Weekend Box Office: Despite Projections, “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” Surprises Over “The Creator” and “Saw X”

September 29-Octoeber 1, 2023

Paramount Pictures | Directed by Cal Brunker

1) PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

$22,764,354


Budget: $30 million
Domestic Gross: $22,764,354

WEEK
1ST

LAST WEEK
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Lionsgate | Directed by Kevin Greutert

2) Saw X

$18,309,301


Budget: $13 million
Domestic Gross: $18,309,301

WEEK
1ST

LAST WEEK
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20th Century Studios | Directed by Gareth Edwards

3) The Creator

$14,079,512


Budget: $80 million
Domestic Gross: $14,079,512

WEEK
1ST

LAST WEEK
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Warner Bros. Pictures | Directed by Michael Chaves

4) The Nun II

$4,798,872


Budget: $40 million
Domestic Gross: $76,883,406

WEEK
4TH

LAST WEEK
#1


Fathom Events | Directed by Andrew Hyatt

5) The Blind

$4,352,989


Budget: n/a
Domestic Gross: $5,197,594

WEEK
1ST

LAST WEEK
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20th Century Studios | Directed by Kenneth Branagh

6) A Haunting in Venice

$3,625,864


Budget: $60 million
Domestic Gross: $31,440,955

WEEK
3RD

LAST WEEK
#3


Sony Pictures | Directed by Craig Gillespie

7) Dumb Money

$3,325,504


Budget: $30 million
Domestic Gross: $7,126,174

WEEK
3RD

LAST WEEK
#8


Columbia Pictures | Directed by Antoine Fuqua

8) The Equalizer 3

$2,701,278


Budget: $70 million
Domestic Gross: $85,929,213

WEEK
5TH

LAST WEEK
#4


Lionsgate | Directed by Scott Waugh

9) Expend4bles

$2,508,039


Budget: $100 million
Domestic Gross: $13,270,854

WEEK
2ND

LAST WEEK
#2


Warner Bros. Pictures | Directed by Greta Gerwig

10) Barbie

$1,424,571


Budget: $145 million
Domestic Gross: $633,076,874

WEEK
11TH

LAST WEEK
#5


Focus Features | Directed by Nia Vardalos

11) My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

$1,169,870


Budget: $18 million
Domestic Gross: $26,378,650

WEEK
4TH

LAST WEEK
#6


Island Alive Releasing | Directed by Jonathan Demme & Talking Heads

12) Stop Making Sense (1984 Re-Release)

$1,040,691


Original Budget: $1.2 million
Domestic Gross: $3,008,637

WEEK
2ND

LAST WEEK
#15


Paramount Pictures | Directed by Jeff Rowe

13) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

$776,908


Budget: $70 million
Domestic Gross: $117,482,630

WEEK
9TH

LAST WEEK
#11


Neon | Directed by Bishal Dutta

14) It Lives Inside

$735,121


Budget: $10 million
Domestic Gross: $4,238,301

WEEK
2ND

LAST WEEK
#7


Warner Bros. Pictures | Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto

15) Blue Beetle

$714,618


Budget: $125 million
Domestic Gross: $71,039,537

WEEK
7TH

LAST WEEK
#9


Universal Pictures | Directed by Christopher Nolan

16) Oppenheimer

$611,940


Budget: $100 million
Domestic Gross: $322,462,065

WEEK
11TH

LAST WEEK
#10


Sony Pictures | Directed by Neill Blomkamp

17) Gran Turismo

$500,291


Budget: $60 million
Domestic Gross: $42,805,757

WEEK
7TH

LAST WEEK
#12


Sony Pictures | Directed by Rudy Valdez

18) Carlos

$366,675


Budget: n/a
Domestic Gross: $366,675

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1ST

LAST WEEK
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Yash Raj Films USA | Directed by Atlee

19) Jawan

$341,688


Budget: $36.1 million
Domestic Gross: $14,600,569

WEEK
4TH

LAST WEEK
#13


Orion Pictures | Directed by Emma Seligman

20) Bottoms

$240,951


Budget: $11.3 million
Domestic Gross: $11,611,889

WEEK
6TH

LAST WEEK
#16


Well Go USA Entertainment | Directed by Wuershan

21) Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms

$207,609


Budget: $5.3 million
Domestic Gross: $1,422,011

WEEK
2ND

LAST WEEK
#14


Walt Disney Pictures | Directed by Justin Simien

22) Haunted Mansion

$190,896


Budget: $150 million
Domestic Gross: $67,185,763

WEEK
10TH

LAST WEEK
#17


A24 | Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou

23) Talk to Me

$173,174


Budget: $4.5 million
Domestic Gross: $47,962,933

WEEK
10TH

LAST WEEK
#18


Cineverse | Directed by Peter Facinelli & Nick Lyon

24) On Fire

$134,825


Budget: $4 million
Domestic Gross: $134,825

WEEK
1ST

LAST WEEK
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Warner Bros Pictures | Directed by Ben Wheatley

25) Meg 2: The Trench

$96,813


Budget: $139 million
Domestic Gross: $82,532,554

WEEK
9TH

LAST WEEK
#19

#1 LAST YEAR
Paramount Pictures | Directed by Parker Finn

Smile (Week 1)

$22,609,925


HIGHEST AVERAGE
Kino Lorber | Directed by Aristotle Torres

Story Ave (Week 1)

$9,474 per 1 theater


HIGHEST % INCREASE
Film Movement | Directed by Craig Gillespie

Farewell My Concubine (1993 Re-Release) (Week 2)

+166.1% Increase


HIGHEST % DECREASE
Kino Lorber | Directed by Manuela Martelli

Chile ’76 (Week 22)

-96.4% Decrease


NEXT WEEK PROJECTIONS
The Exorcist: Believer

$21-31 million

VACATED THE LIST

Sony Pictures | Directed by Jeff Celentano

The Hill

$7,665,865


Budget: $44 million
Worldwide Gross: $7,665,865

WEEK
6TH

HIGHEST RANK
#9


Roadside Attractions | Directed by Sean Olson

Camp Hideout

$1,100,174


Budget: $30 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,100,174

WEEK
3RD

HIGHEST RANK
#14


Universal Pictures | Directed by Josh Greenbaum

Strays

$23,988,885


Budget: $46 million
Worldwide Gross: $34,738,527

WEEK
7TH

HIGHEST RANK
#5


Kappa Distribution | Directed by Tyler Sansom

I Can

$148,000


Budget: $10 million
Worldwide Gross: $148,000

WEEK
2ND

HIGHEST RANK
#23


Bleecker Street | Directed by Guy Nattiv

Golda

$4,681,943


Budget: $29 million
Worldwide Gross: $4,972,111

WEEK
6TH

HIGHEST RANK
#14


Palodeon Pictures | Directed by Michael A. Goorjian

Amerikatsi

$342,749


Budget: $10 million
Worldwide Gross: $342,749

WEEK
4TH

HIGHEST RANK
#23

Saw Opening Weekends

Saw III$51,186,824Oct 27, 2006
Saw II$49,875,064Oct 28, 2005
Saw IV$47,024,492Oct 26, 2007
Saw V$42,857,485Oct 24, 2008
Saw 3D$31,722,738Oct 29, 2010
Saw$29,705,404Oct 29, 2004
Jigsaw$20,843,062Oct 27, 2017
Saw VI$20,205,043Oct 23, 2009
Saw X$18,309,301Sep 29, 2023
Spiral$9,914,337May 14, 2021
*adjusted for inflation

Gareth Edwards Opening Weekends

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story$198,386,331Dec 16, 2016Walt Disney
Godzilla$120,857,228May 16, 2014Warner Bros
The Creator$14,079,512Sep 29, 202320th Century Studios
Monsters$28,875Oct 29, 2010Magnolia
Christopher Haskell

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