With the scary season upon us, scratching that inevitable itch to get a little horror film watching in has proven to be highly successful; Saw III delivered on that demand as it came in No. 1 in the box offic by a huge margin over the weekend. It was the largest opening of the three Saw movies to date.
The film took in an estimated $34.3 million, making it the best R-rated film debut in over 2 years.
Martin Scorsese's hit The Departed, remained in second place for the third weekend in a row, taking in another $9.8 million during its fourth weekend. It dropped only by 27%, a strong hold for its fourth weekend showing. It has now taken in over $91 million total.
The Prestige dropped from first to third place in its second weekend with a $9.6 million showing. Its total take over its ten day release is $28.8 million. It's still averaging around $4,220 per theater.
Here's the rest of the weekend's top ten:
| 1 | Saw III | $34,300,000 |
| 2 | The Departed | $9,840,000 |
| 3 | The Prestige | $9,626,000 |
| 4 | Flags of Our Fathers | $6,350,000 |
| 5 | Open Season | $6,100,000 |
| 6 | Flicka | $4,975,000 |
| 7 | Man of the Year | $4,714,000 |
| 8 | The Grudge 2 | $3,300,000 |
| 9 | Marie Antoinette | $2,850,000 |
| 10 | Running with Scissors | $2,550,000 |
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