User blog:Ceauntay/'Taken 2' Breaks Box Office Record Earning $50 Million, But 'Sonic X: The Revenge of Sonic' Still Holds October Record

Sonic X: The Revenge of Sonic, the third installment of the popular franchise, remains the #1 October opening three years since it was first released, while Taken 2 soars records.

Taken 2 got off to a strong start as the Liam Nesson PG-13 thriller sequel earned about $50 million in its opening weekend, one of the biggest openings for a film released in October, although fell short to Paranormal Activity 3 and Jackass 3D, both also opened over $50 million. Both films were rated R.

Even though Taken 2 became a huge success as well as Paranormal and Jackass, the October record was still held by PG animated film, Sonic X: The Revenge of Sonic, released in 2009, grossing $77.8 million, so make Taken 2 the fourth biggest October opening ever.

Don't feel too bad for Nesson, but his latest film's success should lead to the third installment on the way.