Horror fans flocked to Lionsgate’s seventh and final chapter in its lucrative slasher franchise as 3D enthusiasm reversed flagging franchise interest for a full-blooded bow estimated at $24.2 million. Saw 3D boasted more than 2,100 3D locations among 2,808 total engagements, with 3D venues contributing 92% of its weekend grosses.
The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, October 31, 2010 are as follows:
Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
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1 | Saw 3D | Lionsgate | 24,200,000 | 24,200,000 | 2,808 | 8,618 |
2 | Paranormal Activity 2 | Paramount | 16,500,000 | 65,657,865 | 3,239 | 5,094 |
3 | Red | Summit Entertainment | 10,811,000 | 58,904,794 | 3,349 | 3,228 |
4 | Jackass 3D | Paramount | 8,425,000 | 101,578,395 | 3,139 | 2,683 |
5 | Hereafter | Warner Bros. | 6,320,000 | 22,161,470 | 2,424 | 2,607 |
6 | Secretariat | Disney | 5,071,000 | 44,774,147 | 3,108 | 1,631 |
7 | Social Network, The | Sony | 4,700,000 | 79,705,879 | 2,767 | 1,698 |
8 | Life As We Know It | Warner Bros. | 4,000,000 | 43,477,839 | 2,860 | 1,398 |
9 | Town, The | Warner Bros. | 1,950,000 | 87,601,607 | 1,608 | 1,212 |
10 | Conviction | Fox Searchlight | 1,825,000 | 2,377,614 | 565 | 3,230 |
11 | Legend Of The Guardians:Owls Of Ga’Hoole | Warner Bros. | 1,705,000 | 52,620,507 | 2,010 | 848 |
12 | Easy A | Sony | 1,100,000 | 56,333,057 | 1,262 | 871 |