It: Chapter Two stayed atop the chart in its second weekend with a strong $41 million, while ‘The Goldfinch’ marked one of the worst starts ever for a movie opening in more than 2,500 cinemas.
It: Chapter Two, which earned $40.7 million in its sophomore outing for a domestic total of $153.8 million. The follow-up declined 55 percent, a great hold for a horror pic (in 2017, It fared even better, falling just 51 percent in its second weekend).
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, September 15, are as follows:
# | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IT Chapter Two | Warner Bros. | $40,735,000 | 4,570 | $8,914 | $153,803,524 |
2 | Hustlers | STX Entertainment | $33,230,000 | 3,250 | $10,225 | $33,230,000 |
3 | Angel Has Fallen | Lionsgate | $4,400,000 | 3,076 | $1,430 | $60,380,418 |
4 | Good Boys | Universal | $4,260,000 | 2,736 | $1,557 | $73,316,735 |
5 | Lion King, The | Disney | $3,555,000 | 2,365 | $1,503 | $533,992,775 |
6 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Universal | $2,770,000 | 2,050 | $1,351 | $168,317,320 |
7 | Overcomer | Sony | $2,735,000 | 2,293 | $1,193 | $28,987,768 |
8 | Goldfinch, The | Warner Bros. | $2,640,000 | 2,542 | $1,039 | $2,640,000 |
9 | Peanut Butter Falcon, The | Roadside Attractions | $1,921,127 | 1,490 | $1,289 | $15,043,769 |
10 | Dora And The Lost City Of Gold | Paramount | $1,850,000 | 1,348 | $1,372 | $56,743,567 |
11 | Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark | Lionsgate | $1,725,000 | 1,494 | $1,155 | $64,464,086 |
12 | Brittany Runs A Marathon | Amazon Studios | $1,550,339 | 757 | $2,048 | $3,805,311 |