Anton Corbijn‘s gorgeous anti-Bond/Bourne assassin flick The American landed at the top spot this Labor Day weekend bringing in $12.96m for a $16.1m total since its Wednesday debut.
In other new releases, Robert Rodriguez‘s Machete did well coming in 3rd place with $11.3m and Nanette Burstein‘s rom-com Going The Distance landed in 5th place with $6.85m.
Inception and Despicable Me each had minuscule drops of 7.1% and 1.2% respectively. Takers also proved to be a hit for Screen Gems, as it held on to 2nd place bringing its total to $37.9m. The Last Exorcism had a heavy 62.5% drop but has made $32.47m on just a $1.8m budget.
Check out the Top 10 below.
1. The American – $12.98m; $16.1m
2. Takers – $11.45m; $37.9m
3. Machete -$11.3m (debut)
4. The Last Exorcism -$7.64m; $32.47m
5. Going the Distance – $6.88m (debut)
6. The Expendables – $6.59m; $92.15m
7. The Other Guys – $5.4m; $106.8m
8. Eat Pray Love – $4.85m; $68.95m
9. Inception – $4.53m; $277.1m
10. Nanny McPhee Returns – $3.57m; $2244m
Is there a chance Resident Evil: Afterlife won’t take the spot next week?