Good weekend for new movies and Paranormal Activity

[Kingdom]

DK's film, Couples Retreat, still brought in 17.9 million. I blame Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, and Kristin Bell.

What's turning out to be an October for the record books continues to thrive with the second movie to open over $30 million, as filmmaker Spike Jonze's take on Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are opened with approximately $32.7 million in 3,735 theaters including IMAX screens, surpassing some expectations but not all. With a solid average of $8,693 per site, the film benefitted from a solid marketing campaign and praise from critics that made it apparent that it was far more than just a kiddie film, and in just three days, it is the auteur director's biggest theatrical take so far.

Opening solidly in second place, the Gerard Butler-Jamie Foxx thriller Law Abiding Citizen (Overture Films) grossed roughly $21.2 million in 2,890 theaters, also bringing in audiences with its strong marketing campaign. It marks the largest opening for the fledgling two year old distributor whose biggest hit previously was the Robert De Niro and Al Pacino crime-thriller Righteous Kill last year.

Oren Peli's low budget ghost movie Paranormal Activity (Paramount) expanded into nationwide release in 760 theaters where it grossed $20.16 million for third place, scoring an impressive $26.5k per site, which is the 13th highest average for a wide release. The movie, which reportedly cost less than $15,000, has grossed over $33 million since opening in select cities on September 25. On Friday, the movie will expand into roughly 2,000 theaters where it's likely to continue its strong run due to the positive word-of-mouth.

[DirtyKash]

Holy hell. Vince Vaughn CANNOT BE STOPPED!!!!

[Foster]

He's so snarky!!!!!

[Kingdom]

He's so played out.

[HollywoodLeo]

Paranormal Activity was more funny than it was scary.

Everyone I talked to told me that it was one of the scariest movies they've ever seen, then I went to watch it today and found out that couldn't be further from the truth.

The Lion King was more scary than Paranormal Activity.

The only redeeming aspect of the movie is the boyfriend's reactions to the girlfriend's issues are somewhat amusing.

[Kingdom]

Leo's bitter that Paranormal Activity owned the Saw movie.

[HollywoodLeo]

Not really.

I openly admit to listening to Nickelback. You think I care what other people think about my preferences?

I gave an equal amount of money to both movies. One was good (Saw VI) the other was crummy (PA)

And to display that I don't just blindly praise the Saw franchise, Saw V was pretty lame aside from the backstory aspect of it. IV was ok, but nothing spectacular. They took a step up with VI, though.