Hot September Weekend

Where the clownfish in Moving ViewMaster (r) take #2:

1. Resident Evil 5 (Screen Gems/Sony) NEW [3,012 Runs] Friday $8.8M, Weekend $23M

2. Finding Nemo (Pixar/Disney) NEW [2,904 Runs] Friday $5.3M, Weekend $18M

3. The Possession (Lionsgate) Week 3 [2,860 Runs] Friday $1.9M, Weekend $6M, Cume $41.4M

4. Lawless (Weinstein) Week 3 [3,063 Runs] Friday $1.3M, Weekend $4.5M, Cume $30.4M

5. The Expendables 2 (Millenium/Lionsgate) Week 5 [2,896 Runs] Friday $900K, Weekend $3.3M, Cume $80.5M

6. The Words (CBS Films) Week 2 [2,801 Runs] Friday $900K (-42%), Weekend $3.0M, Cume $9.3M

7. The Bourne Legacy (Universal) Week 6 [2,170 Runs] Friday $800K, Weekend $2.7M, Cume $107.6M

8. The Campaign (Warner Bros) Week 6 [2,002 Runs] Friday $700K, Weekend $2.4M, Cume $82.8M

9. 2016 Obama’s America (Rocky Mt) Week 10 [1,876 Runs] Friday $675K, Weekend $2.1M, Cume $30.1M

10. Odd Life Of Timothy Green (Disney) Week 5 [2,415 Runs] Friday $650K, Weekend $2.7M, Cume $46.5M

In the meanwhile, Brave, Mad 3 and the other animated theatrical releases are still in the hundreds of theaters, making a teensy bit of money. (Brave is at $233 million, Madagascar 3 at $215 million, likewise Ted).)

ParaNorman, the under-performer of the group, is clawing toward $50 million.