Without any same genre new releases to shake things up, things pretty much remained the same on this week’s list. That should change though in the next couple of weeks, what with Bad Times at the El Royale (Oct 12) and the highly anticipated Halloween (Oct 19) arriving in theaters.
Here’s this past weekend’s (Oct 5 – 7, 2018) North American box office body count of horror and thriller films, and their ranking within the Top 50.
A Simple Favor (#6)
Weeks in Release: 4
Weekend Gross: $3.4 million
Compared to Last Week: -47.6%
Total Domestic Gross: $49 million
Total Foreign Gross: $27.4 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $76.4 million
Production Budget: $20 million
Judgment Day: Remains a favorite among movie-goers.
The Nun (#7)
Weeks in Release: 5
Weekend Gross: $2.7 million
Compared to Last Week: -50.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $113.5 million
Total Foreign Gross: $233.7 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $347 million
Production Budget: $22 million
Judgment Day: Slightly loosening her grip within the top 10.
Hell Fest (#9)
Weeks in Release: 2
Weekend Gross: $2.08 million
Compared to Last Week: -59.4%
Total Domestic Gross: $8.87 million
Total Foreign Gross: $680,319
Total Worldwide Gross: $9.55 million
Production Budget: $5.5 million
Judgment Day: This Hell is starting to freeze over.
Peppermint (#15)
Weeks in Release: 5
Weekend Gross: $473,806
Compared to Last Week: -73.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $34.7 million
Total Foreign Gross: $6 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $40.7 million
Production Budget: $25 million
Judgment Day: Losing its flavor.
Searching (#16)
Weeks in Release: 7
Weekend Gross: $443,106
Compared to Last Week: -53.6%
Total Domestic Gross: $25.6 million
Total Foreign Gross: $39.5 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $65.1 million
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: The indie hit begins its domestic decline.
The Meg (#22)
Weeks in Release: 9
Weekend Gross: $266,049
Compared to Last Week: -74.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $142.5 million
Total Foreign Gross: $383.4 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $525.9 million
Production Budget: $130 million
Judgment Day: Has bit off almost all of what it can chew.
Rabbit in Red Rating: 3 knives
Mandy (#32)
Weeks in Release: 4
Weekend Gross: $75,834
Compared to Last Week: -37%
Total Domestic Gross: $1 million
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $1 million
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: The Nicholas Cage flick arrives at the million dollar mark.
Rabbit in Red Rating: 4 knives
Operation Finale (#39)
Weeks in Release: 6
Weekend Gross: $42,353
Compared to Last Week: -66.4%
Total Domestic Gross: $17.5 million
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $17.5 million
Production Budget: $24 million
Judgment Day: Not quite over, but getting close.
The Children Act (#43)
Weeks in Release: 4
Weekend Gross: $31,980
Compared to Last Week: -61.8%
Total Domestic Gross: $432,541
Total Foreign Gross: $9.87
Total Worldwide Gross: $10.3 million
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: Not much domestic action from these Children.