Box Office Horror for Saw Franchise
Is the Halloween magic over for the Saw franchise? Saw VI opened yesterday and the anual tradition of opening number 1 was ended by the cult flick Paranormal Activity which has become something of a juggernaught. It should also be noted that Paranormal Activity is in a full 1100 fewer theaters than Saw but should end up doing $3 million more for the weekend.
Estimated weekend numbers:
1. Paranormal Activity (Par) Week 5 [1,945 Runs] $7.5M Fri, Est Wkd $21M
2. Saw VI (LG) NEW [3,036] $6.9M Fri, Est Wkd $18M
3. Wild Things (WB) Week 2 [3,735] $4.3M Fri (-64%), Est Wkd $13M
4. Law Abiding (Over) Week 2 [2,890] $4.1M Fri (-45%), Est Wkd $12.5M
5. Couples Retreat (Uni) Week 3 [3,074] $3.6M Fri, Est Wkd $11.5M
6. Vampire’s Assistant (Relativity/Uni) NEW [2,754] $2.2M Fri, Est Wkd $6.8M
7. The Stepfather (Sony) Week 2 [2,734] $2.2M Fri, Est Wkd $6.2M
8. Astro Boy (Imagi/Summit) NEW [3,014] $1.8M Fri, Est Wkd $7M
9. Cloudy/Meatballs (Sony) Week 6 [2,741] $1.4M Fri, Est Wkd $5.5M
10. Zombieland (Sony) Week 4 [2,447] $1.3M Fri, Est Wkd $4.5M
11. Amelia (Fox Searchlight] NEW [818] $1.3M Fri, Est Wkd $4M