Prequel resurrects &#39;Exorcist&#39; saga with $18.1 million debut
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The devil possessed the weekend box office as the prequel &quot;Exorcist: The Beginning&quot; debuted at No. 1 with $18.1 million.
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Exorcist: The Beginning, a film that had to be reshot because the first version was not scary enough, led the box office over the weekend, as moviegoers flocked to the resurrection of an aging franchise.
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US audiences will get their first look at the prequel to hit horror flick Exorcist this weekend, amid reports that Hollywood had a devil of a time bringing the long-awaited prequel to the screen.
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LOS ANGELES &quot;The Grudge&quot; made a match with moviegoers, taking the number-one spot at the box office. The Sarah Michelle Gellar horror flick took in 40 (m) million dollars ahead of Halloween.
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A new version of cult horror film Halloween tops the US box office, with ticket sales set to reach $30m (Â£15m).
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Vampire thriller 30 Days of Night enters the US box office at number one, with takings of $16m (Â£7.8m).
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In theaters: THE EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, directed by Renny Harlin, written by Alexi Hawley, 114 minutes, rated R. So it wasn&#39;t meant to be, but here it is and there you have it.
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The animated tale about a family of superheroes remains number-one at the North American theaters taking in 51 million dollars US.
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Director Renny Harlin's The Exorcist: The Beginning opened   Friday to hellish buzz and several hellish reviews.
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&quot;Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events,&#39;&#39; a family film with Jim Carrey starring as a dastardly villain out to defraud orphans, debuted as the weekend&#39;s top movie by taking in $30.1 million.
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The film based on the children&#39;s stories called &quot;A Series of Unfortunate Events&quot; took in just over $30 million in its debut.
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LOS ANGELES - God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office...
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Despite getting bad reviews from critics, the revamped horror flick, &#39;Exorcist: The Beginning,&#39; was the top movie this week, grossing a total of 18.
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LOS ANGELES  - Judging from the recent success of &quot;Alien vs. Predator,&quot; crossover franchise films make for good box office.
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Exorcist: The Beginning scared its way to the top of the American box office this weekend, surprising industry observers by taking a better than expected $18.
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God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office. Demon thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with &#36;18.2 million, displacing "Alien vs. Predator," which tumbled to No. 4 with &#36;12.5 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.
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Supernatural thriller &quot;The Forgotten&quot; soared to the top of the US box office over the weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a worse-than-usual seasonal slump.