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.

Grosses

Domestic (57.5%)
$49,130,154
Summary Details
DistributorLionsgate Films
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Opening$17,732,480
2,816 theaters
Budget$14,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 32 min
GenresHorror Mystery Thriller
In Release126 days/18 weeks
Widest Release2,860 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 31-Sep 21$17,732,480-2,816-$6,297$17,732,4801
Aug 31-Sep 3
Labor Day wknd
1$21,078,840-2,816-$7,485$21,078,8401
Sep 7-91$9,317,472-47.5%2,834+18$3,287$33,166,5822
Sep 14-163$5,766,378-38.1%2,860+26$2,016$41,133,4903
Sep 21-238$2,641,990-54.2%2,598-262$1,016$45,291,6174
Sep 28-3012$1,362,404-48.4%1,618-980$842$47,411,7225
Oct 5-718$623,500-54.2%821-797$759$48,391,3836
Oct 5-8
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
17$685,559-821-$835$48,453,442-
Oct 12-1424$161,024-74.2%369-452$436$48,732,0487
Oct 19-2143$58,301-63.8%133-236$438$48,833,6308
Oct 26-2850$33,532-42.5%82-51$408$48,879,9979
Nov 2-435$94,609+182.1%155+73$610$48,982,12710
Nov 9-1137$62,743-33.7%121-34$518$49,075,98211
Nov 16-1853$27,231-56.6%81-40$336$49,122,31912