{"id":8881,"date":"2010-10-31T18:54:15","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T23:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=8881"},"modified":"2010-10-31T18:54:15","modified_gmt":"2010-10-31T23:54:15","slug":"saw-3d-tops-paranormal-activity-2-wins-weekend-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/10\/31\/saw-3d-tops-paranormal-activity-2-wins-weekend-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Saw 3D&#8221; Tops &#8220;Paranormal Activity 2,&#8221; Wins Weekend Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Saw 3D&#8221; rebounded from last year&#8217;s surprising defeat to &#8220;Paranormal Activity&#8221; with a win over the sequel this weekend.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/screening-lionsgate-saw\/image\/10073914?term=saw+3d\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/view1.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/10073914\/screening-lionsgate-saw\/screening-lionsgate-saw.jpg?size=234&#038;imageId=10073914\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"Screening Of Lionsgate's Saw 3D - Arrivals\" height=\"355\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"HOLLYWOOD - OCTOBER 27: Actress Betsy Russell arrives at the special Los Angeles friends and family screening of Lionsgate's 'Saw 3D' at the Mann's Chinese 6 on October 27, 2010 in Hollywood, California. 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