Box Office: Real Steel KO's The Thing

Real Steel held onto the top spot at the Box Office for the second weekend in a row, battling of the prequel movie The Thing which only rose to the Number 3 slot in its debut weekend. You can see the full schedule of the Fall/Winter genre movies at this link.

Genre Films at the Box Office the Weekend of October 14 - 16 (Based on Early Estimates*):
Real Steel Rank - 1 (LW - 1) / Revenue - $16.3 MM / Fresh Rating - 59%
The Thing Rank - 3 (LW - n/a) / Revenue - $8.7 MM / Fresh Rating - 33%
The Lion King (in 3D) Rank - 10 (LW - 7) / Revenue - $2.7 MM / Fresh Rating - 89%
Dream House Rank - 11 (LW - 8) / Revenue - $2.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 8%
Contagion Rank - 12 (LW - 10) / Revenue - $1.8 MM / Fresh Rating - 82%

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

*Box Office results are based on the weekend's early estimates and the chart ranks and revenue can change when the final numbers are tallied.