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Paranormal Activity 2 is Numero Uno at Box-Office

Paramount's horror sequel, 'Paranormal Activity 2' made an impressive $19 million in 3,216 runs on Friday, October 22.

The picture outperformed all the others by a wide margin, Its closest competitor was Paramount's 3D pic 'Jackass,' which collected about $7.7 million in 3,111 engagements.
 
Summit's comedy actioner 'Red,' starring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren, earned about $4.5 million in 3,273 runs.
 
Clint Eastwood’s 'Hereafter' from Warner occupied the No. 4 position with about $4 million in 1,181 engagements.
 
Rounding out the top five was Sony picture 'The Social Network,' directed by David Fincher, which earned about $2.275 million in 2,921 runs. Will the movie made 100 million domestically?
 
It was a toss-up for the No. 6 and 7 positions on Friday between Warner’s rimantic comedy 'Life As We Know It' and Disney's Diane Lane’s  starrer, 'Secretariat,' which both earned about $1.9 million.
 
The No. 8 pic was 'Ben Affleck’s crime drama , ‘The Town,' which earned Warner Bros. about $806,000, while 3D fantasy pic 'Legend of the Guardians' collected about $770,000 in 2,236 runs.
Sony's 'Easy A' took in about $565,000 in 1,632 engagements.

 

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