Game Of Box Offices: “The House With A Clock In Its Wall” lands director Eli Roth back at Number One

“The House With A Clock In Its Walls” took the weekend no problem with $26.6 million, that was not the surprise. The surprise was how far “The Predator” fell in its second weekend, landing at Number Four, earning $9.1 million and being pummeled by “A Simple Favor,” which earned $10.2 million, jumping from third to second, and “The Nun,” which earned $9.9 million. “Crazy Rich Asians” continues to surprise by hanging around in the Top Five, earning $6.3 million and knocking out “White Boy Rick” in its second weekend. The Michael Moore documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9” landed in the Top Ten, taking the eighth spot and earning $3 million on a $4-5 million production budget. Amazon’s “Life Itself,” starring Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde and coming from “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman, had a soft opening weekend, earning only $2.1 million and finishing just outside the Top Ten. “Assassination Nation” also struggled, putting up only $1.1 million in its opening weekend.

“Lizzie,” starring Chloe Sevigny and Kristen Stewart, skyrocketed this weekend, not only being the biggest Percentage Increase of the Top 25, but of any film of the entire weekend, increasing +442.7% in its second weekend and earning $258,209 and a spot at Number 24. Keira Knightley’s “Colette” was the Per Theater Average winner of the weekend, earning an average of $40,295 per four theaters, with “The Sisters Brothers” next in line with an average of $28,894, also in four theaters. “The House With A Clock In Its Walls” was the List’s winner, with an average of $7,408 per 3,592 theaters. “God Bless The Broken Road” fell the hardest off the List this weekend, with a decrease of -79.7% in its third weekend. As predicted, “Ya Veremos,” “Slender Man,” Juliet, Naked,” and “Manmarziyaan” were all kicked off the List, while “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” held on for one more week, at Number 25, despite a home video release last week.

Next weekend, it looks like the Kevin Hart-Tiffany Haddish comedy “Night School” will take the weekend with $25 million, but do not underestimate “Smallfoot,” the animated feature about Yetis, as it could upset, currently aiming for $22 million. But knowing how kids movies can play, especially with zero competition, it could easily shoot higher than that and win the weekend. Horror film “Hell Fest” looks to hit theaters with a $6 million weekend, likely putting it in the Top Five. I also wonder if Robert Redford’s last film “The Old Man & The Gun” might make some sort of splash next week or the racial drama “Monsters And Men” which will also likely have a slow roll out. Making way for these features, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” will finally dip out. Keep an eye on “Alpha” and “Operation Finale,” both of which had larger than average drops. “Lizzie” could also go either way, facing either an uptick and stay on the List, or it could easily drop out next week.

Box Office King: “The House With A Clock In Its Walls”
Box Office Queen: “A Simple Favor”
Per Theater Average Winner: “Colette”
Per Theater Average Winner (in 25LIST): “The House With A Clock In Its Walls”
Highest Percentage Increase: “Lizzie”
Highest Percentage Increase (in 25LIST): “Lizzie”

#	Title	Weekend	Total	Budget	Week	LW	CH
1	The House With A Clock In Its Walls (Uni)	$26,608,020	($26,608,020)	$42m	1st	N
2	A Simple Favor (LGF)	$10,252,206	($32,414,620)	$20m*	2nd	#3
3	The Nun (WB)	$9,965,635	($100,610,942)	$22m	3rd	#2
4	The Predator (Fox)	$9,176,459	($40,911,581)	$88m	2nd	#1
5	Crazy Rich Asians (WB)	$6,346,641	($159,271,124)	$30m	6th	#5
6	White Boy Rick (Studio 8)	$4,857,655	($17,268,023)	$29m	2nd	#4
7	Peppermint (STX)	$3,684,122	($30,296,681)	$25m	3rd	#6
8	Fahrenheit 11/9 (BC)	$3,008,563	($3,008,563)	$5m*	1st	N
9	The Meg (WB)	$2,265,438	($140,438,357)	$130m	7th	#7
10	Searching (SGem)	$2,150,829	($23,091,173)	**	5th	#8
11	Life Itself (Amazon)	$2,123,463	($2,123,463)	**	1st	N
12	Unbroken: Path To Redemption (PFR)	$1,284,253	($4,539,775)	$6m*	2nd	#10
13	Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Par)	$1,162,813	($218,137,480)	$178m	9th	#9
14	Christopher Robin (BV)	$1,070,226	($96,906,023)	$75m*	8th	#11
15	Assassination Nation (Neon)	$1,050,021	($1,050,021)	**	1st	N
16	The Wife (SPC)	$890,350	($4,891,527)	**	6th	#14
17	BlacKkKlansman (Focus)	$647,905	($47,128,255)	$15m	7th	#12
18	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (Sony)	$575,995	($166,052,980)	$80m	11th	#16
19	Incredibles 2 (BV)	$533,570	($606,357,928)	$200m*	15th	#17
20	Alpha (Studio 8)	$377,548	($35,200,118)	$51m	6th	#15
21	Operation Finale (MGM)	$340,978	($17,165,252)	$24m	4th	#13
22	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Uni)	$334,665	($120,261,500)	$75m	10th	#20
23	Ant-Man and the Wasp (BV)	$270,228	($215,808,434)	$162m*	12th	#19
24	Lizzie (RAtt)	$258,209	($326,938)	**	2nd	#40
25	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Uni)	$195,045	($416,571,660)	$170m	14th	#23

***ALL DOMESTIC NUMBERS FROM BOX OFFICE MOJO***

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