Horror fans turned out during the long Labor Day Weekend and put Lionsgate's The Possession [TPOSN] atop the weekend box office with an estimated $21.3 million from Friday to Monday. The opening is the second highest for the holiday weekend behind Halloween's $30.6 million in 2007. The audience was 59% female and 54% under the age of 25.
Lawless [LWLES] debuted in second place with $13.0 million over the 4-day weekend and $15.2 million since opening on Wednesday. The period crime drama attracted a crowd that was 54% male and 67% over the age of 25.
After a two-week reign, The Expendables 2 [XPND2] finished third at $11.2 million to bring its cumulative total to $68.6 million. The Bourne Legacy [BORN4] placed fourth with $9.4 million to advance its gross to $98.4 million.
The Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure [OGILV] earned only $0.6 million over the long weekend from 2160 theaters.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S-M | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE POSSESSION | $21,300,000 | $21,300,000 |
| 2 | LAWLESS | $13,000,000 | $15,142,447 |
| 3 | THE EXPENDABLES 2 | $11,200,000 | $68,558,905 |
| 4 | THE BOURNE LEGACY | $9,377,345 | $98,375,785 |
| 5 | PARANORMAN | $8,852,286 | $40,236,530 |
| 6 | THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN | $8,700,000 | $38,600,000 |
| 7 | THE DARK KNIGHT RISES | $7,930,000 | $433,246,000 |
| 8 | THE CAMPAIGN | $7,020,000 | $74,597,000 |
| 9 | 2016 OBAMA'S AMERICA | $7,086,686 | $20,253,719 |
| 10 | HOPE SPRINGS | $6,000,000 | $53,357,000 |
| 11 | PREMIUM RUSH | $5,100,000 | $13,455,000 |
| 12 | HIT & RUN | $3,200,000 | $10,500,000 |
Tag(s): TPOSN, LWLES, XPND2, BORN4, OGILV