The Possession' took control of the top spot at the box office over the Labor Day weekend.

The horror film from Lionsgate scared up the biggest box-office haul of any movie this weekend, taking in $17,725,000 through Sunday, according to early numbers from Hollywood.com. Final figures are due out Monday.

'Lawless' (Weinstein Co.) placed second with $9,674,000 and 'Expendables 2″ (Lionsgate) took the third spot with $8,800,000.

'The horror genre seems to always have a built-in audience and 'The Possession's' solid performance will kick off a string of horror movies set for the Fall and Holiday period with at least six more in the queue,' Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box-office division of Hollywood.com, said via email. Other coming horror movies include 'House at the End of the Street,' the kiddie movie 'Hotel Transylvania,' and 'Paranormal 4.'

The anti-Obama documentary '2016: Obama's America' (Rocky Mountain Pictures) placed ninth with $5,103,382.

'It's playing remarkably well considering how many theaters it is now playing in, but the per-theater average is of course going down with more empty seats for Clint Eastwood to chat with in theaters,' Mr. Dergarabedian said. He said widespread news coverage of the movie is helping to attract filmgoers. 'Lots of coverage equals huge awareness = big bucks,' he added.
在恰逢美国劳工节的上周末，电影《恶灵入侵》(The Possession)在票房榜中拔得头筹。

Lionsgate《恶灵入侵》剧照这部由狮门影业公司(Lionsgate)制作的恐怖片上周末获得了最高的票房收入。根据Hollywood.com的初步数据，截至周日，这部影片的票房收入已经达到17,725,000美元。

温斯坦影业公司(Weinstein Co.)的电影《无法无天》(Lawless)以9,674,000美元的票房收入排在第二位。狮门影业公司的《敢死队2》以8,800,000美元的票房收入排名第三。

Hollywood.com票房部总裁德加拉伯迪安(Paul Dergarabedian)在电子邮件中说，恐怖片似乎永远有一群铁杆观众，《恶灵入侵》有力的票房表现将为秋季和假期季一系列恐怖片的上映拉开序幕，在它后面至少还有六部恐怖片。接下来即将上映的恐怖片包括《街尾之宅》(House at the End of the Street)、动画片《精灵旅社》(Hotel Transylvania)以及《灵动：鬼影实录4》(Paranormal 4)。

反奥巴马的纪录片《2016：奥巴马的美国》(Rocky Mountain Pictures)以5,103,382美元的票房收入排在第九位。

德加拉伯迪安说，考虑到放映这部影片的电影院数量，这部片子的表现相当不错，但是随着空座率的上升，这部电影在每家影院的平均票房收入毫无疑问在下降。他说，对这部电影的大范围新闻报道有效地吸引了观众。他补充说，大量宣传意味着知名度的提高，最终会带来大笔收入。