Box: Good Times at the Box-Office

1. Venom - $32m / $140m / $210m
2. A Star Is Born - $28m / $93m / $180m
3. First Man - $20m / $20m / $75m
4. Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween - $18m / $18m / $64m
5. Bad Times at the El Royale - $11m / $11m / $30m
6. Small Foot - $9m / $57m / $82m
7. Night School - $7m / $59m / $78m
8. House With a Clock In Its Walls - $4m / $62m / $70m
9. A Simple Favor - $2m / $52.5m / $56m
10. The Nun - $1.5m / $116m / $119m

Last weekend was a record breaker, while this weekend sees three new releases. None of them should be any threat for Venom and A Star Is Born. First Man is another big Oscar contender, but that might be softened if it underperforms. I initially thought it would perform similarly to Captain Phillips, but it looks like it's gonna be closer to another Tom Hanks/October/Best Picture nominee: Bridge of Spies. Goosebumps will be a little lighter than the original, which did $80m 3 years ago. It will be interesting to see if it can outgross House With a Clock In Its Walls. Bad Times at the El Royale is probably a future cult favorite, but looks to be a non-starter. I think the studio maybe should have opened it at a different time.