First Place - Lionsgate's 'Saw 3D' - A Wednesday gross of $1.26 million puts 'Saw' on top of the chart with a six day total of $29.4 million. The seventh and final installment of the profitable horror franchise had a weekend performance that was nearly double the amount of its predecessor "Saw 6" and the 3D component was the key. Fully 92% of the $24.2 million opening weekend revenue was generated by 2,100 3D theatres.
Second Place - Summit's 'RED' - Bruce Willis and his ensemble cast continue to draw viewers as the popular action movie shows amazing staying power and on its 20th day of release grabs the number two spot with $951,318 and a domestic cumulative gross of $61.9 million.
Third Place - Third Place - Paramount's 'Jackass 3D' - The 'Jackass' crew continues to cough up strong numbers with a Wednesday gross of $885,680. The film has now earned $104.8 million and crossed the $100 million mark this past weekend. Johnny Knoxville and company have elevated gross-out humor to high art and now to high finance!
Daily Box Office Top 12 Movies for Wednesday, November 3, 2010:
| Movie Title | Wednesay Gross
| Theatres | Per-Theatre Average | Domestic Total |
1. Saw 3D
| $1.26M | 2,808 | $451 | $29.4M |
2. RED
| $951k | 3,349 | $284 | $61.9M |
3. Jackass 3D
| $885k | 3,139 | $282 | $104.7M |
4. Paranormal Activity 2
| $847k | 3,239 | $262 | $69.0M |
5. Hereafter
| $572k | 2,424 | $236 | $24.1M |
6. Secretariat
| $476k | 3,108
| $153 | $43.4M |
| 7. The Social Network | $438k | 2,767 | $159 | $80.9M |
| 8. Life As We Know It | $421k | 2,860 | $147 | $44.9M |
9. The Town
| $228k | 1,608
| $142 | $88.3M |
10. Conviction
| $187k | 565
| $331 | $2.97M |
| 11. Legend of the Guardians | $121k | 2,101
| $60 | $53.4M |
12. Easy A
| $93k | 1,262 | $73 | $56.6M |
*Wednesday daily box office numbers provided by Hollywood.com Box Office.
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