Box office report for Sept. 12, 2001: “Contagion” takes over top spot

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The pandemic thriller “Contagion” – directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne and Marion Cotillard – coughed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend to take the top spot at the box office, reports the Associated Press.

The Warner Bros. film’s contagious opening marked the beginning of the fall movie season by exceeding the studio’s estimates. But it was the lowest grossing weekend of the year so far for the film industry, according to the AP. Still, that’s typical for the weekend after Labor Day, and the early campaigning for awards consideration will begin soon.

“The Help,” the acclaimed drama made by DreamWorks Pictures, distributed by Disney and adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s best-seller about black Southern maids speaking out during the civil-rights movement, slipped to No. 2 with $8.7 million after three straight weeks at the top, bringing its domestic total to $137 million.

“Warrior,” the Lionsgate mixed-martial arts drama starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton, punched up a $5.6 million debut in the No. 3 position. Like “Contagion,” “Warrior” received strong reviews, so it could stay in the box-office fight for awhile.

Here are the weekend’s top 10 movies, from the AP:

1. “Contagion,” $23.1 million. ($2.1 million international.)

2. “The Help,” $8.7 million.

3. “Warrior,” $5.6 million.

4. “The Debt,” $4.9 million. ($1.5 million international.)

5. “Colombiana,” $4 million.

6. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” $3.8 million. ($12.5 million international.)

7. “Shark Night 3D,” $3.5 million. ($500,000 international.)

8. “Apollo 18,” $2.9 million. ($425,000 international.)

9. “Our Idiot Brother,” $2.7 million.

10. “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World,” $2.5 million. ($425,000 international.)

-BAM

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