The box-office “likes” The Social Network

David Fincher’s The Social Network came in at number #1 this weekend. The drama about the rise of Facebook brought in $23 million over the weekend. Horror took a backseat as Christian Alvart’s Case 39 debuted in 7th, and just narrowly beat out Matt Reeves’ Let Me In, which debuted in 8th.

Here’s the top ten from Box-office Mojo:

1. The Social Network ($23 mil)

2. Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole ($10.8)

3. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ($10.1 mil)

4. The Town ($10 mil)

5. Easy A ($7 mil)

6. You Again ($5.5)

7. Case 39 ($5.35 mil)

8. Let Me In ($5.3 mil)

9. Devil ($3.6 mil)

10. Alpha and Omega ($3 mil)

Opening this week will be Life As We Know It (October 8), My Soul To Take (October 8), Secretariat (October 8), It’s Kind of a Funny Story (Limited), As Good As Dead (Limited), I Spit On Your Grave (Limited), Inside Job (Limited), Marwencol (Limited), Nowhere Boy (Limited), Stone (Limited), and Tamara Drewe (Limited).