Sunday October 14, 2012 5:24 pm
Box Office Breakdown: Argo, Sinister No Match for Taken 2
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,
Newcomers Argo and Sinister came close to the top of the box office, but they were ultimately no match for Taken 2, which maintained its number one position for the second consecutive week.
The Taken sequel took in $22.5 million at the box office while Ben Affleck's Argo followed close behind with $20.1 million. Sinister - a horror film starring Ethan Hawke - debuted at number three with $18.2 million while fourth place went to Hotel Transylvania, which earned $17.3 million. The Kevin James comedy Here Comes the Boom rounds out the top five with its debut at $12 million
Read More 
| Box Office Mojo
1. Taken 2, Fox, $22,500,000 (avg. $6,071)
2. Argo, Warner Bros., $20,120,000 (avg. $6,225)
3. Sinister, Summit, $18,250,000 (avg. $7,222)
4. Hotel Transylvania, Sony, $17,300,000 (avg. $5,126)
5. Here Comes the Boom, Sony, $12,000,000 (avg. $3,981)
6. Pitch Perfect, Universal, $9,336,000 (avg. $3,350)
7. Frankenweenie, Disney, $7,014,000 (avg. $2,334)
8. Looper, TriStar, $6,300,000 (avg. $2,418)
9. Seven Psychopaths, CBS, $4,275,000 (avg. $2,889)
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Summit, $2,166,000 (avg. $2,983)
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
© Gear Live Media, LLC. 2007 – User-posted content, unless source is quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Gear Live graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, videos, articles, blogs, forums, scripts and other service names are the trademarks of Gear Live Inc.
Comments: