A trio of new films crashed and burned at the weekend box office as The Expendables 2 [XPND2] remained in first place with an estimated $13.5 million. The action sequel declined 53% in its second weekend to bring its running total to $52.3 million.
The Bourne Legacy [BORN4] also held the second spot at $9.3 million. The spy sequel has earned $85.5 million after 3 weekends.
ParaNorman [PNORM] decayed 39% in its second weekend to $8.5 million, while fellow sophomore release The Odd Life of Timothy Green [OLOTG] fell just 34% to $7.1 million.
The Joseph Gordon-Levitt starrer Premium Rush [PRUSH] opened seventh overall with $6.3 million. The thriller attracted an audience that was 67% over the age of 25.
The Dax Shepard vehicle Hit & Run [HITRN] debuted with $4.7 million for tenth over the weekend and $5.9 million in its first 5 days.
The Apparition [APRTN] bombed with a less than $3.0 million opening.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE EXPENDABLES 2 | $13,500,000 | $52,313,944 |
| 2 | THE BOURNE LEGACY | $9,281,160 | $85,467,375 |
| 3 | PARANORMAN | $8,545,883 | $28,274,234 |
| 4 | THE CAMPAIGN | $7,440,000 | $64,543,000 |
| 5 | THE DARK KNIGHT RISES | $7,155,000 | $422,188,000 |
| 6 | THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN | $7,100,000 | $27,100,000 |
| 7 | PREMIUM RUSH | $6,300,000 | $6,300,000 |
| 8 | 2016 OBAMA'S AMERICA | $6,237,517 | $9,075,393 |
| 9 | HOPE SPRINGS | $6,000,000 | $45,000,000 |
| 10 | HIT & RUN | $4,675,026 | $5,868,060 |
| 11 | SPARKLE | $4,200,000 | $18,900,000 |
| 12 | THE APPARITION | $2,955,000 | $2,955,000 |
Tag(s): XPND2, BORN4, PNORM, OLOTG, PRUSH, HITRN, APRTN
