Halloween is really fast approaching and so movies about halloween are also on the run.
So check out here the latest on Hollywood Entertainment News! Paranormal Activity 2 Box Office Hit.
LOS ANGELES—"Paranormal Activity 2" came out on top at the box office this weekend, pulling in $41.5 million with its pre-Halloween horror story of ghosts caught on nanny cams.
The Paramount sequel was enough to scare off comedy stunt film "Jackass 3D," which dropped to number two with $21.6 million in ticket sales, according to weekend estimates by box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Spy thriller "Red" with Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren took in $15 million, moving down a notch in the weekend ratings to third place.
"Hereafter," Clint Eastwood's dovetailing drama about three lives touched by death, opened in wide release, netting $12 million, which put the movie starring Matt Damon in fourth place.
It overtook "The Social Network," the story of the founding of Facebook, which came in fifth with $7.3 million in box office receipts during its third weekend in theaters.
"Secretariat," the Disney movie about a racehorse that won the Triple Crown, was close behind in sixth place at $6.9 million.
"Life As We Know It," a romantic comedy about two singles thrust into the role of parents after their best friends die in a car crash, took in $6.1 million for a seventh place finish.
"Legends of the Guardians," Warner Brothers' animated owl drama, dropped to eighth place with nearly $3.2 million in ticket sales.
Ninth at $2.7 million was "The Town," Ben Affleck's fast-paced flick about a bank heist in Boston.
"Easy A," about a high school girl who lies about losing her virginity to improve her social standing, was number 10 with $1.75 million.
Source:showbizandstyle.inquirer.net
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