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The remake of Sam Raimi's 1981 cult horror pic Evil Dead easily won the Friday box office race with $11.9 million for an expected weekend gross of $27 million. Nostalgia invaded the box office all the way around. The 3D rerelease of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park also did better than expected, landing at No. 2 with $7 million. That puts the redo on course for weekend earnings of $18.5 million. Story: Got $35,000? You Can Watch 'Jurassic Park 3D' at Home This Weekend The Croods and G.I. Joe: Retaliation are both expected to overtake Jurassic Park
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