Don't Breathe sucks the oxygen out of rivals to top the box office again with $15.7m over Labor Day weekend

By Bobbie Whiteman

Published: 14:16 EST, 4 September 2016 | Updated: 01:13 EST, 5 September 2016

Horror thriller Don't Breathe topped the box office for the second week, while several new releases struggled to find traction over a typically sleepy Labor Day holiday weekend.

The chiller scared up an estimated $15.7 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, and is on pace to earn $19.4 million over the four-day holiday.

That gives the R-rated movie  about an ill-considered home invasion of a blind man, a two-week total of $51.1 million plus $8.6 million internationally, according to Box Office Mojo. 

Still scaring up audiences: Horror thriller Don't Breathe topped the box office for the second straight weekend, earning an estimated $15.7 million

Still scaring up audiences: Horror thriller Don't Breathe topped the box office for the second straight weekend, earning an estimated $15.7 million

That's a more than healthy return on its $10 million budget. 

Suicide Squad managed to steal second place with $10 million after five weeks in release plus $11.8 million from international plays.

Proving the rough reviews wrong, the super-villain team-up film continues to wow fanboys, making nearly $300 million domestically and a whopping $673 million worldwide.

Family friendly film Pete's Dragon is still breathing fire into the box office, earning $6.5 million for a $65.2 million take over three weeks - earning back its $65 million budget 

Boo to reviews: Proving the critics wrong, Suicide Squad continues to wow fanboys, earning $10 million in its fifth week for second spot at the B.O.  and a whopping $673 million gobally

Boo to reviews: Proving the critics wrong, Suicide Squad continues to wow fanboys, earning $10 million in its fifth week for second spot at the B.O.  and a whopping $673 million gobally

Adding the $28.2 million the movie made in foreign countries, its global take is $94.2 million.

It edged out animated drama Kubo And The Two Strings, featuring a starry cast of voices including Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron and Ralph Fiennes, which settled in fourth with $8.7 million.

Now in its third weekend of release, it has nabbed $34.3 million for a global grab of $39.7 million, still somewhat below its estimated $60 million budget.

Monster hit: At No. 3, family friendly film Pete's Dragon is still breathing fire into the box office, earning $6.5 million for a $65.2 million take over three weeks, earning back its budget

Monster hit: At No. 3, family friendly film Pete's Dragon is still breathing fire into the box office, earning $6.5 million for a $65.2 million take over three weeks, earning back its budget

Seth Rogen's R-rated comedy animation Sausage Party sizzled in fifth spot with $6.7 million for a total of nearly $90 million stateside and $97 million globally.

The Light Between The Oceans, starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, debuted with just $5 million a day after it premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

Meanwhile, the continue success of Don't Breathe  spelled doom for the other horror film trying to gain a foothold this weekend, Morgan.

Under-performing: Kubo And The Two Strings, featuring a starry cast of voices including Matthew McConaughey and Ralph Fiennes, settled in fourth with $8.7 million. Now in its third weekend of release, it has nabbed $39.7 million globally, way below its $60 million budget

Under-performing: Kubo And The Two Strings, featuring a starry cast of voices including Matthew McConaughey and Ralph Fiennes, settled in fourth with $8.7 million. Now in its third weekend of release, it has nabbed $39.7 million globally, way below its $60 million budget

The low-budget science-fiction thriller directed by Ridley Scott's son, Luke Scott, bombed with just $2 million, coming in 17th.

Also knocked out was the Robert De Niro-Edgar Ramirez boxing drama Hands Of Stone, about Panamanian boxer Robert Duran. It made just $1.3 million.   

Monday's holiday ends the Hollywood's summer and, according to comScore, the season will come in almost exactly tied with last year's $4.5 billion despite a rash of underperforming sequels and a number of high-profile disappointments. 

Still sizzling: Seth Rogen's R-rated animat Sausage Party sizzled in fifth spot with $6.7 million for a total of nearly $90 million stateside and $97 million globally.

Still sizzling: Seth Rogen's R-rated animation Sausage Party cooked up for fifth spot with $6.7 million for a total of nearly $90 million stateside and $97 million globally

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