The FilmDistrict and Blumhouse Productions film opened to north of $$41 million in 3,049 locations, according to studio estimates. It had been projected to open in the $30 million range, but built up an impressive head of steam in terms of pre-sales heading into the weekend.
The numbers for the film fall just short of the $41.9 million that director James Wan’s previous effort “The Conjuring” opened to last July. The sequel’s debut far eclipses the $13.3 million that the original “Insidious” racked up in 2011.
“The Conjuring” was helped by strong reviews, but not so Wan’s latest effort. “Insidious: Chapter 2″ earned a drab 36 percent “rotten” rating on the critics aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences gave it a solid B+ rating, according to Cinemascore. Orr said that opening the film on Friday the 13th helped get horror fans in the right spirit.
Source: The Wrap