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Audiences welcomed Freddy Krueger back into their nightmares this weekend – a new and not necessarily improved version of the saber-clawed dream-killer that debuted back in 1984. Freddy’s latest incarnation in A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) earned an estimated $32.2 million over its first three days; an impressive debut second only, in the annals of horror movie remakes, to 2009′s Friday the 13th relaunch.
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Title |
Weekend |
Total |
| 1 |
Nightmare on Elm Street |
$32,200,000 |
$32.2 |
| 2 |
How to Train Your Dragon |
$10,825,000 |
$192.3 |
| 3 |
Date Night |
$7,600,000 |
$73.6 |
| 4 |
The Back-Up Plan |
$7,240,000 |
$22.9 |
| 5 |
Furry Vengeance |
$6,500,000 |
$6.5 |
| 6 |
The Losers |
$6,000,000 |
$18.1 |
| 7 |
Clash of the Titans |
$5,980,000 |
$154 |
| 8 |
Kick-Ass |
$4,450,000 |
$42.1 |
| 9 |
Death at a Funeral |
$4,000,000 |
$34.7 |
| 10 |
Oceans |
$2,600,000 |
$13.5 |
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Freddy Krueger, the last of the classic horror headliners to get the full-on reboot treatment, slashed his way back into theatres on Friday. Nightmare on Elm Street launched in 3,332 locations and rang up an estimated $15.9 million. That includes $1.6 million the redux took in from Thursday-midnight previews – a new horror movie best. Midnight records will be the only ones smashed on this Elm Street, however. Friday’s total is well below the $19.2 million opening for 2009′s Friday the 13th, the last big horror reboot release. A three-day total of $35 million is expected – good enough for first place even with a big Saturday drop off. The weekend’s other newbie, Furry Vengeance, couldn’t crack the top five. The comedy landed at number six with $1.7 million on Friday from its 2,997 locations. Full weekend details when you check back tomorrow.
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Title |
Friday |
Total |
| 1 |
Nightmare on Elm Street |
$15,900,000 |
$15.9 |
| 2 |
How to Train Your Dragon |
$2,600,000 |
$184.1 |
| 3 |
Date Night |
$2,500,000 |
$68.5 |
| 4 |
The Back-Up Plan |
$2,400,000 |
$18.1 |
| 5 |
The Losers |
$2,000,000 |
$14.1 |
Summit Entertainment has released synopses and some first look images from their 2010 films and it’s all after the jump. They’re 2010 preview includes The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, directed by David Slade (Hard Candy) and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Bryce Dallas Howard; Furry Vengeance, directed by Roger Kumble (College Road Trip) and starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields; Letters to Juliet, directed by Gary Winick (Bride Wars) and starring Amanda Seyfried, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Vanessa Redgrave; Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland) and starring Robert Pattinson, Emile de Ravin, Chris Cooper, and Pierce Brosnan; and The Ghostwriter, directed by Roman Polanski (Chinatown) and starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Wilkinson, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, and Eli Wallach.
Also, while they didn’t release any images, they did provide the first synopsis for Red, which is directed by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan) and stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and Mary Louise Parker.
Check out everything after the jump. It’s posted in order of each film’s release date.
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