“‘Paranormal’ Cuts Down ‘Saw’ at Friday B.O.”
Per The Wrap:
Jigsaw has finally met his match.
The diabolical inventor of torture machines and techniques, who has led four successive “Saw” sequels to $30 million openings, got crushed at the domestic box office Friday by the wide-opening demons of “Paranormal Activity.”
When the carnage was over, Paramount’s “Paranormal” had grossed $7.4 million playing at 1,945 venues Friday, and is on pace for a $21 million weekend, according to studio sources. Lionsgate’s “Saw VI,” meanwhile, took in only $6.9 million and is on trajectory to earn about $18 million over the three-day period.
Meanwhile the rest of the films in release is pretty much crash-and-burn-o-rama with Where the Wild Things Are dropping 65%, Cirque du Freak with only $2.2M, Astro Boy with a mere $1.8M, and Amelia a scant $1.3M.