Paramount’s Paranormal Activity led the daily box office for a seventh straight day on Tuesday with a daily take of $1.71 million. However, the film’s consecutive streak at #1 will end today with Sony’s release of Michael Jackson’s This Is It (which has already grossed $2.2 million from midnight screenings). Paranormal Activity was down a reasonable 8 percent from Monday and down a healthy 5 percent from last Tuesday (thanks in part to playing in 1,182 more locations this week). The 33-day gross for the ultra low-budget horror film stands at a terrific $65.14 million. Expect Paranormal Activity to continue to hold up well over the upcoming weekend, as it will represent the top alternative for moviegoers not interested in This Is It.

Remaining strong in second place was Overture’s Law Abiding Citizen. The R-rated action thriller was up 11 percent from Monday and down 35 percent from last Tuesday, which marked one of the day’s better holds among wide releases. Law Abiding Citizen has been flying under the radar when it comes to recent box office headlines, but the film has been a very consistent performer thus far during its 12-day run. Law Abiding Citizen has grossed $42.25 million to date, placing it 25 percent of the pace of 2007’s The Kingdom.

Saw VI was down just 1 percent from Monday to remain in third place on Tuesday. The latest installment in the horror franchise from Lionsgate grossed $0.87 million for the day, but the film’s five-day start stands at a disappointing $15.90 million. Saw VI is experiencing stronger midweek percentage holds than Saw V did at the same point in its run last year, but that means little when considering that Saw VI is running a massive 52 percent behind the pace of Saw V so far.

Warner’s Where the Wild Things Are experienced its first midweek daily increase yesterday. The big-screen adaptation of the popular children’s book was up 2 percent from Monday. However the film’s daily gross of $0.85 million was still down a sharp 52 percent from last Tuesday. Where the Wild Things Are has grossed $55.24 million through 12 days, placing it 12 percent behind the pace of 2000’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence (without adjusting for ticket price inflation).

Though it started off modestly over the weekend, Fox Searchlight’s Amelia has been showing some positive signs during the midweek. The biopic starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere was up two spots and an encouraging 28 percent from Monday to finish in sixth place with $0.43 million on Tuesday. Amelia also boasted one of the day's better per-location averages with a mark of $521. The five-day cume for Amelia stands at $4.66 million.