Domestic Box Office For Oct 18, 2012
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Argo | $1,728,150 | -1.5% | - | 3,232 | $534 | $26,566,489 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Taken 2 | $1,508,951 | +3.4% | -39.8% | 3,706 | $407 | $92,571,469 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 3 | Sinister | $1,121,331 | +3.4% | - | 2,527 | $443 | $22,920,168 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 4 | Hotel Transylvania | $976,304 | +33.6% | -11.6% | 3,375 | $289 | $105,520,955 | 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 6 | Pitch Perfect | $738,555 | +20.5% | -27% | 2,787 | $265 | $38,760,348 | 21 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | Here Comes the Boom | $727,454 | +9.3% | - | 3,014 | $241 | $14,724,328 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 7 | Looper | $534,781 | -0.8% | -42.7% | 2,605 | $205 | $53,640,132 | 21 | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Frankenweenie | $485,354 | +15.7% | -18.9% | 3,005 | $161 | $23,909,421 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $406,928 | +2% | - | 1,480 | $274 | $5,887,992 | 7 | CBS Films |
| 10 | 10 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $231,868 | +15.5% | +69.5% | 726 | $319 | $6,970,625 | 28 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | 12 | Trouble with the Curve | $161,383 | +8.4% | -46.8% | 1,812 | $89 | $33,355,218 | 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 11 | End of Watch | $157,366 | -5% | -56.3% | 1,551 | $101 | $37,068,762 | 28 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 13 | 13 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $119,962 | <0.1% | - | 1,012 | $118 | $2,246,071 | 7 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 14 | 14 | House at the End of the Street | $86,019 | +6.7% | -59.2% | 1,866 | $46 | $30,314,564 | 28 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | 15 | The Master | $77,567 | +2% | -41.7% | 682 | $113 | $14,217,536 | 35 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | 16 | The Dark Knight Rises | $53,655 | +4.9% | -21.4% | 465 | $115 | $446,404,558 | 91 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 18 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $38,315 | +36.3% | -68.3% | 480 | $79 | $40,237,145 | 35 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 17 | Arbitrage | $30,779 | +3.1% | -27.8% | 194 | $158 | $6,774,126 | 35 | Roadside Attractions |
| 19 | 19 | Won't Back Down | $20,047 | +9.8% | -80% | 513 | $39 | $5,183,881 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 23 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $19,486 | +44% | -15.1% | 237 | $82 | $159,880,198 | 98 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | 20 | To the Arctic 3D | $18,376 | +1.3% | -0.9% | 52 | $353 | $9,183,127 | 182 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 21 | The Bourne Legacy | $14,825 | +0.9% | -52.6% | 245 | $60 | $112,641,665 | 70 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 22 | Dredd | $13,762 | -3.5% | -79.8% | 155 | $88 | $13,219,169 | 28 | Lionsgate |
| 24 | 24 | Ted | $11,625 | +0.3% | -34.6% | 145 | $80 | $218,558,935 | 112 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | 25 | The Possession | $11,124 | <0.1% | -69% | 369 | $30 | $48,775,329 | 49 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 28 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $11,076 | +58.8% | -8% | 176 | $62 | $48,471,946 | 77 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | 26 | Born to Be Wild | $9,655 | +15.4% | +110.2% | 30 | $321 | $21,058,084 | 560 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 34 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $9,224 | +78.4% | -4.8% | 122 | $75 | $216,391,482 | 133 | DreamWorks |
| 29 | 29 | ParaNorman | $8,614 | +36.8% | -39.8% | 176 | $48 | $54,559,780 | 63 | Focus Features |
| 30 | 27 | The Intouchables | $6,924 | -5.3% | -37.1% | 59 | $117 | $9,791,220 | 147 | The Weinstein Company |
| 31 | 30 | The Expendables 2 | $6,096 | +1.5% | -47.3% | 146 | $41 | $84,528,202 | 63 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 31 | Lawless | $5,731 | +2.6% | -68.9% | 287 | $19 | $37,178,007 | 51 | The Weinstein Company |
| 33 | 35 | The Campaign | $5,311 | +2.9% | -63.1% | 101 | $52 | $86,403,230 | 70 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 33 | Moonrise Kingdom | $4,833 | -7.8% | -29% | 56 | $86 | $45,469,801 | 147 | Focus Features |
| 35 | 32 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $3,509 | -34.8% | -42.9% | 36 | $97 | $11,169,237 | 114 | - |
| 36 | 39 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $2,063 | +144.1% | -47.8% | 6 | $343 | $52,028 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 37 | 36 | Barfi! | $2,041 | +2% | -71% | 34 | $60 | $2,789,062 | 35 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 38 | 37 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,287 | -30.5% | -38.6% | 9 | $143 | $46,369,811 | 168 | - |
| 39 | 38 | Ruby Sparks | $987 | -12% | +67.6% | 15 | $65 | $2,528,601 | 86 | - |
| 40 | 42 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $702 | +25.4% | -31.7% | 18 | $39 | $4,010,957 | 133 | FilmDistrict |
| 41 | 40 | War of the Buttons | $602 | -24.5% | - | 5 | $120 | $7,026 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 42 | 41 | The Watch | $578 | -15.9% | -56% | 14 | $41 | $34,353,000 | 84 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | 44 | Gayby | $406 | +73.5% | - | 1 | $406 | $6,302 | 7 | The Film Collaborative |
| 44 | 43 | Thaandavam | $356 | +25.8% | -51.2% | 3 | $118 | $208,167 | 21 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 45 | 45 | Now, Forager | $253 | +90.2% | - | 2 | $126 | $4,991 | 16 | Argot Pictures |
| 46 | - | Grand Illusion | $168 | - | +1,100% | 1 | $168 | $165,511 | 161 | Rialto Pictures |
