The debut was more than twice what most analysts expected

Despite reviews that would frighten any Hollywood producer (and a sharply divided reaction from audiences), the $1 million The Devil moncler jackets Inside scared up $34.5 million, according to studio estimates from Hollywood.com.

The debut was more than twice what most analysts expected and helped propel the first full weekend of 2012 nearly 30% ahead of the same weekend last year. Final figures are due Monday.

The no-name horror film overtook big-name holdovers — an impressive feat given that many fans agreed with critics that the micro-budget movie was a stinker.

About 19% of audiences gave the film an F, says survey firm CinemaScore. According to amalgam site Rottentomatoes.com, only 57% of audiences said they enjoyed the movie, a low score considering that paying audiences rarely score a movie below 60%. Critics were savage: Only 7% gave the picture a thumbs-up, Rottentomatoes.com says.

"As we've seen, the movie continues to be polarizing," distributor Paramount Pictures says in a release. The release acknowledges that audiences moncler women jackets are "both loving it and also being being disturbed by it."

No matter to the bottom line. Older teens and men in their 20s, who had been craving something other than holiday family films, made the movie profitable by the time its Thursday midnight screenings ended.

"The first shocker of the year," says Tim Briody of Boxofficeprophets.com. "Apparently every single one of us saw The Devil Inside."Moncler shoes for men, cheap moncler men shoes 2011 sale, free shipping.

Well, not everyone, but the hand-held, found-footage setup is a cheap and popular horror device that has turned out other low-budget hits such as Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project.

The sharp division of opinion (16% gave the movie an A, Paramount points out) might not hurt Devil's grosses, as horror films do most business on opening weekend. And the debut of the faux documentary, analysts say, will likely lead to a sequel, though none was officially announced.

Dave Lewis of Hitfix.com calls Devil's haul "further proof that audiences love a good post-holiday scare."

Devil supplanted Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol from its two-week perch at No. 1. The Tom Cruise sequel took second place with $20.5 cheap moncler million, lifting its total to $170.2 million.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was third with $14.1 million, followed by David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo with $11.3 million. The adaptation has done $76.8 million in four weeks.