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Box Office Weekend: The Box Office Gets Goosebumps

Seth Paul
Box Office Weekend

As we reach the midpoint of October, it seems strange that not only are there a dearth of horror-themed films in theaters, but that of the three in the top ten, two of them are aimed primarily at children. And of those two, both have topped the box office at one point. This week, Goosebumps is the winner. Based on the R.L. Stine series of books for children, the family-friendly scare fest brought in an estimated box office of $23.5 million. Comparatively, fourth-place finisher Crimson Peak (the latest from horror/fantasist Guillermo del Toro) needs to earn roughly about what Goosebumps cost to make to break even, but debuted with less solid reviews and an even less solid estimated Goosebumps Poster$12.9 million debut. And even without budget numbers, Hotel Transylvania 2 is riding high, with an estimated $12.3 million adding to a $136.4 million domestic total and $267.5 million worldwide.

Outside of October-themed scares, The Martian stayed in a strong second place with an estimated $21.5 million and has done well here and overseas. Bridge of Spies, despite glowing reviews for the latest Spielberg epic, opened to a fairly tepid estimate of $15.4 million. Pan, in the meantime, is burning out quickly at the box office, an estimated $5.9 million weekend totaling to just a little over $50 million earned worldwide – not good numbers for a film that cost $150 million to make.

At the bottom of the list, The Intern remains a decided mystery on its success, though the estimated $5.4 million, added to a worldwide total well above $117 million, is probably good odds that it is not a box office bomb. Sicario, on the other hand, might well end up only breaking even in international box office despite its reviews, an estimated $4.5 million adding up to a disappointing $34.7 million domestic total and little else overseas to make up the shortfall. Woodlawn, which debuted with an estimated $4.1 million, could be a very different story, considering the low budgets of these sorts of films (but with an arguably more versatile and better-known roster of actors than these movies usually attract). Finally, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, with an estimated $2.8 million, may not look good on paper in domestic dollars, but worldwide the $61 million production has made more than enough to ensure the post-apocalyptic teen action thriller series will continue.

Weekend Box Office (October 16th – October 18th)

  1. Goosebumps…$23.5 million
  2. The Martian…$21.5 million
  3. Bridge of Spies…$15.4 million
  4. Crimson Peak…$12.9 million
  5. Hotel Transylvania 2…$12.3 million
  6. Pan…$5.9 million
  7. The Intern…$5.4 million
  8. Sicario…$4.5 million
  9. Woodlawn…$4.1 million
  10. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials…$2.8 million

Seth Paul

When not failing to write novels and screenplays, box-office guru Seth writes humorous comedy tracks for films under the name "The One Man Band" that can be found at Rifftrax.com. Although, he has recently succeeded in writing the novella "Jack Alan and the Case of the Not-Exactly Rocket Scientists," available as an eBook on Amazon. He is also the English voice of Zak in "Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space."
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