1:23 pm, September 2nd, 2013
BOX OFFICEThe Butler won the 2013 Labor Day weekend box office after a close race with One Direction: This Is Us.
Although the documentary-concert film out-grossed the Lee Daniels movie Friday through Sunday, The Butler held on tight to come out on top for the four-day holiday overall.
The Butler took in $20 million total, earning its third weekend in the top spot, compared to $18 million for This Is Us.
In third place was We’re The Millers, which earned $16.3 million over the four days.
Planes and Instructions Not Included came in fourth and fifth, respectively, with a total of $10.5 million and $10.3 million.
Rounding out the Top 10 were Elysium ($8.2 million), The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones ($6.8 million), The World’s End ($6.5 million), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters ($5.9 million), Getaway ($5.5 million), and Closed Circuit ($3.1 million).
What did you see this holiday weekend?
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