Weekend Box Office Results: 'Paranormal Activity 4' Spooks Up $30.2 Million

"Paranormal Activity 4" scared up $30.2 million at the U.S. box office this weekend.

Box Office Results: Paranormal Activity Leads Tally

Although the horror flick topped the box office tally, it was the lowest opening in the franchise since the original debuted to $19 million in 2009.

On this same weekend last year, "Paranormal Activity 3" opened with $52.6 million, while "Paranormal Activity 2" debuted to $40.7 million in 2010.

This year's opening is still solid considering the film's reported $5 million budget.

Taking the second spot this weekend was Ben Affleck's political thriller "Argo" with $16.6 million, falling very slim 15% from last weekend.

Meanwhile, animated movie "Hotel Transylvania" also held up well at No. 3 with $13.5 million, pushing its domestic earnings to $119 million.

Check out the top 10 movies at the North American box office below:
 

TW	LW	Title (click to view)		Weekend Gross					Total Gross	Budget* (in million)	Week #
1	N	Paranormal Activity 4		$30,200,000					$30,200,000	$5	1
2	2	Argo		$16,625,000					$43,191,000	$44.5	2
3	4	Hotel Transylvania		$13,500,000					$119,000,000	$85	4
4	1	Taken 2		$13,400,000					$105,971,000	$45	3
5	N	Alex Cross		$11,750,000					$11,750,000	$35	1
6	3	Sinister		$9,030,000					$31,950,000	$3	2
7	5	Here Comes the Boom		$8,500,000					$23,200,000	-	2
8	6	Pitch Perfect		$7,009,000					$45,769,000	$17	4
9	7	Frankenweenie		$4,434,000					$28,343,000	$39	3
10	8	Looper		$4,200,000					$57,800,000	$30	4

Data courtesy of Box Office Mojo FULL STORY...

Box Office Results: 'The Possession' Tops Labor Day Weekend

Box Office Results For Labor Day Weekend

"The Possession" took the number 1 spot at the North American box office during the Labor Day weekend.

According to estimates, the Sam Raimi-produced horror movie raked in $17.7 million from Friday to Sunday, giving Lionsgate three straight weekends of box office supremacy.

In second place was John Hillcoat's Prohibition-era drama "Lawless," grossing $9.67 million in ticket sales.

Meanwhile, the third spot was occupied by the 2-week box office winner "The Expendables," which earned $8.8 million.

Check out below the Top 10 movies this weekend:

1. "The Possession" (LGF) Week 1, Weekend: $17.725 million
2. "Lawless" (Wein.) Week 1, Weekend: $9.674 million
3. "The Expendables" (LGF) Week 3, Weekend: $8.800 million, Total: $66.159 million
4.  "The Bourne Legacy" (Uni.) Week 4, Weekend: $7.248 million, Total: $96.247 million
5. "ParaNorman" (Focus) Week 3, Weekend: $6.551 million, Total: $38.025 million
6. "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" (BV) Week 3, Weekend: $6.055 million, Total: $35.900 million
7. "The Dark Knight Rises" (WB) Week 7, Weekend: $5.880 million, Total: $431.196 million
8. "The Campaign" (WB) Week 4, Weekend: $5.445 million, Total: $73.022 million
9. "2016 Obama's America" (RM) Week 8, Weekend: $5.103 million, Total: $18.203 million
10. "Hope Springs" (Sony) Week 4, Weekend: $4.700 million, Total: $52.057 million FULL STORY...

Box Office Results: 'Expendables 2' Still Reigns With $13 Million

Box Office Results

"The Expendables 2" remained at the top spot of the box office race this weekend.

Based on estimates, the star-studded action flick raked in $13 million in North America on its second week, leading a weak box office week.

Now on its third week, "The Bourne Legacy" took the second spot with $9.5 million, followed by the 2-week old "ParaNorman" with $8.7 million.

Check out the latest box office results below:

1. The Expendables 2 (Millenium/Lionsgate) Week 2, Weekend $13.0M, Total $53.8M
2. The Bourne Legacy (Universal) Week 3, Weekend $9.5M, Total  $85.6M
3. ParaNorman (Focus Features) Week 2, Weekend $8.7M, Total $29.3M
4. The Dark Knight Rises (Legendary/WB) Week 6, Weekend $7.3M, Total $422.3M
5. Odd Life Of Timothy Green (Disney) Week 2, Weekend $7.2M, Total $27.1M
6. Premium Rush (Sony) Week 1, Weekend $6.5M
7. The Campaign (Warner Bros) Week 3, Weekend $6.5M, Total $62.6M
8. 2016 Obama’s America (Rocky Mountain) Week 1, Weekend $6.4M, Total $9.2M
9. Hope Springs (Sony) Week 3, Weekend $5.7M, Total $44.8M
10. Hit And Run (Open Road) Week 1, Weekend $4.3M, Total $5.5M
12. The Apparition (Dark Castle/WB) Week 1, Weekend $3.0M FULL STORY...

Weekend Box Office Results: 'Expendables 2' Knocks Out Competition

Weekend Box Office Results:

"The Expendables 2" debuted at number 1 this weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. The star-studded action movie raked in $28.75 million.

"The Bourne Legacy," which took the top spot last weekend, is now second with $17.02 million while 3D stop-motion movie "ParaNorman" earned $14 million landing on the third place.

Coming in fourth is the comedy flick "The Campaign," grossing 13.38 million. Musical drama "Sparkle" is fifth with $12 million.

Check out below the Top 10 movies this weekend based on Box Office Mojo's report:

TW	LW	Title	Studio	Weekend Gross					Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	N	The Expendables 2	LGF	$28,750,000					$28,750,000	-	1
2	1	The Bourne Legacy	Uni.	$17,020,000					$69,581,000	$125	2
3	N	ParaNorman	Focus	$14,008,000					$14,008,000	-	1
4	2	The Campaign	WB	$13,385,000					$51,694,000	-	2
5	N	Sparkle (2012)	TriS	$12,000,000					$12,000,000	$14	1
6	3	The Dark Knight Rises	WB	$11,140,000					$409,916,000	$250	5
7	N	The Odd Life of Timothy Green	BV	$10,909,000					$15,187,000	-	1
8	4	Hope Springs	Sony	$9,100,000					$35,051,000	-	2
9	6	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Fox	$3,850,000					$38,762,000	$22	3
10	5	Total Recall (2012)	Sony	$3,500,000					$51,782,000	$125	3

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Box Office Results: 'Dark Knight Rises' Headed For Record $160m Opening Amid Tragedy

Box Office Results: Batman Movie Performs Strongly

Box office reports will not be released by Hollywood studios until Monday out of respect for the victims of the horrific Colorado shooting.

But estimates say "The Dark Knight Rises" is set for a record $160 million 3-day opening in the U.S., surpassing "The Dark Knight's" P158.4 million in 2008 and taking the title for the most successful debut in 2D movie history. This is if traffic won't drop off dramatically on Sunday.

Citing "insiders with access to theaters," HollywoodReporter reports that the new Batman movie "easily topped the Friday box office with a gross in the $76 million to $77 million range -- the third best opening Friday of all time after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ($91.1 million) and The Avengers ($80.8 million)," which were both shown in 3D.

Warner Brothers announced Friday that it would forgo the usual revenue reports until Monday out of respect for the victims and their families in the shooting that killed 12 and wounded 58 at the screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" earlier in the day.  On Saturday, studios Sony, Fox, Disney, Universal, Fox and Lionsgate said they will join Warner Bros in withholding their box-office numbers for the weekend.

Before the tragedy, pre-release audience surveys had indicated that the film would likely collect between $180 million and $200 million during its first weekend in theaters. FULL STORY...