Evil Dead Scares Up Weekend Win Over G.I. Joe, The Croods & Jurassic Park

9:38 am, April 7th, 2013

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Evil Dead scared up a weekend box office victory.

The remake of the 1980s horror classic took in $26 million in its debut.

That was enough to beat second place finisher G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which earned $20.8 million.

Coming in third was The Croods with a haul of $20 million.

Jurassic Park 3D, a 20th anniversary re-release of the dinosaur action-adventure flick, and the new Tyler Perry movie Temptation nabbed fourth and fifth places with $18.5 million and $10.4 million, respectively.

Rounding out the Top 10 were Olympus Has Fallen ($10 million), Oz the Great and Powerful ($8.1 million), alien invasion adaptation The Host ($5.3 million), Halle Berry’s 911 thriller The Call ($3.5 million) and Tina Fey’s Admission ($2 million).

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Evil Dead vs. Jurassic Park 3D: What Are You Seeing This Weekend?

1:19 pm, April 5th, 2013

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Some old movies are getting a fresh start this weekend.

Evil Dead, a remake of the landmark 1980s horror film, and Jurassic Park 3D, a 20th anniversary re-release of the beloved dinosaur action-adventure, are set to battle at the box office.

They’ll compete in multiplexes with holdovers like G.I. Joe: Retaliation, The Croods, and Tyler Perry’s Temptation.

Check out trailers for the two big new releases below!

And scope out FANDANGO for tickets and to see what else is playing near you!

What are you planning to see this weekend?

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