The Nun tops weekend box office, scares away competition Published By Alexandra Heilbron on Sep 09, 2018

Check out which films made the top five at the weekend box office this weekend -- September 7 to 9, 2018!

The new horror movie The Nun was a hit with moviegoers in its debut weekend. The film opened with an estimated $53.5 million, taking the top spot at the box office.

After three weekends in the top spot, Crazy Rich Asians moved to second place but is still going strong, earning an extra $13.6 million for a domestic total of $136.2 million.

Another new film debuted in the top five -- Peppermint starring Jennifer Garner as a woman who sets out for revenge after her husband and daughter are murdered by a cartel. It took in $13.3 million in third place.

The Meg, starring Jason Statham, dropped two spots to fourth, earning $6 million in its sixth weekend with a domestic total of $131.6 million.

Rounding out the top five in its second weekend at the box office was Searching, starring John Cho as a father searching for his missing teenage daughter, taking in an additional $4.5 million for a domestic total of $14.3 million.

What did you see at the movies this weekend? ~Alexandra Heilbron