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
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31-Sep 6 | 1 | $23,849,110 | - | 2,816 | - | $8,469 | $23,849,110 | 1 |
| Sep 7-13 | 1 | $11,518,002 | -51.7% | 2,834 | +18 | $4,064 | $35,367,112 | 2 |
| Sep 14-20 | 3 | $7,282,515 | -36.8% | 2,860 | +26 | $2,546 | $42,649,627 | 3 |
| Sep 21-27 | 8 | $3,399,691 | -53.3% | 2,598 | -262 | $1,308 | $46,049,318 | 4 |
| Sep 28-Oct 4 | 12 | $1,718,565 | -49.4% | 1,618 | -980 | $1,062 | $47,767,883 | 5 |
| Oct 5-11 | 18 | $803,141 | -53.3% | 821 | -797 | $978 | $48,571,024 | 6 |
| Oct 12-18 | 27 | $204,305 | -74.6% | 369 | -452 | $553 | $48,775,329 | 7 |
| Oct 19-25 | 45 | $71,136 | -65.2% | 133 | -236 | $534 | $48,846,465 | 8 |
| Oct 26-Nov 1 | 56 | $41,053 | -42.3% | 82 | -51 | $500 | $48,887,518 | 9 |
| Nov 2-8 | 36 | $125,721 | +206.2% | 155 | +73 | $811 | $49,013,239 | 10 |
| Nov 9-15 | 42 | $81,849 | -34.9% | 121 | -34 | $676 | $49,095,088 | 11 |
| Nov 16-22 | 59 | $35,066 | -57.2% | 81 | -40 | $432 | $49,130,154 | 12 |
