Domestic 2012 Week 40
October 5-11, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Taken 2 | $64,258,852 | - | 3,661 | - | $17,552 | $64,258,852 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 1 | Hotel Transylvania | $35,234,085 | -29% | 3,352 | +3 | $10,511 | $84,892,617 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 6 | Pitch Perfect | $19,902,255 | +190.7% | 2,770 | +2,435 | $7,184 | $26,748,463 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 2 | Looper | $17,041,774 | -39.4% | 2,993 | +1 | $5,693 | $45,142,425 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | - | Frankenweenie | $15,020,668 | - | 3,005 | - | $4,998 | $15,020,668 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 3 | End of Watch | $5,826,229 | -45.4% | 2,370 | -410 | $2,458 | $34,672,175 | 3 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 7 | 4 | Trouble with the Curve | $5,378,286 | -44.2% | 3,003 | -209 | $1,790 | $31,218,109 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 5 | House at the End of the Street | $4,852,860 | -44.6% | 2,720 | -363 | $1,784 | $28,686,004 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | 9 | The Master | $2,621,579 | -26.9% | 864 | +8 | $3,034 | $13,096,908 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | 7 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $2,312,769 | -53.8% | 1,746 | -893 | $1,324 | $39,727,230 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 13 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,203,106 | +51.2% | 221 | +119 | $9,968 | $3,985,445 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | 8 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $1,661,396 | -59.9% | 1,361 | -1,020 | $1,220 | $41,512,126 | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 13 | 10 | Won't Back Down | $1,492,470 | -57% | 2,517 | +2 | $592 | $4,959,983 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 11 | Dredd | $999,282 | -71.2% | 831 | -1,726 | $1,202 | $13,049,696 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 16 | The Dark Knight Rises | $993,392 | -10.3% | 575 | -80 | $1,727 | $445,688,597 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | - | English Vinglish | $967,809 | - | 88 | - | $10,997 | $967,809 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 17 | 15 | Arbitrage | $897,633 | -23.4% | 244 | -12 | $3,678 | $6,309,889 | 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 18 | 12 | The Possession | $803,141 | -53.3% | 821 | -797 | $978 | $48,571,024 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | 17 | The Bourne Legacy | $491,605 | -51.5% | 482 | -342 | $1,019 | $112,422,280 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 14 | Lawless | $421,654 | -66.7% | 611 | -892 | $690 | $37,096,453 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 21 | 24 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $416,180 | -12.7% | 298 | -89 | $1,396 | $159,589,210 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 19 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $395,916 | -54.3% | 534 | -653 | $741 | $50,325,055 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | 18 | ParaNorman | $301,997 | -68.7% | 342 | -867 | $883 | $54,420,612 | 8 | Focus Features |
| 24 | - | The Oranges | $275,220 | - | 110 | - | $2,502 | $275,220 | 1 | ATO Pictures |
| 25 | 22 | 2016: Obama's America | $272,640 | -57.5% | 249 | -326 | $1,094 | $33,449,086 | 13 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 26 | 21 | The Campaign | $249,028 | -63.3% | 303 | -327 | $821 | $86,338,563 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 30 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $243,041 | +5% | 257 | -75 | $945 | $48,318,565 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | 23 | Hope Springs | $234,718 | -60.9% | 439 | -252 | $534 | $63,347,672 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 20 | The Expendables 2 | $233,256 | -66.8% | 313 | -502 | $745 | $84,435,990 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 35 | Brave | $225,116 | +7% | 122 | +8 | $1,845 | $233,993,740 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | 29 | Ted | $218,845 | -13.9% | 187 | -38 | $1,170 | $218,416,145 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | 25 | Barfi! | $213,015 | -45.1% | 110 | -17 | $1,936 | $2,741,939 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 33 | 31 | Samsara | $210,179 | -8.9% | 52 | -7 | $4,041 | $1,687,620 | 7 | Oscilloscope |
| 34 | 40 | To the Arctic 3D | $171,931 | +17.2% | 52 | - | $3,306 | $9,034,465 | 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 28 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $164,073 | -39.5% | 145 | -59 | $1,131 | $261,979,815 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | 37 | The Intouchables | $162,218 | -18.1% | 84 | -37 | $1,931 | $9,708,978 | 20 | The Weinstein Company |
| 37 | 38 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $147,816 | -20.2% | 155 | -48 | $953 | $216,280,108 | 18 | DreamWorks |
| 38 | 44 | Searching for Sugar Man | $146,201 | +16.7% | 38 | +1 | $3,847 | $1,494,872 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 39 | - | The Paperboy | $140,790 | - | 11 | - | $12,799 | $140,790 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 40 | 42 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $137,397 | -3.8% | 18 | +4 | $7,633 | $383,028 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 41 | 34 | Sleepwalk with Me | $134,616 | -36.3% | 95 | -32 | $1,417 | $2,071,885 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 42 | 45 | Masquerade | $119,808 | +3.7% | 12 | - | $9,984 | $366,951 | 3 | CJ Entertainment |
| 43 | - | Butter | $105,018 | - | 90 | - | $1,166 | $105,018 | 1 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 44 | 43 | Robot & Frank | $97,471 | -29.6% | 70 | -41 | $1,392 | $3,200,555 | 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 45 | 48 | Moonrise Kingdom | $88,387 | -10% | 92 | +10 | $960 | $45,415,648 | 20 | Focus Features |
| 46 | 56 | Hubble | $85,672 | +46% | 14 | - | $6,119 | $34,333,856 | 134 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | 33 | Total Recall | $83,735 | -62.4% | 167 | -72 | $501 | $58,877,969 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 48 | 63 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $80,183 | +79.7% | 18 | - | $4,454 | $4,009,001 | 53 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 49 | 39 | Premium Rush | $69,380 | -59.1% | 77 | -131 | $901 | $20,031,348 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 50 | 46 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $66,628 | -33.4% | 47 | -22 | $1,417 | $11,127,011 | 16 | - |
| 51 | 32 | Last Ounce of Courage | $58,296 | -74.4% | 93 | -204 | $626 | $3,329,674 | 4 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 52 | 65 | Born to Be Wild | $55,975 | +28.5% | 33 | - | $1,696 | $21,002,281 | 79 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | - | V/H/S | $52,797 | - | 16 | - | $3,299 | $52,797 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 54 | 41 | Thaandavam | $52,094 | -64.2% | 21 | -24 | $2,480 | $197,802 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 55 | 69 | Detropia | $48,130 | +24.9% | 11 | - | $4,375 | $237,243 | 5 | Loki Films |
| 56 | 52 | Liberal Arts | $44,306 | -43.3% | 29 | -2 | $1,527 | $223,473 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 57 | - | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $43,928 | - | 12 | - | $3,660 | $43,928 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 58 | 55 | The Queen of Versailles | $38,990 | -37.7% | 31 | -7 | $1,257 | $2,348,897 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 59 | 61 | The Watch | $37,408 | -22% | 32 | -14 | $1,169 | $34,339,709 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 60 | 72 | Space Station 3D | $37,252 | +34.2% | 1 | - | $37,252 | $86,422,392 | 547 | IMAX |
| 61 | 62 | To Rome with Love | $34,520 | -27.9% | 15 | -8 | $2,301 | $16,638,907 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | - | The House I Live In | $24,243 | - | 2 | - | $12,121 | $22,243 | 1 | Abramorama |
| 63 | - | Sister | $23,784 | - | 3 | - | $7,928 | $23,784 | 1 | Adopt Films |
| 64 | 58 | My Uncle Rafael | $23,635 | -56% | 3 | -2 | $7,878 | $214,407 | 3 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 65 | 59 | The Apparition | $22,647 | -55.6% | 38 | -27 | $595 | $4,936,819 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | 84 | Chicken with Plums | $22,634 | +96.3% | 24 | +15 | $943 | $208,550 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | 64 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $22,311 | -50% | 18 | -14 | $1,239 | $46,355,206 | 23 | - |
| 68 | 51 | For a Good Time, Call... | $21,061 | -73.4% | 43 | -41 | $489 | $1,251,749 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 69 | 67 | Killer Joe | $20,720 | -48.9% | 25 | -17 | $828 | $1,983,957 | 11 | LD Entertainment |
| 70 | 97 | Bill W. | $20,352 | +186.9% | 11 | - | $1,850 | $669,686 | 21 | Page 124 Productions |
| 71 | 74 | The Other Dream Team | $18,314 | -24.4% | 7 | +5 | $2,616 | $42,544 | 2 | The Film Arcade |
| 72 | 73 | How to Survive a Plague | $17,665 | -28.1% | 7 | - | $2,523 | $83,224 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 73 | 47 | Heroine | $15,621 | -84.1% | 18 | -79 | $867 | $598,668 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 74 | 77 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $15,225 | -16.6% | 24 | -10 | $634 | $4,001,584 | 18 | FilmDistrict |
| 75 | 66 | Vulgaria | $15,013 | -65.1% | 9 | -7 | $1,668 | $58,078 | 2 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 76 | 54 | Hit and Run | $13,777 | -78% | 51 | -81 | $270 | $13,749,300 | 8 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 77 | - | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | $13,439 | - | 1 | - | $13,439 | $13,439 | 1 | Drafthouse Films |
| 78 | - | Wuthering Heights | $13,117 | - | 1 | - | $13,117 | $13,117 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 79 | 85 | Deep Sea | $12,950 | +15.1% | 4 | +2 | $3,237 | $45,010,423 | 345 | Warner Bros. |
| 80 | - | Bless Me, Ultima | $11,828 | - | - | - | - | $85,207 | - | Arenas Entertainment |
| 81 | 89 | Under the Sea 3D | $11,380 | +16.1% | 5 | +3 | $2,276 | $30,955,067 | 191 | Warner Bros. |
| 82 | 80 | Keep the Lights On | $10,955 | -24.2% | 3 | -3 | $3,651 | $188,091 | 5 | Music Box Films |
| 83 | 82 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $10,728 | -19.7% | 6 | -3 | $1,788 | $320,787 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 84 | 87 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $8,704 | -16.7% | 9 | +1 | $967 | $106,126 | 7 | Screen Media Films |
| 85 | 88 | Two Days in New York | $8,597 | -17.2% | 14 | +5 | $614 | $612,962 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 86 | 71 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $7,826 | -72.4% | 15 | -19 | $521 | $3,071,370 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 87 | 57 | 10 Years | $7,746 | -86.5% | 21 | -42 | $368 | $203,373 | 4 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 88 | 79 | Ruby Sparks | $7,385 | -53.9% | 10 | -7 | $738 | $2,512,139 | 12 | - |
| 89 | 53 | Burn | $6,800 | -90.5% | 2 | +1 | $3,400 | $134,518 | 12 | - |
| 90 | 112 | Little White Lies | $6,402 | +147.9% | - | - | - | $193,902 | 7 | MPI Media Group |
| 91 | 101 | Hellbound? | $6,307 | +22.6% | 5 | - | $1,261 | $18,881 | 3 | Area 23a |
| 92 | 91 | Compliance | $4,877 | -47.2% | 7 | -8 | $696 | $310,380 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 93 | 94 | Farewell, My Queen | $4,718 | -35.8% | 8 | -1 | $589 | $1,336,427 | 13 | Cohen Media Group |
| 94 | 104 | Head Games | $4,615 | +4.7% | 5 | +2 | $923 | $10,606 | 3 | Variance Films |
| 95 | 107 | Neil Young Journeys | $4,167 | +17.8% | 5 | -4 | $833 | $214,135 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 96 | - | The Revisionaries | $4,160 | - | 1 | - | $4,160 | $4,160 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 97 | 109 | Death by China | $3,814 | +17.4% | 2 | - | $1,907 | $30,671 | 8 | Area 23a |
| 98 | 96 | Somewhere Between | $3,585 | -49.7% | 2 | -1 | $1,792 | $55,001 | 7 | Long Shot Factory |
| 99 | 127 | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,995 | +369.4% | 1 | - | $2,995 | $3,615 | 2 | - |
| 100 | 90 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $2,919 | -68.5% | 4 | -2 | $729 | $64,095 | 5 | Hannover House |
| 101 | 81 | Bachelorette | $2,559 | -81.2% | 5 | -16 | $511 | $447,954 | 5 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 102 | - | Monsieur Lazhar | $2,442 | - | 2 | - | $1,221 | $2,009,517 | 26 | Music Box Films |
| 103 | 120 | Now, Forager | $2,326 | +34.5% | 1 | - | $2,326 | $4,065 | 2 | Argot Pictures |
| 104 | 113 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | $2,243 | -12% | 6 | -1 | $373 | $3,377,618 | 10 | Arc Entertainment |
| 105 | 117 | Grand Illusion | $2,066 | -2.1% | 1 | -1 | $2,066 | $163,443 | 22 | Rialto Pictures |
| 106 | 83 | Hello I Must Be Going | $2,000 | -83.9% | 11 | - | $181 | $89,430 | 5 | Oscilloscope |
| 107 | 111 | Unforgivable | $1,999 | -25.8% | 1 | - | $1,999 | $148,400 | 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 108 | 125 | 5 Broken Cameras | $1,599 | +129.4% | 1 | - | $1,599 | $72,455 | 20 | Kino Lorber |
| 109 | - | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $1,547 | - | 3 | - | $515 | $86,637 | 18 | Music Box Films |
| 110 | 102 | Red Hook Summer | $1,379 | -71.4% | 3 | -3 | $459 | $333,629 | 9 | Variance Films |
| 111 | 93 | The Waiting Room | $1,118 | -86.3% | 4 | - | $279 | $18,195 | 3 | International Film Circuit |
| 112 | - | Trade of Innocents | $1,015 | - | 1 | - | $1,015 | $1,015 | 1 | Monterey Media |
| 113 | - | Fat Kid Rules the World | $993 | - | 1 | - | $993 | $41,000 | 1 | Outsider Pictures |
| 114 | - | Last Ride 2012 Re-release | $973 | - | 2 | - | $486 | $6,853 | 15 | Music Box Films |
| 115 | 99 | The Iran Job | $901 | -83.3% | 1 | - | $901 | $6,306 | 2 | Film Movement |
| 116 | - | Sushi: The Global Catch | $869 | - | 1 | - | $869 | $3,322 | 10 | - |
| 117 | 86 | The Eye of the Storm | $844 | -92.3% | 1 | -1 | $844 | $74,686 | 5 | - |
| 118 | 131 | The Invisible War | $612 | +33.6% | 1 | -1 | $612 | $60,928 | 16 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 119 | 103 | Elena | $469 | -90.1% | 1 | -2 | $469 | $228,708 | 22 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 120 | - | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | $432 | - | 1 | - | $432 | $21,632 | 65 | The Film Desk |
| 121 | - | Meet the Fokkens | $290 | - | 1 | - | $290 | $27,417 | 10 | Kino Lorber |
| 122 | 100 | 17 Girls | $205 | -96% | 1 | -4 | $205 | $12,570 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 123 | - | Galapagos | $200 | - | 1 | - | $200 | $18,096,369 | 676 | IMAX |
| 124 | - | Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film | $182 | - | 1 | - | $182 | $3,325 | 10 | Kino Lorber |
| 125 | 98 | Radio Unnameable | $96 | -98.4% | 1 | - | $96 | $18,356 | 4 | Kino Lorber |
| 126 | - | Alps | $55 | - | 1 | - | $55 | $12,836 | 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 127 | 122 | Bringing Up Bobby | $21 | -98.3% | 1 | - | $21 | $1,273 | 2 | Monterey Media |
