Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 4:49pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Paranormal Activity 3" didn't just go bump in the night.
It made a ton of noise at the box office with a huge, $54 million opening.
The third film in Paramount's low-budget horror franchise was No. 1 at the box office, according to Sunday studio estimates.
Part two also debuted in the top spot a year ago with $40.7 million "Paranormal Activity 3" is actually a prequel, with the discovery of disturbing home-movie footage from 1988.
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who made the creepy documentary "Catfish," took over directing duties this time.