Shocker: 'The Devil Inside' Takes Nearly $17M in Its First Day - Reuters

Updated 9:20 a.m. PT Saturday "The Devil Inside" wildly overperformed on Friday, taking $16.9 million and knocking "MIssion: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" out of the top spot at the box office.

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Considering the movie had a budget of less than $1 million, the number is stunning. Paramount had expected "Devil" would gross $8 million for the entire weekend. Outside box-office watchers put that figure at $12 million to $14 million. And BoxOffice.com predicted $23 million.

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The scary movie is on track to exceed even that. With a $16.9 million opening Friday, "The Devil Inside" could close the weekend with nearly $40 million.

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Shocker: 'The Devil Inside' Takes Nearly $17M in Its First Day - Reuters