Horror movie to dethrone PAW Patrol at the US box office

US box office October 6-8, 2023

1 – The Exorcist – Dedication: $27,200,000 (news)

2 – Paw Patrol 2: $11,750,000 (cumulative: 38,866,988)

3 – Saw X: $8,150,000 (Cumulative: 32,554,793)

4 – Creator: $6,099,000 (Cumulative: 24,929,037)

5 – Blind: $3,971,319 (Cumulative: 10,486,997)

6 – Mystery in Venice: $2,732,000 (cumulative: 35,653,726)

7 – Nun 2: $2,575,000 (cumulative: 81,059,802)

8 – Dumb Money: $2,150,000 (Cumulative: 10,635,065)

9 – Equalizer 3: $1,835,000 (Cumulative: 88,837,275)

10 – Hocus Pocus (release) : $1,542,000 (new… or almost)

to remember

was Nun 2 in the month of September. A month later, horror is still grossing at the US box office: yes saw X He could not stand his anger Paw Patrol, Exorcist – Loyalty reached him.

Directed by David Gordon Green, the sequel to the William Friedkin classic is ending its opening weekend with more than $27 million, according to estimates released this week.

In the genre, it’s a better start than that saw X ($18,309,301), but worse than The Nonne 2 ($32,603,336). And we’re a long way from the 76 million earned by Halloween, David Gordon Green’s previous attempt at a horror saga. Maybe because Michael Myers is more popular than Pazuzu in the general public.

In the previous week, PAW Patrol had to give up their throne. But this may only be temporary. is going “bitter failure” has “success” Over the summer, the recent Élémentaire proved that animated film careers are built over time.

Meanwhile, this new Super Pups adventure has already done almost as well as its predecessor on American soil, with $38.9 million compared to $40.1.

If The Exorcist controlled the box office, the members of the previous weekend’s podium dropped one step and kept the same order. Paw Patrol 2 therefore, but Saw The creatorWhich shows the biggest drop in revenue -56.7%.

Even with a production budget of just $80 million, Garrett Edwards’ new feature film will struggle to break even and will have to rely on good support outside the United States to mitigate the financial damage.

In the rest of the ranking, horror offers two additional places and in different degrees: thanks Secret in Venice by Kenneth Branagh, which just crossed the $100 million mark worldwide and could end up 137 before Death on the Nile. And The Nun 2, which may struggle to match the previous episode on American soil, but may surpass it abroad.

And since those box office are rumored to have a fantastic twist as the countdown to Halloween begins, Ფokus mokus which closes the top 10. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Disney film grossed $1.5 million this weekend.

Figure: Box-Office Mojo