Domestic 2012 Weekend 41
October 12-14, 2012
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Taken 2 | $22,500,000 | $21,873,127 | -$626,873 | -2.8% | 3,706 | $86,759,000 | $86,131,979 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 2 | - | Argo | $20,120,000 | $19,458,109 | -$661,891 | -3.3% | 3,232 | $20,120,000 | $19,458,109 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | - | Sinister | $18,250,000 | $18,007,634 | -$242,366 | -1.3% | 2,527 | $18,250,000 | $18,007,634 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 4 | - | Hotel Transylvania | $17,300,000 | $17,241,317 | -$58,683 | -0.3% | 3,375 | $102,193,000 | $102,133,934 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | - | Here Comes the Boom | $12,000,000 | $11,816,596 | -$183,404 | -1.5% | 3,014 | $12,000,000 | $11,816,596 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 6 | - | Pitch Perfect | $9,336,000 | $9,266,940 | -$69,060 | -0.7% | 2,787 | $36,085,000 | $36,015,403 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | - | Frankenweenie | $7,014,000 | $7,054,334 | +$40,334 | +0.6% | 3,005 | $22,035,000 | $22,075,002 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | Looper | $6,300,000 | $6,201,665 | -$98,335 | -1.6% | 2,605 | $51,442,000 | $51,344,090 | 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | - | Seven Psychopaths | $4,275,000 | $4,174,915 | -$100,085 | -2.3% | 1,480 | $4,275,000 | $4,174,915 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,166,000 | $2,150,064 | -$15,936 | -0.7% | 726 | $6,151,000 | $6,135,509 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | 11 | - | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $1,708,000 | $1,751,572 | +$43,572 | +2.6% | 1,012 | $1,708,000 | $1,751,572 | 1 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 12 | 12 | - | End of Watch | $1,703,000 | $1,702,048 | -$952 | <0.1% | 1,551 | $36,375,000 | $36,374,223 | 4 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 13 | 13 | - | Trouble with the Curve | $1,525,000 | $1,555,388 | +$30,388 | +2% | 1,812 | $32,743,000 | $32,773,497 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 14 | - | House at the End of the Street | $1,329,000 | $1,310,343 | -$18,657 | -1.4% | 1,866 | $30,015,000 | $29,996,347 | 4 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | 15 | - | The Master | $823,000 | $813,379 | -$9,621 | -1.2% | 682 | $13,920,000 | $13,910,287 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | Brave | $459,000 | $469,731 | +$10,731 | +2.3% | 276 | $234,387,000 | $234,463,471 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 19 | +2 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $380,000 | $387,942 | +$7,942 | +2.1% | 480 | $40,107,000 | $40,115,172 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 20 | +2 | Arbitrage | $363,000 | $343,260 | -$19,740 | -5.4% | 194 | $6,673,000 | $6,653,149 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 19 | 22 | +3 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $220,000 | $229,297 | +$9,297 | +4.2% | 237 | $159,809,000 | $159,818,507 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 23 | +3 | Searching for Sugar Man | $203,000 | $190,822 | -$12,178 | -6% | 157 | $1,698,000 | $1,685,694 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | 24 | +3 | The Possession | $167,000 | $161,024 | -$5,976 | -3.6% | 369 | $48,738,000 | $48,732,048 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | 25 | +3 | The Bourne Legacy | $160,000 | $160,460 | +$460 | +0.3% | 245 | $112,583,000 | $112,582,740 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 27 | +4 | Won't Back Down | $126,000 | $138,709 | +$12,709 | +10.1% | 513 | $5,086,000 | $5,098,692 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 31 | +7 | Dredd | $123,000 | $107,349 | -$15,651 | -12.7% | 155 | $13,220,000 | $13,157,045 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | 32 | +7 | Samsara | $113,000 | $105,507 | -$7,493 | -6.6% | 48 | $1,801,000 | $1,793,127 | 8 | Oscilloscope |
| 26 | 33 | +7 | The Paperboy | $104,000 | $96,111 | -$7,889 | -7.6% | 49 | $245,000 | $236,901 | 2 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 27 | 34 | +7 | Ted | $92,100 | $95,655 | +$3,555 | +3.9% | 145 | $218,508,200 | $218,511,800 | 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 38 | +10 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $86,000 | $86,625 | +$625 | +0.7% | 122 | $216,366,000 | $216,366,733 | 19 | DreamWorks |
| 29 | 39 | +10 | Middle of Nowhere | $78,000 | $67,909 | -$10,091 | -12.9% | 6 | $78,000 | $67,909 | 1 | - |
| 30 | 45 | +15 | Sleepwalk with Me | $70,000 | $48,564 | -$21,436 | -30.6% | 58 | $2,120,000 | $2,120,449 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 31 | 41 | +10 | Lawless | $64,000 | $59,746 | -$4,254 | -6.6% | 287 | $37,160,000 | $37,156,199 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | 40 | +8 | The Expendables 2 | $60,000 | $65,968 | +$5,968 | +9.9% | 146 | $84,496,000 | $84,501,958 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | 43 | +10 | The Intouchables | $50,000 | $54,346 | +$4,346 | +8.7% | 59 | $9,759,000 | $9,763,324 | 21 | The Weinstein Company |
| 34 | 52 | +18 | The Other Dream Team | $30,900 | $27,836 | -$3,064 | -9.9% | 12 | $73,500 | $70,380 | 3 | The Film Arcade |
| 35 | 53 | +18 | Smashed | $30,000 | $26,943 | -$3,057 | -10.2% | 4 | $30,000 | $26,943 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | 56 | +20 | Liberal Arts | $18,800 | $18,291 | -$509 | -2.7% | 25 | $245,000 | $241,764 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 37 | 58 | +21 | Detropia | $16,200 | $16,200 | $0 | - | 11 | $253,500 | $253,500 | 6 | Loki Films |
| 38 | 59 | +21 | Least Among Saints | $14,800 | $15,774 | +$974 | +6.6% | 3 | $14,800 | $15,774 | 1 | Brainstorm Media |
| 39 | 70 | +31 | Simon & the Oaks | $10,400 | $9,964 | -$436 | -4.2% | 1 | $10,400 | $9,964 | 1 | The Film Arcade |
| 40 | 77 | +37 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $6,000 | $6,208 | +$208 | +3.5% | 18 | $4,008,000 | $4,007,792 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 41 | 84 | +43 | War of the Buttons | $4,600 | $4,737 | +$137 | +3% | 5 | $4,600 | $4,737 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
