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The Devil Inside may have had some divine intervention at the box office over the weekend.

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• January 02, 2012Elton Wants Timberlake to Portray Him
• January 02, 2012'MI 4' No. 1 Over New Year's

The low-budget horror movie racked up an estimated $35 million, topping the charts for an impressive debut.

Last weekend's box office topper, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, lost a little traction, falling to second place with $18 million. Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows came in third, reeling in $13.7 million while The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo followed close behind with $11.3 million.