August 31-September 3, Labor Day Weekend Actuals

1. The Possession (Ghost House/Lionsgate) NEW [2,816 Runs] PG13
Friday $6.1M, Saturday $6.3M, Sunday $5.3M, Monday $3.3M
3-Day Weekend $17.7M, 4-Day Holiday $21.1M

2. Lawless (Revolt/Yucaipa/Weinstein) Week 1 [2,888 Runs] R
Friday $2.8M, Saturday $3.5M, Sunday $3.8M, M
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The closer it gets, the better it looks. Here’s the R-rated trailer for Lawless — the John Hillcoat-directed Prohibition-Era saga written by Nick Cave and based on Matt Bondurant’s The Wettest County In The World. Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke are bootlegging brothers. Guy Pearce plays a badass lawman and Je…

Here’s another trailer for Lawless, the Prohibition-era crime drama directed by John Hillcoat that screened this year at Cannes. Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke play a trio of bootlegger brothers in The Weinstein Company release that also stars Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska. With a script by…

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With buzz already building for Tom Hardy‘s high-profile turn as uber-villain Bane in Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight Rises, the Weinstein Co. today unveiled the trailer for his starring vehicle, Lawless. Joining Hardy in the Depression-era crime drama are Shia LaBoeuf, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman and Jessica Chastain.

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