LOS ANGELES - Movie-goers showed that they weren't afraid of the "Boogeyman," pushing the horror flick to the top of the weekend box office with a $19.5 million debut.

"Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi's film about a man who tries to overcome his fear of what's lurking in the closet by spending a night in his boyhood home beat romantic comedy "The Wedding Date," which opened at No. 2 with $11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The road-trip comedy "Are We There Yet?" slipped into third with $10.4 million, raising its total after 17 days to $51.1 million. Last weekend's No. 1 movie, "Hide and Seek," dropped into fourth place with $8.9 million, lifting its 10-day gross to $35.7 million.

For a Super Bowl weekend, when many movie-goers stay at home, Hollywood had a fairly strong showing, with the top 12 movies grossing $91 million. During Super Bowl weekend last year, the top 12 took in $73.4 million.

As with recent horror movies "Hide and Seek," "White Noise," and "Saw," "Boogeyman" overcame harsh critical reaction to draw in the faithful horror crowd.

1. "Boogeyman," $19.5 million.

2. "The Wedding Date," $11 million.

3. "Are We There Yet?", $10.4 million.

4. "Hide and Seek," $8.9 million.

5. "Million Dollar Baby," $8.8 million.

6. "The Aviator," $5.4 million.

7. "Meet the Fockers," $5 million.

8. "Sideways," $4.8 million.

9. "Racing Stripes," $4.43 million.

10. "Coach Carter," $4.4 million.