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Eli Roth’s big-screen adaptation of the beloved kids book The House With a Clock in Its Walls starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett, debuted to a better-than-expected $26.9 million from 3,592 theaters, easily topping the chart. The pre-Halloween offering follows a young orphan (Owen Vacarro) who goes to live in his uncle’s spooky house, which has a mind of its own. Blanchett plays a witch who lives next door. Overseas, House With a Clock launched to $8.7 million from a smattering of offshore markets for a global start of $35.6 million.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, September 23, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House With A Clock In Its Walls, The | Universal | $26,850,000 | 3,592 | $7,475 | $26,850,000 |
| 2 | Simple Favor, A | Lionsgate | $10,400,000 | 3,102 | $3,353 | $32,562,414 |
| 3 | Nun, The | Warner Bros. | $10,250,000 | 3,707 | $2,765 | $100,895,307 |
| 4 | Predator, The | 20th Century Fox | $8,700,000 | 4,070 | $2,138 | $40,435,122 |
| 5 | Crazy Rich Asians | Warner Bros. | $6,515,000 | 2,802 | $2,325 | $159,439,483 |
| 6 | White Boy Rick | Sony | $5,000,000 | 2,504 | $1,997 | $17,410,368 |
| 7 | Peppermint | STX Entertainment | $3,720,000 | 2,680 | $1,388 | $30,332,559 |
| 8 | Fahrenheit 11/9 | Briarcliff Entertainment | $3,101,000 | 1,719 | $1,804 | $3,101,000 |
| 9 | Meg, The | Warner Bros. | $2,350,000 | 2,003 | $1,173 | $140,522,919 |
| 10 | Searching | Sony | $2,175,000 | 1,787 | $1,217 | $23,115,344 |
| 11 | Life Itself | Amazon Studios | $2,106,200 | 2,609 | $807 | $2,106,200 |
| 12 | Unbroken: Path To Redemption | Pure Flix | $1,335,000 | 1,484 | $900 | $4,590,522 |
