Halloween earns $2.777m at weekend box office, but is unable to topple A Star Is Born
The 11th instalment of the Halloween film series and Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween went head to head at the weekend box office, but neither were able to attract earnings as large as A Star is Born.
In the lead up to October 31, ‘Halloween’ entered the box office, making $2.777m on its first weekend across 439 screens. The film is the 11th instalment in the Halloween film series and a direct sequel to the 1978 film.
At the same time, Sony’s Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween ran across 260 screens and made $1.048m on the weekend. The horror comedy is directed by Ari Sandel and is based on the children’s horror books of the same name. It follows the lives of two young boys, who accidentally release the Goosebumps monsters in their town.
