Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Box: Michael still killing it

1. Halloween - $30m / $125m / $165m
2. A Star Is Born - $13m / $147m / $185m
3. Venom - $10.5m / $187m / $210m
4. Hunter Killer - $6.5m / $6.5m / $16m
5. Goosebumps - $6m / $37m / $48m
6. The Hate U Give - $5.5m / $18.5m / $30m
7. First Man - $5m / $37.5m / $48m
8. Small Foot - $4.5m / $72m / $82m
9. Night School - $3m / $71m / $78m
10. Bad Times at the El Royale - $2m / $17m / $20m
***Indivisible - $1.5m / $1.5m / $5m
***Johnny English Strikes Again - $1.5m / $1.5m / $4m

Halloween grabbed the second best October opening behind Venom. However, like most slashers it'll be in for freefalls from here on out. Still, a finish of around $165m domestic still makes the $15m-budgeted film insanely profitable. Three openers this weekend, and none will make a splash. Gerard Butler has had some luck with generic action movies, but the marketing is severely lacking. Indivisible is another religious movie that might not make the top 10. Johnny English isn't even going fully wide, looks like 500 theaters. Suspiria opens in 2 theaters before getting an expansion next weekend. It feels like buzz is lacking for it, which is kind of sad given how long it took to bring the remake to the screen.

ETA: Mid 90's is getting a moderate expansion. I'm not sure on the theater count, but it should gross between $1.5-$2m.

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