YOUR WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
War Room, a Christian drama, dethrones Universal's N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, in its second week. Meanwhile, the fourth film in the Transporter franchise debuts, rounding out the Top 5.
The Top 12 earnings over last year's Labor Day Weekend were up 25.4% when compared to this year. That being said, the holiday break came late this year, and this weekend was actually up 21.7% from last year's Sept. 5-7th frame, when the back-to-school period proved to be the worst weekend in six years with $51.5m.
1. War Room (Sony/Columbia) $9.4m 1,526/$6,127 avg. (week 2)
1. Straight Outta Compton (Universal) $8.9m 3,097/$2,858 avg. (week 4)
3. A Walk in the Woods (Broad Green) $8.4m 1,960/$4,286 avg. (debut)
4. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Paramount) $7.2m 2,849/$2,510 avg. (week 6)
5. The Transporter Refueled (Europacorp) $7.1m 3,434/$2,076 avg. (debut)
The Lily Tomlin-led comedy, Grandma, remains impressively strong in its third week, earning $9,443 across 52 theaters. Last week, it welcomed a $16,263 average across just 19 theaters.
