Domestic 2012 Weekend 42
October 19-21, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Paranormal Activity 4 | $29,003,866 | - | 3,412 | - | $8,500 | $29,003,866 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Argo | $16,445,475 | -15.5% | 3,247 | +15 | $5,064 | $43,011,964 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 1 | Taken 2 | $13,260,870 | -39.4% | 3,489 | -217 | $3,800 | $105,832,339 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 4 | Hotel Transylvania | $13,001,434 | -24.6% | 3,014 | -361 | $4,313 | $118,522,389 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | - | Alex Cross | $11,396,768 | - | 2,539 | - | $4,488 | $11,396,768 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | 3 | Sinister | $8,815,475 | -51% | 2,542 | +15 | $3,467 | $31,735,643 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 5 | Here Comes the Boom | $8,407,201 | -28.9% | 3,014 | - | $2,789 | $23,131,529 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 6 | Pitch Perfect | $6,756,430 | -27.1% | 2,660 | -127 | $2,540 | $45,516,778 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | Frankenweenie | $4,329,358 | -38.6% | 2,362 | -643 | $1,832 | $28,238,779 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 8 | Looper | $4,202,687 | -32.2% | 2,223 | -382 | $1,890 | $57,842,819 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 11 | 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $3,273,480 | -21.6% | 1,480 | - | $2,211 | $9,161,472 | 2 | CBS Films |
| 12 | 10 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,153,247 | +0.1% | 745 | +19 | $2,890 | $9,123,872 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | 12 | End of Watch | $826,809 | -51.4% | 744 | -807 | $1,111 | $37,895,571 | 5 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 14 | 13 | Trouble with the Curve | $729,354 | -53.1% | 925 | -887 | $788 | $34,084,572 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 11 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $614,349 | -64.9% | 945 | -67 | $650 | $2,860,419 | 2 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 16 | 15 | The Master | $520,677 | -36% | 412 | -270 | $1,263 | $14,738,213 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 14 | House at the End of the Street | $468,298 | -64.3% | 746 | -1,120 | $627 | $30,782,862 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 18 | 17 | Brave | $421,577 | -10.3% | 277 | +1 | $1,521 | $235,044,709 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 16 | The Dark Knight Rises | $359,509 | -29.7% | 345 | -120 | $1,042 | $446,764,067 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | - | Student of the Year | $326,508 | - | 106 | - | $3,080 | $326,508 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 21 | 20 | Arbitrage | $287,141 | -16.3% | 169 | -25 | $1,699 | $7,061,267 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 22 | 23 | Searching for Sugar Man | $197,188 | +3.3% | 137 | -20 | $1,439 | $1,968,290 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | 22 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $192,308 | -16.1% | 222 | -15 | $866 | $160,072,506 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 18 | English Vinglish | $180,603 | -58.8% | 88 | - | $2,052 | $1,670,773 | 3 | Eros Worldwide |
| 25 | 25 | The Bourne Legacy | $167,035 | +4.1% | 232 | -13 | $719 | $112,808,700 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 19 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $154,709 | -60.1% | 183 | -297 | $845 | $40,391,854 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | 28 | The Thieves | $152,791 | +11.5% | 19 | +8 | $8,041 | $360,762 | 2 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 28 | 32 | Samsara | $143,611 | +36.1% | 70 | +22 | $2,051 | $2,001,283 | 9 | Oscilloscope |
| 29 | - | The Sessions | $113,467 | - | 4 | - | $28,366 | $113,467 | 1 | - |
| 30 | 33 | The Paperboy | $111,531 | +16% | 74 | +25 | $1,507 | $394,085 | 3 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 31 | 31 | Dredd | $106,799 | -0.5% | 160 | +5 | $667 | $13,325,968 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 30 | ParaNorman | $104,572 | -4.8% | 168 | -8 | $622 | $54,664,352 | 10 | Focus Features |
| 33 | 26 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $103,801 | -26.7% | 194 | -85 | $535 | $50,621,337 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | 29 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $102,417 | -16.2% | 149 | -27 | $687 | $48,574,363 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | 21 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $101,275 | -57.9% | 158 | -191 | $640 | $41,954,298 | 6 | Screen Gems |
| 36 | 36 | To the Arctic 3D | $89,057 | +1.7% | 52 | - | $1,712 | $9,272,184 | 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 41 | Lawless | $86,096 | +44.1% | 184 | -103 | $467 | $37,264,103 | 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 38 | - | Tai Chi Zero | $85,094 | - | 31 | - | $2,744 | $85,094 | 1 | Variance Films |
| 39 | 42 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $73,928 | +32.5% | 27 | +10 | $2,738 | $547,686 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 40 | 34 | Ted | $69,745 | -27.1% | 109 | -36 | $639 | $218,628,680 | 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 41 | - | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | $62,340 | - | 5 | - | $12,468 | $62,340 | 1 | Eleven Arts |
| 42 | 37 | Hope Springs | $62,049 | -28.8% | 131 | -84 | $473 | $63,536,011 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | 24 | The Possession | $58,301 | -63.8% | 133 | -236 | $438 | $48,833,630 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 44 | 35 | Premium Rush | $52,529 | -42.2% | 119 | -44 | $441 | $20,275,446 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | 39 | Middle of Nowhere | $50,554 | -25.6% | 21 | +15 | $2,407 | $123,296 | 2 | - |
| 46 | 43 | The Intouchables | $45,359 | -16.5% | 60 | +1 | $755 | $9,836,579 | 22 | The Weinstein Company |
| 47 | 40 | The Expendables 2 | $45,091 | -31.6% | 92 | -54 | $490 | $84,573,293 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 48 | 27 | Won't Back Down | $44,889 | -67.6% | 168 | -345 | $267 | $5,228,770 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | 53 | Smashed | $44,642 | +65.7% | 20 | +16 | $2,232 | $83,292 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | - | Hating Breitbart | $40,673 | - | 4 | - | $10,168 | $40,673 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 51 | 50 | Hubble | $37,745 | +11.8% | 15 | - | $2,516 | $34,446,545 | 136 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | 45 | Sleepwalk with Me | $36,438 | -25% | 45 | -13 | $809 | $2,200,262 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 53 | 46 | The Campaign | $34,336 | -22.4% | 74 | -27 | $464 | $86,437,566 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | 51 | Born to Be Wild | $31,565 | +9.4% | 30 | - | $1,052 | $21,089,649 | 81 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | - | The Waiting Room | $29,173 | - | 4 | - | $7,293 | $50,056 | 4 | International Film Circuit |
| 56 | 58 | Detropia | $26,500 | +63.6% | 24 | +13 | $1,104 | $287,600 | 7 | Loki Films |
| 57 | 70 | Simon & the Oaks | $23,205 | +132.9% | 7 | +6 | $3,315 | $37,477 | 2 | The Film Arcade |
| 58 | - | Somewhere Between | $22,479 | - | 6 | - | $3,746 | $93,127 | 9 | Long Shot Factory |
| 59 | 52 | The Other Dream Team | $21,260 | -23.6% | 13 | +1 | $1,635 | $101,006 | 4 | The Film Arcade |
| 60 | - | The Flat | $19,916 | - | 3 | - | $6,638 | $19,916 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 61 | 49 | Moonrise Kingdom | $19,324 | -45.8% | 29 | -27 | $666 | $45,489,125 | 22 | Focus Features |
| 62 | - | Holy Motors | $18,866 | - | 2 | - | $9,433 | $27,680 | 1 | - |
| 63 | - | Brooklyn Castle | $18,761 | - | 2 | - | $9,380 | $18,761 | 1 | - |
| 64 | 54 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $17,413 | -31.1% | 28 | -8 | $621 | $11,186,650 | 17 | - |
| 65 | 84 | War of the Buttons | $17,247 | +264.1% | 35 | +30 | $492 | $24,273 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 66 | - | The First Time | $17,061 | - | 19 | - | $897 | $17,061 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 67 | 69 | Space Station 3D | $16,829 | +56.6% | 1 | - | $16,829 | $86,473,912 | 549 | IMAX |
| 68 | 72 | Wuthering Heights | $16,627 | +88.9% | 11 | +7 | $1,511 | $44,603 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 69 | 47 | The Oranges | $16,102 | -63.6% | 15 | -41 | $1,073 | $355,289 | 3 | ATO Pictures |
| 70 | 57 | Robot & Frank | $15,573 | -6.5% | 34 | - | $458 | $3,241,399 | 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 71 | 61 | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | $15,102 | +9.8% | 6 | +4 | $2,517 | $36,236 | 2 | MPI Media Group |
| 72 | 55 | The House I Live In | $14,966 | -30.3% | 4 | -4 | $3,741 | $75,929 | 3 | Abramorama |
| 73 | 87 | Sister | $14,188 | +247.5% | 8 | +6 | $1,773 | $45,894 | 3 | Adopt Films |
| 74 | - | All Together | $12,887 | - | 10 | - | $1,288 | $12,887 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 75 | 56 | Liberal Arts | $12,687 | -30.6% | 18 | -7 | $704 | $261,778 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 76 | 48 | Barfi! | $10,383 | -72.1% | 10 | -24 | $1,038 | $2,799,445 | 6 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 77 | 64 | Deep Sea | $10,181 | -11.3% | 3 | +1 | $3,393 | $45,037,460 | 347 | Warner Bros. |
| 78 | 60 | To Rome with Love | $9,747 | -36.4% | 32 | +8 | $304 | $16,668,759 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | 67 | How to Survive a Plague | $9,421 | -12.6% | 14 | +5 | $672 | $108,809 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 80 | 86 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $8,512 | +100.2% | 9 | +6 | $945 | $334,425 | 14 | Kino Lorber |
| 81 | 71 | The Queen of Versailles | $7,602 | -17.4% | 13 | -4 | $584 | $2,371,601 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 82 | - | Nobody Walks | $7,269 | - | 2 | - | $3,634 | $7,269 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 83 | 63 | Ruby Sparks | $7,218 | -38.2% | 15 | - | $481 | $2,535,819 | 13 | - |
| 84 | 73 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $7,211 | -17.8% | 10 | +1 | $721 | $46,377,022 | 25 | - |
| 85 | 97 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | $6,377 | +206.7% | 6 | +3 | $1,062 | $22,870 | 3 | Drafthouse Films |
| 86 | 79 | Under the Sea 3D | $6,359 | +14.3% | 5 | - | $1,271 | $30,969,887 | 193 | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | 65 | Keep the Lights On | $6,311 | -43.1% | 9 | +3 | $701 | $206,770 | 7 | Music Box Films |
| 88 | 62 | V/H/S | $5,318 | -56.9% | 16 | -2 | $332 | $76,003 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 89 | 59 | Least Among Saints | $4,911 | -68.9% | 8 | +5 | $613 | $21,970 | 2 | Brainstorm Media |
| 90 | 85 | Chicken with Plums | $4,063 | -8.7% | 10 | -1 | $406 | $218,973 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 91 | 74 | Thaandavam | $3,978 | -51.6% | 2 | -1 | $1,989 | $212,145 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 92 | - | The Eye of the Storm | $3,895 | - | 2 | - | $1,947 | $78,581 | 7 | - |
| 93 | 78 | Little White Lies | $3,614 | -36.7% | 5 | - | $722 | $204,716 | 9 | MPI Media Group |
| 94 | 94 | Two Days in New York | $3,335 | +29.2% | 5 | - | $667 | $619,183 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | 99 | Compliance | $2,582 | +66% | 11 | +6 | $234 | $315,106 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 96 | 76 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $2,292 | -63.3% | 15 | - | $152 | $3,082,153 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 97 | 91 | The Iran Job | $2,053 | -38.7% | 1 | - | $2,053 | $16,319 | 4 | Film Movement |
| 98 | 82 | Gayby | $1,925 | -59.8% | 1 | - | $1,925 | $8,227 | 2 | The Film Collaborative |
| 99 | 101 | Red Hook Summer | $1,608 | +56.1% | 3 | - | $536 | $336,855 | 11 | Variance Films |
| 100 | 98 | Unforgivable | $1,540 | -24.8% | 2 | - | $770 | $152,467 | 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 101 | 116 | Hellbound? | $1,485 | +562.9% | 2 | +1 | $742 | $21,920 | 5 | Area 23a |
| 102 | - | My Worst Nightmare | $1,142 | - | 1 | - | $1,142 | $1,142 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 103 | 90 | Entre les Bras | $1,088 | -70.5% | 1 | -4 | $1,088 | $35,986 | 6 | The Cinema Guild |
| 104 | - | The Invisible War | $974 | - | 3 | - | $324 | $62,313 | 18 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 105 | 102 | Husbands in Goa | $950 | -5.9% | 2 | - | $475 | $9,535 | 5 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 106 | 112 | Bringing Up Bobby | $923 | +160% | 4 | +2 | $230 | $2,675 | 4 | Monterey Media |
| 107 | 92 | Photographic Memory | $726 | -75.8% | 1 | -1 | $726 | $4,976 | 2 | First Run |
| 108 | 95 | Bel Borba Aqui | $681 | -72.3% | 2 | +1 | $340 | $7,211 | 3 | - |
| 109 | - | This Is Not a Film | $577 | - | 1 | - | $577 | $74,013 | 34 | Palisades Tartan |
| 110 | - | We Won't Grow Old Together | $446 | - | 1 | - | $446 | $10,763 | 20 | The Film Desk |
| 111 | - | Alps | $440 | - | 1 | - | $440 | $13,527 | 15 | Kino Lorber |
| 112 | - | Kumaré | $352 | - | 1 | - | $352 | $125,065 | 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 113 | 75 | Trade of Innocents | $325 | -95.8% | 1 | -2 | $325 | $12,148 | 3 | Monterey Media |
| 114 | - | Sushi: The Global Catch | $298 | - | 1 | - | $298 | $4,055 | 12 | - |
| 115 | 113 | Galapagos | $294 | -8.4% | 1 | - | $294 | $18,097,126 | 678 | IMAX |
| 116 | 105 | Girl Model | $243 | -62.3% | 1 | - | $243 | $20,592 | 7 | First Run |
| 117 | 107 | Head Games | $143 | -77.3% | 1 | -1 | $143 | $12,036 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 118 | 117 | Radio Unnameable | $100 | +47.1% | 1 | - | $100 | $18,457 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
