Vince Vaughn Horror-Comedy "Freaky" Makes #1 for 2nd Weekend

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Vince Vaughn Gets Freaky with $3.7M Bow for his New Horror Thriller
by Chris Nashawaty - Box Office News
Nov. 16, 2020


While the box office has been a scary place over the past eight months, it just got a little scarier (in a good way) thanks to the new Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton horror thriller Freaky, which debuted at No. 1 in North America this weekend with $3.7 million.

Universal and Blumhouse’s R-rated film about a serial killer who switches bodies with a teenage, high-school girl (Kathryn Newton) on Friday the 13th opened in 2,472 theaters and scared up an impressive $1,500 per-screen average.



Freaky received mostly positive reviews and scored an 84% "Fresh" rating with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Overseas, the film added $1.9 million in its freshman frame, bringing its cumulative worldwide box office haul to $5.6 million.

Not bad for a film with a reported budget of $6 million.







In second place was Focus Features’ Let Him Go, which pulled in $1.8 million in its second week, dropping off 55% from the previous frame.

The R-rated thriller starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as grandparents racing to rescue their young grandson from peril managed a $732 per-screen average in 2,458 theaters, bringing its domestic box-office total to $6.9 million.

The movie has tacked on a negligible $32,959 overseas to date.







In third was 101 Studios’ The War with Grandpa, which scored $1.3 million in its sixth week, dipping 12% from the previous session.

The PG-rated comedy starring Robert De Niro snagged a $618 per-screen average in 2,145 theaters, bringing its North American box-office total to $15.2 million.

To date, the kid-friendly comedy has added $7.7 million abroad, bringing its worldwide tally to $23 million.







In fourth was Focus Features’ Come Play. In its third week, the PG-13-rated chiller fell 38.7%, racking up $1.1 million in 1,966 theaters, which translates to a $559 per-screen average.

Between its busy Focus division and production deal with Blumhouse, Universal Pictures has claims to three of the top five films in North America this weekend. Universal continues to be one of the only majors rolling out new product to theaters during the coronavirus pandemic, filling a vacuum left by the other big studios who have bumped most of their big-ticket releases from the 2020 calendar.







In fifth was Open Road’s Honest Thief, which fell 29.9%, pulling in $800,000 in its sixth week. The PG-13-rated picture which stars Liam Neeson as a double-crossed bank robber, had a $434 per-screen average in 1,843 theaters, bringing its total domestic gross to $12.4 million.

Internationally, Neeson’s film has added a balanced $11 million so far, bringing its worldwide box-office total to $23.3 million.







While Freaky ran away with the weekend’s top rookie honors, there was a handful of other indie newcomers that also debuted, albeit in more limited release, failing to make much of a splash:

Relativity Media’s PG-rated kids’ fantasy adventure Come Away landed at No. 12 with $108,000 in 475 theaters.

Saban Films’ R-rated, Christmas-themed actioner Fatman (starring Mel Gibson) was right behind it at No 13 with $107,958 in 259 theaters.

Sony Pictures Classics’ R-rated, dark comedy The Climb ended up at No. 14 with $103,572 in 408 theaters.

Neon’s R-rated romantic drama Ammonite with Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan opened at No. 15 with $85,000 in 280 theaters.







Still, the biggest topic of speculation coming out of the weekend remains whether Warner Bros. will release its DC tentpole Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas day as is currently planned, or whether the studio will shelve the potential blockbuster until next year.

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November 13-15, 2020: Weekend Studio Estimates:

1. Freaky $3,600,355
2. Let Him Go $1,745,435 / $6,832,900
3. The War with Grandpa $1,320,572 / $15,223,275
4. Come Play $1,073,355 / $7,289,895
5. Honest Thief $779,991 / $12,362,117
6. Tenet $735,000 / $56,300,000
7. Guardians of the Galaxy $406,000
8. True to the Game 2 $287,819 / $610,710
9. Toy Story $222,000 / $727,000
10. Elf $170,000 / $173,568

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Vince Vaughn Stays Freaky at #1 Spot
by Chris Nashawaty - Box Office News
November 23, 2020


Universal and Blumhouse’s body-swap horror-comedy Freaky held onto the top spot at North American theaters over the weekend, but its anemic $1.2 million haul is further proof that the box office has become a scary place as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches and COVID-19 cases continue to surge.

Still, let’s give credit where it’s due. Freaky managed to attract enough ticket-buyers to remain the box-office champion in its sophomore session. The R-rated film stars Vince Vaughn as a serial killer and Kathryn Newton as a high-school student who switch bodies on Friday the 13th. The film had a precipitous 66.1% dive from the previous frame, scaring up a $593 per-screen average in 2,057 theaters.

Overseas, the film has added $3.7 million to date, bringing its cumulative worldwide total to $9.2 million.







In the runner-up slot was 101 Studios’ The War with Grandpa, which scored $733,067 in its seventh week, falling 44.5% from the previous session.

The PG-rated comedy starring Robert De Niro has proven to be remarkably resilient since it opened on October 9, snagged a $434 per-screen average in 1,688 theaters, bringing its North American box-office total to $16.2 million.

The kid-friendly comedy has racked up an additional $8.1 million abroad, bringing its worldwide tally to $24.3 million.







In third place was Focus Features’ Let Him Go, which pulled in $710,000 in its third week, dipping 59.3% from the previous frame.

The R-rated thriller starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as grandparents racing to rescue their young grandson from peril managed a $372 per-screen average in 1,907 theaters, bringing its domestic box-office total to $7.9 million.

The movie has tacked on a negligible $71,852 overseas to date.







Focus also held onto fourth place with its PG-13-rated chiller, Come Play.

In its fourth week, the movie fell 48.8%, eking out $550,000 in 1,364 theaters, which translates to a $403 per-screen average.







In fifth was Disney’s latest raid-the-vaults re-release:

1994’s Christmas comedy The Santa Claus, which added $461,000 to the $144.8 million it scored in North American theaters the first time around 26 years ago. The PG-rated holiday film, which stars Tim Allen as a man who becomes St. Nick when the former jolly old elf falls off his roof and expires, which seems just right for a 2020 re-release.

It was not rolled back out overseas.







Meanwhile, three other debuts managed to squeeze their way into the Top 10 this weekend.

Gravitas Ventures’ Vanguard, an action-adventure starring Jackie Chan that has already racked up $44 million in China, landed in seventh place with $400,000 in 1,375 theaters.

TriStar’s R-rated war-time, art-forgery thriller The Last Vermeer, starring Guy Pearce, bowed in ninth place with $225,000 in 912 theaters.

Fathom Events’ Japanese animated-fantasy Gekijouban Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel—III. Spring Song ended up in tenth place with $200,000 in 304 theaters.







With Universal’s animated sequel The Croods: A New Age slated to hit theaters over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, there is still some hope that business will pick up next week.

After all, the first Croods made $187.2 million domestically during its original domestic box-office run in 2013, opening with $43.6 million.



However, there’s no denying that some of the wind was taken out of exhibitors’ sails on November 18, when Warner Bros. announced that it would release its DC tentpole Wonder Woman 1984 on its streaming service HBO Max on December 25, the same day it opens in theaters.

Although the Gal Gadot sequel will open a week earlier overseas, it will be interesting to monitor what percentage of its huge built-in audience watches it at home versus on the big screen.

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November 20-22, 2020: Weekend Studio Estimates:

1. Freaky $1,281,150 / $5,653,445
2. The War with Grandpa $747,135 / $16,196,728
3. Let Him Go $724,140 / $7,943,440
4. Come Play $562,505 / $8,067,170
5. The Santa Clause $461,000
6. Honest Thief $445,850 / $13,004,419
7. Vanguard $13,004,419
8. Tenet $360,000 / $360,000
9. The Last Vermeer $225,691
10. Gekijouban Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song $200,000