‘The Possession’ wins US box office top spot

The Possession has debuted at number one on the US box office.

The horror film, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick, opened with weekend sales of $17.7 million, pushing The Expendables 2 out of its two-week run at the top to number three with $8.8 million.

Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy’s latest gangster drama Lawless was able to debut at number two, earning $9.6 million in ticket sales.

The Bourne Legacy fell two spots to number four, taking in a further $7.2 million and bringing its current total gross up to $96 million.

Fairing less well is The Campaign, Will Ferrell’s political comedy that saw a huge dip from number four to number eight this week with $5.4 million.

Meanwhile, Meryl Streep’s romantic comedy Hope Spring holds on with $4.7 million at the number ten spot.

The US box office top ten:
1. (-) The Possession – $17,725,000
2. (1) Lawless – $9,674,000
3. (1) The Expendables 2 – $8,800,000
4. (2) The Bourne Legacy – $7,248,000
5. (3) ParaNorman – $6,551,000
6. (6) The Odd Life of Timothy Green -$6,055,000
7. (5) The Dark Knight Rises – $5,880,000
8. (4) The Campaign – $5,445,000
9. (7) 2016: Obama’s America – $5,103,000
10. (9) Hope Springs – $4,700,000