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“Insidious: Chapter 2” Debuts at the Top of the Box Office

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boxoffice?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1379264621560Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Insidious: Chapter 2 topped the box office in its first weekend, bringing in $41.05 million between Friday and Sunday.

The horror sequel, starring Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne, made $20.06 million just on its opening day on Friday.

According to Forbes, this Friday marked the biggest opening day in September history, a title previously held by Sweet Home Alabama in 2002.

In second place at the box office this weekend was action-comedy The Family with $14.5 million. The film stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, and Dianna Agron.

Here are the top ten films from the weekend box office according to hollywood.com:

1. Insidious: Chapter 2: $41.05M
2. The Family: $14.5M     
3. Riddick: $7.013M
4. Lee Daniels’ The Butler: $5.58M
5. We’re the Millers: $5.4M
6. Instructions Not Included: $4.25M
7. Planes: $3.06M
8. One Direction: This is Us: $2.4M     
9. Elysium: $2.05M
10. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters: $1.825M

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