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‘Resident Evil’ Climbs to Top of the Box Office

Resident EvilZombies ruled at the box office as Sony’s Resident Evil: Retribution fought its way to the top of the pack. Retribution, the fifth installment in the Resident Evil franchise starring Milla Jovovich, took in an estimated $21.1 million at 3,012 locations. The R-rated movie checked in ahead of the weekend’s other new wide Hollywood release, Disney’s 3D reissue of Pixar’s G-rated Finding Nemo, which collected $17.5 million in 2,904 theaters.

The top 12 films as per data collected on Sunday, September 16th are as follows:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1Resident Evil: RetributionSony$21,100,0003,0127,005$21,100,000
2Finding NemoDisney$17,504,0002,9046,027$17,504,000
3Possession, TheLionsgate$5,800,0002,8602,027$41,167,112
4LawlessThe Weinstein Company$4,219,0003,0631,377$30,140,754
5ParaNormanFocus Features$3,039,4642,3261,306$49,335,710
6Expendables 2, TheLionsgate$3,030,0002,8961,046$80,289,979
7Words, TheCBS Films$2,880,0002,8011,028$9,159,885
8Bourne Legacy, TheUniversal$2,875,2502,1701,325$107,816,910
9Odd Life Of Timothy Green, TheDisney$2,511,0002,4151,039$46,284,000
10Campaign, TheWarner Bros.$2,405,0002,0021,201$82,857,156
11Dark Knight Rises, TheWarner Bros.$2,140,0001,5811,353$441,010,629
12ArbitrageRoadside Attractions$2,069,77019710,506$2,069,770

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