This past weekend, the North American box office experienced a notable decline as Halloween festivities drew audiences away from theaters, particularly on Saturday. The weekend’s ticket sales are projected to reach only $56 million, marking it as the second-lowest-earning weekend of the year.
Taking the lead in ticket sales was the documentary “You Can See Everything,” which earned $10.6 million from 2,655 theaters during its third weekend. Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, this film has garnered $63.9 million so far, significantly exceeding its production budget of $7 million. Interestingly, this weekend marks the first time it has topped the box office charts.
Following closely behind was the DC Studios film “Clayface,” which tells the story of a popular Batman villain. It generated $10.4 million, falling just $200,684 short of “You Can See Everything.” However, it saw a 57% drop in earnings in its second weekend, bringing its total domestic earnings to $44.1 million against a production budget of $44 million.
In third place, Laika’s animated feature “Wildwood” expanded to 3,100 theaters, adding 150 screens since its debut. It earned an estimated $7.5 million, which is a 39% decrease from its opening weekend, totaling $25.9 million overall.
The whimsical comedy “Wicker,” featuring Olivia Colman as a woman who requests a wicker husband from a basket maker (played by Alexander Skarsgård), landed in fourth place with $4.1 million. Rounding out the top five was “Street Fighter,” which earned $3.2 million in its third weekend.
In notable expansions, the indie film “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” made a leap to over 1,000 locations in its second weekend, bringing in $1.9 million and securing a spot in the top 10.
Netflix’s World War II film “The Mosquito Bowl” also made its theatrical debut, earning $455,000 from 349 locations. Another release, “La Bola Negra,” earned $418,000 from just 38 locations, bringing its total to $1.2 million.
Despite the weekend’s downturn, the domestic box office is still performing well, showing a 17% increase compared to last year, with nearly $8.5 billion in ticket sales to date.
Top 10 Movies by Domestic Box Office
As the final domestic figures are released, here are the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:
