Sony’s horror thriller Don’t Breathe scared up a solid $26.41 million debut, joining the ranks of successful R-rated horror films this summer including The Conjuring 2 and The Purge: Election Year. After three weeks atop the box office, Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad dropped 41.2 percent to second place with $12.24 million. Lionsgate’s action sequel Mechanic Resurrection opened in fifth place with $7.45 million, a disappointing 34.7 percent behind the $11.42 million opening for the first film The Mechanic in January 2011.
In more limited release, Lionsgate’s and CBS Films’ Western Hell or High Water doubled its theater count and earned $3.55 million, Roadside Attractions’ and Miramax’s romance Southside With You reenacting Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date in 1989 opened with $2.86 million, and the Weinstein Company’s boxing drama Hands of Stone barely punched with $1.75 million.
Weekend Actuals for Friday, August 26 – Sunday, August 28, 2016:
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don’t Breathe | $26,411,706 | — | 3,051 | — | $8,657 | $26,411,706 | 1 | Sony / TriStar |
| 2 | Suicide Squad | $12,248,439 | -41% | 3,582 | -342 | $3,419 | $283,021,066 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Kubo and the Two Strings | $7,844,822 | -38% | 3,279 | 19 | $2,392 | $24,856,200 | 2 | Focus |
| 4 | Sausage Party | $7,525,655 | -51% | 3,135 | 32 | $2,401 | $79,869,165 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Mechanic: Resurrection | $7,456,525 | — | 2,258 | — | $3,302 | $7,456,525 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 6 | Pete’s Dragon (2016) | $7,441,458 | -34% | 3,244 | -458 | $2,294 | $54,874,836 | 3 | Disney |
| 7 | War Dogs | $7,022,257 | -52% | 3,258 | 0 | $2,155 | $27,524,944 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Bad Moms | $5,573,833 | -30% | 2,565 | -246 | $2,173 | $95,267,068 | 5 | STX Entertainment |
| 9 | Jason Bourne | $5,141,045 | -36% | 2,445 | -442 | $2,103 | $149,268,280 | 5 | Universal |
| 10 | Ben-Hur (2016) | $4,560,825 | -59% | 3,084 | 0 | $1,479 | $19,583,702 | 2 | Paramount |
| 11 | The Secret Life of Pets | $3,879,180 | -34% | 2,091 | -313 | $1,855 | $353,340,185 | 8 | Universal |
| 12 | Florence Foster Jenkins | $2,967,526 | -32% | 1,324 | -204 | $2,241 | $19,820,821 | 3 | Paramount |
| 13 | Star Trek Beyond | $2,261,531 | -43% | 1,277 | -689 | $1,771 | $150,891,580 | 6 | Paramount |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hell or High Water | $3,551,931 | 32% | 909 | 437 | $3,908 | $8,391,030 | 3 | CBS Films / Lionsgate |
| 2 | Southside with You | $2,868,956 | — | 813 | — | $3,529 | $2,868,956 | 1 | Roadside / Miramax |
| 3 | Hands of Stone | $1,751,388 | — | 810 | — | $2,162 | $1,751,388 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Lights Out | $670,144 | -58% | 603 | -339 | $1,111 | $65,468,595 | 6 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | Finding Dory | $632,138 | -30% | 345 | -105 | $1,832 | $479,600,783 | 11 | Disney |
| 6 | Greater | $627,674 | — | 340 | — | $1,846 | $627,674 | 1 | Hammond Entertainment |
| 7 | Ghostbusters (2016) | $553,532 | -48% | 434 | -354 | $1,275 | $124,956,153 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Ice Age: Collision Course | $510,412 | -44% | 455 | -327 | $1,122 | $61,717,141 | 6 | Fox |
| 9 | Nerve | $509,672 | -57% | 455 | -404 | $1,120 | $36,787,966 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Nine Lives (2016) | $504,499 | -64% | 532 | -832 | $948 | $18,243,519 | 4 | EuropaCorp Films |
| 11 | Don’t Think Twice | $437,305 | 14% | 150 | 50 | $2,915 | $2,354,867 | 6 | The Film Arcade |
| 12 | Cafe Society | $336,786 | -33% | 216 | -55 | $1,559 | $9,989,005 | 7 | Lionsgate / Amazon |
| 13 | Equity | $327,825 | 147% | 255 | 212 | $1,286 | $912,425 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | The BFG | $314,007 | -13% | 235 | 28 | $1,336 | $54,319,626 | 9 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 15 | The Legend of Tarzan | $300,827 | -21% | 288 | -50 | $1,045 | $125,900,908 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Jungle Book (2016) | $284,256 | 120% | 352 | 200 | $808 | $363,558,305 | 20 | Disney |
| 17 | Indignation | $249,529 | -52% | 172 | -145 | $1,451 | $2,807,469 | 5 | Roadside / Summit |
| 18 | The Shallows | $237,150 | 214% | 137 | 29 | $1,731 | $54,787,550 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 19 | Central Intelligence | $188,842 | -30% | 206 | -50 | $917 | $127,380,061 | 11 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 20 | Independence Day: Resurgence | $64,771 | -52% | 112 | -44 | $578 | $102,872,258 | 10 | Fox |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunnel | $172,521 | — | 36 | — | $4,792 | $172,521 | 1 | Well Go USA |
| 2 | A Beautiful Planet | $125,673 | -7% | 38 | 4 | $3,307 | $5,653,889 | 18 | IMAX |
| 3 | Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World | $122,322 | 7% | 47 | 8 | $2,603 | $299,947 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 4 | A Tale of Love and Darkness | $115,058 | 210% | 26 | 24 | $4,425 | $166,265 | 2 | Focus World |
| 5 | Captain America: Civil War | $83,958 | -11% | 93 | -24 | $903 | $407,831,122 | 17 | Disney |
| 6 | Remember the Goal | $70,136 | — | 77 | — | $911 | $70,136 | 1 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 7 | Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates | $69,252 | -56% | 94 | -18 | $737 | $45,729,092 | 8 | Fox |
| 8 | Operation Chromite | $58,051 | -64% | 15 | -32 | $3,870 | $904,216 | 4 | CJ Entertainment |
| 9 | Hillary’s America – The Secret History of the Democratic Party | $55,535 | -54% | 80 | -60 | $694 | $12,474,172 | 7 | D’Souza EntertainmentQuality Flix |
| 10 | Train To Busan | $54,823 | -33% | 19 | -2 | $2,885 | $1,644,123 | 6 | Inc. Well Go USA |
| 11 | Little Men (2016) | $50,409 | -21% | 35 | 7 | $1,440 | $282,968 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 12 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | $44,214 | -29% | 73 | -12 | $606 | $81,987,616 | 13 | Paramount |
| 13 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | $43,263 | -64% | 26 | 2 | $1,664 | $233,569 | 2 | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Inc. |
| 14 | The Hollars | $38,210 | — | 4 | — | $9,553 | $38,210 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | $36,442 | -36% | 38 | -14 | $959 | $4,655,455 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 16 | The Infiltrator | $33,342 | -36% | 29 | -18 | $1,150 | $15,253,165 | 7 | Broad Green Pictures |
| 17 | Howards End (2016 re-release) | $23,840 | — | 2 | — | $11,920 | $23,840 | 1 | Cohen Media Group |
| 18 | The People vs. Fritz Bauer | $22,156 | -34% | 8 | 2 | $2,770 | $73,361 | 2 | Cohen Media Group |
| 19 | Ixcanul | $19,468 | 226% | 6 | 5 | $3,245 | $45,887 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 20 | Mohenjo Daro | $16,343 | -91% | 22 | -148 | $743 | $1,250,765 | 3 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 21 | The Angry Birds Movie | $15,588 | -48% | 45 | -24 | $346 | $107,483,144 | 15 | Sony / Columbia |
| 22 | A Complete Unknown | $14,149 | — | 2 | — | $7,075 | $14,149 | 1 | IFC Films / Amazon |
| 23 | Morris from America | $13,640 | -13% | 9 | 7 | $1,516 | $35,488 | 2 | A24 |
| 24 | Miss Sharon Jones! | $13,567 | 378% | 10 | 5 | $1,357 | $75,080 | 5 | Starz Digital |
| 25 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | $11,945 | -42% | 25 | -19 | $478 | $77,037,635 | 14 | Disney |
| 26 | The Innocents | $10,803 | 1% | 12 | -6 | $900 | $963,393 | 9 | Music Box Films |
| 27 | Gleason | $10,558 | -70% | 35 | -21 | $302 | $576,589 | 5 | Open Road / Amazon |
| 28 | Our Little Sister | $10,028 | -62% | 16 | -17 | $627 | $346,485 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | Love & Friendship | $9,018 | -40% | 20 | 5 | $451 | $13,984,602 | 16 | Roadside / Amazon |
| 30 | Spa Night | $8,962 | 27% | 2 | 1 | $4,481 | $20,224 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 31 | Fatima | $6,221 | — | 1 | — | $6,221 | $18,616 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 32 | In Order Of Disappearance | $5,208 | — | 2 | — | $2,604 | $5,208 | 1 | Magnet Releasing |
| 33 | Tickled | $4,927 | -48% | 8 | -5 | $616 | $592,966 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 34 | The Lobster | $4,511 | -57% | 7 | 0 | $644 | $9,064,020 | 23 | A24 |
| 35 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $4,416 | -34% | 4 | 0 | $1,104 | $24,927,636 | 282 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 36 | My King | $4,293 | -36% | 5 | 1 | $859 | $27,384 | 3 | Film Movement |
| 37 | Swiss Army Man | $3,994 | -43% | 7 | -9 | $571 | $4,181,351 | 10 | A24 |
| 38 | Hieronymus Bosch: Touched By The Devil | $3,909 | -29% | 1 | -4 | $3,909 | $85,391 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
| 39 | Elevator To The Gallows (2016 re-release) | $3,531 | — | 1 | — | $3,531 | $53,910 | 4 | Rialto Pictures |
| 40 | Maggie’s Plan | $3,302 | -40% | 24 | 9 | $138 | $3,339,104 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | Eat That Question | $3,242 | -72% | 10 | -12 | $324 | $330,938 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Our Kind of Traitor | $2,873 | -16% | 5 | -4 | $575 | $3,146,079 | 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 43 | Sweet Bean | $2,439 | -21% | 2 | -2 | $1,220 | $119,949 | 24 | Kino Lorber |
| 44 | My Love, Don’t Cross That River | $2,355 | -61% | 2 | -1 | $1,178 | $80,282 | 11 | |
| 45 | The Witness (2016) | $2,336 | 351% | 2 | 1 | $1,168 | $152 | 13 | FilmRise |
| 46 | Under the Sea 3D | $2,086 | -22% | 3 | 0 | $695 | $35,087,779 | 394 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 47 | Sweet Sixteen (Xia You Qiao Mu) | $1,996 | -91% | 2 | -7 | $998 | $31,538 | 2 | China Lion Entertainment |
| 48 | Sea of Trees | $1,877 | — | 2 | — | $939 | $1,877 | 1 | A24 Films |
| 49 | When Two Worlds Collide | $1,820 | -29% | 1 | 0 | $1,820 | $8,350 | 2 | First Run Features |
| 50 | The Tenth Man | $1,741 | -19% | 2 | -1 | $871 | $44,858 | 4 | Kino Lorber |
| 51 | Never | $1,645 | -62% | 1 | -1 | $1,645 | $7,747 | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 52 | Summertime (2016) | $874 | 60% | 3 | 0 | $291 | $34,218 | 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 53 | The Other Side | $606 | — | 1 | — | $606 | $7,693 | 15 | Film Movement |
| 54 | Journey to the South Pacific | $521 | — | 1 | — | $521 | $7,143,853 | 144 | IMAX / MacGillivray Freeman |
| 55 | Hot Water | $250 | -29% | 1 | 0 | $250 | $6,566 | 25 | Indican Pictures |
| 56 | Dark Horse (2016) | $240 | -84% | 1 | -1 | $240 | $905,230 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | Kamikaze ’89 | $196 | — | 1 | — | $196 | $17,462 | 13 | |
| 58 | Viktoria | $180 | -85% | 1 | -2 | $180 | $11,314 | 18 | Big World Pictures |
| 59 | Men Go to Battle | $152 | -74% | 1 | -2 | $152 | $16,511 | 8 | Film Movement |
| 60 | The Kind Words | $135 | -95% | 1 | -2 | $135 | $134,562 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 61 | Chevalier | $122 | — | 1 | — | $122 | $25,676 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 62 | From Afar | $65 | — | 1 | — | $65 | $30,108 | 12 | Strand Releasing |
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