{"id":53385,"date":"2016-10-23T17:58:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T00:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=53385"},"modified":"2016-10-23T18:04:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T01:04:26","slug":"box-office-tyler-perry-beats-a-tom-cruise-action-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/10\/box-office-tyler-perry-beats-a-tom-cruise-action-sequel.html","title":{"rendered":"Box office: Tyler Perry beats a Tom Cruise action sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Halloween started early at the box office this week thanks to an urban comedy and a scary movie, while a Tom Cruise sequel had a modestly successful opening.<\/p>\n

Tyler Perry\u2019s Boo! A Madea Halloween<\/b><\/i> led the way with an estimated $27.6 million between Thursday and Sunday nights<\/a>. That\u2019s the fourth-best opening ever for a film directed by Tyler Perry<\/a>, and the best for any of his films since 2010.<\/p>\n

At the scarier end of the Halloween season, the horror prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil<\/b><\/i> grossed $14.1 million and landed in third place, which was a small step back from the $19.9 million and first-place rank that the original Ouija<\/i> opened to in 2014. <\/p>\n

Coming between those two films, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back<\/b><\/i> landed in second place with $23 million, which may be one of Tom Cruise<\/a>\u2019s softer openings but is noticeably better than the $15.2 million that the first Jack Reacher<\/i> opened to in 2012.<\/p>\n

The sequel, which was produced for only $60 million (for comparison\u2019s sake, the last four Mission: Impossible<\/i> movies have all cost between $125 million and $150 million), was also #1 overseas<\/a> this week with $31 million in foreign ticket sales.<\/p>\n

There was one other wide release this week \u2014 the spy comedy Keeping Up with the Joneses<\/b><\/i> \u2014 but it landed in seventh place with only $5.6 million, which is one of the lowest openings ever for a comedy starring Zach Galifianakis<\/a> or Isla Fisher<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in other box-office news\u2026<\/p>\n

The Accountant<\/b><\/i> earned $14 million and ranked fourth in its second week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $47.9 million. The film has earned another $10.2 million overseas for a global total of $58.1 million.<\/p>\n

The Girl on the Train<\/b><\/i> earned $7.3 million and ranked fifth in its third week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $58.9 million. The film has earned another $45.1 million overseas for a global total of $104 million.<\/p>\n

Miss Peregrine\u2019s Home for Peculiar Children<\/b><\/i> earned $6 million and ranked sixth in its fourth week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $74.4 million. The film has earned another $150 million overseas for a global total of $224.5 million.<\/p>\n

Kevin Hart: What Now?<\/b><\/i> earned $4.1 million and ranked eighth in its second week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $18.9 million. The film does not appear to have been released overseas yet.<\/p>\n

Storks<\/b><\/i> earned $4.1 million and ranked ninth in its fifth week, thereby raising its domestic total to $64.7 million. The film has earned another $83.1 million overseas for a global total of $147.8 million.<\/p>\n

And Deepwater Horizon<\/b><\/i> earned $3.6 million and ranked tenth in its fourth week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $55.3 million. The film has earned another $36.9 million overseas for a global total of $92.2 million.<\/p>\n

Now for a bit of extra data on the year\u2019s top-grossing animated films<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In North America, The Secret Life of Pets<\/i> still ranks eighth among animated films:<\/p>\n