As we get ready to see how things go next weekend with the return of a big tentpole with Black Adam, this weekend showed the continued strength of the horror film side of the industry. Universal brought out Halloween Ends in theaters as well as Peacock, which is getting some grief, but the film did a strong $41.2 million for its debut and added another $17.2 million overseas. 

And right behind it, we get another weekend for Smile which added another $12.4 million to its coffers which with weekday showings has it now at $71.1 million since its debut. For a film made pretty on the cheap and with an underground-style marketing campaign, it’s doing well.

Past that, it’s pretty familiar fare with most of it at the $4 million mark and under with either some long-in-the-tooth films or underperforming new films like Amsterdam and Bros.

#	Title	Distributor Name	Weekend Total	# of Locs	Loc Avg	Cume Total	Market Share
1	Halloween Ends	Universal	$41,250,000	3,901	$10,574	$41,250,000	38.6%
2	Smile	Paramount	$12,400,000	3,612	$3,433	$71,167,899	27.2%
3	Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile	Sony	$7,400,000	4,350	$1,701	$22,757,353	5.8%
4	Woman King, The	Sony	$3,700,000	2,565	$1,442	$59,746,217	5.7%
5	Amsterdam	20th Century Studios	$2,891,000	3,005	$962	$11,959,234	4.8%
6	Don’t Worry Darling	Warner Bros.	$2,185,000	2,734	$799	$42,403,454	4.4%
7	Barbarian	20th Century Studios	$1,411,000	1,805	$782	$38,961,777	3.8%
8	Bros	Universal	$920,000	2,201	$418	$10,835,735	3.4%
9	Terrifier 2	Iconic Events	$850,000	700	$1,214	$2,295,000	2.8%
10	Top Gun Maverick	Paramount	$685,000	902	$759	$715,755,567	1.1%
11	Legend Of Maula Jatt, The	Moviegoers Entertainment Ltd	$500,000	89	$5,618	$563,000	0.4%
12	Minions: The Rise Of Gru	Universal	$418,000	1,215	$344	$368,354,300	0.3%

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[Source: Box Office Essentials]