Article posted: 1/6/2013 5:55 PM

‘Chainsaw 3-D’ carves out No. 1 debut

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Leatherface drove "Texas Chainsaw 3-D" into the leading box office slot this weekend.

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It took Leatherface and his chainsaw to chase tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins out of the top spot at the box office. Studio estimates Sunday show the horror sequel "Texas Chainsaw 3-D" at No. 1 with a $23 million debut.