Did new release, Hell Fest, set the box office on fire, or crash and burn?

Here’s this past weekend’s (Sept 28 – 30, 2018) North American box office body count of horror and
thriller films, and their ranking within the Top 50.

A Simple Favor (#4)

Weeks in Release: 3
Weekend Gross: $6.54 million
Compared to Last Week: -36.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $43 million
Total Foreign Gross: $19.8 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $62.8 million
Production Budget: $20 million
Judgment Day: No signs of vanishing from theaters any time soon.

The Nun (#5)

Weeks in Release: 4
Weekend Gross: $5.43 million
Compared to Last Week: -45.5%
Total Domestic Gross: $109 million
Total Foreign Gross: $220.2 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $329.2 million
Production Budget: $22 million
Judgment Day: This installment of the Conjuring is officially now the most commercially
successful of the franchise, globally speaking.

Hell Fest (#6)

Weeks in Release: 1
Weekend Gross: $5.13 million
Total Domestic Gross: $5.13 million
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $5.13 million
Production Budget: $5.5 million
Judgment Day: This slasher didn’t cut too deeply into audience’s wallets, but did earn back
most of its production budget in its opening weekend; so, overall, not too hellish of a debut.

Peppermint (#10)

Weeks in Release: 4
Weekend Gross: $1.77 million
Compared to Last Week: -52.1%
Total Domestic Gross: $33.5 million
Total Foreign Gross: $6 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $39.5 million
Production Budget: $25 million
Judgment Day: One flavor you won’t be finding in next week’s top 10.

The Meg (#13)

Weeks in Release: 8
Weekend Gross: $1.03 million
Compared to Last Week: -54.4%
Total Domestic Gross: $141.9 million
Total Foreign Gross: $383.2 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $525.1 million
Production Budget: $130 million
Judgment Day: Showing signs of slowing down after a very active 2 months.

Rabbit in Red Rating: 3 knives

Searching (#14)

Weeks in Release: 6
Weekend Gross: $955,577
Compared to Last Week: -55.6%
Total Domestic Gross: $24.8 million
Total Foreign Gross: $36.4 million
Total Worldwide Gross: $61.2 million
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: Losing some ground.

Assassination Nation (#29)

Weeks in Release: 2
Weekend Gross: $202,817
Compared to Last Week: -80.7%
Total Domestic Gross: $1.73 million
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $1.73 million
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: This bomb continues to be on the receiving end of a severe ass-kicking at the box
office.

Operation Finale (#36)

Weeks in Release: 5
Weekend Gross: $126,012
Compared to Last Week: -63%
Total Domestic Gross: $17.45 million
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $17.45 million
Production Budget: $24 million
Judgment Day: A not-so-big Finale.

Mandy (#38)

Weeks in Release: 3
Weekend Gross: $119,921
Compared to Last Week: -22.8%
Total Domestic Gross: $839,519
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $839,519
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: Nicholas Cage, all in a rage…again.

Lizzie (#41)

Weeks in Release: 3
Weekend Gross: $87,557
Compared to Last Week: -66.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $543,781
Total Foreign Gross: $0
Total Worldwide Gross: $543,781
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: Borden = boredom for audiences.

The Children Act (#43)

Weeks in Release: 3
Weekend Gross: $83,706
Compared to Last Week: -21.2%
Total Domestic Gross: $352,947
Total Foreign Gross: $9.87
Total Worldwide Gross: $10.2 million
Production Budget: N.A.
Judgment Day: Despite quiet domestic action, the Emma Thompson thriller crosses the $10
million international threshold.