The reboot of the Evil Dead scared up $30.5 million in ticket sales this weekend to debut at the top of the box-office.
The total was well above what Hollywood analysts predicted for the horror movie.
The Croods and G.I. Joe: Retaliation claimed the No. 2 and No. 3 spots at the box office though we won’t know which film won until later today. Both holdover movies went down to a photo finish with initial estimates coming it at $21 million each for the weekend.
Universal’s 3D rerelease of Jurassic Park also turned in a pleasing performance, coming in fourth with $18.2 million.
Fifth place went to Olympus Has Fallen with $10.4 million.
Title, weeks in release/theater count, studio, three-day weekend total, cume
1. Evil Dead, 1/3,025, Sony/TriStar/FilmDistrict, $26 million
2. The Croods, 2/4,046, Fox/DreamWorks Animation, $21.1 million, $125.8 million
3. G.I. Joe: Retaliation, 1/3,719, Paramount/MGM/Skydance, $21.1 million, $86.7 million
4. Jurassic Park, 1/2,771, Universal, $18.2 million
5. Olympus Has Fallen, 3/3,059, Lionsgate/Millennium, $10.04 million, $71.1 million
6. Tyler Perry’s Temptation, 2/2,047, Lionsgate, $10 million, $38.4 million
7. Oz the Great and Powerful, 5/2,905, Disney, $8.2 million, $212.8 million
8. The Host, 2/3,202, Open Road Films, $5.2 million, $19.7 million
9. The Call, 4/2,002, Sony/TriStar, $3.5 million, $45.5 million
10. Admission, 3/1,407, Focus Features, $2.1 million, $15.4 million
