Domestic Box Office For October 1992
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under Siege | $83,563,139 | 2,248 | $15,760,003 | 18.9% | 2,042 | Oct 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Mighty Ducks | $50,752,337 | 1,873 | $6,035,133 | 11.9% | 1,280 | Oct 2 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | A River Runs Through It | $43,440,294 | 1,080 | $298,277 | 0.7% | 12 | Oct 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Candyman | $25,792,310 | 1,500 | $5,404,320 | 21% | 1,251 | Oct 16 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | Consenting Adults | $21,591,728 | 1,538 | $5,023,467 | 23.3% | 1,513 | Oct 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Mr. Baseball | $20,883,046 | 1,866 | $5,240,375 | 25.1% | 1,855 | Oct 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Hero | $19,507,345 | 1,826 | $5,210,875 | 26.7% | 1,826 | Oct 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Pure Country | $15,164,458 | 1,103 | $2,739,680 | 18.1% | 993 | Oct 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Glengarry Glen Ross | $10,725,228 | 417 | $2,104,402 | 19.6% | 416 | Oct 2 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | Dr. Giggles | $8,403,433 | 1,683 | $2,714,815 | 32.3% | 1,681 | Oct 23 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | $7,191,399 | 1,008 | $3,002,680 | 41.8% | 1,008 | Oct 9 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | Night and the City | $6,202,756 | 1,100 | $43,036 | 0.7% | 1 | Oct 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Of Mice and Men | $5,471,088 | 398 | $97,851 | 1.8% | 13 | Oct 2 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | The Lover | $4,899,194 | 103 | $181,147 | 3.7% | 8 | Oct 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | The Public Eye | $3,067,917 | 635 | $1,139,825 | 37.2% | 635 | Oct 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Reservoir Dogs | $2,832,029 | 61 | $147,839 | 5.2% | 19 | Oct 23 | - | Miramax |
| 17 | Zebrahead | $1,557,771 | 251 | $609,041 | 39.1% | 251 | Oct 23 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 18 | Waterland | $1,100,218 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 19 | Steeper & Deeper | $1,076,685 | - | - | - | - | Oct 1 | - | Warren Miller Entertainment |
| 20 | Rampage | $796,368 | 172 | $322,500 | 40.5% | 172 | Oct 30 | Dec 17 | Miramax |
| 21 | Johnny Stecchino | $626,057 | 18 | $15,508 | 2.5% | 1 | Oct 9 | Feb 25 | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | Close to Eden | $377,832 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | Dec 24 | Miramax |
| 23 | In the Soup | $256,249 | 4 | $13,922 | 5.4% | 2 | Oct 23 | - | Triton Pictures |
| 24 | Van Gogh | $193,205 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | Nov 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | My New Gun | $169,600 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | Feb 11 | IRS Media |
| 26 | Simple Men | $141,554 | - | - | - | - | Oct 14 | Dec 24 | Fine Line Features |
| 27 | Breaking the Rules | $52,285 | 75 | $23,175 | 44.3% | 75 | Oct 9 | - | Miramax |
| 28 | Feed | $45,488 | 1 | $11,448 | 25.2% | 1 | Oct 7 | - | Original Cinema |
