Mr. Box Office Consistency Denzel Washington delivered again as The Equalizer [EQLIZ] scored an estimated $35.0 million to debut at number one. The R-rated film appealed to an audience that was 52% males and 65% over the age of 30.
Last weekend's champ The Maze Runner [MAZER] slipped to second with $17.5 million. The YA dystopian sci-fi film decayed 46% from its opening to bring its total to $58.0 million.
The Boxtrolls [BOXTR] debuted third overall with $17.3 million. The stop-motion animated film topped Laika's previous efforts Coraline's $16.8 million and ParaNorman's $14.1 million.
At the fourth spot, This Is Where I Leave You [TWILU] slipped 39% in its second weekend to $7.0 million.
A Walk Among the Tombstone [WKTMB] tumbled 67% to $4.2 million and seventh place.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE EQUALIZER | $35,000,000 | $35,000,000 |
| 2 | THE MAZE RUNNER | $17,500,000 | $58,018,300 |
| 3 | THE BOXTROLLS | $17,250,000 | $17,250,000 |
| 4 | THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | $7,010,000 | $22,557,000 |
| 5 | DOLPHIN TALE 2 | $4,835,000 | $33,665,000 |
| 6 | NO GOOD DEED | $4,600,000 | $46,623,000 |
| 7 | A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES | $4,233,840 | $20,871,345 |
| 8 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | $3,789,000 | $319,192,000 |
| 9 | LET'S BE COPS | $1,515,000 | $79,627,900 |
| 10 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES | $1,450,000 | $187,182,000 |
| 11 | THE SKELETON TWINS | $1,250,000 | $2,350,000 |
| 12 | THE DROP | $1,050,000 | $9,645,700 |
Tag(s): EQLIZ, MAZER, BOXTR, TWILU, WKTMB