Paranormal beats up Saw

Right on it’s fifth week, the sudden hit “Paranormal Activity” is still skyrocketing in the box office as it completely trumps this decade’s newest horror film “Saw VI“. It’s no wonder that this film that’s been on everyone’s lips is continuing to wrangle in audience members, making $22 Million this weekend alone. The Oren Peli feature was made with a budget of $15,000 and has managed to accumulate a whopping total of $62.4 Million.

“Saw VI” was not able to go and bring out its typical group of horror audience lovers into the theaters, only able to take in $14.8 Million. This “Saw” sequel brought in the lowest amount of revenue, making it the worst weekend opening of any of the films in this franchise. The other three films did not garner enough attention either, with the kid friendly “Astro Boy” only taking in $7 Million, “Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” bringing in $6.3 Million and the one Oscar potential feature “Amelia” only $4 Million. Read the rest of the list below from Box Office Mojo.:

Weekend Box Office (October 23-25)

1. Paranormal Activity  ($22 M)
2. Saw VI  ($14.8 M)
3. Where the Wild Things Are  ($14.4 M)
4. Law Abiding Citizen  ($12.7 M)
5. Couples Retreat  ($11 M)
6. Astro Boy  ($7 M)
7. The Stepfather  ($6.5 M)
8. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant  ($6.3 M)
9. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs  ($5.6 M)
10. Zombieland  ($4.3 M)

On Wednesday for two weeks only, the Michael Jackson rehearsal footage film “This Is It” goes into theaters on October 28th. Halloween is literally a day away when the new batch of movies are released on October 30th, starting with the NY and LA limited release of “The House of the Devil”. The rest of them include limited releases of “The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day” and “The Gentleman Broncos”.