Variety reports the top movies, in terms of box office take, for the we of 5-11 October 2012. Liam Neeson’s action-thriller sequel Taken 2 opened at the top of the charts. Hotel Transylvania slipped from #1 to #2, chewing up $35.2 million, for a two-week total of $84.9 million. Time-traveling crime thriller Looper fell from #2 to #4, returning $17.0 million, for a two-week total of $45.1 million. The new Tim Burton-animated Disney release Frankenweenie opened at #5, reanimating $15.0 million. House at the End of the Street fell from #5 to #8, killing $4.9 million, for a three-week total of $28.7 million. The Master held steady at #9, clearing $2.6 million, for a four-week total of $13.1 million. Finding Nemo 3D fell from #7 to #10, swimming up $2.3 million, for a four-week total of $39.7 million.

Resident Evil: Retribution fell from #8 to #12, grossing $1.7 million, for a four-week total of $41.5 million. Dredd 3D fell from #11 to #14, judging $1.0 million, for a three-week total of $13.0 million. The Dark Knight Rises rose from #16 to #15, raising $1.0 million, for a twelve-week total of $445.7 million. The Possession fell from #12 to #18, collecting $800 thousand, for a six-week total of $48.6 million. Ice Age: Continental Drift drifted up from #22 to #21, melting $400 thousand, for a thirteen-week total of $159.6 million. The Odd Life of Timothy Green fell from #19 to #22, growing $400 thousand, for an eight-week total of $50.3 million. ParaNorman fell from #18 to #23, spooking up $300 thousand, for an eight-week total of $54.4 million.