dance | $51,012,404 | 4,131 | $12,349 | $51,012,404 | 3 |
| 14 | Oct 15, 2010 | Jackass 3D | $50,353,641 | 3,081 | $16,343 | $50,353,641 | 3 |
| 15 | Oct 5, 2012 | Taken 2 | $49,514,769 | 3,661 | $13,525 | $49,514,769 | 3 |
| 16 | Oct 15, 2021 | Halloween Kills | $49,404,980 | 3,705 | $13,335 | $49,404,980 | 3 |
| 17 | Oct 24, 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | $48,113,770 | 3,505 | $13,727 | $48,113,770 | 3 |
| 18 | Oct 1, 2004 | Shark Tale | $47,604,606 | 4,016 | $11,854 | $47,604,606 | 3 |
| 19 | Oct 11, 2013 | Gravity | $43,188,256 | 3,660 | $11,800 | $122,323,175 | 10 |
| 20 | Oct 5, 2018 | A Star is Born | $42,908,051 | 3,686 | $11,641 | $44,258,051 | 3 |
| 21 | Oct 24, 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior… | $42,030,184 | 3,623 | $11,601 | $42,030,184 | 3 |
| 22 | Oct 22, 2021 | Dune | $41,011,174 | 4,125 | $9,942 | $41,011,174 | 3 |
| 23 | Oct 22, 2010 | Paranormal Activity 2 | $40,678,424 | 3,216 | $12,649 | $40,678,424 | 3 |
| 24 | Oct 14, 2022 | Halloween Ends | $40,050,355 | 3,901 | $10,267 | $40,050,355 | 3 |
| 25 | Oct 22, 2004 | The Grudge | $39,128,715 | 3,245 | $12,058 | $39,128,715 | 3 |
| 26 | Oct 4, 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | $37,678,467 | 4,102 | $9,185 | $37,678,467 | 3 |
| 27 | Oct 3, 2014 | Gone Girl | $37,513,109 | 3,014 | $12,446 | $37,513,109 | 3 |
| 28 | Oct 3, 2014 | Annabelle | $37,134,255 | 3,185 | $11,659 | $37,134,255 | 3 |
| 29 | Oct 9, 2015 | The Martian | $37,005,266 | 3,854 | $9,602 | $108,715,595 | 10 |
| 30 | Oct 18, 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $36,948,713 | 3,790 | $9,749 | $36,948,713 | 3 |
| 31 | Oct 4, 2002 | Red Dragon | $36,540,945 | 3,357 | $10,885 | $36,540,945 | 3 |
| 32 | Oct 12, 2018 | Venom | $35,006,107 | 4,250 | $8,237 | $142,108,258 | 10 |
| 33 | Oct 9, 2009 | Couples Retreat | $34,286,740 | 3,000 | $11,429 | $34,286,740 | 3 |
| 34 | Oct 28, 2011 | Puss in Boots | $34,077,439 | 3,952 | $8,623 | $34,077,439 | 3 |
| 35 | Oct 3, 2025 | Taylor Swift | The Official R… | $34,062,774 | 3,702 | $9,201 | $34,062,774 | 3 |
| 36 | Oct 27, 2006 | Saw III | $33,610,391 | 3,167 | $10,613 | $33,610,391 | 3 |
| 37 | Oct 10, 2025 | Tron: Ares | $33,241,433 | 4,000 | $8,310 | $33,241,433 | 3 |
| 38 | Oct 20, 2023 | TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR | $33,222,621 | 3,855 | $8,618 | $132,405,931 | 10 |
| 39 | Oct 2, 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | $33,192,596 | 3,754 | $8,842 | $90,734,361 | 10 |
| 40 | Oct 6, 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | $32,753,122 | 4,058 | $8,071 | $32,753,122 | 3 |
| 41 | Oct 16, 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | $32,695,407 | 3,735 | $8,754 | $32,695,407 | 3 |
| 42 | Oct 25, 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | $32,055,177 | 3,336 | $9,609 | $32,055,177 | 3 |
| 43 | Oct 26, 2007 | Saw IV | $31,756,764 | 3,183 | $9,977 | $31,756,764 | 3 |
| 44 | Oct 8, 2021 | Venom: Let There be Carnage | $31,753,623 | 4,225 | $7,516 | $141,419,239 | 10 |
| 45 | Oct 28, 2005 | Saw II | $31,725,652 | 2,949 | $10,758 | $31,725,652 | 3 |
| 46 | Oct 26, 2018 | Halloween | $31,419,070 | 3,990 | $7,874 | $126,075,470 | 10 |
| 47 | Oct 8, 2004 | Shark Tale | $31,330,299 | 4,070 | $7,698 | $87,350,275 | 10 |
| 48 | Oct 11, 2019 | The Addams Family | $30,300,007 | 4,007 | $7,562 | $30,300,007 | 3 |
| 49 | Oct 24, 2008 | Saw V | $30,053,954 | 3,060 | $9,822 | $30,053,954 | 3 |
| 50 | Oct 18, 2013 | Gravity | $30,027,161 | 3,820 | $7,861 | $169,563,291 | 17 |
| 51 | Oct 3, 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $29,300,465 | 3,215 | $9,114 | $29,300,465 | 3 |
| 52 | Oct 18, 2019 | Joker | $29,251,840 | 4,090 | $7,152 | $247,275,844 | 17 |
| 53 | Oct 19, 2012 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $29,003,866 | 3,412 | $8,501 | $29,003,866 | 3 |
| 54 | Oct 6, 2000 | Meet the Parents | $28,623,300 | 2,614 | $10,950 | $28,623,300 | 3 |
| 55 | Oct 21, 2016 | Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Ha… | $28,501,448 | 2,260 | $12,611 | $28,501,448 | 3 |
| 56 | Oct 12, 2018 | A Star is Born | $28,445,205 | 3,708 | $7,671 | $94,605,565 | 10 |
| 57 | Oct 17, 2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $28,094,014 | 3,016 | $9,315 | $28,094,014 | 3 |
| 58 | Oct 28, 2022 | Black Adam | $27,472,140 | 4,402 | $6,241 | $110,910,807 | 10 |
| 59 | Oct 17, 2025 | Black Phone 2 | $27,332,040 | 3,411 | $8,013 | $27,332,040 | 3 |
| 60 | Oct 7, 2011 | Real Steel | $27,319,677 | 3,440 | $7,942 | $27,319,677 | 3 |
| 61 | Oct 5, 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | $27,053,395 | 3,352 | $8,071 | $76,711,927 | 10 |
| 62 | Oct 6, 2006 | The Departed | $26,887,467 | 3,017 | $8,912 | $26,887,467 | 3 |
| 63 | Oct 18, 2019 | Zombieland: Double Tap | $26,803,104 | 3,468 | $7,729 | $26,803,104 | 3 |
| 64 | Oct 6, 2023 | The Exorcist: Believer | $26,497,600 | 3,663 | $7,234 | $26,497,600 | 3 |
| 65 | Oct 10, 2014 | Gone Girl | $26,406,134 | 3,284 | $8,041 | $77,887,324 | 10 |
| 66 | Oct 13, 2017 | Happy Death Day | $26,039,025 | 3,149 | $8,269 | $26,039,025 | 3 |
| 67 | Oct 11, 2013 | Captain Phillips | $25,718,314 | 3,020 | $8,516 | $25,718,314 | 3 |
| 68 | Oct 2, 2009 | Zombieland | $24,733,155 | 3,036 | $8,147 | $24,733,155 | 3 |
| 69 | Oct 14, 2016 | The Accountant | $24,710,273 | 3,332 | $7,416 | $24,710,273 | 3 |
| 70 | Oct 7, 2016 | The Girl on the Train | $24,536,265 | 3,144 | $7,804 | $24,536,265 | 3 |
| 71 | Oct 29, 2010 | Saw 3D | $24,230,123 | 2,808 | $8,629 | $24,230,123 | 3 |
| 72 | Oct 15, 2021 | No Time to Die | $23,792,118 | 4,407 | $5,399 | $99,002,672 | 10 |
| 73 | Oct 17, 2014 | Fury | $23,702,421 | 3,173 | $7,470 | $23,702,421 | 3 |
| 74 | Oct 16, 2015 | Goosebumps | $23,618,556 | 3,501 | $6,746 | $23,618,556 | 3 |
| 75 | Oct 10, 2014 | Dracula Untold | $23,514,615 | 2,887 | $8,145 | $23,514,615 | 3 |
| 76 | Oct 20, 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | $23,253,655 | 3,628 | $6,409 | $23,253,655 | 3 |
| 77 | Oct 30, 2009 | Michael Jackson’s This Is It | $23,234,394 | 3,481 | $6,675 | $34,442,926 | 5 |
| 78 | Oct 18, 2024 | Smile 2 | $23,021,692 | 3,619 | $6,361 | $23,021,692 | 3 |
| 79 | Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | $22,872,490 | 3,780 | $6,051 | $22,872,490 | 3 |
| 80 | Oct 25, 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | $22,763,437 | 2,509 | $9,073 | $22,763,437 | 3 |
| 81 | Oct 5, 2001 | Training Day | $22,550,788 | 2,712 | $8,315 | $22,550,788 | 3 |
| 82 | Oct 1, 2010 | The Social Network | $22,445,653 | 2,771 | $8,100 | $22,445,653 | 3 |
| 83 | Oct 10, 2003 | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | $22,089,322 | 3,102 | $7,121 | $22,089,322 | 3 |
| 84 | Oct 1, 2004 | Ladder 49 | $22,088,204 | 3,260 | $6,776 | $22,088,204 | 3 |
| 85 | Oct 15, 2004 | Shark Tale | $22,005,952 | 3,948 | $5,574 | $118,724,863 | 17 |
| 86 | Oct 12, 2012 | Taken 2 | $21,873,127 | 3,706 | $5,902 | $86,131,979 | 10 |
| 87 | Oct 29, 2004 | The Grudge | $21,817,598 | 3,348 | $6,517 | $70,684,627 | 10 |
| 88 | Oct 15, 2010 | Red | $21,761,408 | 3,255 | $6,686 | $21,761,408 | 3 |
| 89 | Oct 12, 2007 | Why Did I Get Married? | $21,353,789 | 2,011 | $10,618 | $21,353,789 | 3 |
| 90 | Oct 4, 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | $21,325,435 | 3,303 | $6,456 | $65,334,029 | 10 |
| 91 | Oct 22, 2010 | Jackass 3D | $21,313,815 | 3,111 | $6,851 | $86,861,041 | 10 |
| 92 | Oct 16, 2015 | The Martian | $21,300,120 | 3,701 | $5,755 | $143,595,778 | 17 |
| 93 | Oct 20, 2017 | Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea … | $21,226,953 | 2,388 | $8,889 | $21,226,953 | 3 |
| 94 | Oct 13, 2000 | Meet the Parents | $21,168,385 | 2,615 | $8,095 | $58,824,635 | 10 |
| 95 | Oct 23, 2009 | Paranormal Activity | $21,104,070 | 1,945 | $10,850 | $61,580,588 | 31 |
| 96 | Oct 16, 2009 | Law Abiding Citizen | $21,039,502 | 2,890 | $7,280 | $21,039,502 | 3 |
| 97 | Oct 4, 2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatb… | $20,950,192 | 4,001 | $5,236 | $60,006,918 | 10 |
| 98 | Oct 13, 2006 | The Grudge 2 | $20,825,300 | 3,211 | $6,486 | $20,825,300 | 3 |
| 99 | Oct 11, 2019 | Gemini Man | $20,552,372 | 3,642 | $5,643 | $20,552,372 | 3 |
| 100 | Oct 9, 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | $20,420,392 | 3,768 | $5,419 | $116,942,033 | 17 |