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Box-Office Weekend: Midway Tops Veterans’ Day Box Office

Mike Tyrkus
Box Office Weekend

Four films debuted in theaters this weekend and those same four films took the top four spots in the box-office weekend countdown. For this weekend at least, bragging rights for the top spot goes to the Veterans’ Day themed Midway, which took in $17.5 million.

Elsewhere, the horror-film Doctor Sleep debuted in second place just behind Midway, with an opening weekend tally of $14.1 million. Meanwhile, the family-friendly Playing with Fire enjoyed a $12.8 million opening weekend and the romantic, holiday-themed comedy Last Christmas made $11.6 million during its first weekend in theaters.

Dropping from first-place last week to fifth this was the science-fiction sequel Terminator: Dark Fate, which managed to add $10.8 million in a crowded weekend, giving the sequel a two-week total of $48.5 million. Joker, meanwhile, finished in sixth place—dropping from second last week—adding another $9.2 million to its considerable bank so far, which now stands at $313.5 million over the last six weeks.

Meanwhile, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil dropped from third to seventh place with $8 million over the weekend, to give the sequel a four-week total of $97.3 million. The action-oriented, biopic Harriet, enjoyed a $7.2 million weekend in its second week of release, giving it a total of $23.5 million over that period, despite the drop from fourth to eighth place in the top ten.

One of several sequels in this week’s top ten, Zombieland: Double Tap took in $4.3 million in its fourth week of release, raising the film’s domestic take to $66.7 million. Finally, the animated incarnation of The Addams Family, despite dropping from fifth place to the final spot in this week’s countdown, made $4.2 million over the weekend, to give the film a five-week tally of $91.5 million, practically ensuring that a sequel is at least being discussed.

A few films departed the top ten this weekend, undoubtedly due to the success to the aforementioned top four new releases. The horror film Countdown leaves after three weeks in release amassing a $22.2 million purse. Similarly, the crime drama Black and Blue leaves the top ten after three weeks as well, earning a disappointing $19.1 million. Meanwhile, Edward Norton’s Motherless Brooklyn took in only $7.4 million it first two weeks of release before dropping from the top ten. Finally, the animated Arctic Dogs runs away from the top ten after amassing only $4.9 million.

Next weekend boasts the arrival of Matt Damon and Christian Bale in Ford v. Ferrari as well as the latest incarnation of Charlie’s Angels (this one directed by Elizabeth Banks) and The Good Liar starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen.

Weekend Box-Office (November 8th – November 10th)

  1. Midway…$17.5 Million
  2. Doctor Sleep…$14.1 Million
  3. Playing with Fire…$12.8 Million
  4. Last Christmas…$11.6 Million
  5. Terminator: Dark Fate…$10.8 Million
  6. Joker…$9.2 Million
  7. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil…$8.0 Million
  8. Harriet…$7.2 Million
  9. Zombieland: Double Tap…$4.3 Million
  10. The Addams Family…$4.2 Million

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.

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