updated 3:59 p.m. ET Aug. 30, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Movie fans have made fear their top destination at the weekend box office.
The horror tale "The Final Destination" debuted(初次登场) as the No. 1 movie with $28.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Warner Bros. sequel(续篇) is the latest installment in the franchise about people stalked by death after a premonition(预兆) saves them from their destined demise(死亡).
"Final Destination" took over the top spot from Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt's World War II saga(英雄传奇) "Inglourious Basterds," which slipped to second place with $20 million. The Weinstein Co. release raised its total to $73.8 million after 10 days in theaters.