Domestic Box Office For October 2012
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| 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 | Pitch Perfect | $65,001,093 | 2,787 | $5,149,433 | 7.9% | 335 | Oct 5 | Feb 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $53,885,000 | 3,412 | $29,003,866 | 53.8% | 3,412 | Oct 19 | Jan 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Sinister | $48,086,903 | 2,542 | $18,007,634 | 37.4% | 2,527 | Oct 12 | Jan 3 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Here Comes the Boom | $45,290,318 | 3,014 | $11,816,596 | 26.1% | 3,014 | Oct 12 | Feb 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Frankenweenie | $35,291,068 | 3,005 | $11,412,213 | 32.3% | 3,005 | Oct 5 | Feb 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Cloud Atlas | $27,108,272 | 2,023 | $9,612,247 | 35.5% | 2,008 | Oct 26 | Jan 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Alex Cross | $25,888,412 | 2,541 | $11,396,768 | 44% | 2,539 | Oct 19 | Jan 3 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $17,742,948 | 745 | $228,359 | 1.3% | 4 | Oct 12 | Feb 7 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Silent Hill: Revelation | $17,529,157 | 2,933 | $8,023,036 | 45.8% | 2,933 | Oct 26 | Dec 16 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 12 | Seven Psychopaths | $15,024,049 | 1,480 | $4,174,915 | 27.8% | 1,480 | Oct 12 | Dec 20 | CBS Films |
| 13 | Fun Size | $9,409,538 | 3,016 | $4,101,017 | 43.6% | 3,014 | Oct 26 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Chasing Mavericks | $6,002,756 | 2,030 | $2,268,274 | 37.8% | 2,002 | Oct 26 | Jan 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | $3,336,053 | 1,012 | $1,751,572 | 52.5% | 1,012 | Oct 12 | Nov 29 | Atlas Distribution Company |
