#1 Riddick from Universal opened at #1 with a gross of $19 million in 3,107 theaters. Budget was $38 million.
#2 Lee Daniels’ The Butler from Weinstein Company held at #2 with a gross of $8.4 million (-43.5%) in 3,330 theaters. Total gross to date is $91.4 million. Budget was $30 million.
#3 Instructions Not Included from Lionsgate rose from #4 to #3 with a gross of $8.1 million (+3.9%) in 717 theaters (+369). Total gross to date is $20.4 million. Budget was unknown.
#4 We’re The Millers from Warner Bros. fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $7.7 million (-39.5%) in 3,445 theaters. Total gross to date is $123.6 million. Budget was $37 million.
#5 Planes from Buena Vista held at #5 with a gross of $4.1 million (-46.8%) in 3,033 theaters (-226). Total gross to date is $79.1 million. Budget was $50 million.
#6 One Direction: This is Us from TriStar fell from #1 to #6 with a gross of $4 million (-74.4%) in 2,735 theaters. Total gross to date is $23.9 million. Budget was $10 million.
#7 Elysium from TriStar fell from #6 to #7 with a gross of $3.1 million (-51.2%) in 2,241 theaters (-298). Total gross to date is $85.1 million. Budget was $115 million.
#8 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters from 20th Century Fox rose from #10 to #8 with a gross of $2.4 million (-45.9%) in 2,045 theaters (-348). Total gross to date is $59.8 million. Budget was $90 million.
#9 Blue Jasmine from 20th Century Fox rose from #12 to #9 with a gross of $2.34 million (-41.1%) in 1,069 theaters (-110). Total gross to date is $25.1 million. Budget was unknown.
#10 The World’s End from Focus Features fell from #8 to #10 with a gross of $2.31 million (-45.9%) in 1,520 theaters (-33). Total gross to date is $21.8 million. Budget was $20 million.
#11 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones from Sony/ScreenGems fell from #7 to #11 with a gross of $2.2 million (-59.7%) in 2,519 theaters (-599). Total gross to date is $27.9 million. Budget was $60 million.
#12 Getaway from Warner Bros. fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $2.19 million (-51.3%) in 2,135 theaters (+5). Total gross to date is $8.8 million. Budget was $18 million.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $66.1 million.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo
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My picks for the weekend of September 13 – 15, 2013:
1. Insidious
2. Riddick
3. Family
4. Butler
5. Millers
And my indie arthouse pick is: Jayne Mansfield’s Car.
Mrs. Beast’s picks for the weekend of September 13 – 15, 2013:
1. The Family
2. Insidious 2
3. Riddick
4. Butler
5. Instructions Not Included