Things went wild this past weekend as Where the Wild Things Are took top honors. The action flick Law Abiding Citizen also premiered well and *Paranormal Activity *continues to astound, taking third place while only playing in 760 theaters. Here’s the top five:
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- Where the Wild Things Are: $32.7 million
- Law Abiding Citizen:](Law Abiding Citizen (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $21 million
- Paranormal Activity:](Paranormal Activity (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $19.6 million
- Couples Retreat:](Couples Retreat (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $17.2 million
- The Stepfather:](The Stepfather (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $11.6 million
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Four new releases this week, three of which will be putting the Halloween spirit into people.
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Amelia](Amelia (2009) - Movie | Moviefone)
**What’s It All About: **Hilary Swank and Richard Gere star in this biopic of aviator Amelia Earhart who disappeared during an attempt to fly around the world. **
Why It Might Do Well: A historical drama is a pretty good counter programmer to all the horror and fantasy movies currently in release. **
Why It Might Not Do Well: Right now we’re looking at 17% at Rottentomatoes.com.
Number of Theaters: 800
Prediction: $6 million
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Astro Boy](Astro Boy (2009) - Movie | Moviefone)
**What’s It All About: Adaptation of the classic anime (that itself takes a page from Pinocchio) about a robot boy with incredible powers.
Why It Might Do Well: 73% at Rottentomatoes.com ain’t too shabby. **
Why It Might Not Do Well: Will this character that originated in the 1950s translate well in the twenty-first century?
Number of Theaters: 3,000
Prediction: $16 million