Domestic 2012 Week 41
October 12-18, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Taken 2 | $28,312,617 | -55.9% | 3,706 | +45 | $7,639 | $92,571,469 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Argo | $26,566,489 | - | 3,232 | - | $8,219 | $26,566,489 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | Sinister | $22,920,168 | - | 2,527 | - | $9,070 | $22,920,168 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 2 | Hotel Transylvania | $20,628,338 | -41.5% | 3,375 | +23 | $6,112 | $105,520,955 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | - | Here Comes the Boom | $14,724,328 | - | 3,014 | - | $4,885 | $14,724,328 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 3 | Pitch Perfect | $12,011,885 | -39.6% | 2,787 | +17 | $4,309 | $38,760,348 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | Frankenweenie | $8,888,753 | -40.8% | 3,005 | - | $2,957 | $23,909,421 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 4 | Looper | $8,497,707 | -50.1% | 2,605 | -388 | $3,262 | $53,640,132 | 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | - | Seven Psychopaths | $5,887,992 | - | 1,480 | - | $3,978 | $5,887,992 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 10 | 11 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,985,180 | +35.5% | 726 | +505 | $4,111 | $6,970,625 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | 6 | End of Watch | $2,396,587 | -58.9% | 1,551 | -819 | $1,545 | $37,068,762 | 4 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 12 | - | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $2,246,070 | - | 1,012 | - | $2,219 | $2,246,071 | 1 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 13 | 7 | Trouble with the Curve | $2,137,109 | -60.3% | 1,812 | -1,191 | $1,179 | $33,355,218 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 8 | House at the End of the Street | $1,628,560 | -66.4% | 1,866 | -854 | $872 | $30,314,564 | 4 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | 9 | The Master | $1,120,628 | -57.3% | 682 | -182 | $1,643 | $14,217,536 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | 15 | The Dark Knight Rises | $715,961 | -27.9% | 465 | -110 | $1,539 | $446,404,558 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 30 | Brave | $629,392 | +179.6% | 276 | +154 | $2,280 | $234,623,132 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 16 | English Vinglish | $522,361 | -46% | 88 | - | $5,935 | $1,490,170 | 2 | Eros Worldwide |
| 19 | 10 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $509,915 | -78% | 480 | -1,266 | $1,062 | $40,237,145 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 17 | Arbitrage | $464,237 | -48.3% | 194 | -50 | $2,392 | $6,774,126 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 21 | 12 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $340,897 | -79.5% | 349 | -1,012 | $976 | $41,853,023 | 5 | Screen Gems |
| 22 | 21 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $290,988 | -30.1% | 237 | -61 | $1,227 | $159,880,198 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | 38 | Searching for Sugar Man | $276,230 | +88.9% | 157 | +119 | $1,759 | $1,771,102 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 13 | Won't Back Down | $223,898 | -85% | 513 | -2,004 | $436 | $5,183,881 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 19 | The Bourne Legacy | $219,385 | -55.4% | 245 | -237 | $895 | $112,641,665 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | - | The Thieves | $207,971 | - | 11 | - | $18,906 | $207,971 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 27 | 18 | The Possession | $204,305 | -74.6% | 369 | -452 | $553 | $48,775,329 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 28 | 22 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $192,481 | -51.4% | 279 | -255 | $689 | $50,517,536 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 49 | Premium Rush | $191,569 | +176.1% | 163 | +86 | $1,175 | $20,222,917 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | 33 | Samsara | $170,062 | -19.1% | 51 | -1 | $3,334 | $1,857,682 | 8 | Oscilloscope |
| 31 | 14 | Dredd | $169,473 | -83% | 155 | -676 | $1,093 | $13,219,169 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 27 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $153,381 | -36.9% | 176 | -81 | $871 | $48,471,946 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | 34 | To the Arctic 3D | $148,662 | -13.5% | 52 | - | $2,858 | $9,183,127 | 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 31 | Ted | $142,790 | -34.8% | 145 | -42 | $984 | $218,558,935 | 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | 39 | The Paperboy | $141,764 | +0.7% | 49 | +38 | $2,893 | $282,554 | 2 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 36 | 23 | ParaNorman | $139,168 | -53.9% | 176 | -166 | $790 | $54,559,780 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 37 | 28 | Hope Springs | $126,290 | -46.2% | 215 | -224 | $587 | $63,473,962 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 38 | 37 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $111,374 | -24.7% | 122 | -33 | $912 | $216,391,482 | 19 | DreamWorks |
| 39 | 29 | The Expendables 2 | $92,212 | -60.5% | 146 | -167 | $631 | $84,528,202 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | 40 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $90,730 | -34% | 17 | -1 | $5,337 | $473,758 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 41 | 36 | The Intouchables | $82,242 | -49.3% | 59 | -25 | $1,393 | $9,791,220 | 21 | The Weinstein Company |
| 42 | 20 | Lawless | $81,554 | -80.7% | 287 | -324 | $284 | $37,178,007 | 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 43 | 42 | Masquerade | $76,165 | -36.4% | 11 | -1 | $6,924 | $443,116 | 4 | CJ Entertainment |
| 44 | 46 | Hubble | $74,944 | -12.5% | 15 | +1 | $4,996 | $34,408,800 | 135 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | - | Middle of Nowhere | $73,192 | - | 6 | - | $12,198 | $73,192 | 1 | - |
| 46 | 41 | Sleepwalk with Me | $71,705 | -46.7% | 58 | -37 | $1,236 | $2,143,590 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 47 | 26 | The Campaign | $64,667 | -74% | 101 | -202 | $640 | $86,403,230 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | 24 | The Oranges | $63,967 | -76.8% | 56 | -54 | $1,142 | $339,187 | 2 | ATO Pictures |
| 49 | 52 | Born to Be Wild | $55,803 | -0.3% | 30 | -3 | $1,860 | $21,058,084 | 80 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | 45 | Moonrise Kingdom | $54,153 | -38.7% | 56 | -36 | $967 | $45,469,801 | 21 | Focus Features |
| 51 | 48 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $51,107 | -36.3% | 18 | - | $2,839 | $4,060,108 | 54 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 52 | 35 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $50,848 | -69% | 73 | -72 | $696 | $262,030,663 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 53 | 32 | Barfi! | $47,123 | -77.9% | 34 | -76 | $1,385 | $2,789,062 | 5 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 54 | 50 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $42,226 | -36.6% | 36 | -11 | $1,172 | $11,169,237 | 17 | - |
| 55 | 89 | Burn | $41,160 | +505.3% | 4 | +2 | $10,290 | $175,678 | 13 | - |
| 56 | - | Smashed | $38,650 | - | 4 | - | $9,662 | $38,650 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | 71 | The Other Dream Team | $37,205 | +103.2% | 12 | +5 | $3,100 | $79,749 | 3 | The Film Arcade |
| 58 | 62 | The House I Live In | $36,720 | +51.5% | 8 | +6 | $4,590 | $60,963 | 2 | Abramorama |
| 59 | 60 | Space Station 3D | $34,691 | -6.9% | 1 | - | $34,691 | $86,457,083 | 548 | IMAX |
| 60 | 56 | Liberal Arts | $25,618 | -42.2% | 25 | -4 | $1,024 | $249,091 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 61 | 44 | Robot & Frank | $25,271 | -74.1% | 34 | -36 | $743 | $3,225,826 | 9 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 62 | 55 | Detropia | $23,946 | -50.2% | 11 | - | $2,176 | $261,189 | 6 | Loki Films |
| 63 | - | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | $21,134 | - | 2 | - | $10,567 | $21,134 | 1 | MPI Media Group |
| 64 | 61 | To Rome with Love | $20,105 | -41.8% | 24 | +9 | $837 | $16,659,012 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 65 | 70 | Bill W. | $19,637 | -3.5% | 10 | -1 | $1,963 | $689,323 | 22 | Page 124 Productions |
| 66 | 53 | V/H/S | $17,888 | -66.1% | 18 | +2 | $993 | $70,685 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 67 | - | Least Among Saints | $17,059 | - | 3 | - | $5,686 | $17,059 | 1 | Brainstorm Media |
| 68 | 79 | Deep Sea | $16,856 | +30.2% | 2 | -2 | $8,428 | $45,027,279 | 346 | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | 88 | Ruby Sparks | $16,462 | +122.9% | 15 | +5 | $1,097 | $2,528,601 | 13 | - |
| 70 | 72 | How to Survive a Plague | $16,164 | -8.5% | 9 | +2 | $1,796 | $99,388 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 71 | 98 | Somewhere Between | $15,647 | +336.5% | 2 | - | $7,823 | $70,648 | 8 | Long Shot Factory |
| 72 | 58 | The Queen of Versailles | $15,102 | -61.3% | 17 | -14 | $888 | $2,363,999 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 73 | 78 | Wuthering Heights | $14,859 | +13.3% | 4 | +3 | $3,714 | $27,976 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 74 | 67 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $14,605 | -34.5% | 9 | -9 | $1,622 | $46,369,811 | 24 | - |
| 75 | - | Simon & the Oaks | $14,272 | - | 1 | - | $14,272 | $14,272 | 1 | The Film Arcade |
| 76 | 59 | The Watch | $13,291 | -64.5% | 14 | -18 | $949 | $34,353,000 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 77 | 82 | Keep the Lights On | $12,368 | +12.9% | 6 | +3 | $2,061 | $200,459 | 6 | Music Box Films |
| 78 | 93 | Farewell, My Queen | $11,850 | +151.2% | 10 | +2 | $1,185 | $1,347,990 | 14 | Cohen Media Group |
| 79 | 112 | Trade of Innocents | $10,808 | +964.8% | 3 | +2 | $3,602 | $11,823 | 2 | Monterey Media |
| 80 | - | Special Forces | $10,759 | - | 5 | - | $2,151 | $10,759 | 1 | Entertainment One |
| 81 | 54 | Thaandavam | $10,365 | -80.1% | 3 | -18 | $3,455 | $208,167 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 82 | 74 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $9,373 | -38.4% | 18 | -6 | $520 | $4,010,957 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 83 | - | Holy Motors | $8,814 | - | 2 | - | $4,407 | $8,814 | 1 | - |
| 84 | - | Tristana | $8,533 | - | 1 | - | $8,533 | $8,533 | 1 | Cohen Media Group |
| 85 | 86 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $8,491 | +8.5% | 15 | - | $566 | $3,079,861 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | 81 | Under the Sea 3D | $8,461 | -25.7% | 5 | - | $1,692 | $30,963,528 | 192 | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | 57 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $8,100 | -81.6% | 6 | -6 | $1,350 | $52,028 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 88 | 115 | The Iran Job | $7,960 | +783.5% | 1 | - | $7,960 | $14,266 | 3 | Film Movement |
| 89 | 63 | Sister | $7,922 | -66.7% | 2 | -1 | $3,961 | $31,706 | 2 | Adopt Films |
| 90 | 90 | Little White Lies | $7,200 | +12.5% | - | - | - | $201,102 | 8 | MPI Media Group |
| 91 | - | War of the Buttons | $7,026 | - | 5 | - | $1,405 | $7,026 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 92 | - | Entre les Bras | $6,708 | - | 5 | - | $1,341 | $34,898 | 5 | The Cinema Guild |
| 93 | 66 | Chicken with Plums | $6,360 | -71.9% | 11 | -13 | $578 | $214,910 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 94 | - | Gayby | $6,302 | - | 1 | - | $6,302 | $6,302 | 1 | The Film Collaborative |
| 95 | - | Bless Me, Ultima | $5,591 | - | - | - | - | $90,798 | - | Arenas Entertainment |
| 96 | 83 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $5,126 | -52.2% | 3 | -3 | $1,708 | $325,913 | 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 97 | 84 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $5,080 | -41.6% | 5 | -4 | $1,016 | $111,205 | 8 | Screen Media Films |
| 98 | - | Photographic Memory | $4,250 | - | 2 | - | $2,125 | $4,250 | 1 | First Run |
| 99 | 69 | Killer Joe | $3,805 | -81.6% | 13 | -12 | $292 | $1,987,762 | 12 | LD Entertainment |
| 100 | 96 | The Revisionaries | $3,637 | -12.6% | 2 | +1 | $1,818 | $7,797 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 101 | 119 | Elena | $3,362 | +616.8% | 1 | - | $3,362 | $232,070 | 23 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 102 | 77 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | $3,054 | -77.3% | 4 | +3 | $763 | $16,493 | 2 | Drafthouse Films |
| 103 | 99 | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,897 | -3.3% | 1 | - | $2,897 | $6,530 | 3 | - |
| 104 | 85 | Two Days in New York | $2,886 | -66.4% | 5 | -9 | $577 | $615,848 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 105 | 111 | The Waiting Room | $2,688 | +140.4% | 2 | -2 | $1,344 | $20,883 | 4 | International Film Circuit |
| 106 | 107 | Unforgivable | $2,527 | +26.4% | 2 | +1 | $1,263 | $150,927 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 107 | 92 | Compliance | $2,144 | -56% | 5 | -2 | $428 | $312,524 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 108 | 105 | Grand Illusion | $2,068 | <0.1% | 1 | - | $2,068 | $165,511 | 23 | Rialto Pictures |
| 109 | - | Split: A Deeper Divide | $2,000 | - | 1 | - | $2,000 | $2,000 | 1 | Feature Presentations Releasing |
| 110 | 106 | Hello I Must Be Going | $1,650 | -17.5% | 4 | -7 | $412 | $91,080 | 6 | Oscilloscope |
| 111 | 110 | Red Hook Summer | $1,618 | +17.3% | 3 | - | $539 | $335,247 | 10 | Variance Films |
| 112 | 91 | Hellbound? | $1,554 | -75.4% | 1 | -4 | $1,554 | $20,435 | 4 | Area 23a |
| 113 | 94 | Head Games | $1,287 | -72.1% | 2 | -3 | $643 | $11,893 | 4 | Variance Films |
| 114 | - | Girl Model | $1,080 | - | 1 | - | $1,080 | $20,349 | 7 | First Run |
| 115 | - | Nobody Else But You | $1,071 | - | 1 | - | $1,071 | $43,040 | 23 | First Run |
| 116 | - | Husbands in Goa | $1,010 | - | 2 | - | $505 | $8,585 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 117 | 75 | Vulgaria | $981 | -93.5% | 1 | -8 | $981 | $59,059 | 3 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 118 | 108 | 5 Broken Cameras | $950 | -40.6% | 2 | +1 | $475 | $73,405 | 21 | Kino Lorber |
| 119 | 103 | Now, Forager | $935 | -59.8% | 2 | +1 | $467 | $4,991 | 3 | Argot Pictures |
| 120 | 95 | Neil Young Journeys | $891 | -78.6% | 2 | -3 | $445 | $215,026 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 121 | 100 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $823 | -71.8% | 5 | +1 | $164 | $64,918 | 6 | Hannover House |
| 122 | - | Breathing | $724 | - | 2 | - | $362 | $3,750 | 7 | Kino Lorber |
| 123 | 127 | Bringing Up Bobby | $479 | +2,181% | 2 | +1 | $239 | $1,752 | 3 | Monterey Media |
| 124 | 123 | Galapagos | $463 | +131.5% | 1 | - | $463 | $18,096,832 | 677 | IMAX |
| 125 | 116 | Sushi: The Global Catch | $435 | -49.9% | 1 | - | $435 | $3,757 | 11 | - |
| 126 | 118 | The Invisible War | $411 | -32.8% | 1 | - | $411 | $61,339 | 17 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 127 | - | Le Amiche | $386 | - | 1 | - | $386 | $63,178 | 122 | The Film Desk |
| 128 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $262 | - | 1 | - | $262 | $34,120,584 | 369 | IMAX |
| 129 | 126 | Alps | $251 | +356.4% | 1 | - | $251 | $13,087 | 14 | Kino Lorber |
| 130 | - | The Bride Wore Black | $230 | - | 1 | - | $230 | $37,088 | 50 | The Film Desk |
| 131 | - | This Is Not a Film | $208 | - | 1 | - | $208 | $73,436 | 34 | Palisades Tartan |
| 132 | - | You've Been Trumped | $133 | - | 3 | - | $44 | $19,560 | 11 | International Film Circuit |
| 133 | - | Headshot | $84 | - | 1 | - | $84 | $1,138 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 134 | 125 | Radio Unnameable | $68 | -29.2% | 1 | - | $68 | $18,424 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
