This Weeks Horror Sales: Independent Horror Holding Strong

In a week where the Box Office declined by over 13%, independent horror films actually made leaps up the chart. Rubber, I Saw The Devil, and Black Death all made jumps up the line 10 or more spots. Also, Evil Bong 3D debuted this week. Did anyone know this was out?

5 3 Insidious $11,120,000 (Total: $29,126,000)
12 7 Sucker Punch $2,814,000 (Total: $34,868,000)
14 10 Battle: Los Angeles $1,985,000 (Total: $81,685,000)
21 12 Red Riding Hood $648,000 (Total: $36,815,000)
24 16 Beastly $346,000 (Total: $27,403,000)
33 27 I Am Number Four $137,000 (Total: $54,086,000)
40 31 Black Swan $78,000 (Total: $106,909,000)
48 Evil Bong 3D $24,000
53 51 Narnia/Dawn Treader $19,000 (Total: $104,386,000)
56 63 Rubber $12,000 (Total: $37,000)
67 78 I Saw The Devil $4,000 (Total: $120,000)
71 98 Black Death $2,000 (Total: $22,000)

The DVD Top 30 Chart is still dying a slow and painful death in terms of horror sales… Only two to talk about, The Walking Dead and Black Swan’s debut.

2 Black Swan $9,480,000
21 14 The Walking Dead Season 1 $694,000 (Total: $9,300,000)

There are a lot more horror/scifi shows on TV than I realized. Most of them are on the SyFy network. Really surprised at the Paranormal State numbers. I thought that show was more popular.