Weekend Box Office Report: September 21-23, 2012

Photo Credit: Open Road

The action film End of Watch (pictured), starring Jake Gyllenhaal, landed in the top spot at the weekend box office, besting the thriller House at the End of the Street (Relativity Media), which came in second. End of Watch earned about $13.2 million, while House at the End of the Street, starring Jennifer Lawrence, grossed $12.3 million. Another new entry, Trouble with the Curve (Warner Bros.), starring Clint Eastwood, was close behind, with $12.2 million and a third place finish, while the final new weekend offering, Dredd 3D (Lionsgate), floundered in sixth place, earning just over $6.0 million.

The Master (Weinstein Company), starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, which has been garnering mostly rave reviews, earned $4.4 million, for an impressive seventh place finish. Another Indie film, Arbitrage (Roadside Attractions), starring Richard Gere, is also doing well. The film earned about $1.2 million over the three day frame in limited release.

Here are the Top Ten Weekend Films (numbers are in millions):

1. End of Watch - $13.2

2. House at the End of the Street - $12.3

3. Trouble with the Curve - $12.2

4. Finding Nemo 3D - $9.6

5. Resident Evil: Retribution - $6.7

6. Dredd 3D - $6.3

7. The Master - $4.4

8. The Possession - $2.6

9. ParaNorman - $2.3

10. Lawless - $2.3