"Jason vs. Freddy" Slew 'Em
by Bridget Byrne
Aug 17, 2003, 2:03 PM PT
The horror icons face-off Freddy vs. Jason slew the competition this weekend, scaring up an estimated $36.4 million nationwide.
That haul was more than the combined total theatrical gross of both of the franchises' last flicks - Wes Craven's New Nightmare, which has racked up $18.1 million since opening in 1994 as the seventh in the series, and Jason X (the 10th Friday the 13th outing), which has snagged $12.6 million since opening last year.
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The estimates were that the movie was going to do $20 million this weekend and it did over $35 million instead. Nice!