The reign of “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” as the top grossing film in North America is now officially over.
According to reports, the fright film “The Devil Inside” is now the top earning movie in North America after earning an impressive $34.5 million opening last week.
The movie produced by Paramount Pictures, tells about a group of exorcists trying to free a woman possessed by evil spirits.
The rose to the top of the movie is a huge surprise to film experts who expected the Tom Cruise movie “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” to take the lead in the box office race for the third time.
From being the top movie in the past two weeks,”Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” fell down to the second spot in the tight race after it earned a modest $20.5 million over the weekend.

Here is the complete list of the 10 top earning films last week:

1. “The Devil Inside,” $34.5 million.
2. “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol,” $20.5 million ($27.7 million international).
3. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” $14.1 million.
4. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” $11.3 million.
5. “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” $9.5 million.
6. “War Horse,” $8.6 million.
7. “We Bought a Zoo,” $8.5 million.
8. “The Adventures of Tintin,” $6.6 million.
9. “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” $5.8 million.
10. “New Year’s Eve,” $3.3 million.