"Evil Dead" frightens the competition at the box office

  • 11 years ago
"Evil Dead," the blood-drenched remake of the 1981 horror classic, scared up 26 million dollars (USD) in its first weekend to win the box office race.

The supernatural story of five twenty-something friends who battle demons in a remote cabin, "Evil Dead" far surpassed industry projections of about 20 million for the film.

Last weekend's box office leader, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," fought its way into a virtual tie with animated Stone Age comedy "The Croods," now in its third week in theaters, with each taking in 21.1 million, according to estimates from Hollywood.com's box office division.

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