Domestic 2012 Weekend 41
October 12-14, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Taken 2 | $21,873,127 | -55.8% | 3,706 | +45 | $5,902 | $86,131,979 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Argo | $19,458,109 | - | 3,232 | - | $6,020 | $19,458,109 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | Sinister | $18,007,634 | - | 2,527 | - | $7,126 | $18,007,634 | 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 4 | 2 | Hotel Transylvania | $17,241,317 | -36.3% | 3,375 | +23 | $5,108 | $102,133,934 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | - | Here Comes the Boom | $11,816,596 | - | 3,014 | - | $3,920 | $11,816,596 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 3 | Pitch Perfect | $9,266,940 | -37.6% | 2,787 | +17 | $3,325 | $36,015,403 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | Frankenweenie | $7,054,334 | -38.2% | 3,005 | - | $2,347 | $22,075,002 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 4 | Looper | $6,201,665 | -48.8% | 2,605 | -388 | $2,380 | $51,344,090 | 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | - | Seven Psychopaths | $4,174,915 | - | 1,480 | - | $2,820 | $4,174,915 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 10 | 11 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $2,150,064 | +37.3% | 726 | +505 | $2,961 | $6,135,509 | 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 11 | - | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $1,751,572 | - | 1,012 | - | $1,730 | $1,751,572 | 1 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 12 | 6 | End of Watch | $1,702,048 | -57.5% | 1,551 | -819 | $1,097 | $36,374,223 | 4 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 13 | 7 | Trouble with the Curve | $1,555,388 | -59.4% | 1,812 | -1,191 | $858 | $32,773,497 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 8 | House at the End of the Street | $1,310,343 | -65.1% | 1,866 | -854 | $702 | $29,996,347 | 4 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | 9 | The Master | $813,379 | -56.3% | 682 | -182 | $1,192 | $13,910,287 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 16 | 15 | The Dark Knight Rises | $511,399 | -24.2% | 465 | -110 | $1,099 | $446,199,996 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 31 | Brave | $469,731 | +193.4% | 276 | +154 | $1,701 | $234,463,471 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 14 | English Vinglish | $437,949 | -41.2% | 88 | - | $4,976 | $1,405,758 | 2 | Eros Worldwide |
| 19 | 10 | Finding Nemo 2012 3D Release | $387,942 | -76.1% | 480 | -1,266 | $808 | $40,115,172 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 17 | Arbitrage | $343,260 | -46.7% | 194 | -50 | $1,769 | $6,653,149 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 21 | 12 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $240,285 | -79.3% | 349 | -1,012 | $688 | $41,752,411 | 5 | Screen Gems |
| 22 | 21 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $229,297 | -23.6% | 237 | -61 | $967 | $159,818,507 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | 40 | Searching for Sugar Man | $190,822 | +120.4% | 157 | +119 | $1,215 | $1,685,694 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 18 | The Possession | $161,024 | -74.2% | 369 | -452 | $436 | $48,732,048 | 7 | Lionsgate Films |
| 25 | 19 | The Bourne Legacy | $160,460 | -53.4% | 245 | -237 | $654 | $112,582,740 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 22 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $141,692 | -47.7% | 279 | -255 | $507 | $50,466,747 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | 13 | Won't Back Down | $138,709 | -86.3% | 513 | -2,004 | $270 | $5,098,692 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | - | The Thieves | $136,993 | - | 11 | - | $12,453 | $136,993 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 29 | 26 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $122,193 | -31% | 176 | -81 | $694 | $48,440,758 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | 23 | ParaNorman | $109,865 | -53.4% | 176 | -166 | $624 | $54,530,477 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 31 | 16 | Dredd | $107,349 | -83.4% | 155 | -676 | $692 | $13,157,045 | 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 32 | 33 | Samsara | $105,507 | -16.7% | 48 | -4 | $2,198 | $1,793,127 | 8 | Oscilloscope |
| 33 | 37 | The Paperboy | $96,111 | -6.4% | 49 | +38 | $1,961 | $236,901 | 2 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 34 | 32 | Ted | $95,655 | -34.8% | 145 | -42 | $659 | $218,511,800 | 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | 47 | Premium Rush | $90,957 | +77.1% | 163 | +86 | $558 | $20,122,305 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | 36 | To the Arctic 3D | $87,589 | -15% | 52 | - | $1,684 | $9,122,054 | 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 24 | Hope Springs | $87,170 | -59.1% | 215 | -224 | $405 | $63,434,842 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 38 | 38 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $86,625 | -14.6% | 122 | -33 | $710 | $216,366,733 | 19 | DreamWorks |
| 39 | - | Middle of Nowhere | $67,909 | - | 6 | - | $11,318 | $67,909 | 1 | - |
| 40 | 29 | The Expendables 2 | $65,968 | -60.6% | 146 | -167 | $451 | $84,501,958 | 9 | Lionsgate Films |
| 41 | 20 | Lawless | $59,746 | -81.7% | 287 | -324 | $208 | $37,156,199 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 42 | 41 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $55,809 | -34.4% | 17 | -1 | $3,282 | $438,837 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 43 | 35 | The Intouchables | $54,346 | -48.8% | 59 | -25 | $921 | $9,763,324 | 21 | The Weinstein Company |
| 44 | 34 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $50,848 | -58.8% | 73 | -72 | $696 | $262,030,663 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | 39 | Sleepwalk with Me | $48,564 | -48.4% | 58 | -42 | $837 | $2,120,449 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 46 | 27 | The Campaign | $44,265 | -74.8% | 101 | -202 | $438 | $86,382,828 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | 25 | The Oranges | $44,207 | -77.7% | 56 | -54 | $789 | $319,427 | 2 | ATO Pictures |
| 48 | 30 | Barfi! | $37,233 | -77.2% | 34 | -76 | $1,095 | $2,779,172 | 5 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 49 | 46 | Moonrise Kingdom | $35,673 | -35% | 56 | -36 | $637 | $45,451,321 | 21 | Focus Features |
| 50 | 48 | Hubble | $33,748 | -26.5% | 15 | +1 | $2,249 | $34,367,604 | 135 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | 53 | Born to Be Wild | $28,853 | -16.7% | 30 | -3 | $961 | $21,031,134 | 80 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | 67 | The Other Dream Team | $27,836 | +114.3% | 12 | +5 | $2,319 | $70,380 | 3 | The Film Arcade |
| 53 | - | Smashed | $26,943 | - | 4 | - | $6,735 | $26,943 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 54 | 49 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $25,255 | -38.6% | 36 | -15 | $701 | $11,152,266 | 16 | - |
| 55 | 63 | The House I Live In | $21,487 | +30.6% | 8 | +6 | $2,685 | $45,730 | 2 | Abramorama |
| 56 | 54 | Liberal Arts | $18,291 | -42.2% | 25 | -4 | $731 | $241,764 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 57 | 44 | Robot & Frank | $16,659 | -74.2% | 34 | -38 | $489 | $3,217,214 | 9 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 58 | 57 | Detropia | $16,200 | -44.6% | 11 | - | $1,472 | $253,500 | 6 | Loki Films |
| 59 | - | Least Among Saints | $15,774 | - | 3 | - | $5,258 | $15,774 | 1 | Brainstorm Media |
| 60 | 59 | To Rome with Love | $15,320 | -29.9% | 24 | +9 | $638 | $16,654,227 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 61 | - | The Big Picture 2012 Re-release | $13,760 | - | 2 | - | $6,880 | $13,760 | 1 | MPI Media Group |
| 62 | 52 | V/H/S | $12,333 | -66.1% | 18 | +2 | $685 | $65,130 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 63 | 86 | Ruby Sparks | $11,689 | +147.5% | 15 | +5 | $779 | $2,523,828 | 12 | - |
| 64 | 74 | Deep Sea | $11,484 | +24.2% | 2 | -2 | $5,742 | $45,021,907 | 346 | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | 79 | Keep the Lights On | $11,086 | +66.9% | 6 | +3 | $1,847 | $199,177 | 6 | Music Box Films |
| 66 | 56 | The Watch | $10,844 | -63.4% | 14 | -18 | $774 | $34,350,553 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | 69 | How to Survive a Plague | $10,779 | -10.3% | 9 | +2 | $1,197 | $94,003 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 68 | - | Special Forces | $10,759 | - | 5 | - | $2,151 | $10,759 | 1 | Entertainment One |
| 69 | 60 | Space Station 3D | $10,745 | -47.4% | 1 | - | $10,745 | $86,433,137 | 548 | IMAX |
| 70 | - | Simon & the Oaks | $9,964 | - | 1 | - | $9,964 | $9,964 | 1 | The Film Arcade |
| 71 | 58 | The Queen of Versailles | $9,205 | -61.5% | 17 | -14 | $541 | $2,358,102 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 72 | 76 | Wuthering Heights | $8,803 | -1.7% | 4 | +3 | $2,200 | $21,920 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 73 | 71 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $8,774 | -17.5% | 9 | -9 | $974 | $46,363,980 | 24 | - |
| 74 | 51 | Thaandavam | $8,223 | -78.3% | 3 | -18 | $2,741 | $206,025 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 75 | 110 | Trade of Innocents | $7,740 | +1,216.3% | 3 | +2 | $2,580 | $8,755 | 2 | Monterey Media |
| 76 | 84 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | $6,252 | +16% | 15 | - | $416 | $3,077,622 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 77 | 77 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $6,208 | -17.8% | 18 | -6 | $344 | $4,007,792 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 78 | - | Little White Lies | $5,711 | - | - | - | - | $199,613 | 8 | MPI Media Group |
| 79 | 80 | Under the Sea 3D | $5,562 | -15.2% | 5 | - | $1,112 | $30,960,629 | 192 | Warner Bros. |
| 80 | 88 | Farewell, My Queen | $5,461 | +34.1% | 8 | - | $682 | $1,341,601 | 14 | Cohen Media Group |
| 81 | 83 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $5,080 | -11.5% | 5 | -2 | $1,016 | $111,205 | 8 | Screen Media Films |
| 82 | - | Gayby | $4,792 | - | 1 | - | $4,792 | $4,792 | 1 | The Film Collaborative |
| 83 | - | Tristana | $4,754 | - | 1 | - | $4,754 | $4,754 | 1 | Cohen Media Group |
| 84 | - | War of the Buttons | $4,737 | - | 5 | - | $947 | $4,737 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 85 | 65 | Chicken with Plums | $4,452 | -68.3% | 11 | -13 | $404 | $213,002 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | 81 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $4,252 | -31.3% | 3 | -3 | $1,417 | $325,039 | 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 87 | 64 | Sister | $4,083 | -73.5% | 2 | -1 | $2,041 | $27,867 | 2 | Adopt Films |
| 88 | 55 | Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare | $3,830 | -87.6% | 6 | -6 | $638 | $47,758 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 89 | 68 | Killer Joe | $3,805 | -69.4% | 13 | -12 | $292 | $1,987,762 | 12 | LD Entertainment |
| 90 | - | Entre les Bras | $3,692 | - | 5 | - | $738 | $31,882 | 5 | The Cinema Guild |
| 91 | 109 | The Iran Job | $3,350 | +396.3% | 1 | - | $3,350 | $9,656 | 3 | Film Movement |
| 92 | - | Photographic Memory | $3,006 | - | 2 | - | $1,503 | $3,006 | 1 | First Run |
| 93 | 93 | The Revisionaries | $2,687 | +3% | 2 | +1 | $1,343 | $6,847 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 94 | 82 | Two Days in New York | $2,581 | -58.2% | 5 | -9 | $516 | $615,543 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | 98 | Bel Borba Aqui | $2,455 | +31.4% | 1 | - | $2,455 | $6,088 | 2 | - |
| 96 | - | Split: A Deeper Divide | $2,338 | - | 1 | - | $2,338 | $2,338 | 1 | Feature Presentations Releasing |
| 97 | 78 | Wake in Fright 2012 Re-release | $2,079 | -69.3% | 3 | +2 | $693 | $15,518 | 2 | Drafthouse Films |
| 98 | 104 | Unforgivable | $2,047 | +60.7% | 2 | +1 | $1,023 | $150,447 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 99 | 95 | Compliance | $1,555 | -28.3% | 5 | -2 | $311 | $311,935 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | 97 | Grand Illusion | $1,070 | -44.8% | 1 | -1 | $1,070 | $164,513 | 23 | Rialto Pictures |
| 101 | 106 | Red Hook Summer | $1,030 | +8.5% | 3 | - | $343 | $334,659 | 10 | Variance Films |
| 102 | - | Husbands in Goa | $1,010 | - | 2 | - | $505 | $8,585 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 103 | 99 | Toys in the Attic 2012 Re-release | $823 | -55.2% | 5 | +1 | $164 | $64,918 | 6 | Hannover House |
| 104 | - | 5 Broken Cameras | $741 | - | 1 | - | $741 | $73,196 | 20 | Kino Lorber |
| 105 | - | Girl Model | $645 | - | 1 | - | $645 | $19,914 | 6 | First Run |
| 106 | 73 | Vulgaria | $638 | -93.7% | 1 | -8 | $638 | $58,716 | 3 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 107 | 92 | Head Games | $630 | -76.7% | 2 | -3 | $315 | $11,236 | 4 | Variance Films |
| 108 | - | Nobody Else But You | $611 | - | 1 | - | $611 | $42,580 | 23 | First Run |
| 109 | 100 | Now, Forager | $453 | -70.6% | 2 | +1 | $226 | $4,509 | 2 | Argot Pictures |
| 110 | 90 | Neil Young Journeys | $453 | -87.6% | 2 | -3 | $226 | $214,588 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 111 | - | The Girlfriends | $386 | - | 1 | - | $386 | $63,178 | 122 | The Film Desk |
| 112 | - | Bringing Up Bobby | $355 | - | 2 | - | $177 | $1,628 | 3 | Monterey Media |
| 113 | - | Galapagos | $321 | - | 1 | - | $321 | $18,096,690 | 677 | IMAX |
| 114 | - | Breathing | $316 | - | 2 | - | $158 | $3,342 | 7 | Kino Lorber |
| 115 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $262 | - | 1 | - | $262 | $34,120,584 | 369 | IMAX |
| 116 | 87 | Hellbound? | $224 | -94.6% | 1 | -4 | $224 | $19,105 | 4 | Area 23a |
| 117 | 112 | Radio Unnameable | $68 | -29.2% | 1 | - | $68 | $18,424 | 4 | Kino Lorber |
