LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK | Low-budget horror sequel “Insidious: Chapter 2″ grabbed moviegoers searching for a Friday the 13th scare, winning the U.S. and Canadian box office race over The Robert De Niro comedy “The Family.”
The fright flick about a family haunted by spirits pulled in more than $41 million in ticket sales in its first three days, according to studio estimates on Sunday. About $20 million came on its Friday the 13th release date.
“The Family” finished in second place with $14.5 million over the weekend. The movie features De Niro as a mob boss whose family relocates to France under the witness protection program.
Last weekend’s box office champ, sci-fi sequel “Riddick,” fell to third place with $7 million in ticket sales. The movie stars Vin Diesel as an intergalactic traveler who can see in the dark.
Privately held FilmDistrict released “Insidious: Chapter 2″, which was directed by James Wan, who also helmed recent horror hit “The Conjuring”. “The Family” was distributed by privately held Relativity Media. “Riddick” was released by Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corp.
source: interaksyon.com
