‘Saw V’ wins Friday box office race

David Hackl’s “Saw V” easily outperformed Disney’s “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” at the North American box office this Friday with $3.1 million in ticket sales.

The fifth installment in the popular "Saw" series dominated all new releases on Halloween, lifting its cumulative gross to $38.8 million after only one week in release.

Following at No. 2 was Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed drama “Changeling,” which took home $2.3 million. The film starring Angelina Jolie opened in limited release last week and expanded into 1,850 sites this weekend.

Debuting in third place with $2.2 million was Kevin Smith’s comedy “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” In the R-rated film, Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks decide to make a porno in order to get rid of their growing debt.

Surprisingly, Freestyle Releasing’s horror flick “The Haunting of Molly Hartley” finished fourth with $1.7 million. Following closely at No. 5 was “High School Musical 3: Senior Year,” earning $1.7 million and bringing its domestic total to $22.1 million.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)