Texas Chainsaw Massacre tops Friday box office via Rickey.org
In a surprise, the latest incarnation of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre – 3D, topped the Box office on Friday, debuting with $10 million. The Trey Songz-fronted film is expected to win the weekend with $21-25 million.
It was expected that holiday heavyweights Django Unchained, Les Miserables, or The Hobbit would top.
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In a surprise upset, Lionsgate’s Texas Chainsaw 3D placed No. 1 at the Friday box office with a healthy debut of $10.2 million.
The R-rated film is now expected to win the weekend with a gross in the $21 million to $25 million range, marking a victory for Lionsgate.Pre-release tracking had suggested that holdovers The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Django Unchained would battle it out for No. 1, followed by Les Miserables.
Texas Chainsaw Picking up where Tobe Hooper’s1974 classic slasher film left off,Texas Chainsaw earned a C+ CinemaScore. Normally, a poor grade would spell trouble for a film’s playability, but horror films often receive a C.
Django, from the Weinstein Co., came in No. 2 on Friday, grossing $6.2 million for a domestic total of $92.4 million. The Quentin Tarantino film is expected to earn in the $19.5 million range for the weekend.
Peter Jackson’sThe Hobbit and Tom Hooper’sLe Mis were in a relatively close race Friday.
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