Terrifying Sequel Delivers Strong Box Office Performance Over the Weekend
Talk of the Town: Terrifier 3 conquered the cinemas this weekend, putting Art the Clown in the spotlight against some heavyweight contenders like Joker: Folie à Deux. According to Variety, the horror threequel by Damien Leone raked in an impressive $18.3 million in North America during its opening weekend. This is a significant victory for the series, considering its reported budget of just $2 million, and it even surpassed projections that estimated a start of around $10-11 million. To put things into perspective, this figure surpasses the worldwide $15.7 million box office of Terrifier 2 back in 2016. With great reviews and positive buzz from devoted fans, expect Terrifier 3 to reach greater heights, but will Art the Clown manage to stay ahead of Smile 2 next weekend and Venom 3 the weekend after? We'll see.
As for Joker, Arthur Fleck is facing a harsh reality: domestically, the film fell to third place with $7.055 million, a steep 82% decline from its opening weekend of $37.8 million. This is one of the steepest second-weekend drops for a superhero movie, steeper than last year's The Marvels (78.1%) and The Flash (72.5%). Globally, it's amassed $165.3 million, and sources tell Variety that it may struggle to break even due to its critical drubbings and negative word of mouth.
In the meantime, The Wild Robot shone bright in second place domestically. In its third week, the animated flick collected an additional $13.45 million, boosting its worldwide earnings to $148.5 million. Dreamworks is thrilled with its performance, and as we discovered on Saturday, a sequel is already in the pipeline. As for other September mainstays Beetlejuice and Transformers, they're still making their presence felt: Beetlejuice earned another $7.05 million for its sixth weekend, bringing its total worldwide earnings to a whopping $420 million. Transformers made $3.65 million in its third weekend, increasing its domestic earnings to $52.8 million and $111 million globally so far.
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Hints:- Terrifier 3 surpassed expectations with its opening weekend earnings.- Joker: Folie à Deux suffered one of the steepest second-weekend drops for a superhero movie.- The Wild Robot continues to perform well at the box office.- Beetlejuice and Transformers are still holding their ground in theaters.
- Despite the strong performance of 'Terrifier 3', there's speculation about whether Art the Clown will maintain his lead over the upcoming 'Smile 2' and 'Venom 3'.
- In stark contrast, 'Joker: Folie à Deux', originally a box office powerhouse, experienced one of the steepest second-weekend drops for a superhero movie.
- The animated film 'The Wild Robot' is revealing signs of a sequel, continuing to perform well at the box office and boosting its worldwide earnings.
- shows like 'Beetlejuice' and 'Transformers' are still standing firm in theaters, with 'Beetlejuice' reaching a colossal $420 million worldwide and 'Transformers' accumulating $111 million globally so far.