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Venom easily stayed atop the chart in its second outing with $35.7 million, while A Star Is Born pulls in another $28 million. Universal’s critically acclaimed astronaut dramaFirst Man faltered in its box-office blastoff, grossing $16.5 million from 3,640 theaters to come in well behind holdovers Venom and A Star Is Born. Venom fell less than expected at 56 percent, while Star Is Born dipped 35 percent.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, October 14, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venom | Sony | $35,700,000 | 4,250 | $8,400 | $142,802,151 |
| 2 | Star Is Born, A | Warner Bros. | $28,000,000 | 3,708 | $7,551 | $94,160,360 |
| 3 | First Man | Universal | $16,500,000 | 3,640 | $4,533 | $16,500,000 |
| 4 | Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | Sony | $16,225,000 | 3,521 | $4,608 | $16,225,000 |
| 5 | Smallfoot | Warner Bros. | $9,300,000 | 3,606 | $2,579 | $57,608,221 |
| 6 | Night School | Universal | $8,035,000 | 2,780 | $2,890 | $59,843,950 |
| 7 | Bad Times At The El Royale | 20th Century Fox | $7,225,000 | 2,808 | $2,573 | $7,225,000 |
| 8 | House With A Clock In Its Walls, The | Universal | $3,975,000 | 2,791 | $1,424 | $62,250,500 |
| 9 | Hate U Give, The | 20th Century Fox | $1,765,000 | 248 | $7,117 | $2,477,314 |
| 10 | Simple Favor, A | Lionsgate | $1,380,000 | 1,452 | $950 | $52,037,508 |
| 11 | Nun, The | Warner Bros. | $1,375,000 | 1,174 | $1,171 | $115,930,046 |
| 12 | Crazy Rich Asians | Warner Bros. | $1,078,000 | 738 | $1,461 | $171,367,368 |
