Paranormal Activity scares its way to first at the box office and shocks the world.
With new films including the second place Saw VI, Astro Boy, Cirque du Freak: the Vampire’s Assistant and the Hilary Swank Oscar-buzzing Amelia, the word-of-mouth-success Paranormal Activity has joined The Blair Witch Project and its ilk as a beacon to budding
filmmakers globally.
SheKnows explored the Paranormal Activity phenomenon over a week ago, but honestly was pleasantly shocked to
discover the film atop the box office for this second-to-last weekend in October.
With Halloween knocking on the calendar’s door, the box office should be expected to be top-heavy with the horror fare. But, to have the independent scream-fest sit with a $22 million-take is
beyond a Hollywood success story — it is the definition of the American success story.
Spike Jonze continued his success with Where the Wild Things Are adding another $14 million to bring its’ domestic total to
a hair under $54 million.
Couples Retreat also saw another impressive weekend with the Vince Vaughn-Jason Bateman starring comedy taking in an additional
$11 million to reach a stellar fall comedy plateau of $78 million total US box office. Another high performer that continues its successful run is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs that came in ninth place with $5.6 million — bringing its domestic total to a tasty $115 million.
October 23-25 box office
1. Paranormal Activity,
$22,000,000
2. Saw VI, $14,800,000
3. Where the Wild Things Are, $14,420,000
4. Law Abiding Citizen, $12,713,000
5. Couples Retreat, $11,097,000
6. Astro Boy, $7,017,000
7. The Stepfather, $6,500,000
8. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, $6,348,000
9. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, $5,600,000
10. Zombieland, $4,300,000
11. Amelia, $4,025,000
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