Paranormal Activity 2 Scares Up HUGE Single Day Box Office

Steve Barton |

Oct 23, 2010

If Friday’s box office take is any indication of how the rest of the weekend is going to go, then it’s safe to say that our beloved genre is kicking ass and taking names.

According to Box Office Mojo Paranormal Activity 2 drew an estimated $20.1 million on approximately 4,500 screens at 3,216 locations, topping The Ring Two’s $14.8 million for supernatural supremacy in terms of first day gross. Its Friday gross included a $6.3 million midnight debut at around 1,800 locations, which not only broke Jackass 3D’s October midnight record ($2.5 million) but also the R-rated midnight record, formerly held by Watchmen ($4.55 million).

R-rated horror breaking records and making a killing? Like the Paranormal Activity movies or not, that’s got to be music to your horror-loving ears! We’ll keep an eye on the weekend tally and let you know how this all plays out.

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Paranormal Activity 2 is produced by Jason Blum and Oren Peli with story by Michael R. Perry and screenplay by Michael R. Perry and Christopher Landon and is directed by Tod Williams.

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