In the slowest weekend at the box office since September of 2001, The Possession [TPOSN] remained in first place with an estimated $9.5 million. The horror film declined 46% in its second weekend to bring its total to $33.3 million.
Holding on to the second spot, Lawless [LWLES] took in $6.0 million, down 40% from its debut. The crime drama has banked $23.5 million.
The Words [WORDS] earned just $5.0 million to open in third place. The Bradley Cooper drama attracted mainly older women as its audience was 58% female and 78% over the age of 25.
The weekend's other wide release, The Cold Light of Day [TCOLD] fared even worse, grossing just $1.8 million to finish outside the top 12.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE POSSESSION | $9,500,000 | $33,349,110 |
| 2 | LAWLESS | $6,002,000 | $23,520,419 |
| 3 | THE WORDS | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 4 | THE EXPENDABLES 2 | $4,750,000 | $75,417,139 |
| 5 | THE BOURNE LEGACY | $4,038,360 | $103,697,855 |
| 6 | PARANORMAN | $3,830,235 | $45,097,953 |
| 7 | THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN | $3,700,000 | $43,000,000 |
| 8 | THE CAMPAIGN | $3,530,000 | $79,849,000 |
| 9 | THE DARK KNIGHT RISES | $3,285,000 | $437,849,000 |
| 10 | 2016 OBAMA'S AMERICA | $3,281,259 | $26,087,554 |
| 11 | HOPE SPRINGS | $2,800,000 | $57,519,000 |
| 12 | PREMIUM RUSH | $2,300,000 | $16,732,000 |
Tag(s): TPOSN, LWLES, WORDS, TCOLD