#1 The Lion King 3D from Buena Vista holds at #1 with a weekend gross of $21.9 million (-27.3%) in 2330 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $61.4 million. Budget is unknown.
#2 Moneyball from Sony debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $19.5 million in 2993 theaters. Budget was $50 million.
#3 Dolphin Tale from Warner Brothers debuts at #3 with an opening weekend gross of $19.1 million in 3507 theaters. Budget was $37 million.
#4 Abduction from Lionsgate debuts at #4 with an opening weekend gross of $10.9 million in 3118 theaters. Budget was $35 million.
#5 Killer Elite from Open Road Films debuts at #5 with an opening weekend gross of $9.3 million in 2986 theaters. Budget was $70 million.
#6 Contagion from Warner Brothers drops from #2 to #6 with a weekend gross of $8.4 million (-41.9%) in 3136 theaters (-86). Total gross to date is $57.0 million. Budget was $60 million.
Rounding out the top 12 are:
#7 Drive (2011) drops from #3 to #7 with a weekend gross of $5.7 million (-49.2%) in 2904 theaters (+18). Total gross to date is $21.4 million. Budget was $15 million.
#8 The Help drops from #4 to #8 with a weekend gross of $4.3 million (-32.9%) in 2695 theaters (-319). Total gross to date is $154.4 million. Budget was $25 million.
#9 Straw Dogs (2011) drops from #5 to #9 with a weekend gross of $2.0 million (-60.0%) in 2408 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $8.8 million. Budget was $25 million.
#10 I Don’t Know How She Does It drops from #6 to #10 with a weekend gross of $2.0 million (-54.5%) in 2490 theaters (+14). Total gross to date is $7.9 million. Budget was $24 million.
#11 The Debt drops from #7 to #11 with a weekend gross of $1.2 million (-57.2%) in 1067 theaters (-764). Total gross to date is $28.9 million. Budget was $20 million.
#12 Rise of the Planet of the Apes drops from #9 to #12 with a weekend gross of $1.1 million (-56.3%) in 1178 theaters (-1162). Total gross to date is $173.6 million. Budget was $93 million.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $105.9 million (+22.8%).
New movies debuting in wide release this weekend are 50/50, Courageous, Dream House and What’s Your Number?.
A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo
8 replies on “Weekend Box Office: September 23 – 25”
I’d just like to lament that the stupid cartoon lion kept us from seeing the first 25s of the week. Stupid, stupid lion!
oh, and by “week” I meant “season.”
Hear him roar! On the up-side, this is supposed to be a 2 week-only engagement for the Lion King.
This week will return us to uncertainty.
Moviefone shows Lion King playing this weekend at my local theaters.
My understanding is that Lion King 3D has been extended a week and might be extended more if it continues to make decent bank.
I blame Taylor Lautner.
Once again with the early picks, it’s me.
My picks for the weekend of September 30 – October 2, 2011:
1. Dream House
2. Dolphin Tale
3. 50/50
4. What’s Your Number?
5. Moneyball
And may the money fly…
I don’t think that will make a difference on my predictions. Lion King was only making money because of its limited engagement.