Domestic 2012 Weekend 40
October 5-7, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Taken 2 | $49,514,769 | - | 3,661 | - | $13,524 | $49,514,769 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 1 | Hotel Transylvania | $27,053,395 | -36.4% | 3,352 | +3 | $8,070 | $76,711,927 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 6 | Pitch Perfect | $14,846,830 | +188.3% | 2,770 | +2,435 | $5,359 | $21,693,038 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 2 | Looper | $12,116,001 | -41.8% | 2,993 | +1 | $4,048 | $40,216,652 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | - | Frankenweenie | $11,412,213 | - | 3,005 | - | $3,797 | $11,412,213 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 3 | End of Watch | $4,004,071 | -48.7% | 2,370 | -410 | $1,689 | $32,850,017 | 3 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 7 | 4 | Trouble with the Curve | $3,829,153 | -47.4% | 3,003 | -209 | $1,275 | $29,668,976 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 5 | House at the End of the Street | $3,756,023 | -47.3% | 2,720 | -363 | $1,380 | $27,589,167 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | 9 | The Master | $1,861,703 | -30.5% | 864 | +8 | $2,154 | $12,337,032 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | 7 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $1,624,536 | -59.7% | 1,746 | -893 | $930 | $39,038,997 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 13 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $1,566,526 | +41.9% | 221 | +119 | $7,088 | $3,348,865 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | 8 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $1,158,066 | -61.2% | 1,361 | -1,020 | $850 | $41,008,796 | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 13 | 10 | Won't Back Down | $1,016,157 | -61% | 2,517 | +2 | $403 | $4,483,670 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | - | English Vinglish | $745,414 | - | 88 | - | $8,470 | $745,414 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 15 | 16 | The Dark Knight Rises | $674,436 | -14.6% | 575 | -80 | $1,172 | $445,369,641 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 11 | Dredd | $645,241 | -72.7% | 831 | -1,726 | $776 | $12,695,655 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | 14 | Arbitrage | $643,725 | -26.3% | 244 | -12 | $2,638 | $6,055,981 | 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 18 | 12 | The Possession | $623,500 | -54.2% | 821 | -797 | $759 | $48,391,383 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | 17 | The Bourne Legacy | $344,630 | -56% | 482 | -342 | $715 | $112,275,305 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 15 | Lawless | $326,661 | -62.4% | 611 | -892 | $534 | $37,001,460 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 21 | 24 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $300,232 | -21.9% | 298 | -89 | $1,007 | $159,473,262 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 19 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $270,781 | -58.2% | 534 | -653 | $507 | $50,199,920 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | 18 | ParaNorman | $235,671 | -69.8% | 342 | -867 | $689 | $54,354,286 | 8 | Focus Features |
| 24 | 22 | Hope Springs | $213,355 | -49.9% | 439 | -252 | $486 | $63,326,309 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | - | The Oranges | $198,461 | - | 110 | - | $1,804 | $198,461 | 1 | ATO Pictures |
| 26 | 29 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $177,072 | -7.2% | 257 | -75 | $688 | $48,252,596 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | 21 | The Campaign | $175,836 | -64% | 303 | -327 | $580 | $86,265,371 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 23 | 2016: Obama's America | $173,495 | -57.9% | 249 | -326 | $696 | $33,349,941 | 13 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 29 | 20 | The Expendables 2 | $167,624 | -68% | 313 | -502 | $535 | $84,370,358 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 25 | Barfi! | $163,237 | -49.2% | 110 | -17 | $1,483 | $2,692,161 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 31 | 37 | Brave | $160,074 | +15.2% | 122 | +8 | $1,312 | $233,928,698 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | 30 | Ted | $146,795 | -16.3% | 187 | -38 | $785 | $218,344,095 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | 34 | Samsara | $126,684 | -15.7% | 52 | -8 | $2,436 | $1,604,125 | 7 | Oscilloscope |
| 34 | 27 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $123,472 | -44.3% | 145 | -59 | $851 | $261,939,214 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | 38 | The Intouchables | $106,046 | -22.2% | 84 | -37 | $1,262 | $9,652,806 | 20 | The Weinstein Company |
| 36 | 45 | To the Arctic 3D | $103,025 | +13.8% | 52 | - | $1,981 | $8,965,559 | 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | - | The Paperboy | $102,706 | - | 11 | - | $9,336 | $102,706 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 38 | 35 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $101,462 | -32% | 155 | -48 | $654 | $216,233,754 | 18 | DreamWorks |
| 39 | 33 | Sleepwalk with Me | $94,186 | -37.7% | 100 | -27 | $941 | $2,031,455 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 40 | 43 | Searching for Sugar Man | $86,563 | -9.2% | 38 | +1 | $2,277 | $1,435,234 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | 44 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $85,039 | -6.2% | 18 | +4 | $4,724 | $330,670 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 42 | 31 | Total Recall | $83,735 | -47.7% | 167 | -72 | $501 | $58,877,969 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | - | Butter | $70,931 | - | 90 | - | $788 | $70,931 | 1 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 44 | 41 | Robot & Frank | $64,616 | -35.2% | 72 | -39 | $897 | $3,167,700 | 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 45 | 28 | Unconditional | $59,400 | -72.1% | 92 | -139 | $645 | $1,005,800 | 3 | - |
| 46 | 48 | Moonrise Kingdom | $54,896 | -16.6% | 92 | +10 | $596 | $45,382,157 | 20 | Focus Features |
| 47 | 39 | Premium Rush | $51,354 | -61.1% | 77 | -131 | $666 | $20,013,322 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 48 | 62 | Hubble | $45,940 | +70.1% | 14 | - | $3,281 | $34,294,124 | 134 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 47 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $41,115 | -40.9% | 51 | -18 | $806 | $11,101,498 | 15 | - |
| 50 | 32 | Last Ounce of Courage | $39,061 | -75.4% | 93 | -204 | $420 | $3,310,439 | 4 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 51 | 40 | Thaandavam | $37,953 | -70.6% | 21 | -24 | $1,807 | $183,661 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 52 | - | V/H/S | $36,402 | - | 16 | - | $2,275 | $36,402 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 53 | 63 | Born to Be Wild | $34,640 | +29.2% | 33 | - | $1,049 | $20,980,946 | 79 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | 51 | Liberal Arts | $31,649 | -35.6% | 29 | -2 | $1,091 | $210,816 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 55 | - | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $30,953 | - | 12 | - | $2,579 | $30,953 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 56 | 59 | The Watch | $29,604 | -10.1% | 32 | -14 | $925 | $34,331,905 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 57 | 61 | Detropia | $29,265 | +7.1% | 11 | - | $2,660 | $218,378 | 5 | Loki Films |
| 58 | 56 | The Queen of Versailles | $23,898 | -36.3% | 31 | -7 | $770 | $2,333,805 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 59 | 57 | To Rome with Love | $21,864 | -38.6% | 15 | -8 | $1,457 | $16,626,251 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | 72 | Space Station 3D | $20,423 | +89% | 1 | - | $20,423 | $86,405,563 | 547 | IMAX |
| 61 | 52 | My Uncle Rafael | $19,384 | -57% | 3 | -2 | $6,461 | $210,156 | 3 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 62 | 55 | The Apparition | $16,626 | -56.4% | 38 | -27 | $437 | $4,930,798 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | - | The House I Live In | $16,453 | - | 2 | - | $8,226 | $16,453 | 1 | Abramorama |
| 64 | - | Sister | $15,401 | - | 3 | - | $5,133 | $15,401 | 1 | Adopt Films |
| 65 | 79 | Chicken with Plums | $14,065 | +85.3% | 24 | +15 | $586 | $199,981 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | 50 | For a Good Time, Call... | $13,273 | -75.2% | 43 | -41 | $308 | $1,243,961 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 67 | 67 | The Other Dream Team | $12,991 | -34.5% | 7 | +5 | $1,855 | $37,221 | 2 | The Film Arcade |
| 68 | 66 | Killer Joe | $12,416 | -51.5% | 25 | -17 | $496 | $1,975,653 | 11 | LD Entertainment |
| 69 | 70 | How to Survive a Plague | $12,019 | -25.6% | 7 | - | $1,717 | $77,578 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 70 | 53 | Hit and Run | $11,027 | -73.2% | 51 | -81 | $216 | $13,746,550 | 7 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 71 | 65 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $10,639 | -58.5% | 18 | -14 | $591 | $46,343,534 | 23 | - |
| 72 | 46 | Heroine | $10,297 | -86.4% | 18 | -79 | $572 | $593,344 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 73 | 60 | Vulgaria | $10,167 | -67.3% | 9 | -7 | $1,129 | $53,232 | 2 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 74 | 82 | Deep Sea | $9,244 | +28.6% | 4 | +2 | $2,311 | $45,006,717 | 345 | Warner Bros. |
| 75 | - | Decoding Deepak | $9,100 | - | 3 | - | $3,033 | $9,100 | 1 | - |
| 76 | - | Wuthering Heights | $8,956 | - | 1 | - | $8,956 | $8,956 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 77 | 71 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $7,552 | -40.4% | 24 | -10 | $314 | $3,993,911 | 18 | FilmDistrict |
| 78 | - | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | $6,761 | - | 1 | - | $6,761 | $6,761 | 1 | Drafthouse Films |
| 79 | 74 | Keep the Lights On | $6,641 | -29% | 3 | -2 | $2,213 | $183,777 | 5 | Music Box Films |
| 80 | 94 | Under the Sea 3D | $6,562 | +82.3% | 5 | +3 | $1,312 | $30,950,249 | 191 | Warner Bros. |
| 81 | 84 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $6,191 | -13.1% | 6 | -3 | $1,031 | $316,250 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 82 | 81 | Two Days in New York | $6,178 | -17% | 14 | +5 | $441 | $610,543 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 83 | 78 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $5,737 | -25% | 7 | -1 | $819 | $103,158 | 7 | Screen Media Films |
| 84 | 68 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $5,388 | -71.4% | 15 | -19 | $359 | $3,068,932 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 85 | 54 | 10 Years | $5,236 | -86.8% | 21 | -42 | $249 | $200,863 | 4 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 86 | 73 | Ruby Sparks | $4,723 | -49.6% | 10 | -7 | $472 | $2,509,477 | 11 | - |
| 87 | 90 | Hellbound? | $4,159 | -3.8% | 5 | - | $831 | $16,733 | 3 | Area 23a |
| 88 | 88 | Farewell, My Queen | $4,073 | -27.1% | 8 | -4 | $509 | $1,335,495 | 13 | Cohen Media Group |
| 89 | 69 | Backwards | $3,645 | -78.6% | 1 | -8 | $3,645 | $61,465 | 3 | Dada Films |
| 90 | 105 | Neil Young Journeys | $3,644 | +90.8% | 5 | -4 | $728 | $213,612 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 91 | 99 | Death by China | $3,136 | +8.6% | 2 | - | $1,568 | $29,993 | 8 | Area 23a |
| 92 | 97 | Head Games | $2,705 | -17.3% | 5 | +2 | $541 | $8,696 | 3 | Variance Films |
| 93 | - | The Revisionaries | $2,608 | - | 1 | - | $2,608 | $2,608 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 94 | 87 | Somewhere Between | $2,420 | -58.5% | 2 | -1 | $1,210 | $53,836 | 7 | Long Shot Factory |
| 95 | 86 | Compliance | $2,169 | -64.7% | 7 | -8 | $309 | $307,672 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 96 | - | Monsieur Lazhar | $1,966 | - | 2 | - | $983 | $2,009,041 | 26 | Music Box Films |
| 97 | 109 | Grand Illusion | $1,940 | +21.9% | 2 | - | $970 | $163,317 | 22 | Rialto Pictures |
| 98 | - | Bel Borba Aqui | $1,869 | - | 1 | - | $1,869 | $2,507 | 1 | - |
| 99 | 77 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $1,839 | -76.6% | 4 | -2 | $459 | $63,015 | 5 | Hannover House |
| 100 | - | Now, Forager | $1,539 | - | 1 | - | $1,539 | $3,269 | 1 | Argot Pictures |
| 101 | 106 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $1,530 | -10.7% | 6 | -1 | $255 | $3,376,905 | 9 | Arc Entertainment |
| 102 | - | Fat Kid Rules the World | $1,450 | - | 1 | - | $1,450 | $41,457 | 1 | Outsider Pictures |
| 103 | - | Bachelorette | $1,375 | - | 5 | -16 | $275 | $446,770 | 5 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 104 | 107 | Unforgivable | $1,274 | -24.5% | 1 | - | $1,274 | $147,675 | 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | - | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $1,127 | - | 2 | - | $563 | $86,217 | 17 | Music Box Films |
| 106 | 95 | Red Hook Summer | $949 | -73.6% | 3 | -3 | $316 | $333,199 | 9 | Variance Films |
| 107 | 85 | The Waiting Room | $780 | -89% | 4 | - | $195 | $17,857 | 2 | International Film Circuit |
| 108 | 92 | The Eye of the Storm | $733 | -82.4% | 1 | -1 | $733 | $74,575 | 5 | - |
| 109 | 91 | The Iran Job | $675 | -84.3% | 1 | - | $675 | $6,080 | 2 | Film Movement |
| 110 | - | Trade of Innocents | $588 | - | 1 | - | $588 | $588 | 1 | Monterey Media |
| 111 | 89 | Elena | $469 | -90.1% | 1 | -2 | $469 | $228,708 | 21 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 112 | 93 | Radio Unnameable | $96 | -97.4% | 1 | - | $96 | $18,356 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 113 | 96 | 17 Girls | $81 | -97.7% | 1 | -4 | $81 | $12,446 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 114 | - | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $57 | - | 1 | - | $57 | $3,200 | 10 | Kino Lorber |
