Domestic Box Office For Oct 17, 2012
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Argo | $1,754,322 | -6.1% | - | 3,232 | $542 | $24,838,339 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Taken 2 | $1,459,429 | -18.9% | -47.5% | 3,706 | $393 | $91,062,518 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 3 | Sinister | $1,084,331 | -22.6% | - | 2,527 | $429 | $21,798,837 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 4 | Hotel Transylvania | $731,031 | -14.2% | -29.2% | 3,375 | $216 | $104,544,651 | 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | Here Comes the Boom | $665,667 | -16.9% | - | 3,014 | $220 | $13,996,874 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 6 | Pitch Perfect | $613,140 | -20% | -34.9% | 2,787 | $220 | $38,021,793 | 20 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | Looper | $539,192 | -18.3% | -45.5% | 2,605 | $206 | $53,105,351 | 20 | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Frankenweenie | $419,377 | -11.9% | -29% | 3,005 | $139 | $23,424,067 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $398,840 | -16.2% | - | 1,480 | $269 | $5,481,064 | 6 | CBS Films |
| 10 | 10 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $200,749 | -5.7% | +55.1% | 726 | $276 | $6,738,757 | 27 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | 11 | End of Watch | $165,648 | -12.1% | -58.5% | 1,551 | $106 | $36,911,396 | 27 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 12 | 12 | Trouble with the Curve | $148,914 | +7.7% | -56% | 1,812 | $82 | $33,193,835 | 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 13 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $119,951 | +13.6% | - | 1,012 | $118 | $2,126,109 | 6 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 14 | 14 | House at the End of the Street | $80,625 | +4.8% | -62.9% | 1,866 | $43 | $30,228,545 | 27 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | 15 | The Master | $76,019 | +1% | -54.5% | 682 | $111 | $14,139,969 | 34 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | 16 | The Dark Knight Rises | $51,131 | -3% | -28.9% | 465 | $109 | $446,350,903 | 90 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 17 | Arbitrage | $29,843 | -11.5% | -47.8% | 194 | $153 | $6,743,347 | 34 | Roadside Attractions |
| 18 | 18 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $28,120 | -4.5% | -74.9% | 480 | $58 | $40,198,830 | 34 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 19 | Won't Back Down | $18,261 | -9.9% | -81.7% | 513 | $35 | $5,163,834 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 22 | To the Arctic 3D | $18,142 | +33.2% | +33.5% | 52 | $348 | $9,164,751 | 181 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 21 | The Bourne Legacy | $14,700 | -7.7% | -53.1% | 245 | $60 | $112,626,840 | 69 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | 20 | Dredd | $14,268 | -28.1% | -80.6% | 155 | $92 | $13,205,407 | 27 | Lionsgate |
| 23 | 23 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $13,529 | -0.6% | -24.5% | 237 | $57 | $159,860,712 | 97 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 24 | Ted | $11,585 | -6% | -31.4% | 145 | $79 | $218,547,310 | 111 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | 25 | The Possession | $11,113 | +6.1% | -71.6% | 369 | $30 | $48,764,205 | 48 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 33 | Born to Be Wild | $8,365 | +73.5% | +132.4% | 30 | $278 | $21,048,429 | 559 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 28 | The Intouchables | $7,314 | +11.5% | -41.9% | 59 | $123 | $9,784,296 | 146 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | 29 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $6,974 | +18.1% | -28.5% | 176 | $39 | $48,460,870 | 76 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | 27 | ParaNorman | $6,299 | -6.4% | -46.1% | 176 | $35 | $54,551,166 | 62 | Focus Features |
| 30 | 26 | The Expendables 2 | $6,004 | -26.2% | -59.9% | 146 | $41 | $84,522,106 | 62 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | 31 | Lawless | $5,585 | +6.5% | -73.7% | 287 | $19 | $37,172,276 | 50 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | 35 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $5,386 | +16.3% | +4.5% | 36 | $149 | $11,165,728 | 113 | - |
| 33 | 34 | Moonrise Kingdom | $5,244 | +11.5% | -12% | 56 | $93 | $45,464,968 | 146 | Focus Features |
| 34 | 32 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $5,169 | +5.4% | -32.4% | 122 | $42 | $216,382,258 | 132 | DreamWorks |
| 35 | 30 | The Campaign | $5,160 | -9.6% | -69.5% | 101 | $51 | $86,397,919 | 69 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 36 | Barfi! | $2,001 | -45.1% | -80.8% | 34 | $58 | $2,787,021 | 34 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 37 | 39 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,852 | +52.1% | -45.7% | 9 | $205 | $46,368,524 | 167 | - |
| 38 | 37 | Ruby Sparks | $1,122 | -39.2% | +115.4% | 15 | $74 | $2,527,614 | 85 | - |
| 39 | 42 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $845 | +23.4% | -69.8% | 6 | $140 | $49,965 | 13 | Roadside Attractions |
| 40 | 44 | War of the Buttons | $797 | +72.5% | - | 5 | $159 | $6,424 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 41 | 45 | The Watch | $687 | +50.7% | -60% | 14 | $49 | $34,352,422 | 83 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | 41 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $560 | -24.5% | -77.9% | 18 | $31 | $4,010,255 | 132 | FilmDistrict |
| 43 | 38 | Thaandavam | $283 | -78.3% | -79.6% | 3 | $94 | $207,811 | 20 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 44 | 43 | Gayby | $234 | -51.7% | - | 1 | $234 | $5,896 | 6 | The Film Collaborative |
| 45 | - | Now, Forager | $133 | - | - | 2 | $66 | $4,738 | 15 | Argot Pictures |
