Friday Top Ten Box Office: 'Taken' Sequel Takes All

$1,145,000 (-50%) in 3,003 theaters (-209); PSA: $381; Cumulative: $26,985,000

Normal drop as this Clint Eastwood-starrer has not developed the word of mouth that it needed to boost this from its mediocre opening.

What comes next: An ultimate gross of around $40 million will fall more than $100 million below Eastwood's last acting role, "Gran Torino."

8. House at the End of the Street (Relativity) Week 3 - Last Friday: #4; Last Weekend: #5

$1,140,000 (-51%) in 2,720 theaters (-363); PSA: $419; Cumulative: $24,973,000

Tailing off after stronger earlier performance, this modest horror film got what it could from having Jennifer Lawrence as its star, but not much else.

What comes next: No more Lawrence horror films for at least a while.

9. The Master (Weinstein) Week 4 - Last Friday: #10; Last Weekend: #9

$498,000 (-36%) in 864 theaters (+8); PSA: $576; Cumulative: $10,973,000

A modest drop with the theater count steady, an encouraging development after so far performing below what the acclaim and attention Paul Thomas Anderson's film has received.

What comes next: Still heading for under $20 million at least until a planned awards-parallel re-release later on.

10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Lionsgate) Week 3 - Last Friday: #13; Last Weekend: #13

$487,000 (+23%) in 221 theaters (+119); PSA: $2,203; Cumulative: $2,269,000

The jump in the gross was modest for more than doubling theaters in this still limited release, but still good enough for the top 10. "Pitch Perfect" seems to be competing heavily for the same audience.

What comes next: Though its opening numbers indicated a possible breakout/crossover performance ahead, as of now this looks like a more modest grosser.