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Box office revenues soared 58 percent over a year ago thanks to a handful of films that overperformed, led by Liam Neeson action pic Taken 2 and Ben Affleck’s critical darling Argo.
Taken 2 grossed $22.5 million from 3,706 theaters in its second weekend to stay at No. 1. An unqualified hit, the pic has now earned $86.8 million domestically and $132.8 million internationally for a worldwide total of $219.6 million — just shy of the $226.8 million earned by the first Taken in its entire run.
The top 12 films according to data collected Sunday, October 14, follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Taken 2 | 20th Century Fox | $22,500,000 | 3,706 | 6,071 | $86,758,852 |
| 2 | Argo | Warner Bros. | $20,120,000 | 3,232 | 6,225 | $20,120,000 |
| 3 | Sinister | Lionsgate | $18,250,000 | 2,527 | 7,222 | $18,250,000 |
| 4 | Hotel Transylvania | Sony | $17,300,000 | 3,375 | 5,125 | $102,192,617 |
| 5 | Here Comes The Boom | Sony | $12,000,000 | 3,014 | 3,981 | $12,000,000 |
| 6 | Pitch Perfect | Universal | $9,336,450 | 2,787 | 3,350 | $36,084,913 |
| 7 | Frankenweenie | Disney | $7,014,000 | 3,005 | 2,334 | $22,035,000 |
| 8 | Looper | Sony | $6,300,000 | 2,605 | 2,418 | $51,442,425 |
| 9 | Seven Psychopaths | CBS Films | $4,275,000 | 1,480 | 2,888 | $4,275,000 |
| 10 | Perks Of Being A Wallflower, The | Lionsgate | $2,166,000 | 726 | 2,983 | $6,151,445 |
| 11 | End Of Watch | Open Road | $1,703,048 | 1,551 | 1,098 | $36,375,223 |
| 12 | Atlas Shrugged Part 2 | Atlas Distribution Company | $1,700,000 | 1,012 | 1,679 | $1,700,000 |
