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LOS ANGELES — “Paranormal Activity” has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the “Saw” franchise.
The upstart chiller “Paranormal Activity” went into nationwide release and took the No. 1 spot with $22 million. That compares with $14.8 million for the debut of “Saw VI,” a franchise that has been a Halloween fixture since 2004.
Last weekend’s No. 1 movie, the Warner Bros. tale “Where the Wild Things Are,” fell to No. 3, just behind “Saw VI” with $14.4 million. Summit Entertainment’s “Astro Boy” opened at No. 6, and Universal’s “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” debuted at No. 8. The Associated Press
