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“Possession” Beats Expectations To Win Box Office

PossessionThe Possession,” the new horror film from director Sam Raimi,  scared up a winning weekend at the domestic box office, where it’s poised to capture one of the top Labor Day openings of all time. The film took in an estimated $17.7 million, as of Sunday.

The top 12 films as of data collected on Sunday, September 2 are as follows:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1Possession, TheLionsgate$17,725,0002,8166,294$17,725,000
2LawlessThe Weinstein Company$9,674,0002,8883,349$11,816,447
3Expendables 2, TheLionsgate$8,800,0003,3342,639$66,158,905
4Bourne Legacy, TheUniversal$7,248,2653,1312,315$96,246,705
5ParaNormanFocus Features$6,550,7353,0852,123$38,024,979
6Odd Life Of Timothy Green, TheDisney$6,055,0002,6352,297$35,933,000
7Dark Knight Rises, TheWarner Bros.$5,880,0002,1872,688$431,195,743
8Campaign, TheWarner Bros.$5,445,0002,9411,851$73,021,610
92016 Obama’s AmericaRocky Mountain Pictures$5,103,3821,7472,921$18,270,412
10Hope SpringsSony$4,700,0002,4411,925$52,056,507
11Premium RushSony$3,900,0002,2551,729$12,255,197
12Hit And RunOpen Road$2,611,4642,870909$9,980,854

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