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 BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP 
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Moviegoers Flock to Couples Retreat

Zombieland drops to second; Paranormal Activity shines

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(Newser) – Poor reviews proved no barrier to box office success this weekend as Couples Retreat did $35.3 million worth of business, dethroning Zombieland after a 2-week reign. The big news of the weekend was overachieving thriller Paranormal Activity, which broke a record for a feature playing on fewer than 200 screens, Variety reports. The top five:

  1. Couples Retreat, $35.3 million
  2. Zombieland, $15 million
  3. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, $12 million
  4. Toy Story/Toy Story 2 reissue, $7.6 million
  5. Paranormal Activity, $7.1 million

"Couples Retreat" co-star Kristen Bell poses for photographers at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
The cast of
The cast of "Couples Retreat," which dominated the weekend box office.   (John Johnson, Universal Pictures)
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divetrader
Oct 11, 09 2:25 PM CDT
Paranormal Activity was excellent! I have heard Zombieland was too. Perhaps people a flocking to couples retreat because they can no longer afford a real vacation. Reply
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Thinker
Oct 11, 09 2:41 PM CDT
Paranormal Activity is one of those rare films that offers little action, little special effects, a couple of unknown actors and some of the most terrifying scenes I've ever seen ... I love horror films, have seen hundreds, and I put Paranormal Activity in the top 5 of the scariest films of all time. The fear lingers, days afterward, and I'm still waking up in a sweat, afraid of the dark. PA made me feel like I did when I was a teenager and saw The Exorcist in 1975 ( I couldn't sleep with the light off for 6 months!) or The Amityville Horror in 1979. If you like to be terrified, PA is worth your time. Reply
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Robert_Dada
Oct 11, 09 4:49 PM CDT
Thanks for the paranormal endorsements divetrader and thinker. I trust your judgment on a lot of things here so I doubt I'll be disappointed in this film. Reply
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Sayyiduna
Oct 11, 09 10:24 PM CDT
I second the statements on Paranormal Activity. It's a modern masterpiece of horror films, and I use that term carefully, but it is deserving of every praise. Zombieland was a good "fun" movie; it's not incredibly memorable or a milestone in film-making but it's a lot of good fun if you've got nothing better (like PA) to watch. Reply
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Todd_English
Oct 11, 09 11:31 PM CDT
Paranormal and zombieland looks like its worth a rent....couples retreat looks bad. Real bad. Reply
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