'Paranormal Activity 2' bags huge $20M Friday
Franck Tabouring
Wow! What a glorious start it's been for Paramount's "Paranormal Activity 2" at the North American box office: the sequel to last year's horror sensation scored a big $20.1 million in ticket sales Friday.
The Tod Williams-helmed sequel scored a strong average of $6,250 per theater at 3,216 locations. The $20 million daily gross also includes $6.3 million the flick earned from nationwide midnight screenings.
"Jackass 3D" delivered quite a solid performance Friday as well, picking up another $7.5 million for a total domestic gross of $73.1 million. The sequel earned $2,433 per theater at 3,111 locations.
At No. 3, "RED" generated $4.5 million, lifting its total haul to $33 million. Following in fourth place was Clint Eastwood's "Hereafter," which finished Friday with a daily take of $4.1 million (from 2,181 sites).
David Fincher's "The Social Network" landed at No. 5, earning $2.2 million for a cume of $67.9 million. (Source: Box Office Mojo, www.boxofficemojo.com)
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