The official weekend box-office numbers for September 10th-12th are in and it has been confirmed that Resident Evil: Afterlife was the bi winner opening at the number one spot with a massive $27.7 million in sales for the three days. The fourth movie in the franchise is the first to open at the top spot, and there is already some talk of a fifth from star Milla Jovovich and director Paul WS Anderson in today’s news. Sony were celebrating again with Takers, which managed to cling on to number two with another $6.1 million in the bank sending its total tally to just over $48 million.
Last week’s number one, The American, which stars George Clooney slipped all of the way down to number three with $5.8 million with Machete at four with $4.3 millon in cinema receipts.
Rounding out the top five was the Drew Barrymore and Justin Long rom-com Going The Distance, which held on with $3.8 million.
Here’s the top ten in full courtesy of Rentrak.
| Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Sony | 27,700,000 | 27,700,000 | 3,203 | 8,648 |
| 2 | Takers | Sony | 6,100,000 | 48,105,172 | 2,191 | 2,784 |
| 3 | American, The | Focus Features | 5,895,806 | 28,332,924 | 2,833 | 2,081 |
| 4 | Machete | 20th Century Fox | 4,200,000 | 20,822,589 | 2,678 | 1,568 |
| 5 | Going The Distance | Warner Bros. | 3,835,000 | 13,999,100 | 3,030 | 1,265 |
| 6 | Other Guys, The | Sony | 3,600,000 | 112,694,413 | 2,246 | 1,602 |
| 7 | Last Exorcism, The | Lionsgate | 3,450,000 | 38,189,469 | 2,731 | 1,263 |
| 8 | Expendables, The | Lionsgate | 3,250,000 | 98,492,613 | 3,058 | 1,062 |
| 9 | Inception | Warner Bros. | 3,015,000 | 282,424,588 | 1,583 | 1,904 |
| 10 | Eat Pray Love | Sony | 2,900,000 | 74,632,708 | 2,339 | 1,239 |
