Its All Treats for Halloween, As Michael Myers Slashes Up a $77 Million Debut

Universal and Blumhouse scared up another box office fright-fest as the reboot of the slasher classic Halloween debuted with a horrific $76 million on just under 4,000 screens. Halloween's three-day total was the second largest October opening ever, just $4 million below the record set by Venom earlier in the month. Halloween was also the second largest R-rated horror opening, well behind the seemingly insurmountable $123.4 million amassed by It back in September 2017.

In a strong second, Warner Bros. Oscar hopeful A Star is Born dropped meager 33% to add $19 million to its $126 million seventeen-day total. Internationally, A Star is Born sang its way to another $22.8 million, and has now earned over $200 million worldwide.

As expected, Sony's Venom took a 49% fall, bringing in $18 million for a domestic total of $171 million. The film remained in the top spot overseas, pulling in $32 million from 65 markets for a new global total of $461 million.

Universal's other October release, First Man, appears to be grounded, plummeting 48% in its second weekend for a $8.3 million three-day total and a less than stellar domestic cume of around $30 million. On a much more positive note, Fox's critically acclaimed YA adaptation The Hate U Give expanded into 2,303 theaters and delivered a strong $7.6 million. The film received a perfect A+ CinemaScore from sample audiences and should be looking at a profitable run all the way through awards season.

Pagebreaks Take: Halloween will likely sit in the top spot until Fox's Bohemian Rhapsody belts out an opening tune on November 2nd.

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