BOX OFFICE: EVIL DEAD Set For $26M; G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Muscles Its Way To #2

BOX OFFICE: EVIL DEAD Set For $26M; G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Muscles Its Way To #2

There's been a few surprises at the North American box office this weekend, and while Fede Alvarez's Evil Dead has indeed taken the top spot with an impressive $26 million, G.I. Joe: Retaliation has decimated the 3D re-release of Jurassic Park by taking the #2 spot.

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By JoshWilding - Apr 07, 2013 04:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Deadline


Fede Alvarez's remake of Evil Dead has continued to exceed expectations as it easily took the top spot in North America with an impressive three day total of $26 million. That's far beyond many initial estimates and a fantastic start for a movie which cost only $17 million to produce. It was thought that Jurassic Park 3D would take second place, but G.I. Joe: Retaliation has muscled its way into that position with an admirable $20.7 million. That takes the sequel's current domestic cume to over $86 million! The 3D re-release (which was overseen by Steven Spielberg himself) dropped to #4 and has taken a predicted total of $18.7 million. You can read my review of Evil Dead by clicking HERE and G.I. Joe: Retaliation by clicking HERE. Many thanks to Deadline for the following figures.

1. Evil Dead (FilmDistrict/Tristar/Sony) NEW [Runs 3,025] R
Friday $11.9M, Saturday $9.1M, Weekend $26.0M

2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D (Paramount) Week 2 [Runs 3,734] PG13
Friday $6.4M, Saturday $8.8M (-49%), Weekend $20.7M, Cume $86.2M

3. The Croods 3D (DreamWorks Animation/Fox) Week 3 [Runs 3,879] PG
Friday $6.0M, Saturday $8.3M, Weekend $20.0M, Cume $124.8M

4. Jurassic Park 3D (Universal) NEW [Runs 2,771] PG13
Friday $7.0M, Saturday $7.5M, Weekend $18.7M

5. Tyler Perry’s Temptation (Lionsgate) Week 2 [Runs 2,047] PG13
Friday $3.4M, Saturday $4.4M, Weekend $10.3M (-50%), Cume $38.7M

6. Olympus Has Fallen (FilmDistrict) Week 3 [Runs 3,059] R
Friday $3.1M, Saturday $4.3M, Weekend $10.2M, Cume $71.2M

7. Oz The Great And Powerful (Disney) Week 5 [Runs 2,905] PG
Friday $2.4M, Saturday $3.3M, Weekend $8.0M, Cume $212.5M

8. The Host (Open Road) Week 2 [Runs 3,202] PG13
Friday $1.8M, Saturday $2.2M, Weekend $5.2M (-51%), Cume $19.6M

9. The Call (TriStar/Sony) Week 4 [Runs 2,002] R
Friday $1.1M, Saturday $1.5M, Weekend $3.4M, Cume $45.4M

10. Admission (Focus Features) Week 3 [Runs 1,407] PG13
Friday $664K, Saturday $850K, Weekend $2.0M, Cume $15.3M



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scootaloo
scootaloo - 4/7/2013, 4:26 AM
The new Evil Dead is [frick]ing epic.
loki668
loki668 - 4/7/2013, 4:52 AM
Now you know
jessepostal
jessepostal - 4/7/2013, 5:23 AM
Saw evil dead last night, what a disappointment :(
StrangeBlackPantherDoctor
StrangeBlackPantherDoctor - 4/7/2013, 6:57 AM
Evil Dead was amazing.
Baf
Baf - 4/7/2013, 7:14 AM
Saw Evil Dead last night. Not super scary, but super fun with a good story and great shock value.
EdParker
EdParker - 4/7/2013, 7:46 AM
Evil Dead is Cool. Wayyyyy better than alot of so called horror movies. Nc-17 Blu-ray PLZ
novaprime
novaprime - 4/7/2013, 8:51 AM
Evil Dead best Remake ,best horror movie out!!!
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 4/7/2013, 9:11 AM
I saw Evil Dead on Thursday. It was pretty average.
Ceejay
Ceejay - 4/7/2013, 9:22 AM
A lot of the critics on RT are dissing Evil Dead for not being as hilarious and fun as the original. These idiots have short memories, the original was not a funny flick, Evil Dead 2 was the one that spoofed the original and started the fun and hilarious vein that ran into the third movie. The original film was made on a minuscule budget but with serious intent.

This version is not for laughs, its for sheer horror. Critics once again showing how little they know about their chosen profession and how lazy they are in doing any level of research.
thewonderer
thewonderer - 4/7/2013, 9:45 AM
Stay after the credits for Evil Dead
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 4/7/2013, 10:12 AM
GI Joe 2 was pretty awful. Not as bad as TDKR or Webb's Spider-Man but pretty bad. The Bruce Willis bits are the best parts. The "I have high cholesterol" line and delivery was too good for that film.

Palicki is a dud. She's like Megan Fox just getting roles because of looks. And both have the depth of a cardboard cutout.
The movie was all Rock until Willis showed up late in the film. And the Rock can do the I'm a big bad ass bit and thats it. He has no style and none of his attempts at humor worked.

The movie is similar in feel to Van Damme's Street Fighter. Another bad movie but also not as bad as TDKR.

LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 4/7/2013, 10:49 AM
GI Joe wasn't bad at all, better than the first one. Love snake eyes, need more snake. Gotta go check out the Evil Dead remake. I remember seeing the original at the drivein (Miles Drivein) as a kid, scared the shit out of me.
thorhulk77
thorhulk77 - 4/7/2013, 10:54 AM
Evil Dead ftw
PsyGuy
PsyGuy - 4/7/2013, 11:33 AM
Well deserved!
and it only cost $17mil to make! That's awesome.
Giznad
Giznad - 4/7/2013, 12:21 PM
in the after credits, it looked like Bruce Campbell saw the movie, stood up, and said "Groovy." because he approved of it. Haha
retr0g0dfather
retr0g0dfather - 4/7/2013, 12:28 PM
I've seen EVIL DEAD twice already, as far as horrific and brutal go....this is the best Horror film ever! (IMO).
NostalgicYouth
NostalgicYouth - 4/7/2013, 5:13 PM
Evil Dead was good, the new one.
MadTitan
MadTitan - 4/7/2013, 5:25 PM
so a close pal of mine finally had us convinced to watched it. the film is ok had it's moment. glad Bruce Willis had a cameo if not this would have been just a generic action flick with The Rock headlining.
lnTylerWeTrust
lnTylerWeTrust - 4/7/2013, 6:41 PM
Evil Dead was good, I really liked it. But it wasn't scary AT ALL. Maybe I'm immune to American horror but idk. And some of the characters' actions were idiotic, other than that, it was a great flick.
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