Box Office: ‘Insidious’ Sequel Takes the Top Spot With $41 Million Record

FilmDistrict’s low-budget scarer sequel “Insidious Chapter 2″ beat expectations with an estimated $41.1 million, making it the largest opening in September for a horror film.

“Insidious 2,” which cost just $5 million from producer Jason Blum’s Blumhouse shingle, beat the month’s previous scarer record holdover, “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” which opened with $30.5 million in 2005. The FilmDistrict-distributed pic has the second-largest overall opening in September, behind only last year’s toon “Hotel Transylvania” ($42.5 million).