Box office figures are dismal
Top 10 movies at the box office
LOS ANGELES — “The Possession” occupied the top spot at a nearly comatose box office.
The fright flick earned $9.5 million in its second outing, the lowest grossing weekend for the box office this year and one of the worst weekends at the box office in a decade. It marked the first time since 2008 that no film managed to crack the $10 million mark.
The weekend after Labor Day is typically the slowest of the year, but this weekend’s grosses were down 20 percent over last year.
Estimated ticket sales, in millions, for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. 1. “The Possession”................$9.5 2. “Lawless”................................$6 3. “The Words”............................$5 4. “The Expendables 2”...........$4.7 5. “The Bourne Legacy”..............$4 6. “ParaNorman”......................$3.8 7. “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”.. ................................................$3.6 8. “The Campaign”...................$3.5 9. “The Dark Knight Rises”......$3.3 10. “2016: Obama’s America”$3.3
9 a.m. WTAE: Live! With Kelly and Michael — Blake Shelton; Josh Radnor; “Cutest Kid Search Week.” (N) (CC)
10 a.m. WPXI: The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Olympic gymnasts Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross; Pink. (N) (CC)
11 a.m. WTAE: The View — Randy Jackson; Tony Danza; Venus Williams. (N) (CC)
11 a.m. WPXI: Anderson Live — Beyonce; Honey Boo Boo and her mother; the Tan Mom; Kristin Chenoweth. (N) (CC)
2 p.m. KDKA: The Talk — Jamie Lee Curtis; Michelle Stafford; Melody Thomas Scott; Katherine Kelly Lang. (N) (CC)
3 p.m. KDKA: Dr. Phil — Friends of the man suspected of killing Trayvon Martin. (N) (CC)
3 p.m. WTAE: Katie — Jessica Simpson; Sheryl Crow. (N) (CC)
11:35 p.m. KDKA: Late Show With David Letterman — Kathy Griffin; Michael Somerville; Josh Turner. (CC)
Midnight WTAE: Jimmy Kimmel Live — Lea Michele; Simon Bird; The Avett Brothers. (N) (CC)
12:37 a.m. KDKA: The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson — Ben Stein. (N) (CC)
12:37 a.m. WPXI: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon — Blake Shelton; Andrew Rannells; Tavi Gevinson; David Byrne and St. Vincent. (N) (CC)