Box office numbers, DVD sales, and television viewership for the week of August 31 to September 6, 2012
Box Office: The Possession takes the #1 spot at the box office, becoming only the second horror movie in 2012 to top the box office charts. The Apparition bombs down the chart and loses 73% of sales. Despite seeing a small theatrical release, no numbers were recorded for The Tall Man.
1 The Possession $23,849,000
5 3 ParaNorman $9,778,000 (Total: $41,257,000)
13 40 The Avengers $2,778,00 (Total: $620,628,000)
24 12 The Apparition $946,000 (Total: $4,565,000)
41 37 Snow White & The Huntsman $159,000 (Total: $155,136,000)
50 49 Prometheus $70,000 (Total: $126,400,000)
55 53 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter $60,000 (Total: $37,480,000)
DVD Top 30: Dexter Season Six is the only horror themed title that makes the chart this week. With the Fall season coming up, and Halloween season, hopefully this will pick up soon.
4 3 Dexter Season Six $2,828,000 (Total: $9,984,000)
Television Viewership: Grimm is the top horror dog of the TV world now that True Blood has seen its season finale. A new season of Ghost Hunters returns with its best premiere in over two years. Face Off is gaining its viewers back.
Grimm – 4,560,000
Castle – 3,380,000
Grimm (rerun) – 2,050,000
Ghost Hunters – 1,910,000
Once Upon A Time (rerun) – 1,900,000
Face Off – 1,759,000
Paranormal Witness – 1,318,000
Lost Girl – 1,295,000
The Vampire Diaries (rerun) – 790,000
Supernatural (rerun) – 780,000