Drag Me To Hell Debuts at #3

Sam Raimi's return to horror with Drag Me to Hell had a tough task on it's hand: compete against early summer blockbusters and family films at the box office.  The task at hand was tough but Drag Me to Hell was able to come in at #3 in its debut weekend.  BoxOfficeMojo reports that DMTH came in behind new Pixar release Up and another family film, Night at the Museum 2. 

DMTH pulled in an estimated $16.62 million over it's first weekend, which was almost $9 million behind Night at the Muesuem for #2 and was only a half million more than Terminator Salvation earned at #4.  DMTH was only playing on 2,508 screens which was almost a thousand screens less than any other film in the top six.  Despite coming in third, its smaller theater count actually made it #2 behind up for Average made per theater. 

I am not quite sure the budget but $16.62 million is an alright haul considering what it was up against.  It will be interesting to see if Drag Me to Hell can keep box office "legs"and do well for a few more weeks or if it will disappear quickly and quietly. Critics have been very kind to the film but Horror fans are a little split.  The film is currently averaging a 64.2% approval rating on our site based on 7 reviews and 126 quick votes.  Seen Drag Me to Hell?  Then submit a review or give the film a quick rating to tell us what you as a horror fan thought!

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