The first weekend of October is here and it’ll certainly lean a bit more into the horror film side of things. With the marketing campaign for Smile pretty strong, the film opened with a $22 million debut while the worldwide total is $36.5 million, which for a $17 million film is certainly a good start. While the CinemaScore is low at a B-, it’s one that is holding up well with how it played out over the weekend and definitely hit the 18-34 market pretty well.
Don’t Worry Darling hits second with a $7.3 million take to bring it to $32.8 million since its debut.
The other main new film this weekend that hit was Bros, which went in a different direction with its marketing campaign but only managed $4.8 million for its arrival.
Next weekend has Amsterdam going wide for Disney while Sony has Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile lined up alongside a slew of limited releases.
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smile | Paramount | $22,000,000 | 3,645 | $6,036 | $22,000,000 | 38.6% |
| 2 | Don’t Worry Darling | Warner Bros. | $7,300,000 | 4,121 | $1,771 | $32,804,643 | 27.2% |
| 3 | Woman King, The | Sony | $7,000,000 | 3,504 | $1,998 | $46,713,156 | 5.8% |
| 4 | Bros | Universal | $4,800,000 | 3,350 | $1,433 | $4,800,000 | 5.7% |
| 5 | Avatar (2009) (re) | 20th Century Studios | $4,696,000 | 1,860 | $2,525 | $18,592,763 | 4.8% |
| 6 | PS-1 / Ponniyin Selvan: Part One | Sarigama Cinemas | $4,130,000 | 500 | $8,260 | $4,130,000 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Barbarian | 20th Century Studios | $2,817,000 | 2,720 | $1,036 | $33,107,280 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Bullet Train | Sony | $1,400,000 | 1,931 | $725 | $101,333,720 | 3.4% |
| 9 | DC League of Super Pets | Warner Bros. | $1,305,000 | 1,924 | $678 | $91,693,642 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Top Gun Maverick | Paramount | $1,230,000 | 1,561 | $788 | $713,456,888 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Vikram Vedha | Reliance Entertainment Studios US INC | $1,013,859 | 558 | $1,817 | $1,013,859 | 0.4% |
| 12 | See How They Run | Searchlight | $1,007,000 | 1,650 | $610 | $7,946,056 | 0.3% |
[Source: Box Office Essentials]