Friday Box Office: Paranormal Powerhouse

Break up Paramount! The studio is en route to its second straight week with a number-one opening as Paranormal Activity 2 broke out with a whopping $20 million Friday. Last week's blockbuster Jackass 3D plummeted as expected but still managed a second-place finish over the oldsters of Red and the excruciating taste of Hereafter. Click through for the details.

1. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2: $20,100,000 (new)

2. JACKASS 3-D: $7,570,000 ($73,117,000)

3. RED: $4,534,000 ($33,017,000)

4. HEREAFTER: $4,135,000 ($4,450,000)

5. THE SOCIAL NETWORK: $2,275,000 ($67,906,000)

[Numbers via Box Office Mojo]