October Box Office Gallop

Two animated features hang onto their Top Ten rankings, one more strongly than the other.

1. Paranormal Activity 4 (Paramount) NEW [3,412 Runs] R Friday $15.0M, Weekend $34.0M

2. Argo (Warner Bros) Week 2 [3,247 Runs] R Friday $5.5M (-8%), Weekend $19.0M, Cume $45.5M

3. Alex Cross (Summit/Lionsgate) NEW [2,539 Runs] PG13 Friday $4.5M, Weekend $13.0M

4. Taken 2 (Fox) Week 3 [3,489 Runs] PG13 Friday $4.3M, Weekend $13.5M, Cume $106.1M

5. Hotel Transylvania (Sony) Week 4 [3,384 Runs] PG Friday $3.8M, Weekend $15.5M, Cume $123.0M

6. Sinister (Summit/Lionsgate) Week 2 [2,542 Runs] R Friday $3.1M (-58%), Weekend $8.7M, Cume $31.6M

7. Here Comes The Boom (Sony) Week 2 [3,014 Runs] PG Friday $2.8M (-22%), Weekend $9.5M, Cume $24.2M

8. Pitch Perfect (Universal) Week 4 [2,660 Runs] PG13 Friday $2.3M, Weekend $7.0M, Cume $45.8M

9. Frankenweenie (Disney) Week 3 [2,362 Runs] PG Friday $1.4M, Weekend $5.5M, Cume $29.4M

10. Looper (FilmDistrict/Sony) Week 4 [2,223 Runs] R Friday $1.2M, Weekend $4.2M, Cume $57.8M

Wreck=It Ralph, the next major animated release, will roll onto the scene November 2. Expect HT to take a hit at that time.