'Saw III' takes $34.3M cut at box office (AP)

AP - Halloween came early at movie theaters as "Saw III" sliced up the competition with a $34.3 million debut the best opening yet for the gory horror franchise. Lionsgate's "Saw III" easily took over as No. 1 at the box office bumping off Disney's dueling-magicians saga "The Prestige" which slipped to third place with $9.6 million according to studio estimates Sunday. "The Prestige" raised its 10-day total to $28.8 million.