Box Office: Contagion is Infectuous in the Theaters

Apparently pandemic scares caught the public's attention this past weekend as Contagion, fueled by positive reviews, took the top spot at the Box Office. Last week's Apollo 18 and Shark Night 3D, neither of which opened strong, both fell in their second weeks and Box Office flop Conan the Barbarian fell completely out of the Top 25 in its fourth weekend of release.

Genre Films at the Box Office the Weekend of September 9-11 (Based on Early Estimates):
Contagion Rank - 1 (LW - n/a) / Revenue - $10.7 MM / Fresh Rating - 82%
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rank - 6 (LW - 5) / Revenue - $3.9 MM / Fresh Rating - 81%
Shark Night 3D Rank - 7 (LW - 4) / Revenue - $3.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 21%
Apollo 18 Rank - 8 (LW - 3) / Revenue - $2.9 MM / Fresh Rating - 19%
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Rank - 10 (LW - 9) / Revenue - $2.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 22%
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Rank - 11 (LW - 8) / Revenue - $2.3 MM / Fresh Rating - 59%
The Smurfs Rank - 14 (LW - 19) / Revenue - $1.9 MM / Fresh Rating - 20%
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Rank - 16 (LW - 12) / Revenue - $1.0 MM / Fresh Rating - 97%
Captain America: First Avenger Rank - 17 (LW - 13) / Revenue - $0.9 MM / Fresh Rating - 73%
Cowboys & Aliens Rank - 18 (LW - 14) / Revenue - $0.8 MM / Fresh Rating - 43%
Final Destination 5 Rank - 20 (LW - 17) / Revenue - $0.6 MM / Fresh Rating - 57%

Source: Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo / Fresh Rating - Rotten Tomatoes