The Butler Wins Weekend Box Office for Second Consecutive Weekend

Posted on August 26, 2013

Lee Daniels' The Butler won the box office for the second consecutive weekend. The Butler won the weak weekend with a $16.5 million take. The Butler has now made over $50 million. Its strong showing could help it come time for awards season. The Butler was followed by We're the Millers, which had a strong third weekend in theaters and made another $13 million.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, starring Lily Collins, really struggled. It made only $9.3 million for the weekend and average just under $3,000 per theater. The World's End was a little stronger. It opened in fourth, but average $5,667 per theater.

The World's End was followed by Planes, You're Next and Elysium. You can see the complete box office report here.

More from Watchers Watch