#1 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 from Sony/Columbia opened at #1 with a gross of $34 million in 4,001 theaters. Budget was $78 million.
#2 Prisoners from Warner Bros. fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $10.9 million (-47.8%) in 3,290 theaters (+30). Total gross to date is $38.5 million. Budget was $46 million.
#3 Rush from Universal rose from #38 to #3 with a gross of $10 million (+5,247.3%) in 2,297 theaters (+2,292). Total gross to date is $10.3 million. Budget was $38 million.
#4 Baggage Claim from Fox Searchlight opened at #4 with a gross of $9 million in 2,027 theaters. Budget was unknown.
#5 Don Jon from Relativity opened at #5 with a gross of $8.7 million in 2,422 theaters. Budget was $6 million.
#6 Insidious Chapter 2 from FilmDistrict fell from #2 to #6 with a gross of $6.7 million (-52.5%) in 3,120 theaters (-35). Total gross to date is $69.3 million. Budget was $5 million.
#7 The Family from Relativity fell from #3 to #7 with a gross of $3.7 million (-46.7%) in 2,894 theaters (-197). Total gross to date is $31.8 million. Budget was $30 million.
#8 Instructions Not Included from Lionsgate fell from #4 to #8 with a gross of $3.5 million (-35.8%) in 948 theaters (-30). Total gross to date is $38.7 million. Budget was unknown.
#9 We’re The Millers from Warner Bros. fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $2.8 million (-38.4%) in 2,405 theaters (-598). Total gross to date is $142.4 million. Budget was $37 million.
#10 Lee Daniels’ The Butler from Weinstein Company fell from #7 to #10 with a gross of $2.4 million (-42.7%) in 2,062 theaters (-869). Total gross to date is $110.3 million. Budget was $30 million.
#11 Enough Said from Fox Searchlight rose from #33 to #11 with a gross of $2.1 million (+801.6%) in 227 theaters (+223). Total gross to date is $2.5 million. Budget was unknown.
#12 Battle of the Year from Sony/Screen Gems fell from #5 to #12 with a gross of $2 million (-56%) in 2,008 theaters. Total gross to date is $7.5 million. Budget was $20 million.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $95.7 million.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo
2 replies on “Weekend Box Office: Sep 27-Sep 29”
My picks for the weekend of October 4 -6, 2013:
1. Gravity
2. Meatballs
3. Runner
4. Prisoners
5. Rush
And my indie arthouse pick is: Bad Milo
Mrs. Beast’s picks for the weekend of October 4 – 6, 2013:
1. Gravity
2. Cloudy W/A Chance Of Meatballs 2
3. Runner Runner
4. Prisoners
5. Rush
Yes, we have the same picks this week and no, we didn’t arrange it.