By Leonard Klady Klady@moviecitynews.com

The Weekend Report

Never underestimate a woman scorned. Boo! A Madea Halloween maintained the top spot in the marketplace for a second weekend with an estimated $16.8 million. It scared the sole weekend national newcomer (and once-presumed champ) Inferno that settled for poor seconds of $14.9 million.

The only exclusive to find a beat was Gimme Danger, Jim Jarmusch’s documentary on Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Expansions included a 32-screen glow for Moonlight, to potent result.

In the niches, the Diwali holidays brought a brace of Indian imports, including Hindi Ae Dil Hai Mushkil that bowed with an impressive $2.1 million. Also off to good starts were Telugu Kaashmora and Hindi Shivaay with $341,000 and $327,000,respectively, while Tamil Kodi was a disappointment. In India, ADHM and Shivaay are each expected to open at around $6 million. China’s Mr. Donkey grossed $82,400 from 20 screens and $9 million on home turf.

Revenues for the frame dipped 31% to just shy of $90 million. It was nonetheless a 19% improvement from 2015 when the fifth weekend of The Martian led with $11.7 million. Moviegoing tends to dip around Halloween and this year has been affected by the presidential campaign which provided more plot twists and surprises than any film, series or sport.

Inferno ranks as a casualty of timing having grossed $100 million-plus following two weeks in international distribution where a marquee name still has heft. Its $13 million debut in China this weekend almost exceeded domestic results.

While Inferno tracked soft, it still appeared to be heading toward a low to mid-$20 million launch that made it a winner by default. Thursday previews and Friday matinees then suggested lower returns and its ever so slight Friday to Saturday bump sealed the deal. Studio exit demos identified the audience as 55% male with 67% 25 and older.

While rain sprinkled on SoCal, distant thunder came from overseas engagements of Doctor Strange, generating an estimated $86 million prior to next weekend’s launches domestically and in China. Top initial markets were South Korea with $18 million and $11 million in the homeland of Benedict Cumberbatch.

Weekend (estimates) October 28 – 30, 2016)
Title Distributor Gross (avg) % chng Thtrs Cume
Boo! A Madea Halloween Lionsgate 16.8 (7,310) -41% 2299 52.2
Inferno Sony 14.9 (4,160) NEW 3576 14.9
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Par 9.5 (2,520) -58% 3780 39.7
The Accountant WB 8.5 (2,490) -38% 3402 61.2
Ouija: Origin of Evil Uni 7.1 (2,230) -50% 3168 24.6
The Girl on the Train Uni 4.3 (1,540) -40% 2758 65.9
Miss Peregrine’s Home Fox 4.0 (1,420) -33% 2797 79.9
Keeping Up with the Joneses Fox 3.3 (1,100) -39% 3022 10.7
Storks WB 2.7 (1,430) -32% 1901 68.2
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Fox Intl 2.1 (7,080) NEW 302 2.1
Deepwater Horizon Lionsgate 2.1 (1,010) -39% 2054 58.3
Kevin Hart: What Now? Uni 1.7 (1,000) -59% 1656 21.9
The Magnificent Seven Sony 1.3 (960) -44% 1330 91.2
Middle School: The Worst Years CBS 1.2 (930) -44% 1295 18.4
Sully WB .92 (1,080) -38% 855 122.3
Moonlight A24 .86 (23,940) 114% 36 1.4
Denial Bleecker St .58 (990) -39% 587 2.9
The Birth of a Nation Fox Searchlight .54 (1,340) -41% 404 15.1
I’m Not Ashamed Pure Flix .44 (870) -53% 505 1.6
Kaashmora CineGalaxy .34 (2,200) NEW 155 0.34
A Man Called Ove Music Box .34 (2,280) 32% 150 1.3
Skivaay Big Pictures .33 (2,280) NEW 143 0.33
The Handmaiden Magnolia .32 (4,310) 249% 75 0.46
Suicide Squad WB .32 (960) -18% 332 324.7
Desierto STX .29 (1,740) -41% 168 1.6
Queen of Katwe BV .28 (1,160) -27% 238 8.2
Weekend Total ($500,000+ Films) $82.40
% Change (Last Year) 19%
% Change (Last Week) -31%
Also debuting/expanding
Certain Women IFC .18 (2,020) 27% 88 0.46
The Third Party ABS .14 (3,540) -29% 39 0.52
Luck-Key Dreamewest .10 (4,100) -14% 24 0.27
1:54 Seville .10 (1,710) -43% 57 0.62
American Pastorale Lionsgate 87,200 (1,710) -42% 51 0.29
Mr. Donkey China Lion 82,400 (4,120) 20 0.08
Kodi Prime Media 61,600 (1,500) 41 0.06
Michael Moore in Trumpland Dog Eat Dog 56,400 (1,610) 27% 2 0.14
Bakit Lahat Ng Gwapo May Boyfriend ABS 42,100 (1,620) 26 0.04
Marguerite Seville 25,800 (3,640) 7 0.03
Gimme Danger Magnolia 21,500 (10,750) 2 0.03
Oasis: Supersonic A24 15,200 (1,080) 14 0.22
New Life Argentum 10,200 (480) 21 0.01
Recovery Orion 4,100 (450) 9 0.01
Portrait of a Garden Grasshopper 3,900 (3,900) 1 0.01
Domestic Market Share (January 1 – October 27, 2016)
Distributor (releases) Box Office Market Share
Buena Vista (13) 2153.4 23.40%
Warner Bros. (22) 1609.5 17.50%
20th Century Fox (19) 1230.1 13.40%
Universal (18) 1176.6 12.80%
Sony (22) 815.5 8.90%
Paramount (13) 639.5 7.00%
Lionsgate (25) 467.8 5.10%
Focus (11) 182.7 2.00%
STX (6) 164.7 1.80%
Open Road (7) 91.7 1.00%
Weinstein Co. (9) 59.6 0.65%
A24 (11) 50.2 0.55%
Roadside Attractions (10) 45.7 0.50%
Other * (337) 497.6 5.40%
9184.6 100.00%
* none greater than 0.45%
Top Limited Releases (January 1 – October 27, 2016)
Title Distributor Box Office
Eye in the Sky Bleecker/eOne 18,704,595
Hello, My Name is Doris Roadside Attractions 14,444,999
Love & Friendship Roadside Attractions 14,016,568
Hillary’s America D’Souza Media 13,099,931
The Light Between Oceans BV 12,516,175
No Manhes Frida Lionsgate 11,475,729
Café Society Lionsgate/Mongrel 11,185,091
The Lady in the Van Sony Classics 10,021,175
The Lobster A24/Mongrel 9,151,790
Carol * Weinstein Co. 8,910,357
Queen of Katwe BV 7,897,219
A Beautiful Planet Imax 6,926,598
The Danish Girl * Focus 6,607,578
Southside with You Roadside Attractions 6,303,194
Sultan Yash Raj 6,197,181
Captain Fantastic Bleecker Street/eOne 5,878,408
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Orchard 5,195,351
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Fox Searchlight 4,761,241
Kabali CineGalaxy 4,677,244
45 Years IFC/Mongrel 4,563,579
* does not include 2015 box office
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Leonard Klady's Friday Estimates
Friday Screens % Chg Cume
Title Gross Thtr % Chgn Cume
Venom 33 4250 NEW 33
A Star is Born 15.7 3686 NEW 15.7
Smallfoot 3.5 4131 -46% 31.3
Night School 3.5 3019 -63% 37.9
The House Wirh a Clock in its Walls 1.8 3463 -43% 49.5
A Simple Favor 1 2408 -50% 46.6
The Nun 0.75 2264 -52% 111.5
Hell Fest 0.6 2297 -70% 7.4
Crazy Rich Asians 0.6 1466 -51% 167.6
The Predator 0.25 1643 -77% 49.3
Also Debuting
The Hate U Give 0.17 36
Shine 85,600 609
Exes Baggage 75,900 62
NOTA 71,300 138
96 61,600 62
Andhadhun 55,000 54
Afsar 45,400 33
Project Gutenberg 36,000 17
Love Yatri 22,300 41
Hello, Mrs. Money 22,200 37
Studio 54 5,300 1
Loving Pablo 4,200 15
3-Day Estimates Weekend % Chg Cume
No Good Dead 24.4 (11,230) NEW 24.4
Dolphin Tale 2 16.6 (4,540) NEW 16.6
Guardians of the Galaxy 7.9 (2,550) -23% 305.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4.8 (1,630) -26% 181.1
The Drop 4.4 (5,480) NEW 4.4
Let's Be Cops 4.3 (1,570) -22% 73
If I Stay 4.0 (1,320) -28% 44.9
The November Man 2.8 (1,030) -36% 22.5
The Giver 2.5 (1,120) -26% 41.2
The Hundred-Foot Journey 2.5 (1,270) -21% 49.4