Horror Sales: Paranormal Activity 3, Dracula, and Fact or Faked

NOTE: These numbers are late due to delays on information gathering sites. The current totals are for October 20 – October 27 only, and aren’t up to date (October 31st).

Paranormal Activity 3 is easily the #1 movie at The Box Office, and it’s horror related! The Thing ends up taking a huge dive at the charts while Dream House crosses the $20mil mark. Texas Killing Fields remains at #66 for a second week, The Afflicted debuts at #36, and Tucker & Dale VS Evil, Munger Road, and Human Centipede 2 slide down the chart. Support independent horror, people!

1 Paranormal Activity 3 $62,774,000

2 1 Real Steel $13,250,000 (Total: $69,158,000)

9 3 The Thing $4,238,000 (Total: $15,217,000)

13 11 Dream House $1,388,000 (Total: $20,436,000)

15 12 Contagion $1,145,000 (Total: $73,766,000)

26 18 Harry Potter/Hallows 2 $245,000 (Total: $380,596,000)

34 28 Cowboys & Aliens $131,000 (Total: $100,154,000)

36 The Afflicted $124,000

37 67 Fright Night $102,000 (Total: $18,231,000)

49 43 Don’t Be Afraid/Dark $36,000 (Total: $23,934,000)

50 37 Munger Road $35,000 (Total: $226,000)

61 48 Tucker & Dale vs Evil $20,000 (Total: $190,000)

62 47 Human Centipede 2 $19,000 (Total: $112,000)

66 66 Texas Killing Fields $14,000 (Total: $28,000)

73 60 Apollo 18 $8,000 (Total: $17,554,000)

Scream 4 continues to underperform on the DVD Top 30 Chart. Bummer! After redebuting last week, Paranormal Activity 2 moves one spot up the chart. Also, in really interesting news, due to Halloween related issues – Bram Stoker’s Dracula debuts on the chart! Awesome!

4 Green Lantern $4,782,000

6 2 Transformers/Moon $3,869,000 (Total: $27,855,000)

9 4 Spookie Buddies $1,518,000 (Total: $11,269,000)

10 6 Thor $855,000 (Total: $15,587,000)

12 7 X-Men: First Class $806,000 (Total: $18,135,000)

16 5 Scream 4 $708,000 (Total: $2,443,000)

20 13 Transformers/Revenge $256,000 (Total: $220,101,000)

21 17 Hocus Pocus $229,000 (Total: N/A)

26 Spookly The Square Pumpkin $212,000

27 28 Paranormal Activity 2 $155,000 (Total: $14,740,000)

30 Bram Stoker’s Dracula $84,000 (Total: N/A)

This is a great week for horror/scifi television because every single show is up in viewers. The Vampire Diaries actually sees its most watched episode since January of last year. Also included two specials for shits and giggles.

Once Upon A Time – 12,930,000

The Walking Dead – 6,733,000

Fred 2: Night of The Living Fred – 5,700,000

The Vampire Diaries – 3,150,000

American Horror Story – 2,961,000

Halloween Wars – 2,584,000

The Secret Circle – 2,330,000

Supernatural – 1,920,000

Dexter – 1,888,000

Ghost Hunters – 1,721,000

Sanctuary – 1,466,000

Ancient Aliens – 1,436,000