{"id":3680,"date":"2009-10-25T19:07:44","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T23:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2009-10-25T19:07:50","modified_gmt":"2009-10-25T23:07:50","slug":"saw-vi-bombs-as-paranormal-activity-wins-weekend-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2009\/10\/25\/saw-vi-bombs-as-paranormal-activity-wins-weekend-box\/","title":{"rendered":"“Saw VI” Bombs as “Paranormal Activity” Wins Weekend Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though its second place, $7 million Friday debut was disappointing, “Saw VI” was still in respectable territory. If one were to ignore the fact that “Paranormal Activity” was the first horror\/thriller to defeat a “Saw” film in its Friday debut since “The Grudge” topped the first movie, $7 million was still a respectable number–assuming the film stayed on pace for the weekend.<\/p>\n

“Saw VI” did not, and it opened to a franchise low $14.8 million this weekend. Considering the franchise’s annual dominance in pre-Halloween action, the film’s opening take is nothing if not a bomb.<\/p>\n

“Paranormal Activity,” meanwhile, held strong with a $22 million finish for first place.<\/p>\n

Joining “Saw” in the bomb category were “Astro Boy” ($7 million, 6th), “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” ($6.4 million, 8th) and “Amelia” ($4 million, 11th). In other words, all new releases struggled at the box office this weekend.<\/p>\n

Weekend Top Ten:<\/b>
\n1) Paranormal Activity – $22 million ($62.5 million)
\n2) Saw VI – $14.8 million
\n3) Where the Wild Things Are – $14.4 million ($54 million)
\n4) Law Abiding Citizen – $12.7 million ($40.3 million)
\n5) Couples Retreat – $11.1 million ($78.2 million)
\n6) Astro Boy – $7 million
\n7) The Stepfather – $6.5 million ($20.4 million)
\n8) The Vampire’s Assistant – $6.4 million
\n9) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – $5.6 million ($115.2 million)
\n10) Zombieland – $4.3 million ($67.3 million)<\/p>\n

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