The Warner Brothers remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street dominated the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $32.2 million. It silenced the impressive six week run of How To Train Your Dragon which finished in a distant second, earning $10.8 million, bringing its total to $192 million.
Date Night showed in its fourth weekend, bringing in $7.6 million. That puts the total at almost $74 million for the Tina Fey and Steve Carell comedy.
Widely regarded as a contender for the worst movie of the year, Furry Vengeance debuted this week in fifth place. It earned an estimated $6.5 million.
Out of the top ten, Alice in Wonderland earned Tim Burton another $1.5 million, adding to its stellar $330 million total in its ninth week.
Check out the top 10 (movie- weekend; total):
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street– $32,205,000; $32,205,000 (debut)
2. How To Train Your Dragon– $10,825,000; $192,385,000
3. Date Night– $7,600,000; $73,627,000
4. The Back-Up Plan– $7,240,000; $22,950,000
5. Furry Vengeance– $6,500,000; $6,500,000 (debut)
6. The Losers- $6,000,000; $18,125,000
7. Clash of the Titans– $5,980,000; $154,036,000
8. Kick-Ass– $4,450,000; $42,160,000
9. Death at a Funeral– $4,000,000; $34,777,000
10. Oceans– $2,600,000; $13,500,000
Which is the best on the list? Are you interested in more Elm Street?