Domestic Box Office For October 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taken 2 | $139,854,287 | 3,706 | $49,514,769 | 35.4% | 3,661 | Oct 5 | Feb 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Argo | $136,025,503 | 3,247 | $19,458,109 | 14.3% | 3,232 | Oct 12 | Apr 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $53,885,000 | 3,412 | $29,003,866 | 53.8% | 3,412 | Oct 19 | Jan 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Sinister | $48,086,903 | 2,542 | $18,007,634 | 37.4% | 2,527 | Oct 12 | Jan 3 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Here Comes the Boom | $45,290,318 | 3,014 | $11,816,596 | 26.1% | 3,014 | Oct 12 | Feb 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Frankenweenie | $35,291,068 | 3,005 | $11,412,213 | 32.3% | 3,005 | Oct 5 | Feb 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Cloud Atlas | $27,108,272 | 2,023 | $9,612,247 | 35.5% | 2,008 | Oct 26 | Jan 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Alex Cross | $25,888,412 | 2,541 | $11,396,768 | 44% | 2,539 | Oct 19 | Jan 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Silent Hill: Revelation | $17,529,157 | 2,933 | $8,023,036 | 45.8% | 2,933 | Oct 26 | Dec 16 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 10 | Seven Psychopaths | $15,024,049 | 1,480 | $4,174,915 | 27.8% | 1,480 | Oct 12 | Dec 20 | CBS Films |
| 11 | Fun Size | $9,409,538 | 3,016 | $4,101,017 | 43.6% | 3,014 | Oct 26 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | Chasing Mavericks | $6,002,756 | 2,030 | $2,268,274 | 37.8% | 2,002 | Oct 26 | Jan 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | The Sessions | $6,002,451 | 516 | $113,467 | 1.9% | 4 | Oct 19 | Mar 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 14 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $3,336,053 | 1,012 | $1,751,572 | 52.5% | 1,012 | Oct 12 | Nov 29 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 15 | English Vinglish | $1,862,086 | 88 | $745,414 | 40% | 88 | Oct 5 | Nov 25 | Eros Worldwide |
| 16 | The Other Son | $1,285,918 | 53 | $125,691 | 9.8% | 41 | Oct 26 | Feb 10 | Cohen Media Group |
| 17 | The Paperboy | $693,286 | 76 | $102,706 | 14.8% | 11 | Oct 5 | Nov 22 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 18 | The Thieves | $685,839 | 22 | $136,993 | 20% | 11 | Oct 12 | Dec 20 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 19 | Student of the Year | $670,086 | 106 | $326,508 | 48.7% | 106 | Oct 19 | Nov 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 20 | Holy Motors | $641,100 | 29 | $18,866 | 2.9% | 2 | Oct 17 | Jan 27 | Indomina Releasing |
| 21 | The Flat | $471,842 | 27 | $19,916 | 4.2% | 3 | Oct 19 | Jan 10 | IFC Films |
| 22 | Smashed | $376,597 | 50 | $26,943 | 7.2% | 4 | Oct 12 | Jan 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | The Oranges | $366,377 | 110 | $198,461 | 54.2% | 110 | Oct 5 | Nov 1 | ATO Pictures |
| 24 | Middle of Nowhere | $236,806 | 25 | $67,909 | 28.7% | 6 | Oct 12 | Dec 13 | - |
| 25 | Brooklyn Castle | $219,407 | 13 | $18,761 | 8.6% | 2 | Oct 19 | Mar 7 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 26 | Tai Chi Zero | $212,094 | 31 | $85,094 | 40.1% | 31 | Oct 19 | Nov 29 | Variance Films |
| 27 | The House I Live In | $210,752 | 12 | $16,453 | 7.8% | 2 | Oct 5 | Feb 14 | Abramorama |
| 28 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | $180,440 | 5 | $62,340 | 34.5% | 5 | Oct 19 | Apr 25 | Eleven Arts |
| 29 | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | $158,411 | 8 | $13,760 | 8.7% | 2 | Oct 12 | Dec 20 | MPI Media Group |
| 30 | Sister | $154,659 | 14 | $15,401 | 10% | 3 | Oct 5 | - | Adopt Films |
| 31 | Chakravyuh | $151,778 | 79 | $97,896 | 64.5% | 79 | Oct 24 | Nov 15 | Eros Worldwide |
| 32 | Simon & the Oaks | $150,664 | 17 | $9,964 | 6.6% | 1 | Oct 12 | Nov 22 | The Film Arcade |
| 33 | The Loneliest Planet | $129,579 | 13 | $15,689 | 12.1% | 2 | Oct 26 | Dec 20 | IFC Films |
| 34 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $126,238 | 12 | $30,953 | 24.5% | 12 | Oct 5 | Mar 28 | Roadside Attractions |
| 35 | Butter | $105,018 | 90 | $70,931 | 67.5% | 90 | Oct 5 | Oct 11 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 36 | Wuthering Heights | $100,915 | 12 | $8,956 | 8.9% | 1 | Oct 5 | Dec 6 | Oscilloscope |
| 37 | V/H/S | $100,345 | 19 | $36,402 | 36.3% | 16 | Oct 5 | Nov 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 38 | Hating Breitbart | $81,432 | 8 | $40,673 | 49.9% | 4 | Oct 19 | Nov 8 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 39 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | $50,394 | 12 | $6,761 | 13.4% | 1 | Oct 5 | Dec 27 | Drafthouse Films |
| 40 | War of the Buttons | $47,771 | 35 | $4,737 | 9.9% | 5 | Oct 12 | Nov 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 41 | All Together | $43,180 | 10 | $12,887 | 29.8% | 10 | Oct 19 | May 19 | Kino Lorber |
| 42 | Fat Kid Rules the World | $41,000 | 1 | $1,450 | 3.5% | 1 | Oct 5 | Oct 11 | Outsider Pictures |
| 43 | Orchestra of Exiles | $34,577 | 5 | $6,719 | 19.4% | 1 | Oct 26 | Apr 18 | First Run |
| 44 | District of Corruption | $31,954 | 3 | $25,086 | 78.5% | 3 | Oct 26 | Nov 8 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 45 | Least Among Saints | $28,026 | 8 | $15,774 | 56.3% | 3 | Oct 12 | Nov 8 | Brainstorm Media |
| 46 | Nobody Walks | $25,342 | 7 | $7,269 | 28.7% | 2 | Oct 19 | Nov 22 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 47 | The First Time | $22,836 | 19 | $17,061 | 74.7% | 19 | Oct 19 | Oct 25 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 48 | The Revisionaries | $22,664 | 5 | $2,608 | 11.5% | 1 | Oct 5 | Feb 28 | Kino Lorber |
| 49 | My Worst Nightmare | $21,952 | 4 | $1,142 | 5.2% | 1 | Oct 19 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 50 | In Over My Head | $19,482 | 1 | $7,476 | 38.4% | 1 | Oct 26 | - | Slater Brothers Entertainment |
| 51 | Marcelino Pan y Vino 2012 Re-release | $18,193 | 1 | $17,092 | 93.9% | 1 | Oct 26 | Nov 1 | Gigapix Releasing |
| 52 | Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story | $16,011 | 1 | $16,011 | 100% | 1 | Oct 26 | Nov 1 | Dutchmen Films |
| 53 | Trade of Innocents | $15,091 | 3 | $588 | 3.9% | 1 | Oct 5 | Nov 8 | Monterey Media |
| 54 | Tristana | $14,586 | 2 | $4,754 | 32.6% | 1 | Oct 12 | Nov 29 | Cohen Media Group |
| 55 | Gayby | $14,062 | 1 | $4,792 | 34.1% | 1 | Oct 12 | Nov 15 | The Film Collaborative |
| 56 | When the Iron Bird Flies: Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West | $13,598 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 19 | Aug 22 | - |
| 57 | Now, Forager | $11,146 | 4 | $1,539 | 13.8% | 1 | Oct 3 | Jan 10 | Argot Pictures |
| 58 | Special Forces | $10,759 | 5 | $10,759 | 100% | 5 | Oct 12 | - | Entertainment One |
| 59 | Decoding Deepak | $9,100 | 3 | $9,100 | 100% | 3 | Oct 5 | - | SnagFilms |
| 60 | Photographic Memory | $7,822 | 2 | $3,006 | 38.4% | 2 | Oct 12 | Nov 22 | First Run |
| 61 | Bel Borba Aqui | $7,426 | 2 | $1,869 | 25.2% | 1 | Oct 3 | Oct 25 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 62 | The Last Fall | $6,100 | 1 | $6,100 | 100% | 1 | Oct 26 | Nov 1 | - |
| 63 | Bad Blood | $3,731 | 10 | $1,872 | 50.2% | 10 | Oct 26 | Nov 1 | Gravity Arch |
| 64 | The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | $2,436 | 2 | $86 | 3.5% | 1 | Oct 26 | May 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 65 | Split: A Deeper Divide | $2,000 | 1 | $2,338 | 116.9% | 1 | Oct 12 | Oct 18 | Feature Presentations Releasing |
| 66 | Bestiaire | $1,428 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 19 | - | Kimstim Films |
