Halloween weekend + SAW movie = box office gold. Lionsgate has figured out the perfect equation to make mucho dollares, and it has yet again paid off. Yes, to no one’s surprise SAW III slaughtered the box office, racking in a whopping $34.3 million over this past weekend!
Not only did it slaughter the competition, but it also slaughtered all the previous SAW movies’ opening weekend numbers, as SAW made $18.3 million it’s opening weekend, and last year’s SAW II racked in $31.7 million. Nice!
I for one couldn’t be happier, as it’s my humble yet worthless opinion that SAW III was far superior than SAW II, and about on par with the original – definitely the best theatrically released horror flick of the season. The only downside? Lionsgate already has plans set in motion for a SAW IV to hit theaters next Halloween. And while normally this would have me jumping for joy… if you’ve seen part 3, then you’d know that that a part 4 is being made only for money reasons. Bummer.
Scroll below to check out the weekend’s top 10 money makers (yes, even THE GRUDGE 2 is still alive and seen by some), and stick around for more news and updates on SAW IV as we hear it!
1. “Saw III,” $34.3 million.
2. “The Departed,” $9.8 million.
3. “The Prestige,” $9.6 million.
4. “Flags of Our Fathers,” $6.35 million.
5. “Open Season,” $6.1 million.
6. “Flicka,” $5 million.
7. “Man of the Year,” $4.7 million.
8. “The Grudge 2,” $3.3 million.
9. “Marie Antoinette,” $2.85 million.
10. “Running With Scissors,” $2.55 million.
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