'The Possession' Tops Weekend Box Office

(Newsroom America) -- A film about a young girl who buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit, The Possession, topped the box office worldwide at the weekend, according to Rentrak Corporation.

The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, September 9, 2012 are below.

Possession, The - Lionsgate - $9.5M Lawless - The Weinstein Company - $6.0M Words, The - CBS Films - $5.0M Expendables 2, The - Lionsgate - $4.8M Bourne Legacy, The - Universal - $4.0M ParaNorman - Focus Features - $3.8M Odd Life Of Timothy Green, The - Disney - $3.6M Campaign, The - Warner Bros. - $3.5M Dark Knight Rises, The - Warner Bros. - $3.3M 2016 Obama's America - Rocky Mountain Pictures - $3.3M Hope Springs - Sony - $2.8M Premium Rush - Sony - $2.3M