Denzel Washington‘s The Equalizer has debuted at number one at the box office.
The crime thriller made $35m during its first weekend in theaters, knocking The Maze Runner down to second place with $17.5m.
The Boxtrolls debuted at number three taking in over $17m, with This is Where I Leave You sitting at fourth place, while Dolphin Tale 2 sits at the fifth spot.
The US weekend box office top 10 for September 28 (studio estimates, all figures in US dollars) is as follows:
1. The Equalizer – $35,000,000
2. The Maze Runner – $17,500,000
3. The Boxtrolls – $17,250,000
4. This is Where I Leave You – $7,010,000
5. Dolphin Tale 2 – $4,835,000
6. No Good Deed – $4,600,000
7. A Walk Among the Tombstones – $4,234,000
8. Guardians of the Galaxy – $3,789,000
9. Let’s Be Cops – $1,515,000
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $1,450,000
