For the past weeks, the box office had seen a fight between frontrunners, including Argo, Taken 2, and Hotel Transylvania.
To be recalled, Paranormal Activity 3 debuted with a whooping and box office record of $52 million in just three days. The latest Paranormal Activity grabbed $30 million in the same period, still 43 percent lower than its predecessor.
>However, it must be noted that the film just spent $5 million for production compared to its counterpart. Paramount still intends to bring up the next installment to the series: Paranormal Activity 5.
Ben Affleck's historical-action movie Argo $16.5 million last week to complete a ten-day earning of $43.2 million. Argo is expected to hit $100 million in its total run.
Hotel Transylvania earned a 22 percent share of the market for $11.8 million to accumulate a total of $119 million in just four weeks. The halloween comedy animated movie is starred by Adam Sandler.
Working in the same speed and strength in the market, Taken 2 already earned $106 million to date. Last week, the film earned 13.4 million or 39 percent of the total industry sales. Last year, the original Taken earned a combined $145 million nationwide.
At the top five, Alex Cross earned $11.78 million. CinemaScore rated the movie "A" and they are expected to earn more before heading to home screen.
The top ten movies of this week's box office include:
6. Sinister (Summit) $9 million (-50%) $32 million to date.
7. Here Comes the Boom (Sony Pictures) $8.5 million (-28%) $23.2 million
8. Pitch Perfect (Universal) $7 million (-25%) $46 million
9. Frankenweenie (Disney) $4.4 million (-37%) $28.3 million
10. Looper (Sony) $4.2 million (-32%) $57.8 million
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