Warner Bros. execs must be in seventh heaven right now, as their latest release, the horror film "The Nun" just became their third consecutive hit at the box-office after the success of "Crazy Rich Asians" and "The Meg". Meanwhile, the newly released revenge actioner "Peppermint" delivered a decent debut.
Find out more about the weekend box-office after the jump.
The "Conjuring" spinoff "The Nun" opened in first place with $53.5 million against its $22 million budget, the best debut of the entire franchise, topping the previous record of $41.8 million held by "The Conjuring", the series' original film. It's also the second largest September opening ever, behind the $123.4 million opening of Warner's "It" last year, as well as the second largest opening for an R-rated horror film, once again behind "It". Warner Bros. has officially become the first studio in 25 years to hold the first and second spots at the weekend box-office for 4 consecutive weeks.
"The Nun" also brought in $77.5 million overseas from 60 markets, another record for the Conjuring franchise. The film has received negative reviews from critics (28% on Rotten Tomatoes and 46 on Metacritic), and CinemaScore reports a pretty bad "C" grade from their opening night polls.
"Crazy Rich Asians" dropped 38% and finished in second place with $13.6 million. Even though it's slowing down, the film has grossed an impressive $136.2 million domestically and another $28.5 million overseas.
Another new release, the actioner "Peppermint" starring Jennifer Garner opened in third place with $13.2 million from 2,980 theaters, which is pretty much according to expectations. The film only cost $25 million to produce, so it should turn a safe profit. While the film received a generally negative reception from critics (14% on Rotten Tomatoes and 29 on Metacritic), audiences seemed to generally like it as CinemaScore reports a decent "B+" grade.
The creature feature "The Meg" finished in fourth place with $6 million after a 42% drop. The film has reached a domestic total of $131.5 million, while overseas it has brought in $360.4 million.
The Top 5 is rounded out by the social media thriller "Searching" with $4.5 million, dropping just 26%. The film has grossed $14.3 million domestically and another $17.7 million overseas.
The last of the new releases, the faith-based drama "God Bless the Broken Road" opened outside the Top 10 with $1.5 million over the weekend, which is well below studio expectations which were somewhere around $4 million.
New Wide Releases: "The Nun", "Peppermint", "God Bless the Broken Road".
Biggest Drop : "BlacKkKlansman" (-62.8%)
Smallest Drop : "Crazy Rich Asians" (-38.1%)
"The Nun" also brought in $77.5 million overseas from 60 markets, another record for the Conjuring franchise. The film has received negative reviews from critics (28% on Rotten Tomatoes and 46 on Metacritic), and CinemaScore reports a pretty bad "C" grade from their opening night polls.
"Crazy Rich Asians" dropped 38% and finished in second place with $13.6 million. Even though it's slowing down, the film has grossed an impressive $136.2 million domestically and another $28.5 million overseas.
Another new release, the actioner "Peppermint" starring Jennifer Garner opened in third place with $13.2 million from 2,980 theaters, which is pretty much according to expectations. The film only cost $25 million to produce, so it should turn a safe profit. While the film received a generally negative reception from critics (14% on Rotten Tomatoes and 29 on Metacritic), audiences seemed to generally like it as CinemaScore reports a decent "B+" grade.
The creature feature "The Meg" finished in fourth place with $6 million after a 42% drop. The film has reached a domestic total of $131.5 million, while overseas it has brought in $360.4 million.
The Top 5 is rounded out by the social media thriller "Searching" with $4.5 million, dropping just 26%. The film has grossed $14.3 million domestically and another $17.7 million overseas.
The last of the new releases, the faith-based drama "God Bless the Broken Road" opened outside the Top 10 with $1.5 million over the weekend, which is well below studio expectations which were somewhere around $4 million.
New Wide Releases: "The Nun", "Peppermint", "God Bless the Broken Road".
Biggest Drop : "BlacKkKlansman" (-62.8%)
Smallest Drop : "Crazy Rich Asians" (-38.1%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Nun | $53.5M | $53.5M | $77.5M | $22M |
| 2 | Crazy Rich Asians | $13.6M | $136.2M | $28.5M | $30M |
| 3 | Peppermint | $13.2M | $13.2M | $1.4M | $25M |
| 4 | The Meg | $6M | $131.5M | $360.4M | $130M |
| 5 | Searching | $4.5M | $14.3M | $17.7M | N/A |
| 6 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | $3.8M | $212.1M | $514.5M | $178M |
| 7 | Christopher Robin | $3.1M | $91.7M | $51.2M | $75M |
| 8 | Operation Finale | $3M | $14.1M | N/A | $24M |
| 9 | Alpha | $2.5M | $32.4M | $27.5M | $51M |
| 10 | BlacKkKlansman | $1.5M | $43.4M | $22.1M | $15M |
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