The Final Destination Wins the Battle vs. Halloween II

"In your face!"
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In the unusual instance of two major horror releases opening on the same day, The Final Destination bested Halloween II, with an estimated $27.5 million in receipts for the weekend, making it the biggest opening of any of the Final Destination films (granted, helped by the inflated 3-D prices; I personally threw $14 down that hole).

Halloween II placed a distant third with less than $17 million, significantly lower than the $26 million Rob Zombie's Halloween earned in its opening weekend in 2007. But really, it's the audiences who lost big, forking over $43 million for two terrible movies while more innovative, entertaining films like Drag Me to Hell and Orphan have done underwhelming business.