The return of the bloody "Texas Chainsaw" franchise sliced up movie box office rivals with a surprise win over the weekend, grabbing an estimated $23 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales. The new "Texas Chainsaw 3D" pulled past Quentin Tarantino Western "Django Unchained," the second place film from Friday through Sunday with $20 million. No. 3 movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" grabbed $17.5 million. Going into the weekend, box office forecasters did not think the revival of the 40-year-old "Texas Chainsaw" franchise had enough buzz to top the holiday releases that are adding to their tallies during the month of January, a typically slow time for moviegoing. Read more http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/07/entertainment-us-boxoffice-idUSBRE8BM08U20130107
