Friday Box Office: Couples Floats, Paranormal Kills

The slump is over at Universal, where a year of underachievement and a week of front-office turbulence concluded Friday with the smooth first-place landing of the studio's Couples Retreat. The Vince Vaughn effort scored a scorching $12.3 million -- a record-breaking opening day for a live-action comedy in October. Even more impressive was the turnout for Paranormal Activity, the microbudget thriller that pulled in $2.5 million on a mere 159 screens. Still struggling, meanwhile: Whip It, which failed to crack seven figures and is on track for a devastating second-week drop of at least 50 percent. Find yesterday's full top 10 after the jump.

COUPLES RETREAT: $12,330,000 (new)

ZOMBIELAND: $4,750,000 ($37,551,000)

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS: $3,100,000 ($87,351,000)

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: $2,540,000 ($3,753,000)

TOY STORY / TOY STORY 2 (3D): $2,000,000 ($17,002,000)

SURROGATES: $1,275,000 ($29,732,000)

THE INVENTION OF LYING: $1,075,000 ($10,032,000)

WHIP IT: $890,000 ($6,856,000)

FAME: $780,000 ($18,266,000)

CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY: $760,000 ($7,155,000)