“Lakeview Terrace”, the new thriller from Sony Pictures, starring Samuel L. Jackson, claimed the top spot at the Box Office, earning $15.6 million in its opening weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Coen brothers comedy “Burn After Reading” dropped to second place, after earning $11.3 million when it opened last weekend. 
Below are box-office totals for the weekend of September 19 to 21, from Nielsen EDI.

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
GROSS
(MILLIONS)

1
Lakeview Terrace
SONY PICTURES
$15,004,672
$15.0

2
Burn After Reading
FOCUS FEATURES
$11,028,257
$36.1

3
My Best Friend’s Girl
LIONSGATE
$8,265,357
$8.3

4
Igor
MGM STUDIOS
$7,803,347
$7.8

5
Righteous Kill
OVERTURE FILMS
$7,424,479
$28.5

6
Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys
LIONSGATE
$7,271,899
$28.1

7
The Women
PICTUREHOUSE
$5,417,779
$19.3

8
Ghost Town
DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT
$5,012,315
$5.0

9
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$2,915,174
$521.9

10
The House Bunny
SONY PICTURES
$2,662,650
$45.6

Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI

The Coen brothers’ new comedy “Burn After Reading” beat pre-release expectations, taking in an estimated $19.4 million on its debut weekend and topping the Box Office charts for September 12-14, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 
Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI, as well as a full weekend box-office wrap-up from The Hollywood Reporter.

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
GROSS
(MILLIONS)

1
Burn After Reading
FOCUS FEATURES
$19,128,001
$19.1

2
Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys
LIONSGATE
$17,381,218
$17.4

3
Righteous Kill
OVERTURE FILMS
$16,288,361
$16.3

4
The Women
PICTUREHOUSE
$10,115,121
$10.1

5
Tropic Thunder
DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT
$4,183,405
$103.0

6
The House Bunny
SONY PICTURES
$4,154,427
$42.0

7
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$4,128,153
$517.8

8
Bangkok Dangerous
LIONSGATE
$3,031,307
$10.6

9
Traitor
OVERTURE FILMS
$2,131,639
$20.7

10
Death Race
UNIVERSAL
$2,056,415
$33.2

Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI