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Monday, August 30, 2021

Weekend Box-Office: CANDYMAN Scares Up Solid $22.3 Million Debut

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With no other wide releases in sight, Universal's "Candyman" reboot/sequel, which was released exclusively in theaters, scored an impressive North American debut. The film is a direct sequel to the 1992 horror classic of the same name.

Read more about the weekend box-office after the jump.






The R-rated "Candyman" opened with $22.3 million from 3,568 theaters against a $25 million production budget. The original film opened with $25.7 million in 1992. The new installment didn't do so well overseas, grossing only $5.2 million from 51 markets.

In second place we find the Ryan Reynolds starrer "Free Guy" with $13.5 million, dropping just 26% in its third weekend. The film's domestic total has now reached $79.3 million, while overseas its tally sits at $100.3 million.

Paramount's animated film "PAW Patrol: The Movie" finished in third place with $6.6 million, dipping 49.6% from its opening weekend. The film has, so far, raked in $24.1 million domestically, and another $37.8 million internationally.

Disney's "Jungle Cruise" landed in fourth place with $5 million in its fifth weekend. The film dropped only 20%, and its domestic total has crossed the $100 million milestone, while overseas it has raked in $86.9 million.

The Top 5 is rounded out by the horror sequel "Don't Breathe 2" with $2.8 million. The film dropped 44% and has now grossed $24.5 million in North America and another $10.7 million overseas.




Rank Title Weekend Gross Domestic Total Foreign Total Budget
1 Candyman $22.3M $22.3M $5.2M $25M
2 Free Guy $13.5M $79.3M $100.3M $125M
3 PAW Patrol: The Movie $6.6M $24M $37.8M $26M
4 Jungle Cruise $5M $100M $86.9M $200M
5 Don't Breathe 2 $2.8M $24.5M $10.7M $15M
6 Respect $2.1M $19.6M $3.3M $55M
7 The Suicide Squad $2M $52.7M $92.1M $185M
8 The Protege $1.6M $5.7M $0.1M N/A
9 The Night House $1.2M $5.1M 0.6$M N/A
10 Black Widow $0.8M $181.5M $189.6M $200M






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