Paramount's PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, now its fourth week, surged to #1 for the weekend, Oct. 23-25, raking in $22 million. Saw VI came in at #2 for its opening weekend, earning $14.8 million for Lionsgate.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE brought in $14.4 million at #3 for Warner Bros. in its second week. Overture's LAW ABIDING CITIZEN came in #4 in its second week, earning $12.7 million.
COUPLES RETREAT raked in $11.1 million and the #5 spot for Universal in its third week. ASTRO BOY from Summit came in #6, earning $7 million. THE STEPFATHER came in #7 in its second week, earning $6.5 million.
Universal's CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT earned $6.4 million and the #8 slot in its opening weekend. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, now in its sixth week, dropped to #9 and brought in $5.6 million over the weekend. Sony's ZOMBIELAND earned $4.3 million for Sony in its fourth week and rounded out the top 10.
Box office numbers were found on BoxOfficeMojo.com.