`` Evil Dead '' and ` ` Jurassic Park 3D '' both opened successfully . 60 million separate films earned $ 24.2 mil during the 1981 -to- 1981 period . `` Evil Dead , '' a remake of Sam Raimi 's Sunday cult classic , led the way with $ 24.2 mil .
`` Evil Dead '' and `` Jurassic Park 3D '' both opened successfully . Six separate films earned over $ 10 million during the Friday-to-Sunday period . `` Evil Dead , '' a remake of Sam Raimi 's 1981 cult classic , led the way with $ 24.2 mil .