{"id":125780,"date":"2017-10-23T02:06:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T06:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125780"},"modified":"2017-10-23T02:06:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T06:06:19","slug":"a-scary-box-office-weekend-for-everyone-but-tyler-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/23\/a-scary-box-office-weekend-for-everyone-but-tyler-perry\/","title":{"rendered":"A scary box office weekend for everyone but Tyler Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The studio expects the film to hold well into next weekend due to increased interest because of Halloween, but it will also face some competition with the horror pic \u201cJigsaw.\u201d (Pixabay photo)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES\u2014 It was a spooky weekend at the box office for nearly everyone but Tyler Perry.<\/p>\n

Perry’s comedy sequel \u201cBoo 2! A Madea Halloween\u201d scared up a healthy $21.7 million in its first weekend in theatres, but the waters were rough for other new openers including the disaster epic \u201cGeostorm,\u201d the firefighter drama \u201cOnly the Brave\u201d and the crime thriller \u201cThe Snowman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Made for a reported $25 million, Perry’s film drew a mostly older and female audience, who gave it an A- CinemaScore. \u201cBoo 2!\u201d did a little less business than the first film, which opened to $28.5 million just last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven that it’s a sequel, its performance is at the higher end of our expectations,\u201d said David Spitz, who heads up domestic distribution for Lionsgate.<\/p>\n

The studio expects the film to hold well into next weekend due to increased interest because of Halloween, but it will also face some competition with the horror pic \u201cJigsaw.\u201d<\/p>\n

But a slight drop for a sequel hardly compares to the catastrophe of \u201cGeostorm,\u201d a long-delayed $120 million disaster epic starring Gerard Butler that only managed to open to $13.3 million from North American theatres.<\/p>\n

A co-production between Skydance Media and Warner Bros. Pictures, \u201cGeostorm\u201d marks the directorial debut of \u201cIndependence Day\u201d producer Dean Devlin. The film was shot back in late 2014 and lousy test screenings resulted in $15 million of reshoots, pushing back the release over a year and a half.<\/p>\n

But the reshoots didn’t seem to help the final product, which has been widely panned by critics and shunned overall by audiences. Those who did turn out gave it a B- CinemaScore.<\/p>\n

Another possibly too-timely film, \u201cOnly the Brave,\u201d about the Granite Mountain Hotshots who took on the June 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, also failed to attract sufficient audiences this weekend. The Sony film starring Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges and Jennifer Connelly opened in fifth place with $6 million.<\/p>\n

At $38 million, the production budget was more reasonable than \u201cGeostorm,\u201d however.<\/p>\n

But despite good reviews, it opened behind two holdovers _ the horror pic \u201cHappy Death Day\u201d which landed in third place with $9.4 million and \u201cBlade Runner 2049\u201d which took in $7.2 million in its third weekend in theatres.<\/p>\n

Universal and Working Title’s \u201cThe Snowman,\u201d starring Michael Fassbender and based on the Jo Nesbo book, also failed to make a splash. The critically derided pic debuted in eighth place with $3.4 million from 1,812 theatres.<\/p>\n

The director, Thomas Alfredson has been widely acknowledging the film’s shortcomings and confusing plot in the press, saying that they did not have time to shoot the entire script. Audiences gave it a deathly D CinemaScore.<\/p>\n

Things looked a little brighter for the limited releases this weekend. Both playing in four theatres, the Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman film \u201cThe Killing of a Sacred Deer,\u201d took in $114,585 and \u201cWonderstruck,\u201d starring Julianne Moore,\u201d earned $68,762.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs great as September was, October has been really scary,\u201d said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for comScore.<\/p>\n

Theatrical exhibitors and studio distribution heads are gathering in Miami Beach, Florida this week for the ShowEast Film Expo to discuss the state of movie going and it couldn’t come at a better time, when old truisms about what works and what doesn’t work at the box office are being challenged weekly.<\/p>\n

Dergarabedian said even releasing a quality film isn’t a sure path to success anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven well-reviewed movies like ‘American Made,’ ‘Only the Brave’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ are having trouble gaining traction,\u201d Dergarabedian said.<\/p>\n

The industry will be looking to the big event films, like \u201cThor: Ragnarok,\u201d out Nov. 3, \u201cJustice League\u201d and \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi\u201d to get the year back to even.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrying to figure out audiences and what they want is the key to the future. Audiences are voting with their presence or absence at the movie theatre,\u201d Dergarabedian said. \u201cThey’re staying away now, but that might change in two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cBoo 2! A Madea Halloween,\u201d $21.7 million.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cGeostorm,\u201d $13.3 million ($36.4 million international).<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cHappy Death Day,\u201d $9.4 million ($6.5 million international).<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d $7.2 million ($14.3 million international).<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cOnly the Brave,\u201d $6 million.<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cThe Foreigner,\u201d $5.5 million ($2.7 million international).<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cIt,\u201d $3.5 million ($12.8 million international).<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cThe Snowman,\u201d $3.4 million ($6.6 million international).<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cAmerican Made,\u201d $3.2 million ($2.7 million international).<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cKingsman: The Golden Circle,\u201d $3 million ($48.7 million international).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:<\/p>\n

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    1. \u201cKingsman: The Golden Circle,\u201d $48.7 million.<\/li>\n
    2. \u201cGeostorm,\u201d $36.4 million.<\/li>\n
    3. \u201cNever Say Die,\u201d $15 million.<\/li>\n
    4. \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d $14.3 million.<\/li>\n
    5. \u201cIt,\u201d $12.8 million.<\/li>\n
    6. \u201cBad Genius,\u201d $7.6 million.<\/li>\n
    7. \u201cThe Outlaws,\u201d $6.8 million.<\/li>\n
    8. \u201cThe Snowman,\u201d $6.6 million.<\/li>\n
    9. \u201cHappy Death Day,\u201d $6.5 million.<\/li>\n
    10. \u201cThe Lego Ninjago Movie,\u201d $4.7 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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