Was Halloween (2018) powerful enough to remain a cut above the rest in its second week of release, or like many other titles in the horror genre, is it already showing early signs of fatigue?

Here’s this past weekend’s (Oct 26 – 28, 2018) North American box office body count of horror and thriller films, and their ranking within the Top 50.

Halloween (2018) (#1)

Weeks in Release: 2
Weekend Gross: $31.4 million
Compared to Last Week: -58.8%
Total Domestic Gross: $126.08 million
Total Foreign Gross: $46 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $172.08 million
Production Budget: $10 million
Judgment Day: Two weeks in the top spot overall, H2018 is already the top performer in the Halloween franchise (and only behind the original Halloween when adjusted for ticket price inflation).

Rabbit in Red Rating: 4 knives

Bad Times at the El Royale (#14)

Weeks in Release: 3
Weekend Gross: $1.355 million
Compared to Last Week: -60.4%
Total Domestic Gross: $16.55 million
Total Foreign Gross: $10.51 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $27.06 million
Production Budget: $32 million
Judgment Day: A less-than-Royale reception from movie goers continues.

Suspiria (#23)

Weeks in Release: 1
Weekend Gross: $179,806
Total Domestic Gross: $179,806
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $179,806
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: Dakota Johnson’s second movie on the list enjoyed a spectacular $89,903 per screen average (from only 2 theatres!) in its first week of limited release.

The Nun (#24)

Weeks in Release: 8
Weekend Gross: $172,369
Compared to Last Week: -58.6%
Total Domestic Gross: $117.06 million
Total Foreign Gross: $246.5 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $363.56 million
Production Budget: $22 million
Judgment Day: Only time will exorcise this Nun from the list.

A Simple Favor (#26)

Weeks in Release: 7
Weekend Gross: $150,585
Compared to Last Week: -58.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $53.23 million
Total Foreign Gross: $32.71 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $85.94 million
Production Budget: $20 million
Judgment Day: Starting to fade, but no signs yet of disappearing without a trace.

The Meg (#29)

Weeks in Release: 12
Weekend Gross: $95,916
Compared to Last Week: -30.7%
Total Domestic Gross: $142.98 million
Total Foreign Gross: $384.8 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $527.78 million
Production Budget: $130 million
Judgment Day: Three months on the chart, and still taking a bite of the box office.

Rabbit in Red Rating: 3 knives

Peppermint (#38)

Weeks in Release: 8
Weekend Gross: $44,958
Compared to Last Week: -41.8%
Total Domestic Gross: $35.4 million
Total Foreign Gross: $11.1 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $46.5 million
Production Budget: $25 million
Judgment Day: Has lingered a bit longer than expected.

The Guilty (#39)

Weeks in Release: 2
Weekend Gross: $40,150
Compared to Last Week: -33.1%
Total Domestic Gross: $129,694
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $129,694
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: The Danish thriller enjoyed a modest decline in its second week of release, despite having gone from 29 theatres to 20.

Rampant (#47)

Weeks in Release: 1
Weekend Gross: $18,326
Total Domestic Gross: $18,326
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $18,326
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: This South Korean historical action zombie film earned itself a respectable $9,163 per screen average from only 2 theaters. Not Suspiria territory, mind you, but a good performance nonetheless.

Slender Man (#50)

Weeks in Release: 12
Weekend Gross: $14,078
Compared to Last Week: -42.8%
Total Domestic Gross: $30.56 million
Total Foreign Gross: $20.55 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $51.11 million
Production Budget: $10 million
Judgment Day: Finally on the threshold of disappearing into thin air.