Actor Idris Elba of poses at the Guess Portrait Studio during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2013 in Toronto. (Larry Busacca—Getty Images)

“No Good Deed,” a thriller from Sony Corp. (6758) starring Idris Elba, opened in first place in theaters over the weekend, toppling Walt Disney Co.’s “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

“No Good Deed” collected $24.5 million in U.S. and Canadian cinemas, according to an e-mailed statement today from Rentrak Corp. (RENT) “Dolphin Tale