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Monday, October 22, 2018

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BOX OFFICE

The Top 5 Highest-Grossing Films in America Over the Weekend

Universal and Blumhouse's 2018 take on Halloween topped the weekend box office, scoring the second-largest October opening weekend of all time with $77.5m, according to BoxOfficeMojo. Sony's Venom set the record earlier in the month, bowing with more than $80m. That one's quickly approaching a domestic total of $175m. Warner Bros. blockbuster A Star Is Born, meanwhile, passes the $125m mark.

1. Halloween (Universal) $77.5m 3,928/$19,730 avg. (debut)
2. A Star Is Born (Warner Bros.) $19.3m 3,884/$4,969 avg. (week 3)
3. Venom (Sony) $18.1m 3,887/$4,658 avg. (week 3)
4. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (Sony) $9.7m 3,521/$2,759 avg. (week 2)
5. First Man (Universal) $8.6m 3,640/$2,353 avg. (week 2)

 
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