Paranormal Activity 2 Scares Away The Box Office Competition

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With Halloween just one week away, moviegoers wanted to get their freak on just a little bit earlier ... sending Paranormal Activity 2 straight to the top of the box office with $41.5 million.

The sequel, which made history by being the best horror film debut ever, was produced for only $3 million. In addition to raking in the money, both critics and audiences are giving the scary flick great reviews.

Last year, the original Paranormal Activity opened in just 12 theaters and pulled in over $77-thousand.

For anyone who doubted the success of this franchise, Paramount PIctures is now laughing all the way to the bank!

As for the rest of the films at the box office, Jackass 3-D brought in $21.6 million, Bruce Willis' Red made $15 million and the Clint Eastwood-directed Hereafter starring Matt Damon earned $12 million.