The low-budget horror film 'Terrifier 3' has emerged as a surprise box office success, becoming the weekend's top movie while outperforming the highly-anticipated 'Joker' sequel.
- October 14, 2024
AceShowbiz - "Terrifier 3", a low-budget slasher film from Cineverse, has shattered expectations by topping the domestic box office with a stellar $18.3 million in its opening weekend. The film, a sequel to the 2022 hit "Terrifier 2", features the return of the demonic clown Art the Clown, who unleashes his reign of terror at a Christmas party.
"Terrifier 3" success has been fueled by the disappointing performance of "Joker: Folie a Deux", the much-hyped sequel to Todd Phillips' Oscar-winning "Joker". Despite boasting a star-studded cast that includes Joaquin Phoenix and Lady GaGa, the film suffered an 81% drop in ticket sales in its second weekend, earning a meager $7.1 million.
Analysts have noted the unusual nature of "Terrifier 3" victory, with Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore, saying, "This is an outlier of a weekend if ever there was one."
Meanwhile, "The Wild Robot", an acclaimed animated film from Universal Pictures and DreamWorks, has taken second place in its third weekend with $13.4 million. The film, based on Peter Brown's book and featuring the voice of Lupita Nyong'o, has grossed $83.7 million domestically and $148 million worldwide.
Other new releases include "Piece by Piece", a documentary-biopic hybrid about Pharrell Williams animated in Lego form, which opened with $3.8 million, "Saturday Night", a film about the backstage drama of the inaugural "Saturday Night Live" broadcast, which collected $3.4 million, and "The Apprentice", a controversial biopic about Donald Trump, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival and struggled to find a buyer, opening in a distant 10th place with $1.6 million.
Despite the success of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice", which has grossed $275 million domestically in its sixth weekend, Hollywood's fall season has been lackluster, characterized by bombs like "Joker: Folie a Deux" and "Megalopolis".
Top 10 of North American Box Office (Oct. 11-13, 2024):
- "Terrifier 3" - $18.3 million
- "The Wild Robot" - $13.4 million
- "Joker: Folie a Deux" - $7.054 million
- "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" - $7.05 million
- "Piece by Piece" - $3.8 million
- "Transformers One" - $3.6 million
- "Saturday Night" - $3.4 million
- "My Hero Academia: You're Next" - $3 million
- "The Nightmare Before Christmas" 2024 Re-release - $2.3 million
- "The Apprentice" - $1.6 million
