How scary is it gonna be at the Box Office this weekend? Let's see.
My guy, Murray, from Stranger Things, plays Mr. Grumps. He was always entertaining in Stranger Things. Javier Bardem also stars, along with Constance Wu. She was in The Terminal List, which I enjoyed. Her thread, courtesy of @casa bey:
Here's the trailer for the singing crocodile movie:
| Movie | Distributor | Theaters | Previous Theaters | Change | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | Sony | 4,350 | | New | $15M |
| Smile | Paramount | 3,659 | 3,650 | +9 | $14.1M |
Bros  | Universal | 3,356 | 3,350 | +6 | $2.9M  |
| The Woman King | Sony | 3,342 | 3,504 | -162 | $4.7M |
| Don’t Worry Darling | Warner Bros. | 3,324 | 4,121 | -797 | $3.9M |
| Amsterdam | 20th Century Studios | 3,005 | | New | $10.7M |
| Barbarian | Disney | 2,160 | 2,720 | -560 | $2.1M |
| Avatar | 20th Century Studios | 2,040 | 1,860 | +180 | $2M |
| DC League of Super Pets | Warner Bros. | 1,311 | 1,924 | -613 | |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount | 1,127 | 1,561 | -434 | $875K |
| The Invitation | Sony | 1,025 | 1,027 | -2 | |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | Universal | 1,024 | 1,414 | -390 | |
| The Good House | Roadside Attractions | 987 | 1,061 | -74 | |
| Bullet Train | Sony | 918 | 1,931 | -1,013 | $725K |
| See How They Run | Searchlight Pictures | 775 | 1,650 | -875 |
That thread is hanging on by a thread
No action in 3 years now; it's almost dead
The presumed favorite singing crocodile movie was no match for Smile, which remained number 1 with $17.6M. Paramount put it in 9 more theaters and was rewarded with an astounding 22.2% decline from it's debut last weekend. Like I mentioned before, horror movies typically drop 60-65% in their second weekends. That 22.2% decline is only a third of what is typically expected. Not since Get Out's (which is also on Freeform as I write this) second weekend decline of only 15% has a rated R horror movie performed so well. I know Paramount is smiling cuz their movie has now grossed $49.8M domestically and $89.8M worldwide. Looks like that viral marketing really worked.
Either way, it only did $2.6M on Friday, which includes $550K in Thursday previews. Not what the good people of Disney are looking for with that $80M production budget. The movie was hard to market and hard to find gifs that I can work into my storytelling. 
Rank | Last Week | Movie | Gross | % +/- LW | Theaters | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
| 1 | 1 | Smile | $17.6M | -22.2% | 3,659 | $49.8M  | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | - | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | $11.5M | - | 4,350 | $11.5M | 1 | Sony |
| 3 | - | Amsterdam | $6.5M | - | 3,005 | $6.5M | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | 3 | The Woman King | $5.3M | -22.4% | 3,342 | $54.1M | 4 | TriStar |
| 5 | 2 | Don't Worry Darling | $3.4M | -49.2% | 3,324 | $38.4M | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 4 | Avatar | $2.5M | -48.9% | 2,040 | $23.3M | 3 | Disney |
| 7 | 7 | Barbarian | $2.18M | -22.8% | 2,160 | $36.5M | 5 | 20th Century Studios |
| 8 | 5 | Bros | $2.15M | -55.7% | 3,356 | $8.8M | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | - | Terrifier 2 | $825K | - | 886 | $1.2M | 1 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 10 | 10 | Top Gun: Maverick | $800K | -33.2% | 1,127 | $714.6M | 20 | Paramount |
1/2 movies: Three Kings, (haven't seen it) The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle. The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook were great. I didn't like American Hustle. Didn't watch Joy either.
Movie | Distributor | Theaters | Previous Theaters | Gross to Date | Projection |
| Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | Sony | 4,350 | 4,350 | $14.6M | $6.8M |
| Halloween Ends | Universal | 3,901 | New | New | $49.5M |
| Smile | Paramount | 3,612 | 3,659 | $57.1M | $10M |
| Amsterdam | 20th Century Studios | 3,005 | 3,005 | $8.6M | $3.1M |
| Don’t Worry Darling | Warner Bros. | 2,734 | 3,324 | $39.8M | $1.9M |
| The Woman King | Sony | 2,565 | 3,342 | $55.6M | $4M |
| Bros | Universal | 2,196 | 3,356 | $9.7M | $1.4M |
| Barbarian | Disney | 1,805 | 2,160 | $37.3M | $1.2M |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | Universal | 1,206 | 1,031 | $367.8M | $500K |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount | 902 | 1,127 | $714.9M | $600K |
| DC League of Super Pets | Warner Bros. | 881 | 1,311 | $92.7M | |
| Bullet Train | Sony | 604 | 918 | $102.6M | |
| The Invitation | Sony | 545 | 1,025 | $24.7M |
Michael Myers Goes Out in Style; Head Stomps 'Smile.' Weekend Box Office Results (Oct. 14-16)
There were a few cool shots of Mike, barely visible, lingering and lurking in the background. Couple cool kills. I gotta give the movie it's props.
Horror holding strong.
Mike gonna fall off next weekend anyway.
Damn. Even the $6.5M international gross is only enough for it to total $18.4M. And we thought the Biktarvy Bros was bad.Rank | Last Week | Movie | Gross | % +/- LW | Theaters | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
| 1 | - | Halloween Ends | $41,250,000 | - | 3,901 | $41,250,000 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | 1 | Smile | $12,400,101 | -33.1% | 3,612 | $71,168,000 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | 2 | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | $7,399,647 | -35.1% | 4,350 | $22,757,000 | 2 | Sony |
| 4 | 4 | The Woman King | $3,699,783 | -28.5% | 2,565 | $59,746,000 | 5 | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Amsterdam | $2,891,000 | -55.1% | 3,005 | $11,959,234 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | 5 | Don't Worry Darling | $2,184,546 | -37.6% | 2,734 | $42,403,000 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 7 | Barbarian | $1,411,000 | -35.7% | 1,805 | $38,961,777 | 6 | 20th Century Studios |
| 8 | 8 | Bros | $920,265 | -57.4% | 2,201 | $10,836,000 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | 10 | Terrifier 2 | $850,000 | +5.6% | 700 | $2,295,000 | 2 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 10 | 9 | Top Gun: Maverick | $685,433 | -14.9% | 902 | $715,756,000 | 21 | Paramount |
it's all good