"Evil Dead" Finds Box-Office Life with $26 Million

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Demons, dinosaurs, and a whole lot of Joes gave life to the weekend box-office. "Evil Dead," the remake of the 1981 Sam Raimi classic debuted at No. 1 with $26 million. 

At No. 2 was a tie between "The Croods" and the action sequel "G.I. Joe: Retaliation." Both films took in an estimated total of $21.1 million. Final box-office tally on Monday will determine which movie comes out on top. 

"Jurassic Park," the 3-D re-release of the beloved Steven Spielberg flick came in at No. 4 with $18.2 million. Add that to the dinosaur film's original box-office take of $357.1 million when it was originally released in 1993. 

In limited release this weekend was Danny Boyle's "Trance" which opened with $136,103 in just four theaters. Focus Features' "A Place Beyond the Pines" starring Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper moved up to the domestic chart to No. 14 grossing $695,041 for a total of $886,459 and per theater average of $23,168. 

Here's the estimated Top 10 Box-Office Films for the weekend of April 5th:

1. "Evil Dead," $26 million ($4.5 million international).

2 (tie). "The Croods," $21.1 million ($34.1 million international).

2 (tie). "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," $21.1 million ($40.2 million international).

4. "Jurassic Park" in 3-D," $18.2 million ($3 million international).

5. "Olympus Has Fallen," $10.04 million.

6. "Tyler Perry's Temptation," $10 million.

7. "Oz the Great and Powerful," $8.2 million ($13.6 million international).

8. "The Host," $5.2 million ($3.5 million international).

9. "The Call," $3.5 million.

10. "Admission," $2.1 million.



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