Weekend Box Office: 'The Butler' Tops Again, 'The Mortal Instruments' Bombs

In yet another variation on "rank doesn't matter", a holdover repeated at the top purely due to the weakness of the new releases, while the highest-grossing new release is the biggest bomb of the weekend. The top new release was The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, with $9.3 million for the weekend and just $14 million since opening on Wednesday. The $60 million acquisition,which already has the sequel set for production next year, is Sony's burden only in terms of marketing, distribution, and...