Critics did not like it. Audiences did not like it. And yet, thanks most likely to its status as one of the few spooky flicks to enjoy during the Halloween season, Ouija took the box office crown with an estimated $20 million. It was still not good news for an overall dipping box office trend, as second place went to the new (and much better received) John Wick. Keanu Reeves made good with an estimated $14.2 million start and good word of mouth, but along with Ouija had no reported budget numbers, so whether Reeves finally has a winner on his hands is undetermined.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day performed well enough to garner an estimated $7 million and a profit, a task that The Best of Me (estimated $4.7 million), The Judge (estimated $4.3 million), and Dracula Untold (estimated $4.3 million) have yet to do domestically. Interestingly enough, Dracula Untold may be the best of the three domestic duds, as it has massive support from the overseas marker (enough for $166 million in worldwide gross), while The Judge limps in at $53.4 million worldwide. Nicholas Sparks, on the other hand, cannot rekindle the romantic spark of The Notebook as The Best of Me appears destined to crash and burn as the worst of his cinematic adaptations, with not even worldwide gross able to keep the $26 million film from being labelled a bomb.
Weekend Box Office (October 24th – October 26th)
- Ouija…$20 million
- John Wick…$14.2 million
- Fury…$13 million
- Gone Girl…$11.1 million
- The Book of Life…$9.8 million
- St. Vincent…$8.1 million
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day…$7 million
- The Best of Me…$4.7 million
- The Judge…$4.3 million
- Dracula Untold…$4.3 million
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