Battle at the Box Office 10/14/24
It was a tale of two clowns this past weekend as Joker: Folie á Deux cratered with one of the biggest drop-offs in box office history while Art the Clown claimed the top spot with Terrifier 3.
Terrifier 3 opened at #1 with $18.8 million. The Terrifier series has gone from cult to mainstream, with Art the Clown becoming a horror icon and the box office increasing exponentially while the budgets remain small. Terrifier 3 had a budget of around $2 million, 100x less than the budget for Joker: Folie á Deux, and it’s already the highest-grossing movie in the trilogy both domestically and worldwide after one weekend. The prior two entries had staggered, limited releases, but this release proves that the series is a major player in the world of horror that can open wide. Word of mouth also seems strong, with a B CinemaScore, which is high for a horror movie.
The Wild Robot stayed in second place with a 26% drop from last weekend and another $14 million. It now has $84.2 million domestically and $149.3 million worldwide.
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice was in third place with another solid hold from the previous weekend, dropping 28% and making another $7.3 million. It seems like the release date was perfectly set to capitalize on the spooky season, and it’s remaining a draw in theaters despite its recent availability on PVOD. The movie now has $275.8 million domestically and $421 million worldwide. It’s the fifth-highest-grossing film domestically for 2024 and the tenth-highest-grossing film worldwide.
Joker: Folie á Deux saw an epically terrible drop-off, falling 81% from last weekend and only making another $7 million in its second weekend. It now has $51.5 million domestically and $164.9 million worldwide. Theaters may dump the movie in droves this coming weekend since it was playing to most likely empty theaters, and it could end up below $60 million domestically. WB Discovery will lose millions, which will go down as one of the biggest disasters in comic box movie history.
Piece by Piece rounded out the top five with $3.8 million. The movie is a documentary about Pharell Williams told through LEGO pieces.
Saturday Night made its wide debut in 2,309 theaters and took seventh place with $3.4 million. It got a B+ CinemaScore, so we’ll have to see how well it does this coming weekend to see how it holds in wide release.
We Live in Time had the best Per Theater average for the weekend, with $45,182 in five theaters. The drama from A24 opens wide this coming weekend.
