Domestic Box Office For October 2007
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $23,746,066 | 252 | $605,722 | 2.6% | 252 | Oct 5 | Sep 11 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 2 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | $14,486,897 | 564 | $5,330,101 | 36.8% | 564 | Oct 19 | Dec 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Bella | $8,070,537 | 457 | $1,328,448 | 16.5% | 165 | Oct 26 | Jul 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 4 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | $7,084,227 | 321 | $73,837 | 1% | 2 | Oct 26 | Mar 13 | THINKFilm |
| 5 | Lars and the Real Girl | $5,972,884 | 321 | $90,418 | 1.5% | 7 | Oct 12 | Mar 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | The Polar Express 2007 IMAX Release | $2,483,757 | 32 | $1,968 | <0.1% | 2 | Oct 5 | Jan 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Blade Runner The Final Cut (2007 re-release) | $1,548,502 | 20 | $89,150 | 5.8% | 2 | Oct 5 | Apr 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | $1,097,797 | 55 | $512,000 | 46.6% | 55 | Oct 12 | Nov 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 9 | Control | $872,252 | 29 | $27,674 | 3.2% | 1 | Oct 10 | Jan 31 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | $675,102 | 60 | $320,987 | 47.5% | 60 | Oct 12 | Nov 4 | Yash Raj Films |
| 11 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | $446,165 | 91 | $42,808 | 9.6% | 3 | Oct 19 | Dec 11 | After Dark Films |
| 12 | Sleuth | $342,895 | 35 | $50,100 | - | 9 | Oct 12 | Jan 24 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | For the Bible Tells Me So | $312,751 | 15 | $7,412 | 2.4% | 1 | Oct 5 | Mar 27 | First Run |
| 14 | Passage to Zarahemla | $292,102 | 28 | $57,977 | 19.8% | 28 | Oct 12 | Mar 13 | Somerset Films |
| 15 | O Jerusalem | $234,480 | 26 | $31,165 | 13.3% | 12 | Oct 17 | Dec 6 | IDP Distribution |
| 16 | My Kid Could Paint That | $231,574 | 20 | $26,290 | 11.4% | 8 | Oct 5 | Feb 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 17 | Music Within | $154,087 | 18 | $52,744 | 34.2% | 17 | Oct 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | Reservation Road | $121,994 | 39 | $36,269 | 29.7% | 13 | Oct 19 | Nov 4 | Focus Features |
| 19 | Jimmy Carter Man from Plains | $108,807 | 21 | $10,413 | 9.6% | 7 | Oct 26 | Feb 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | King Corn | $105,422 | 8 | $6,753 | 6.4% | 1 | Oct 12 | Feb 10 | Balcony Releasing |
| 21 | Mr. Untouchable | $104,678 | 26 | $48,280 | 46.1% | 26 | Oct 26 | Nov 20 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 22 | Québec sur ordonnance | $101,896 | 62 | - | - | - | Oct 5 | Oct 14 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 23 | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | $88,312 | 3 | $11,945 | 13.5% | 1 | Oct 26 | Nov 29 | The Weinstein Company |
| 24 | How to Cook Your Life | $87,370 | 7 | $8,741 | 10% | 4 | Oct 26 | May 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 25 | Kurt Cobain About a Son | $87,016 | 6 | $10,749 | 12.4% | 2 | Oct 3 | Feb 10 | Balcony Releasing |
| 26 | Lagerfeld Confidential | $67,500 | 2 | $11,477 | 17% | 1 | Oct 24 | Jan 17 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 27 | Finishing the Game | $52,868 | 5 | $11,903 | 22.5% | 1 | Oct 5 | Dec 6 | IFC Films |
| 28 | Terror's Advocate | $47,724 | 4 | $11,197 | 23.5% | 3 | Oct 12 | Nov 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 29 | Moondance Alexander | $37,895 | 14 | $17,427 | 46% | 14 | Oct 19 | Nov 8 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 30 | Canvas | $35,630 | 5 | $13,100 | 36.8% | 2 | Oct 12 | Oct 25 | Screen Media Films |
| 31 | Local Color | $32,788 | 1 | $7,183 | 21.9% | 1 | Oct 19 | - | Monterey Media |
| 32 | Controlled Chaos 2007 Re-release | $32,740 | 1 | $3,969 | 12.1% | 1 | Oct 19 | Nov 11 | Reliance Entertainment |
| 33 | The Chinese | $30,857 | 1 | $9,355 | 30.3% | 1 | Oct 10 | - | Koch Lorber Films |
| 34 | Naked Boys Singing! | $25,526 | 3 | $3,690 | 14.5% | 1 | Oct 12 | Dec 9 | TLA Releasing |
| 35 | Lake of Fire | $25,317 | 9 | $2,559 | 10.1% | 1 | Oct 3 | Nov 15 | THINKFilm |
| 36 | The Good Night | $22,441 | 2 | $12,377 | 55.2% | 2 | Oct 5 | Nov 8 | Yari Film Group Releasing |
| 37 | Rails & Ties | $22,136 | 5 | $11,059 | 50% | 5 | Oct 26 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Meeting Resistance | $20,616 | 2 | $7,712 | 37.4% | 2 | Oct 19 | Nov 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 39 | Desert Bayou | $14,350 | 1 | $6,976 | 48.6% | 1 | Oct 5 | Oct 14 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 40 | Skid Marks | $12,959 | 4 | $2,674 | 20.6% | 1 | Oct 5 | Jan 31 | Diversa Films |
| 41 | Slipstream | $8,965 | 6 | $6,273 | 70% | 6 | Oct 26 | Nov 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 42 | Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe | $8,939 | 1 | $3,815 | 42.7% | 1 | Oct 19 | Oct 28 | Arthouse Films |
| 43 | Weirdsville | $8,161 | 4 | $2,862 | 35.1% | 1 | Oct 5 | Oct 25 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 44 | Black Irish | $6,900 | 5 | $6,900 | 100% | 5 | Oct 26 | Oct 28 | Reel Diva Consultants |
| 45 | Dark Blue Almost Black | $6,646 | 1 | $1,897 | 28.5% | 1 | Oct 19 | Jan 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 46 | Berkeley | $3,770 | 1 | $2,837 | 75.3% | 1 | Oct 12 | Oct 18 | Jung N Restless Productions Inc. |
| 47 | Khadak | $3,139 | 1 | $1,983 | 63.2% | 1 | Oct 12 | Oct 18 | Lifesize Entertainment |
| 48 | Out of the Blue 2007 Re-release | $1,477 | 1 | $728 | 49.3% | 1 | Oct 19 | Oct 25 | IFC Films |
