This is ResetEra's weekend box office thread. While the OP focuses on the popular weekend tallies, we typically discuss box office throughout the week as well when notable films are playing. New threads are are posted each Sunday morning, between 8-10am PST.
DOMESTIC WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
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WORLDWIDE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Halloween - $92M
Venom - $462M
A Star is Born - $201M
Smallfoot - $137M
The House with a Clock in its Walls - $102M
Johnny English Strikes Again - $96M
First Man - $56M
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'Halloween' Scares Up Second-Best October Opening With $77M+; Best Debut For Blumhouse & Carpenter Canon; Great Launch For Miramax
Universal is calling Miramax/Blumhouse's Halloween at $77.5M after a $27.2M Saturday, making it the second-best opening ever of October behind Sony's Venom ($80.2M). As we've known since Thursday night, Halloween is the best domestic opening ever in the John Carpenter 40-year old franchise, Halloween producer and co-financier Blumhouse beating their 2011 $52.5M start to Paranormal Activity 3, and it's wonderful reboot for Miramax under CEO Bill Block and Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who also co-funded and produced the 11th sequel on screen; their recent highlight being Oscar winner I, Tonya.
We hear that Halloween played best in the East and the South, but overall excellent across the board with six out of the top 10 runs coming from the West Coast. A $200M final killing for the movie stateside is definitely within grasp. Updated demos are 53%-47% male-to-female with 72% under 35 years old with the single largest quad being 25-34 at 32%. Overall under 25 turned up at 41% (who says young people don't go to the movies?). Diversity make-up was 47% Caucasian, 23% Hispanic, 17% African American and 13% Asian.
In a statement, producer Jason Blum, who is seeing the best opening ever in U.S./Canada for his Blumhouse label, said, "The reception of fans and critics alike is a huge endorsement of the Blumhouse model. Combining legendary source material, the participation of original creators and a fresh take from talented directors and writers who don't normally do horror films, Halloween brings the franchise back to life in a fresh, relevant and fun way."
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DOMESTIC WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
*Click the chart to view the full source
WORLDWIDE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Halloween - $92M
Venom - $462M
A Star is Born - $201M
Smallfoot - $137M
The House with a Clock in its Walls - $102M
Johnny English Strikes Again - $96M
First Man - $56M
Weekend Box Office Archive and Appendix
Thread Archive
Web links to box office resources
Explanation of Box Office Terms, Abbreviations, and Concepts
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