Halloween maintained its perch atop of the weekend box office as the film also achieved a franchise first for the series.
Halloween grossed an estimated $32 million over the weekend which is a drop of 58%. Though this seems like a hefty drop, it’s actually a pretty good hold for a slasher film which usually sees drops of 60% or more in their second weekends. The drop beat the second weekend of such horror movies as The Nun (-66%) and The Conjuring 2 (-63%) and not that far from Annabelle: Creation (-55%). The film has a domestic total of $126.6 million and it becomes the first film of the franchise to cross the $100 million mark at the domestic box office, not adjusted for inflation. Halloween still has a chance to make some more coin as it namesake lands on Wednesday and it should prove to be a healthy day for the film at the box office. Halloween is also doing well overseas as it scared up an estimated $25.6 million from 62 markets for an international total that now stands at $45.6 million and a global total topping $172 million. The film added 39 markets this weekend including a #1 finish in Germany with an estimated $3.2 million along with openings in France ($2.3m), Australia ($2m), Spain ($1.36m), Brazil ($1.4m) and Italy ($1.27m). The film will open in Thailand and Korea next weekend while it won’t be debuting in Japan until April 12, 2019.
Staying put in second place is A Star is Born which is still proving to be a word of mouth hit with an estimated $14.1 million. That’s a drop of 25.8% as it brings its domestic total to $148.7 million. This is a great total no matter what but it’s especially good for a film that never ranked number one at the box office. The great box office hold only makes its Oscar chances brighter and it will definitely be a film we will still be talking about come awards season. Internationally, A Star is Born dipped just -23% this weekend, adding an additional $17.6 million from 75 markets in release for an international total that now stands at $104.6 million and a global tally topping $253 million.
Holding in third place is Venom with an estimated $10.8 million. That’s a drop of 40.1% as it brings its domestic total to $187.2 million. Sony got lucky with Venom since it appeared that the critical beating might affect box office but moviegoers have honestly enjoyed it and now a sequel is inevitable. The film’s global tally has now topped $500 million after adding an additional $17.3 million overseas this weekend for a worldwide total that now stands at a $508.4 million.
Landing in fourth is Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween which grossed an estimated $7.5 million. The film dropped a slim 22.8% mostly due to its namesake also being around the corner. It should perform decently through Halloween but I doubt it will see a drop this slim in the weekends ahead. The film brings its domestic total to $38.3 million and the film also added $10.3 million to its international total this weekend, which now stands at $24.2 million for a global tally topping $62.5 million.
Rounding out the top five is the new Gerard Butler misfire, Hunter Killer, which grossed an estimated $6.6 million. The film will disappear from public view quickly but the small amount of good news is that it received an “A-” CinemaScore which means those who saw it actually enjoyed it.
Check out the full top ten results below:
| Film | Total | % Change | Gross to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onward | $10,601,952 | -72.9% | $60.3 |
| Bloodshot | $9,176,695 | NEW | $9.17 |
| I Still Believe | $9,103,614 | NEW | $9.10 |
| The Invisible Man | $5,890,805 | -61.1% | $64.3 |
| The Hunt | $5,304,455 | NEW | $5.3 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | $2,522,584 | -67.3% | $145.7 |
| The Way Back | $2,356,115 | -71.2% | $13.3 |
| The Call of the Wild | $2,226,720 | -67.1% | $62 |
| Emma. | $1,295,215 | -73% | $9.9 |
| Bad Boys for Life | $1,102,208 | -63.5% | $204.2 |
