End of Watch and House at the End of The Street have both debuted in a tie on the US box office.
Both the crime drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and the horror flick with Jennifer Lawrence made $13 million at cinemas this weekend.
Clint Eastwood’s baseball drama Trouble With the Curve also opened in the number three spot with $12.7 million.
Holding on at number four and five respectively are Finding Nemo (3D) with $9.4 million and last week’s winner Resident Evil: Retribution with $6.7 million.
Debuting at number six and earning a disappointing $6.3 million was the comic book adaptation Dredd, starring Karl Urban as the futuristic cop.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s indie success The Master rose from 19 to seven, earning $5 million, while The Possession, Lawless and ParaNorman round out the top ten.
The US box office top ten (studio estimates):
1. (-) End of Watch – $13,000,000
2. (-) House at the End of The Street (3D) – $13,000,000
3. (-) Trouble with the Curve – $12,720,000
4. (2) Finding Nemo (3D) – $9,446,000
5. (1) Resident Evil: Retribution – $6,700,000
6. (-) Dredd – $6,300,000
7. (19) The Master – $5,000,000
8. (3) The Possession – $2,630,000
9. (4) Lawless – $2,321,000
10. (6) ParaNorman – $2,297,000