Box Office Results Scary Good

The 26th of October, 2009
Source Credits - Time.com, Richard Corliss
Topic Tags - Box Office Results, Movie News
By Frank Murgia
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Box-Office Bloodbath: Paranormal Slays Saw VI

There was blood at the wickets this pre-Halloween, as the corpses of every one of the weekend's new movies littered the lobbies of North American theaters. The Saw torture-porn franchise took the biggest hit, with its sixth installment getting chainsawed by the Paranormal Activity phenomenon. Another horror entry, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, was D.O.A. Astro Boy, the third autumn movie based on a kids, pop-culture touchstone, didn't fly; and neither did the aviation bio-pic Amelia, which took off at low altitude and instantly crashed. As for the weekend's goriest psychodrama, Lars von Trier,s Antichrist, it performed anemically in limited release. If you're keeping score of the weekend body count, that's Trick: 5; Treat: 1.

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Here are the official studio estimates for this weekend's top 10 movies in North American theaters, as reported by Box Office Mojo:

• 1. Paranormal Activity, $22 million; $62.5 million, fifth week
• 2. Saw VI, $14.8 million, first week
• 3. Where the Wild Things Are, $14.4 million; $54 million, second week
• 4. Law Abiding Citizen, $12.7 million; $40.3 million, second week
• 5. Couples Retreat, $11.1 million; $78.2 million, third week
• 6. Astro Boy, $7 million, first week
• 7. The Stepfather, $6.5 million; $20.4 million, second week
• 8. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, $6.3 million, first week
• 9. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, $5.6 million; $115.2 million, sixth week
• 10. Zombieland, $4.3 million; $67.3 million, fourth week