It’s spooky season and horror films seem to be doing well at the box office. The Nun II was in first place this past weekend, a repeat, not something that’s common with horror films. It dropped just 54.8% from the previous weekend grossing an estimated $14.53 million to bring its domestic gross to $56.5 million. Over the week, it grossed $49.6 million internationally to bring that to $102.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $158.8 million after two weeks. The original grossed $365.6 million worldwide in 2018.

In second place was A Haunting in Venice which opened with $14.3 million domestically and $22.7 million internationally for $37.2 million worldwide.

The Equalizer 3 slipped one spot to come in third with an estimated $7.2 million. Its gross after three weeks is about $73.7 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $12.9 million over the week to bring that to $58.7 million an $132.4 million worldwide.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 dropped one spot to fourth with an estimated $4.7 million at the domestic box office. The film has grossed just $18.6 million after two weeks showing this franchise is pretty much dead. Internationally it’s not doing much better with just $2.6 million over the week to bring that total to $5.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed just $23.9 million.

Barbie held steady in fifth place with just under $4 million domestically to bring its total to $626.1 million. Over the week, it grossed $8.4 million internationally to bring that to $790.6 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.417 billion. It’s the top grossing film for 2023 by far domestically and worldwide. The movie is currently #14 in all-time worldwide gross and there’s a good chance it has enough left to gross the $37 million it needs to pass Frozen II. Domestically, it’s #11 having passed The Avengers though it’ll need $27 million to pass Jurassic World. There’s a good chance that might happen before its run is over.

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Blue Beetle came in at #7 with $2.5 million. Domestically, ti has now grossed $67.3 million. Internationally it added $2.3 million to the gross bringing that to $52.6 million. The movie has grossed $119.9 million worldwide.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem came in at #10 grossing $2 million domestically bringing its domestic total to $114.1 million. Internationally, the movie added $3.1 million where it has now grossed $53.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $167.2 million.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine grossed about $4,150 over the week domestically to bring its total to $664,841. There’s now some international gross reported of $6,159. Worldwide, the film has grossed $671,000.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks like it remained steady domestically at $381.3 million. Internationally, the film gained about $100,000 to bring that to $308.5 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $689.8 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 53 films earning $61,792,643 from 34,745 theaters. That’s about a dip of a quarter from last weekend’s $88,369,972 from 36,811 theaters and 56 films. The average earning was $1,778.46 this past weekend, again, about a quarter less than the previous weekend’s $2,400.64.