Topping the weekend box office with an estimated $50 million, Taken 2 [TAKE2] more than doubled up on the opening of the 2009 original. The debut is the third highest ever in October and the best for a PG-13 rated film. The crowd-pleasing action sequel attracted a broad audience that was 52% male and 56% over the age of 25.
Hotel Transylvania [HTRNS] was bumped to second place with $26.3 million, a 38% decline from its debut. The animated comedy has earned $76.0 million.
Expanding wide after a week in limited release, Pitch Perfect [PTCPF] jumped up to third place with $14.7 million. With a turnout that was 80% female, the a capella comedy has banked $21.6 million in 10 days.
The stop-motion animated Frankenweenie [FRNKW] opened in fifth place with $11.5 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | TAKEN 2 | $50,000,000 | $50,000,000 |
| 2 | HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA | $26,300,000 | $76,000,000 |
| 3 | PITCH PERFECT | $14,736,400 | $21,582,608 |
| 4 | LOOPER | $12,200,000 | $40,300,000 |
| 5 | FRANKENWEENIE | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 |
| 6 | END OF WATCH | $4,000,000 | $32,845,946 |
| 7 | TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE | $3,870,000 | $29,760,000 |
| 8 | HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET | $3,698,000 | $27,531,144 |
| 9 | THE MASTER | $1,840,000 | $12,315,329 |
| 10 | FINDING NEMO 3D | $1,555,000 | $38,969,000 |
| 11 | THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER | $1,525,000 | $3,300,000 |
| 12 | RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION | $1,150,000 | $41,000,000 |
Tag(s): TAKE2, HTRNS, PTCPF, FRNKW