Image Credit: Brooke PalmerThe Saw franchise’s swan song held a captive audience on Friday, as Saw 3D drained $10.7 million, according to early estimates. (More specifically, the film made $9 million Friday and $1.7 million from late-night Thursday screenings). By comparison, Saw II through Saw V all registered larger opening days, but Saw 3D did manage to trump Saw VI‘s $7 million opening from last year. According to Lionsgate, Saw 3D – the supposed last entry in the seven-film horror series — earned 93 percent of its Friday figure from 3-D showings. The movie’s weekend tally will almost certainly be front-loaded since the series’ die-hard fans likely rushed out to see Saw 3D on Friday (or late Thursday night), and many young adults should be occupied the rest of the weekend with Halloween festivities. As a result, expect the flick to drop on Saturday and Sunday (something every Saw movie has done its debut weekend) and finish the weekend with around $22 million.
Paramount’s Paranormal Activity 2 plummeted 71 percent from its massive $20.1 million opening last Friday, earning an estimated $5.8 million yesterday. Figure a weekend total of about $16 million, which will bring the film’s two-week tally to just over $65 million. All eyes will now be watching to see whether Paranormal 2 can match the original film’s final gross of $107.9 million. In third place, Summit’s Red continued to display remarkable resilience — the action comedy slipped only 25 percent for $3.4 million. Jackass 3D didn’t show the same endurance, nosediving 58 percent for a $3.1 million take. Nevertheless, the sociological experiment should pass $100 million by Sunday. And rounding out the top five was Warner Bros.’ Hereafter, which fell 49 percent for $2.1 million. Check back here on Sunday for the complete box office report.
1. Saw 3D — $10.7 mil
2. Paranormal Activity 2 — $5.8 mil
3. Red — $3.4 mil
4. Jackass 3D — $3.1 mil
5. Hereafter — $2.1 mil
Box Office Preview: Can Saw 3D silence Paranormal Activity 2?
Saw 3D actually made a total of 10.7 million including it’s thursday night showings/midnight showings. But still, a tota gross of 20-22 million seems likely, and not much more. I guess with a better marketing campeign you can experience a sort of recovery. I hoped PA2 would have held better. It will probably end up with 90 million, but no more if it continues fading so quickly. And Social Network had another 30% decrease over from last friday- considering how it was the best movie of the year, I’m rather pleased it’s holding up so well
I don’t think Thursday night showings get totaled into the Friday gross…midnight showings, however, do get counted into the Friday gross.
does it really matter?
Well it costs too much to go to the movies. waiting for dvd.
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Saw PA2 last night, and all I could hear the entire time were the high school girls a few rows back talking through the entire movie. You’d think, eventually, they’d figure out there was a movie up on the screen they paid $8.00 for and would shut up. Apparently, I was mistaken, even after repeated “Shush”es
When that happens, I quickly get a manager. They take care of it quickly where we go. They don’t want to lose their adult paying customers.
Saw and PA2 are terrible films.
yea, I kinda think I might hate you if you spend money to see Saw movies. THEY. ARE. AWFUL.
I guess you’re going to hate me because this is my Halloween treat!
haha but it’s NOT a treat! They TRICK you into thinking it will be good, but IT’S NOT! you know this, though!