‘Regretting You’ Fuels Worst Halloween Box Office in 31 Years
Los Angeles – Halloween weekendโ at the North American box officeโ saw a notable โฃdownturn, โขmarking the lowest-grossing frame inโฃ 31โฃ years, withโ a total of $28.8 million. This โคdecline wasโข largely attributed โขto theโ underperformance of โฃnew releases, including “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” and a lack of major โblockbusters competing โฃwith theโค holiday’s traditional appeal.
While established titles like Back to โtheโค Future and โ Rockyโ pictureโค Horror Show saw rereleases, and all five Twilight โค moviesโ were screened to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Stephenie Meyer’s novel, these offerings weren’t enoughโ to bolster overall numbers. The Twilight rerelease, a โpartnership between Fathom and lionsgate, played โคin roughly 1,500 theaters over five days (Oct.29 – โฃNov.2) and generated an estimated โ$3.5 million in ticket sales, โincluding $1.5 million for the first film’s Oct. 29 showing. Due to its rollout,it didโข not appear on theโ weekend’s topโ 10 chart.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s awards contender, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo โขDiCaprio,โฃ remained in โฃthe top 10,โ earning $1.2 million โfrom 954 runs,โฃ bringing its โขdomestic total to $67.8 million.โ The filmโ is โapproaching $200 million globally, with $123 million from โฃinternational markets. This surpasses Anderson’s previous highest-grossing film, 2007’s There Will Be Blood โ($77.2 million,unadjusted),and significantly exceeds theโฃ $37 million earned by 2024’s Licorice Pizza.
Another specialโ event release, the Depeche Mode: M concertโฃ filmโค from โsony Music Vision and Trafalgar, grossed $1.1 million domestically and $4.7 million overseas, totaling $5.7 million from over โฃ2,600 cinemas in 70 countries.โ Directed by Fernando โขFrรญas, the film explores the band’s influence and their 2023 Mementoโฃ Mori tour. IMAX screens accounted โfor 29 percent of all ticket sales.
Estimates were revisedโข onโ Nov. 2 at 12 p.m. and againโ at 4:15 p.m. with additional foreignโค data.