Weekend Box Office (October 12 - 14, 2018)

by Sujit Chawla

THIS WEEKEND Venom had a reasonable hold to stay at the top of the charts this weekend while a bunch of new releases performed somewhere between middling and mediocre.

Critics may have savaged it but paying audiences continue to enjoy Venom as the Marvel anti-hero fell a reasonable (for a comic book property) 55% in its second weekend to an estimated $35.7M bringing its cume up to $142.8M. Internationally it added an estimated $69.7M to bring its overseas cume to $235.3M for a worldwide total of an impressive $378.1M.

In second for a second straight weekend was the critically acclaimed A Star is Born which had the best hold in the top 10 falling a slim 34.7% to an estimated $28M bringing its total to $97M. When audiences and critics both love a film, Oscar usually comes knocking.

Opening with less than desirable numbers was the latest from Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle, First Man. The story of the race to put a man on the moon took in an estimated $16.5M from 3,640 theaters for a per screen average of $4,533. Critics loved the film as it sits at 88% positive on Rotten Tomatoes but audiences didn't give it the same love as A Star is Born as it sits at a B+ CinemaScore (compared to the A grade for A Star is Born). The film barely finished above...

Goosebumps 2 which opened to an estimated $16.2M from 3,521 theaters for a per screen average of $4,608. Critics and fans both didn't care for the film yet it almost toppled a film that was expected to get serious Oscar buzz. Will there be a third film to close out the trilogy? Only time will tell.

In fifth place, the animated Smallfoot fell a decent 35% in its third weekend to an estimated $9.3M bringing its total up to $57.6M. The comedy Night School took in $8M, according to estimates, bringing its cume up to $59.8M also after three weekends.

The final debut in the top 10 was in seventh with Bad Times at the El Royale which opened in 2,808 theaters to an estimated $7.2M for a per screen average of only $2,573. Critics were on the positive side of mixed while audiences only gave it a B- CinemaScore which means it won't last too long.

Jack Black returns for a second top 10 appearance with The House With a Clock in Its Walls which took in just under $4M this weekend, according to estimates, bringing its total up to $62.2M after a month.

Adding 212 screens this weekend and jumping into ninth place was The Hate U Give which added an estimated $1.76M bringing its cume up to $2.47M. Currently it sits at an amazing 97% positive on Rotten Tomatoes. Next weekend will determine its fate as it expands into over 2,000 theaters nationwide.

Rounding out the top 10 was the thriller A Simple Favor which added an additional $1.4M this weekend, according to estimates, bringing its total up to $52M after five weeks.

The top ten films grossed an estimated $128.1M which was up 44% from last year when Happy Death Day debuted at number one with $26M; and up 51% from 2016 when The Accountant opened in the top spot with $24.7M.


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# Title Oct 12 - 14 Oct 5 - 7 % Chg. Theaters Weeks AVG Cumulative Distributor
1 Venom $ 35,006,107 $ 80,255,756 -56.4 4,250 2 $ 8,237 $ 142,108,258 Sony
2 A Star is Born 28,445,205 42,908,051 -33.7 3,708 2 7,671 94,605,565 Warner Bros.
3 First Man 16,006,065 3,640 1 4,397 16,006,065 Universal
4 Goosebumps 2 15,802,225 3,521 1 4,488 15,802,225 Sony
5 Smallfoot 9,066,837 14,402,559 -37.0 3,606 3 2,514 57,375,058 Warner Bros.
6 Night School 7,751,255 12,514,925 -38.1 2,780 3 2,788 59,560,205 Universal
7 Bad Times At The El Royale 7,132,647 2,808 1 2,540 7,132,647 Fox
8 House with a Clock in Its Walls 3,844,240 7,332,665 -47.6 2,791 4 1,377 62,119,740 Universal
9 The Hate U Give 1,736,842 512,035 239.2 248 2 7,003 2,449,156 Fox
10 The Nun 1,345,355 2,703,281 -50.2 1,174 6 1,146 115,900,401 Warner Bros.
11 A Simple Favor 1,329,701 3,424,954 -61.2 1,452 5 916 51,987,209 Lionsgate
12 Gosnell 1,162,988 673 1 1,728 1,162,988 GVN
13 Crazy Rich Asians 1,037,228 2,166,626 -52.1 738 9 1,405 171,326,596 Warner Bros.
14 Colette 999,713 492,981 102.8 593 4 1,686 2,552,165 Bleecker St.
15 The Old Man and the Gun 917,679 403,928 127.2 228 3 4,025 1,702,603 Fox Searchlight
16 Free Solo 890,760 562,786 58.3 129 3 6,905 2,175,401 NatGeo
17 Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava 800,000 220 1 3,636 1,800,000 LAtelugu
18 Hell Fest 640,551 2,083,759 -69.3 868 3 738 10,451,231 CBS Films
19 Andhadhun 282,628 278,677 1.4 62 2 4,559 719,471 Eros
20 The Sisters Brothers 263,803 203,525 29.6 129 4 2,045 1,076,287 Annapurna
Top 5 $ 104,326,439 $ 157,413,956 -33.7
Top 10 126,136,778 168,739,934 -25.2
Top 20 134,461,829 173,372,441 -22.4
Top 20 vs. 2017 134,461,829 102,292,291 31.4

Last Updated: October 14, 2018 at 3:15PM ET

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