Domestic Box Office For Oct 21, 2012
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $4,473,532 | -52.5% | - | 3,412 | $1,311 | $29,003,866 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Argo | $3,901,354 | -47.8% | -20.5% | 3,247 | $1,201 | $43,011,964 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 4 | Hotel Transylvania | $3,516,891 | -40.1% | -32.4% | 3,014 | $1,166 | $118,522,389 | 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | 3 | Taken 2 | $2,927,084 | -51.6% | -42.2% | 3,489 | $838 | $105,832,339 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 5 | Alex Cross | $2,530,038 | -47.7% | - | 2,539 | $996 | $11,396,768 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | 7 | Here Comes the Boom | $2,038,308 | -46.1% | -33.3% | 3,014 | $676 | $23,131,529 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 6 | Sinister | $2,006,617 | -47.4% | -46.3% | 2,542 | $789 | $31,735,643 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | 8 | Pitch Perfect | $1,502,910 | -49.3% | -31.7% | 2,660 | $565 | $45,516,778 | 24 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | Frankenweenie | $1,265,180 | -33.5% | -41.4% | 2,362 | $535 | $28,238,779 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | Looper | $1,048,854 | -43.8% | -33.4% | 2,223 | $471 | $57,842,819 | 24 | TriStar Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | Seven Psychopaths | $806,800 | -44.9% | -23.3% | 1,480 | $545 | $9,161,472 | 10 | CBS Films |
| 12 | 12 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $504,631 | -46.1% | -5.2% | 745 | $677 | $9,123,872 | 31 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | 13 | End of Watch | $231,535 | -35% | -50% | 744 | $311 | $37,895,571 | 31 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 14 | 15 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $167,601 | -33% | -59.4% | 945 | $177 | $2,860,419 | 10 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 15 | 14 | Trouble with the Curve | $162,174 | -50.9% | -56.8% | 925 | $175 | $34,084,572 | 31 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 16 | The Master | $129,593 | -46.1% | -39.6% | 412 | $314 | $14,738,213 | 38 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 18 | The Dark Knight Rises | $93,283 | -41.8% | -28.6% | 345 | $270 | $446,764,067 | 94 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | 17 | House at the End of the Street | $76,114 | -67.2% | -68.5% | 746 | $102 | $30,782,862 | 31 | Relativity Media |
| 19 | 19 | Arbitrage | $69,517 | -51.3% | -19% | 169 | $411 | $7,061,267 | 38 | Roadside Attractions |
| 20 | 20 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $57,013 | -33.6% | -18% | 222 | $256 | $160,072,506 | 101 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | 21 | The Bourne Legacy | $37,115 | -50.8% | +4.5% | 232 | $159 | $112,808,700 | 73 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | 26 | Dredd | $32,079 | -28.2% | +10.9% | 160 | $200 | $13,325,968 | 31 | Lionsgate |
| 23 | 23 | The Sessions | $30,862 | -36.1% | - | 4 | $7,715 | $113,467 | 3 | - |
| 24 | 25 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $29,762 | -35% | -19.2% | 149 | $199 | $48,574,363 | 80 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 22 | ParaNorman | $29,012 | -40.3% | -6% | 168 | $172 | $54,664,352 | 66 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 24 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $25,781 | -45.1% | -60.8% | 158 | $163 | $41,954,298 | 38 | Screen Gems |
| 27 | 28 | To the Arctic 3D | $25,609 | -22.4% | -12.1% | 52 | $492 | $9,272,184 | 185 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 27 | Lawless | $22,808 | -38.6% | +55.8% | 184 | $123 | $37,264,103 | 54 | The Weinstein Company |
| 29 | 29 | Ted | $16,350 | -48.3% | -31.7% | 109 | $150 | $218,628,680 | 115 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | 31 | Hope Springs | $14,824 | -46% | -31.7% | 131 | $113 | $63,536,011 | 75 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | 32 | Premium Rush | $13,432 | -43% | -45.6% | 119 | $112 | $20,275,446 | 59 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | 35 | Won't Back Down | $12,523 | -36.2% | -73.1% | 168 | $74 | $5,228,770 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | 33 | The Intouchables | $11,661 | -44.2% | -35.9% | 60 | $194 | $9,836,579 | 150 | The Weinstein Company |
| 34 | 34 | The Expendables 2 | $11,512 | -44.7% | -35.7% | 92 | $125 | $84,573,293 | 66 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | 30 | The Possession | $10,571 | -64% | -66.3% | 133 | $79 | $48,833,630 | 52 | Lionsgate |
| 36 | 37 | Born to Be Wild | $8,580 | -28.5% | -17.5% | 30 | $286 | $21,089,649 | 563 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 36 | The Campaign | $8,110 | -45.6% | -23.1% | 74 | $109 | $86,437,566 | 73 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 38 | Simon & the Oaks | $6,741 | -34.4% | +114.1% | 7 | $963 | $37,477 | 10 | The Film Arcade |
| 39 | 40 | The Other Dream Team | $5,846 | -27.3% | -17% | 13 | $449 | $101,006 | 24 | The Film Arcade |
| 40 | 39 | Moonrise Kingdom | $4,743 | -42.5% | -44.2% | 29 | $163 | $45,489,125 | 150 | Focus Features |
| 41 | 41 | War of the Buttons | $4,591 | -41.9% | +183.7% | 35 | $131 | $24,273 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 42 | 42 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $4,374 | -43.2% | -52% | 28 | $156 | $11,186,650 | 117 | - |
| 43 | 46 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $3,533 | +91.4% | +11.2% | 10 | $353 | $46,377,022 | 171 | - |
| 44 | 43 | Barfi! | $3,105 | -38.9% | -73.4% | 10 | $310 | $2,799,445 | 38 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 45 | 44 | Ruby Sparks | $1,990 | -43.6% | -31.3% | 15 | $132 | $2,535,819 | 89 | - |
| 46 | 45 | Thaandavam | $1,014 | -52.6% | -49.7% | 2 | $507 | $212,145 | 24 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 47 | 48 | Husbands in Goa | $550 | +37.5% | +26.4% | 2 | $275 | $9,535 | 31 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 48 | 47 | Gayby | $457 | -42.9% | -70.2% | 1 | $457 | $8,227 | 10 | The Film Collaborative |
