OPENINGS: FREAKY (Blumhouse/Universal) led the weekend at $3.7M. It was the third consecutive weekend that a Universal-branded film opened at #1 (aided by the studio’s deal with AMC that allows its films to hit digital 3 weeks after theatrical release) and the fifth new #1 to open in the $3.1-4.1M range. Like the others, Freaky will probably earn $10-20M in US theatres. It also brought in $1.9M in 20 overseas markets.
There were a few new limited releases, some of them awards hopefuls. COME AWAY (Relativity) had a weekend per-theatre average of $227 at 475 theatres (it’s also already available online). FATMAN (Saban), which will be available via VOD on Tuesday, averaged $416 at 259. THE CLIMB (Sony Classics) averaged $253 at 408. AMMONITE (Neon) had a $303 average at 280.
HOLDOVERS: LET HIM GO (Focus/Universal) fell a sharp 55% from its opening to $1.8M, and may not reach $15M in the US.
THE WAR AGAINST GRANDPA (101), still the only family title in the market, slipped just 12% to $1.3M in its 6th weekend, and should hit $20M before it’s done. It’s taken in $7.7M overseas.
COME PLAY (Focus/Universal) lost 39% to $1.1M in its 3rd weekend, and won’t get much past $10M. It also has $2M overseas after a $332K weekend in 8 territories.
HONEST THIEF (Open Road) dropped 30% to $800K in its 6th weekend and may sustain to $15M in the US, with an additional $11M overseas.
TENET (Warners) dipped 19% to $735K in its 11th weekend, and will hope to stretch to $60M before it hits homes on December 15. It’s at $297.2M overseas after a $1.6M weekend.
The Christian title TRUE TO THE GAME 2 (Faith Media) was steady in its 2nd weekend at 281 theatres, a $1K per-theatre average.
NEXT WEEKEND: The only scheduled wide release is the Jackie Chan vehicle VANGUARD (Gravitas).
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