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Weekend Box Office: Aug 23-Aug 25

#1 Lee Daniels’ The Butler from Weinstein Company held at #1 with a gross of $16.5 million (-33%) in 3,110 theaters (+177).  Total gross to date is $51.8 million.  Budget was $30 million.

#2 We’re The Millers from Warner Bros. held at #2 with a gross of $13 million (-27.4%) in 3,445 theaters (+120).  Total gross to date is $91.3 million.  Budget was $37 million.

#3 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones from Sony/ScreenGems opened at #3 with a gross of $9.3 million in 3,118 theaters.  Total gross to date is $14.1 million.  Budget was $60 million.

#4 The World’s End from Focus Features opened at #4 with a gross of $8.8 million in 1,551 theaters.  Budget was $20 million.

#5 Planes from Buena Vista fell from #4 to #5 with a gross of $8.6 million (-36%) in 3,378 theaters (-338).  Total gross to date is $59.6 million.  Budget was $50 million.

#6 You’re Next from Lionsgate opened at #6 with a gross of $7 million in 2,437 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#7 Elysium from TriStar fell from #3 to #7 with a gross of $6.9 million (-49.4%) in 2,913 theaters (-371).  Total gross to date is $68.9 million.  Budget was $115 million.

#8 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters from 20th Century Fox fell from #6 to #8 with a gross of $5.3 million (-39.7%) in 2,730 theaters (-350).  Total gross to date is $48.4 million.  Budget was $90 million.

#9 Kick-Ass 2 from Universal fell from #5 to #9 with a gross of $4.4 million (-67.2%) in 2,945 theaters (+5).  Total gross to date is $22.5 million.  Budget was $28 million.

#10 Blue Jasmine from 20th Century Fox rose from #14 to #10 with a gross of $4 million (+73.4%) in 1,283 theaters (+1,054).  Total gross to date is $14.5 million.  Budget was unknown.

#11 2 Guns from Universal fell from #8 to #11 with a gross of $3.4 million (-42.1%) in 1,841 theaters (-630).  Total gross to date is $65.4 million.  Budget was $61 million.

#12 Jobs from Open Road Films fell from #7 to #12 with a gross of $2.9 million (-57.3%) in 2,381 theaters.  Total gross to date is $12 million.  Budget was $12 million.

 

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $90 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

 

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