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Vin Diesel‘s Riddick topped the domestic box office as the fall season got underway, grossing a solid $18.7 million. The film was expected to open north of $20 million, but missed that estimate. The first film in the series, Pitch Black, opened to $11.6 million in February 2000, while The Chronicles of Riddick debuted to notably more in June 2004, earning $24.3 million in its debut.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, September 8, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Riddick | Universal | $18,673,070 | 3,107 | 6,010 | $18,673,070 |
| 2 | Lee Daniels’ The Butler | The Weinstein Company | $8,900,000 | 3,330 | 2,672 | $91,901,377 |
| 3 | Instructions Not Included | Lionsgate | $8,100,000 | 717 | 11,297 | $20,311,604 |
| 4 | We’re The Millers | Warner Bros. | $7,925,000 | 3,445 | 2,300 | $123,843,904 |
| 5 | Planes | Disney | $4,274,000 | 3,033 | 1,409 | $79,279,000 |
| 6 | One Direction: This Is Us | Sony | $4,100,000 | 2,735 | 1,499 | $23,990,510 |
| 7 | Elysium | Sony | $3,100,000 | 2,241 | 1,383 | $85,077,267 |
| 8 | Blue Jasmine | Sony Pictures Classics | $2,688,310 | 1,069 | 2,514 | $25,449,196 |
| 9 | Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters | 20th Century Fox | $2,500,000 | 2,045 | 1,222 | $59,847,766 |
| 10 | World’s End, The | Focus Features | $2,301,784 | 1,520 | 1,514 | $21,736,774 |
| 11 | Mortal Instruments | Sony | $2,200,000 | 2,519 | 873 | $27,844,204 |
| 12 | Getaway | Warner Bros. | $2,185,000 | 2,135 | 1,023 | $8,673,679 |
