Friday scares up $45.2 million
VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Horror pic breaks box office records
By Pamela McClintock of Variety -- Video Business, 2/17/2009
FEB. 17 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Domestic box office generated record revenues as Valentine’s Day fell on the Saturday of a long Presidents Day weekend, with the four-day session up at least 35% over last year.Leading the charge was New Line’s redo of Friday the 13th, which grossed an estimated $45.2 million from 3,105 theaters to score the best opening ever for a horror title.
Friday the 13th wasn’t the only player making headlines, even though it did nearly double the biz of its nearest rival.
A pair of holdovers -- He’s Just Not That Into You and Taken -- beat out newer entries to place Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, for the four-day weekend, according to Rentrak.
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