These days box-office victories come with an asterisk, denoting second place to “Avatar.” But Sony/Screen Gems will take it, anyway, in regard to Dennis Quaid horror film “Legion.”
Debuting in 2,476 theaters this weekend, the $25 million R-rated film about angels who get nasty and punitive towards the human race grossed $18.2 million through Sunday, according to three-day studio estimates. That was slightly better than pre-release estimates of $16 million-$17 million for the movie.
Of course, Fox’s phenomenal “Avatar” retained the top spot for the sixth straight weekend, grossing another $36 million – only a 15 percent week-to-week drop – and bringing its domestic total to $552.8