Insidious Chapter 2 scared up tens of millions of dollars at the box office this weekend as the critically-panned horror sequel crushed the competition.
Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer became the latest casualties of low-budget terror's popularity as their comedy The Family finished a distant second.
Insidious collected $ 41.1 million, according to studio estimates.
Made for just $ 5 million, it became the latest fright flick shot on a shoestring budget to vanquish competing movies with deeper wallets and bigger stars.
The film proved invulnerable to critics' barbs, and the good fortune of a Friday the 13th release date didn't hurt either. Here's the weekend top five ...
- Insidious 2: $ 41.1 million
- The Family: $ 14.5 million
- Riddick: $ 7 million
- The Butler: $ 5.6 million
- We're the Millers: $ 5.4 million
