Elizabeth Holmes doc leads weak Halloween box office weekend
Total domestic ticket sales fell below $63 million as audiences stayed home for the holiday, marking the third-lowest weekend of the year.
By Elena Greco ·
The North American box office recorded its third-lowest total of the year over the Halloween weekend.
Studio estimates released on Sunday indicate that combined ticket sales for Friday through Sunday will not surpass $63 million. The holiday drew many moviegoers away from theaters on Saturday, dragging down overall revenue.
The Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” claimed the top spot. The film grossed $10.6 million from 2,655 theaters in its third weekend. This marks the first time the movie has reached number one. Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, the documentary has earned $63.9 million against a reported $7 million production budget.
The DC Studios release “Clayface” finished in second place. The Warner Bros. film earned $10.4 million, trailing the leader by only $200,684. Domestic revenue for the Batman villain movie now stands at $44.1 million, a figure that closely matches its reported $44 million budget. The title saw a 57% drop from its previous weekend.
Laika’s animated feature “Wildwood” took third place. The Fathom Entertainment release added 150 screens to reach 3,100 locations across the U.S. and Canada. It made an estimated $7.5 million, a 39% decline from its opening. The film’s cumulative total has reached $25.9 million.
The comedic fantasy “Wicker” placed fourth with $4.1 million. In the film, Olivia Colman commissions Alexander Skarsgård to build a wicker husband. “Street Fighter” rounded out the top five in its third weekend with $3.2 million. The Sundance indie “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” entered the top 10 after adding over 1,000 screens in its second weekend, earning $1.9 million.
Netflix reported $455,000 for its World War II film “The Mosquito Bowl” from 349 locations. “La Bola Negra” earned $418,000 from 38 screens in its third weekend, bringing its running total to $1.2 million. Despite the weak weekend, the domestic box office remains up over 17% from last year with nearly $8.5 billion to date.
Source: Greenwich Time
