The gory horror film “Terrifier 3” opened atop the box office this weekend as audiences got into the spirit of Halloween, taking in $18.2 million, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
The latest installment tracking the murderous doings of Art the Clown, written and directed by Damien Leone, beat out “The Wild Robot,” which grossed $13.4 million in its third weekend in North American theaters, Comscore reported.
“Joker: Folie á Deux” slipped to $7.055 million in its second weekend and is shaping up to be a major financial disappointment for Warner Bros.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” was fourth with $7.05 million Friday through Sunday in its sixth week.
Fifth place went to “Piece By Piece,” a biography of musician Pharrell Williams’ animated with Lego imagery, which opened with $3.8 million.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Transformers One” ($3.6 million), “Saturday Night” ($3.4 million), “My Hero Academia: You’re Next” ($3 million), a re-release of 1993’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” ($2.3 million) and “The Apprentice” ($1.5 million).
