This past week was not one for horror, evidently. While FAST FIVE dominated at the box office, the only new genre release, Kevin Munroe’s DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT, did poorly. It opened at #16 with a mere $885,000 at 875 theaters. I can’t say I was expecting this one to be a hit, and the critics haven’t been kind to it, but it’s a shame to see.
On the flip side, James Wan’s INSIDIOUS, the little horror movie that could, continues to impress. The film landed the #8 spot with $2.7 million. Not too shabby for a flick with a $1.5 million budget in its fifth week of release. It recently landed the title of most profitable movie of the year.
Duncan Jones’ SOURCE CODE retained the #10 spot with $2.5 million. Wes Craven’s SCREAM 4, meanwhile, took a turn for the worst. It fell to #13 in its third week, making only $2.2 million with a drop of around 70%. Neil Burger’s LIMITLESS picked up another $1 million at #14.
While THOR will be swinging his mighty hammer next weekend, there will be a few genre flicks getting limited released: Jason Eisener’s HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, Gustavo Hernández’s THE SILENT HOUSE and Vikram Bhatt’s HAUNTED 3D. Be sure to support the little guys and check ’em out if they’re playing at a theater near you.
| 1. Fast Five |
$ 83.6 million | NEW |
| 2. Rio |
$ 14.4 million | $ 104 million |
| 3. Madea’s Big Happy Family | $ 10.1 million | $ 41.1 million |
| 4. Water for Elephants |
$ 9.1 million | $ 32.3 million |
| 5. Prom |
$ 5.0 million | NEW |
| 6. Hoodwinked Too |
$ 4.1 million | NEW |
| 7. Soul Surfer |
$ 3.3 million | $ 33.8 million |
| 8. Insidious | $ 2.7 million | $ 48.3 million |
| 9. Hop |
$ 2.6 million | $ 105 million |
| 10. Source Code | $ 2.5 million | $ 48.9 million |
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