Domestic Box Office For October 2010
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackass 3D | $117,229,692 | 3,139 | $50,353,641 | 43% | 3,081 | Oct 15 | Jan 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | The Social Network | $96,962,694 | 2,921 | $22,445,653 | 23.1% | 2,771 | Oct 1 | Mar 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Red | $90,380,162 | 3,349 | $21,761,408 | 24.1% | 3,255 | Oct 15 | Feb 3 | Summit Entertainment |
| 4 | Paranormal Activity 2 | $84,752,907 | 3,239 | $40,678,424 | 48% | 3,216 | Oct 22 | Jan 20 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Secretariat | $59,713,955 | 3,108 | $12,694,770 | 21.3% | 3,072 | Oct 8 | Feb 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Life as We Know It | $53,374,681 | 3,150 | $14,506,464 | 27.2% | 3,150 | Oct 8 | Jan 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Saw 3D | $45,710,178 | 2,808 | $22,530,123 | 49.3% | 2,808 | Oct 29 | Dec 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Hereafter | $32,746,941 | 2,424 | $220,322 | 0.7% | 6 | Oct 22 | Jan 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | My Soul to Take | $14,744,435 | 2,572 | $6,842,220 | 46.4% | 2,572 | Oct 8 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Case 39 | $13,261,851 | 2,212 | $5,350,570 | 40.3% | 2,211 | Oct 1 | Nov 18 | Paramount Vantage |
| 11 | Let Me In | $12,134,935 | 2,042 | $5,147,479 | 42.4% | 2,020 | Oct 1 | Dec 9 | Overture Films |
| 12 | It's Kind of a Funny Story | $6,363,628 | 757 | $2,013,406 | 31.6% | 742 | Oct 8 | Nov 25 | Focus Features |
