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The low budget remake of Sam Raimi‘s 1981 cult horror film Evil Dead earned a better-than-expected $26 million in its domestic bow for a No. 1 finish. Overseas, the pic took in $4.5 million from its first 21 markets for a worldwide debut of $30.5 million.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, April 7, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Evil Dead | Sony | $26,000,000 | 3,025 | 8,595 | $26,000,000 |
| 2 | GI Joe: Retaliation | Paramount | $21,100,000 | 3,734 | 5,650 | $86,663,060 |
| 2 | Croods, The | 20th Century Fox | $21,100,000 | 3,879 | 5,439 | $125,800,202 |
| 4 | Jurassic Park | Universal | $18,247,035 | 2,771 | 6,585 | $18,247,035 |
| 5 | Olympus Has Fallen | FilmDistrict | $10,042,000 | 3,059 | 3,282 | $71,115,501 |
| 6 | Tyler Perry’s Temptation | Lionsgate | $10,000,000 | 2,047 | 4,885 | $38,383,341 |
| 7 | Oz The Great and Powerful | Disney | $8,171,000 | 2,905 | 2,812 | $212,767,718 |
| 8 | Host, The | Open Road | $5,239,000 | 3,202 | 1,636 | $19,664,713 |
| 9 | Call, The | Sony | $3,500,000 | 2,002 | 1,748 | $45,481,093 |
| 10 | Admission | Focus Features | $2,054,466 | 1,407 | 1,460 | $15,373,330 |
| 11 | Spring Breakers | A24 Films | $1,200,000 | 1,072 | 1,119 | $12,644,742 |
| 12 | Identity Thief | Universal | $818,335 | 721 | 1,135 | $131,253,965 |
