A new weekend box office champion is crowned as the thriller No Good Deed [NOGDD] earned an estimated $24.5 million. The film connected with its target audience at 70% African-Americans and 60% female.
Dolphin Tale 2 [DLPH2] debuted in second place with $16.6 million, falling short of the first film. The family film skewed older than expected with 63% female and 56% over the age of 25.
Guardians of the Galaxy finished third with $8.0 million to up its total to a 2014 best $305.9 million.
The Drop [TDROP] grossed $4.2 million from just 809 theaters to open in sixth place.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | NO GOOD DEED | $24,500,000 | $24,500,000 |
| 2 | DOLPHIN TALE 2 | $16,550,000 | $16,550,000 |
| 3 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | $8,041,000 | $305,926,000 |
| 4 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES | $4,800,000 | $181,041,000 |
| 5 | LET'S BE COPS | $4,300,000 | $72,972,400 |
| 6 | THE DROP | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 |
| 7 | IF I STAY | $4,050,000 | $44,937,000 |
| 8 | THE NOVEMBER MAN | $2,750,000 | $22,495,377 |
| 9 | THE GIVER | $2,626,000 | $41,329,400 |
| 10 | THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY | $2,461,000 | $49,409,000 |
| 11 | WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL | $2,375,000 | $26,550,000 |
| 12 | AS ABOVE/SO BELOW | $2,100,360 | $19,106,035 |