The Possession
A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.
DistributorLionsgate
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Opening$17,732,480
2,816 theaters
2,816 theaters
Budget$14,000,000
Release DateAug 31, 2012
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Nov 22, 2012
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 32 min
GenresHorror
Mystery
Thriller
In Release126 days/18 weeks
Widest Release2,860 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31-Sep 2 | 1 | $17,732,480 | - | 2,816 | - | $6,297 | $17,732,480 | 1 |
| Aug 31-Sep 3 Labor Day wknd | 1 | $21,078,840 | - | 2,816 | - | $7,485 | $21,078,840 | 1 |
| Sep 7-9 | 1 | $9,317,472 | -47.5% | 2,834 | +18 | $3,287 | $33,166,582 | 2 |
| Sep 14-16 | 3 | $5,766,378 | -38.1% | 2,860 | +26 | $2,016 | $41,133,490 | 3 |
| Sep 21-23 | 8 | $2,641,990 | -54.2% | 2,598 | -262 | $1,016 | $45,291,617 | 4 |
| Sep 28-30 | 12 | $1,362,404 | -48.4% | 1,618 | -980 | $842 | $47,411,722 | 5 |
| Oct 5-7 | 18 | $623,500 | -54.2% | 821 | -797 | $759 | $48,391,383 | 6 |
| Oct 5-8 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 17 | $685,559 | - | 821 | - | $835 | $48,453,442 | - |
| Oct 12-14 | 24 | $161,024 | -74.2% | 369 | -452 | $436 | $48,732,048 | 7 |
| Oct 19-21 | 43 | $58,301 | -63.8% | 133 | -236 | $438 | $48,833,630 | 8 |
| Oct 26-28 | 50 | $33,532 | -42.5% | 82 | -51 | $408 | $48,879,997 | 9 |
| Nov 2-4 | 35 | $94,609 | +182.1% | 155 | +73 | $610 | $48,982,127 | 10 |
| Nov 9-11 | 37 | $62,743 | -33.7% | 121 | -34 | $518 | $49,075,982 | 11 |
| Nov 16-18 | 53 | $27,231 | -56.6% | 81 | -40 | $336 | $49,122,319 | 12 |
