Blumhouse has done it again! Due to Blade Runner 2049 underperforming last weekend, it left room for a low budget horror comedy to take the top spot and it did so by a considerable margin.
With an estimated $26.5 million, Happy Death Day topped the weekend box office and became another hit right out the gate for Blumhouse after Split and Get Out from earlier this year. Based on averages for Blumhouse titles debuting over $20 million, it seems reasonable to expect Happy Death Day to also push toward a $60 million run domestically, especially with Halloween still around the corner. The film scored a “B” CinemaScore from opening day audiences which broke down 54% female vs. 46% male, of which 63% were under the age of 25. Even if the film totally craters next weekend (and I doubt it will) the film has already turned a profit as it carries a slim $4.8 million budget.
Landing in second place is Warner Bros.’s Blade Runner 2049, which disappointed last weekend and wasn’t able to turn the tide this weekend, dropping 54% and delivering an estimated $15.1 million as its domestic gross now sits just above $60 million. Internationally, the film added $29.3 million, bringing its overseas total to $98 million for a global haul currently totaling $158.5 million. The film has yet to release in China and Japan, both markets releasing on October 27. The film carries a $150 million budget and will likely be saved by its overseas grosses but it will still be viewed as a bit of a disappointment stateside.
STXfilms’ action-thriller The Foreigner entered the weekend with tracking suggesting a $10+ million opening and managed to surpass that, bringing in an estimated $12.8 million from 2,515 theaters for a third place finish. The film, which stars Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, scored a strong “A-” CinemaScore from opening day audiences of which 59% were male vs. 41% female with 55% of the audience coming in over the age of 35. The film has now topped $100 million worldwide on a $35 million budget. The film debuted internationally on September 30 and has already brought in $88.4 million. More than $66 million of that comes from China so its domestic take is just more profit for the international hit.
Check out the full top ten results below:
- Happy Death Day – $26.5 million (New)
- Blade Runner 2049 – $15.1 million (-54%, $60.5 million)
- The Foreigner – $12.8 million (New)
- It – $6 million (-39%, $314.9 million)
- The Mountain Between Us – $5.6 million (-46%, $20.5 million)
- American Made – $5.4 million (-36%, $40.1 million)
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle – 5.3 million (-39%, $89.6 million)
- The LEGO Ninjago Movie – $4.3 million (-38%, $51.5 million)
- My Little Pony: The Movie – $4 million (-55%, $15.5 million)
- Victoria And Abdul – $3.1 million (-25%, $11.3 million)
