After several mild weekends at the box office Hollywood finally had a bright spot with a very dark movie: The Devil Inside.

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The Devil Inside earns a terrible 7 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes meaning it was almost universally panned by critics.

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These are the kinds of movies that the studios are largely abandoning in favor of giant franchise blockbusters, like the upcoming movie The Avengers, and microbudget horror films like The Devil Inside.

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Despite the average grade, with reviews so much stronger than most films aimed at teens, and an encouraging 18 percent bump on Saturday (which suggests positive word-of-mouth), "Chronicle" might not plummet at the box office the way "F" graded "The Devil Inside" did a few weeks ago.

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The new Devil May Cry reboot is a gorgeous looking game that still feels hollow on the inside.

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