Domestic Box Office For October 2013
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravity | $274,092,705 | 3,820 | $55,785,112 | 20.4% | 3,575 | Oct 4 | May 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Captain Phillips | $107,100,855 | 3,143 | $25,718,314 | 24% | 3,020 | Oct 11 | Mar 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | $102,003,019 | 3,345 | $32,055,177 | 31.4% | 3,336 | Oct 25 | Jan 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 12 Years a Slave | $56,671,993 | 1,474 | $923,715 | 1.6% | 19 | Oct 18 | May 8 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 5 | Carrie | $35,266,619 | 3,157 | $16,101,552 | 45.7% | 3,157 | Oct 18 | Nov 24 | Screen Gems |
| 6 | Escape Plan | $25,135,965 | 2,883 | $9,885,732 | 39.3% | 2,883 | Oct 18 | Jan 16 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Runner Runner | $19,316,646 | 3,026 | $7,706,712 | 39.9% | 3,026 | Oct 4 | Dec 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | The Counselor | $16,973,715 | 3,044 | $7,842,930 | 46.2% | 3,044 | Oct 25 | Jan 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Machete Kills | $8,008,161 | 2,538 | $3,837,183 | 47.9% | 2,538 | Oct 11 | Nov 14 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 10 | All Is Lost | $6,263,670 | 483 | $93,583 | 1.5% | 6 | Oct 18 | Feb 27 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | Pulling Strings | $5,842,961 | 438 | $2,467,168 | 42.2% | 387 | Oct 4 | Nov 21 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | The Fifth Estate | $3,255,008 | 1,769 | $1,673,351 | 51.4% | 1,769 | Oct 18 | Dec 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Grace Unplugged | $2,507,201 | 511 | $998,145 | 39.8% | 511 | Oct 4 | Dec 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | I'm in Love with a Church Girl | $2,387,730 | 458 | $971,826 | 40.7% | 457 | Oct 18 | Nov 26 | High Top Releasing |
| 15 | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | $2,199,787 | 142 | $100,316 | 4.6% | 4 | Oct 25 | Mar 13 | IFC Films |
| 16 | The Saratov Approach | $2,146,999 | 84 | $137,226 | 6.4% | 23 | Oct 9 | Mar 9 | Purdie Distribution |
| 17 | Romeo & Juliet | $1,162,635 | 461 | $520,116 | 44.7% | 461 | Oct 11 | Dec 5 | Relativity Media |
| 18 | Kill Your Darlings | $1,030,064 | 78 | $53,452 | 5.2% | 4 | Oct 16 | Feb 27 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | Besharam | $679,866 | 217 | $364,962 | 53.7% | 217 | Oct 2 | Oct 17 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 20 | Parkland | $653,651 | 257 | $310,246 | 47.5% | 257 | Oct 4 | Nov 7 | Exclusive Media Group |
| 21 | The Face Reader | $515,876 | 19 | $159,720 | 31% | 19 | Oct 4 | Oct 24 | Pan Media & Entertainment |
| 22 | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete | $494,608 | 147 | $254,279 | 51.4% | 147 | Oct 11 | Oct 31 | Lionsgate |
| 23 | The Shining 2012 Re-release | $342,749 | - | - | - | - | Oct 7 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Linsanity | $302,645 | 16 | $99,462 | 32.9% | 9 | Oct 4 | Jan 23 | Ketchup Entertainment |
| 25 | The Summit | $243,550 | 70 | $20,904 | 8.6% | 8 | Oct 4 | Nov 14 | IFC Films |
| 26 | A.C.O.D. | $175,705 | 42 | $19,001 | 10.8% | 3 | Oct 4 | Nov 7 | The Film Arcade |
| 27 | Escape from Tomorrow | $171,962 | 30 | $63,297 | 36.8% | 30 | Oct 11 | Nov 21 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 28 | A Touch of Sin | $154,120 | 7 | $19,867 | 12.9% | 2 | Oct 4 | Oct 30 | Kino Lorber |
| 29 | American Promise | $146,702 | 8 | $18,300 | 12.5% | 2 | Oct 18 | Jan 30 | - |
| 30 | The Square | $124,244 | 9 | $16,359 | 13.2% | 1 | Oct 25 | Feb 6 | Noujaim Films |
| 31 | Spinning Plates | $112,449 | 6 | $20,717 | 18.4% | 3 | Oct 25 | Dec 19 | The Film Arcade |
| 32 | Capital | $101,700 | 34 | $22,400 | 22% | 2 | Oct 25 | Nov 14 | Cohen Media Group |
| 33 | I Am Divine | $81,497 | 10 | - | - | - | Oct 11 | Mar 27 | The Film Collaborative |
| 34 | Seasons of Gray | $70,605 | 24 | $31,953 | 45.3% | 24 | Oct 18 | Nov 10 | EchoLight Studios |
| 35 | Let the Fire Burn | $64,489 | 9 | $5,226 | 8.1% | 1 | Oct 2 | Jan 30 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 36 | God Loves Uganda | $51,229 | 5 | $7,300 | 14.2% | 1 | Oct 11 | Jan 2 | Variance Films |
| 37 | Concussion | $42,606 | 25 | $8,313 | 19.5% | 2 | Oct 4 | Oct 24 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 38 | CBGB | $40,400 | 100 | $3,909 | 9.7% | 1 | Oct 4 | Oct 20 | XLrator Media |
| 39 | Camille Claudel 1915 | $35,296 | 4 | $5,106 | 14.5% | 1 | Oct 16 | Feb 20 | Kino Lorber |
| 40 | Dislecksia: The Movie | $33,066 | 1 | $2,213 | 6.7% | 1 | Oct 4 | Oct 17 | Area 23a |
| 41 | Beyond the Farthest Star | $31,433 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 18 | - | GathrFilms |
| 42 | Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story 2013 Re-release | $29,863 | 3 | $7,006 | 23.5% | 1 | Oct 25 | Nov 21 | Cinipix |
| 43 | Broadway Idiot | $27,595 | 6 | $5,514 | 20% | 1 | Oct 11 | Nov 10 | FilmBuff |
| 44 | Bastards | $24,525 | 2 | $4,432 | 18.1% | 1 | Oct 23 | Nov 14 | IFC Films |
| 45 | Murder Eleven | $22,107 | 2 | $8,106 | 36.7% | 2 | Oct 2 | Oct 31 | Indican Pictures |
| 46 | Bad Milo | $19,613 | 11 | $4,503 | 23% | 11 | Oct 4 | Nov 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 47 | Torn | $18,202 | 5 | $4,881 | 26.8% | 1 | Oct 18 | Nov 7 | Film Collective |
| 48 | As I Lay Dying | $16,697 | 2 | $7,143 | 42.8% | 1 | Oct 11 | Oct 24 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 49 | Design Is One: The Vignellis | $16,386 | 1 | $4,236 | 25.9% | 1 | Oct 11 | Mar 6 | First Run |
| 50 | Breakdance Academy 2013 Re-release | $12,708 | 2 | - | - | 2 | Oct 18 | Oct 31 | Indican Pictures |
| 51 | Shahid | $12,153 | 16 | $12,153 | 100% | 16 | Oct 18 | Oct 20 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 52 | Caucus | $10,645 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 25 | Dec 5 | Bonfire Films of America |
| 53 | In the Name Of | $9,883 | 1 | $2,635 | 26.7% | 1 | Oct 30 | Nov 14 | Film Movement |
| 54 | Birth of the Living Dead | $9,802 | 10 | $1,239 | 12.6% | 6 | Oct 18 | Nov 14 | First Run |
| 55 | Zero Charisma | $9,417 | 5 | - | - | - | Oct 11 | Nov 7 | Tribeca Films |
| 56 | Ghost Team One | $9,195 | 15 | $7,345 | 79.9% | 15 | Oct 11 | Oct 17 | The Film Arcade |
| 57 | Trouble Every Day 2013 Re-release | $9,189 | 2 | $2,984 | 32.5% | 1 | Oct 11 | - | The Film Desk |
| 58 | The Institute | $8,445 | 4 | $3,017 | 35.7% | 2 | Oct 4 | Oct 24 | Argot Pictures |
| 59 | Dracula 3D | $8,139 | 6 | $3,085 | 37.9% | 6 | Oct 4 | Oct 10 | IFC Films |
| 60 | Nothing Left to Fear | $7,886 | 5 | $7,886 | 100% | 5 | Oct 4 | Oct 6 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 61 | The Human Scale | $6,878 | 3 | - | - | - | Oct 18 | Nov 3 | Kimstim Films |
| 62 | Sweetwater | $6,147 | - | - | - | - | Oct 11 | - | - |
| 63 | Five Dances | $5,788 | 1 | $5,788 | 100% | 1 | Oct 4 | Oct 6 | Paladin |
| 64 | All Is Bright | $4,556 | 10 | $4,556 | 100% | 10 | Oct 4 | Oct 6 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 65 | Cassadaga | $2,544 | 3 | $1,678 | 66% | 3 | Oct 11 | Oct 20 | Archstone Distribution |
| 66 | The Last Day of August | $2,492 | 1 | $1,693 | 67.9% | 1 | Oct 4 | Oct 10 | Striped Entertainment |
