Box Office: Lion King 3D Outroars Contagion

No new genre films opened this past weekend and Contagion fell to the Number 2 slot behind the special 3D edition of The Lion King which hit theaters for a limited run. 

Genre Films at the Box Office the Weekend of September 16-18 (Based on Early Estimates):
The Lion King 3D Rank - 1 (LW - n/a) / Revenue - $28.3 MM / Fresh Rating - 88%
Contagion Rank - 2 (LW - 1) / Revenue - $14.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 82%
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rank - 9 (LW - 6) / Revenue - $2.6 MM / Fresh Rating - 81%
Shark Night 3D Rank - 11 (LW - 7) / Revenue - $1.8 MM / Fresh Rating - 21%
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Rank - 13 (LW - 10) / Revenue - $1.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 22%
The Smurfs Rank - 15 (LW - 14) / Revenue - $1.2 MM / Fresh Rating - 20%
Apollo 18 Rank - 17 (LW - 8) / Revenue - $1.1 MM / Fresh Rating - 19%
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Rank - 18 (LW - 12) / Revenue - $1.1 MM / Fresh Rating - 59%
Cowboys & Aliens Rank - 20 (LW - 18) / Revenue - $0.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 43%

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