Was a stellar cast, including a ripped Chris Hemsworth, enough to make Bad Times at the El Royale a hit with moviegoers? And mark your calendars; it’s less than a week until Halloween (2018) takes a stab at the box office, beginning on October 19!!!!
Here’s this past weekend’s (Oct 12 – 14, 2018) North American box office body count of horror and thriller films, and their ranking within the Top 50.
Bad Times at the El Royale (#7)
Weeks in Release: 1
Weekend Gross: $7.13 million
Total Domestic Gross: $7.13 million
Total Foreign Gross: $3.93 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $11.06 million
Production Budget: $32 million
Judgment Day: A less-than-thrilling time at the box office despite being this week’s highest performing thriller.
The Nun (#10)
Weeks in Release: 6
Weekend Gross: $1.35 million
Compared to Last Week: -50.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $115.9 million
Total Foreign Gross: $243.3 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $359.2 million
Production Budget: $22 million
Judgment Day: Resting peacefully.
A Simple Favor (#11)
Weeks in Release: 5
Weekend Gross: $1.33 million
Compared to Last Week: -61.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $52 million
Total Foreign Gross: $31 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $83 million
Production Budget: $20 million
Judgment Day: The ladies have vanished from the Top 10.
Hell Fest (#17)
Weeks in Release: 3
Weekend Gross: $640,551
Compared to Last Week: -69.3%
Total Domestic Gross: $10.45 million
Total Foreign Gross: $1.53
Total Worldwide Gross: $11.98 million
Production Budget: $5.5 million
Judgment Day: Much less festive than its prior week.
Peppermint (#24)
Weeks in Release: 6
Weekend Gross: $187,195
Compared to Last Week: -60.5%
Total Domestic Gross: $35.17 million
Total Foreign Gross: $6 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $41.17 million
Production Budget: $25 million
Judgment Day: Just a hint of the mint remains.
Searching (#30)
Weeks in Release: 8
Weekend Gross: $106,492
Compared to Last Week: -76%
Total Domestic Gross: $25.9 million
Total Foreign Gross: $39.4 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $65.3 million
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: Losing its audience.
The Meg (#33)
Weeks in Release: 10
Weekend Gross: $75,584
Compared to Last Week: -71.6%
Total Domestic Gross: $142.7 million
Total Foreign Gross: $384.4 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $527.1 million
Production Budget: $130 million
Judgment Day: Getting long in the tooth in its 10th week.
Rabbit in Red Rating: 3 knives
The Slender Man (#37)
Weeks in Release: 10
Weekend Gross: $40,735
Compared to Last Week: +157.3%
Total Domestic Gross: $30.5 million
Total Foreign Gross: $19.7 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $50.2 million
Production Budget: $10 million
Judgment Day: Rebounds from #58 due to the addition of 37 theaters.