Given the competition, the weekend could've been a real horror show for Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino.
Instead, their Inglourious Basterds held up okay at the box office, even as it was downed in the standings by the 3D-boosted The Final Destination, which topped all films with an estimated $28.3 million debut.
Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, the other new horror film, bowed behind Basterds, with $17.4 million, and failed to come close to matching the 2007 franchise restarter.
More details, and the complete Top 10 rankings still to come…