Fiction or not, ZERO DARK THIRTY tops the weekend box office

The movie has been controversial.. There have been conspiracy theories.. The CIA was even reportedly angry at ZERO DARK THIRTY, the movie about the demise of Osama Bin Laden.. This weekend though the film scored a first place haul at the box office, knocking out last week’s first place TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D and beating this week’s horror comedy A HAUNTED HOUSE..

In the meantime, Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal said Friday, “Zero Dark Thirty does not advocate torture, a rebuttal to many who say the film glorifies torture and even justifies it..