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Sequel Taken 2 stormed to the top of the North American box office with a record-breaking $50 million debut, more than double the original 2009 film and marking more good news for Liam Neeson. Taken 2 nabbed the best-ever October opening for a PG-13 film and the third-best overall after Paranormal Activity 3 ($52.6 million) and Jackass 3D ($50.4 million), both rated R.
The top 12 films at the box office, according to data collected Sunday, October 7, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Taken 2 | 20th Century Fox | $50,000,000 | 3,661 | 13,657 | $50,000,000 |
| 2 | Hotel Transylvania | Sony | $26,300,000 | 3,352 | 7,846 | $75,958,532 |
| 3 | Pitch Perfect | Universal | $14,736,400 | 2,770 | 5,320 | $21,582,608 |
| 4 | Looper | Sony | $12,200,000 | 2,993 | 4,076 | $40,300,651 |
| 5 | Frankenweenie | Disney | $11,500,000 | 3,005 | 3,826 | $11,500,000 |
| 6 | End Of Watch | Open Road | $4,000,000 | 2,370 | 1,687 | $32,845,946 |
| 7 | Trouble with the Curve | Warner Bros. | $3,870,000 | 3,003 | 1,288 | $29,709,823 |
| 8 | House At The End Of The Street | Relativity Media | $3,698,000 | 2,720 | 1,359 | $27,531,144 |
| 9 | Master, The | The Weinstein Company | $1,840,000 | 864 | 2,129 | $12,315,329 |
| 10 | Finding Nemo | Disney | $1,555,000 | 1,746 | 890 | $38,969,000 |
| 11 | Perks Of Being A Wallflower, The | Lionsgate | $1,525,149 | 221 | 6,901 | $3,307,488 |
| 12 | Resident Evil: Retribution | Sony | $1,150,000 | 1,361 | 844 | $41,000,730 |
