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The Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro vehicle "The Family" opened in second place.
Moviegoers had an appetite for fright this weekend, sending “Insidious: Chapter 2” to the top of the box office.
The haunted-house horror sequel sold $41 million in tickets, tripling the opening take of the 2010 original.
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Debuting on Friday the 13th, the sequel scored the highest September opening day ever, said box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Hollywood.com.
“It was a perfect release date for this movie,” he said.
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Another first week release, Relativity Media’s Robert De Niro-Michelle Pfeiffer crime caper “The Family,” opened in second place with $14.5 million. That bumped last week’s champ, “Riddick,” to third.
“The Butler” continued its strong performance with a fourth-place finish — and the Lee Daniels-directed film has now sold more than $100 million in ducats.
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1. “Insidious: Chapter 2,” $41 million
2. “The Family,” $14.5 million.
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3. “Riddick,” $7 million
4. “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” $5.58 million.
5. “We’re the Millers,” $5.4 million
News wire services
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