‘Jigsaw’ debuts at No. 1 as Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’ flops
Though it fell short of expectations, the eighth “Saw” film, “Jigsaw,” became the latest horror release to top the North American box office with $16.6 million, according to final ticket sale figures Monday.
“Jigsaw” distributor Lionsgate also claimed the No. 2 spot, with “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” earning $10 million in its second week of release.
George Clooney’s “Suburbicon” flopped in its debut, coming in at ninth place with just $2.8 million despite opening on 2,046 screens.
In its first release since the Harvey Weinstein scandal began unfolding, the beleaguered Weinstein Co. feebly released a horror sequel of its own: “Amityville: The Awakening.” Playing in an
unusual Saturday-only engagement on just 10 screens, it grossed $742.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comscore:
1. “Jigsaw,” Lionsgate, $16,640,452, 2,941 locations, $5,658 average, $16,640,452, one week.
2. “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” Lionsgate, $10,052,608, 2,388 locations, $4,210 average, $35,574,251, two weeks.
3. “Geostorm,” Warner Bros., $5,903,428, 3,246 locations, $1,819 average, $23,781,796, two weeks.
4. “Happy Death Day,” Universal, $5,078,685, 3,535 locations, $1,437 average, $48,374,210, three weeks.
5. “Blade Runner 2049,” Warner Bros., $4,117,395,
2,421 locations, $1,701 average, $81,538,180, four weeks.
6. “Thank You for Your Service,” Universal, $3,817,700, 2,054 locations, $1,859 average, $3,817,700, one week.
7. “Only the Brave,” Sony, $3,502,095, 2,577 locations, $1,359 average, $11,992,152, two weeks.
8. “The Foreigner,” STX Entertainment, $3,443,433, 2,505 locations, $1,375 average, $29,060,751, three weeks.
9. “Suburbicon,” Paramount, $2,840,246, 2,046 locations, $1,388 average, $2,840,246, one week.
10. “IT,” Warner Bros., $2,503,338, 2,560 locations, $978 average, $323,868,540, eight weeks.
11. “Let There Be Light,”
Atlas Distribution Company, $1,729,535, 373 locations, $4,637 average, $1,729,535, one week.
12.“Americanmade,” Universal, $1,702,605, 1,558 locations, $1,093 average, $48,507,805, five weeks.
13. “Victoria and Abdul,” Focus Features, $1,641,515, 1,044 locations, $1,572 average, $17,741,754, six weeks.
14. “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” 20th Century Fox, $1,625,354, 1,489 locations, $1,092 average, $97,314,232, six weeks.
15. “The Mountain Between Us,” 20th Century Fox, $1,309,104, 2,029 locations, $645 average, $28,030,947, four weeks.
16. “The Lego Ninjago Movie,” Warner Bros., $1,275,301,
1,474 locations, $865 average, $56,459,051, six weeks.
17. “Same Kind of Different as Me,” Pure Flix, $1,252,142, 1,238 locations, $1,011 average, $4,776,427, two weeks.
18. “The Snowman,” Universal, $1,212,950, 1,815 locations, $668 average, $5,799,535, two weeks.
19. “My Little Pony: The Movie,” Lionsgate, $1,027,701, 1,682 locations, $611 average, $20,051,709, four weeks.
20. “Marshall,” Open Road, $905,053, 821 locations,
$1,102 average, $6,949,354, three weeks.