Movie Box Office: Friday the 13th scares up $42.2 Million

Only surprise here was how much loot Friday the 13th took in. The weekend itself did well, but no other new movies really stepped up huge. Taken and Coraline have kept up their take well, as has He’s Just Not That Into You – which was a natural for this Valentine’s weekend.

1. “Friday the 13th,” $42.2 million.
2. “He’s Just Not That Into You,” $19.6 million.
3. “Taken,” $19.3 million.
4. “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” $15.4 million.
5. “Coraline,” $15.3 million.
6. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” $11.7 million.
7. “The International,” $10 million.
8. “The Pink Panther 2,” $9 million.
9. “Slumdog Millionaire,” $7.2 million.
10. “Push,” $6.9 million.

Friday the 13th promised a high body count. It delivered. The franchise reboot has packed theaters like no other this President’s Day weekend, scoring an estimated $42 2 million from Friday-Sunday. Final numbers and standings will be out tomorrow. Elsewhere, Confessions of a Shopaholic ($15.4 million) looks to do no better than a fourth-place debut, while Joaquin Phoenix looks to finish off his movie career on a high note, the David Letterman, gum-chewing thing notwithstanding. – From eonline.com

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to watch college kids get slaughtered in a remake of “Friday the 13th”? The revival of the venerable slasher franchise easily took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend, setting a new record for a horror opening with estimated sales of $42.2 million, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday. – From Reuters

Warner Bros./New Line’s redo “Friday the 13th” scared up the best opening ever for a horror movie in grossing an estimated $42.2 million from 3,105 theaters through Sunday. Film, breathing new life into the classic franchise, is on its way to posting the best four-day holiday gross ever for a R-rated pic. Studios will report four-day numbers for President’s Day weekend on Monday. – From Variety