After A Limited Run--the dramedy St. Vincent cracks the top 10.
Pamela McClintock of THR:
Pre-Halloween horror pic Ouija debuted to No. 1 at the North American box office with $20 million from 2,858 locations, while Keanu Reeves scored a solid showing with action pic John Wick.
John Wick, from Lionsgate, debuted to an estimated $14.2 million from 2,589 theaters to come in No. 2, ahead of holdovers Fury and Gone Girl.
Ouija, costing under $20 million to make and based on the classic Hasbro board game, summoned up another victory for Blumhouse Pictures, Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes and Universal following the microbudgeted Purge franchise. Rated PG-13, the female-fueled, teen-friendly title was produced in tandem with Hasbro. It's not a surprise Ouija received a C CinemaScore; horror films often do.
Directed by Stiles White, Ouija stars an array of young television actors, including Daren Kagasoff and Bianca A. Santos, and follows a group of friends who uncover the dark powers of the Ouija board when trying to summon their recently deceased friend's spirit. Universal's marketing campaign included organizing a screening and seance at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
John Wick, rated R and directed by Chad Stahelski, stars Reeves as an ex-hitman who comes out of a peaceful retirement to hunt down the gangsters who have taken everything from him. Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo and Willem Dafoe also star.
Heading into the weekend, pre-release tracking suggested John Wick would earn only $7 million to $8 million. A berth in Imax theaters contributed to the film's overperformance, as did strong reviews.
Elsewhere, The Weinstein Co. and Chernin Entertainment's St. Vincent, starring Bill Murray opposite Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts, moved up the chart to No. 6 as it expanded nationwide in its third weekend. The indie comedy grossed $8.1 million from 2,282 theaters for a total $9.2 million. St. Vincent nabbed an A- CinemaScore, ensuring strong word of mouth.
The big headline at the specialty box office was Laura Poitras' Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour, which debuted to $125,172 from five theaters for a location average of $25,034, a stellar showing for a doc. Radius-TWC is handling the controversial film in the U.S.
Among holdovers, Fox Searchlight's Birdman, starring Michael Keaton, continued to fly high, moving up to NO. 16 as it expanded into a total of 50 theaters. The dramedy earned $1.5 million for a location average of $28,961 and domestic total of $2.1 million.
Next Up: The film Nightcrawler follows a young man (Jake Gyllenhaal) drawn into the world of Los Angeles freelance crime reporting. Screenwriter Dan Gilroy (Real Steel) made his film directorial debut on the noir film using his own script.
Based on S J Watson's debut bestselling novel, Before I Go to Sleep sees Nicole Kidman as a north London woman who wakes up every morning with amnesia. Her husband (Colin Firth) tells her she suffered a trauma and she dare not leave home. One day she ignores this and sees a doctor (Mark Strong) who gives her a small digital recorder and urges her to play back her thoughts day after day. The process begins to reintegrate her mind, and in doing so she comes to realize that the man sleeping next to her isn't her husband.
Already released via On Demand the film adaptation of Joe Hill's 2010 novel Horns arrives in theaters.
Daniel Radcliffe plays Ig Perrish, the lead suspect in the violent rape and killing of his girlfriend. Hung over from a night of hard drinking, Ig awakens one morning to find horns starting to grow from his head. Their power drives people to confess sins and give in to selfish impulses - becoming an effective tool in his quest to discover the circumstances of his girlfriend Merrin's (Juno Temple) death. The Social Network's Max Minghella plays Lee Tourneau, a supposedly “compassionate public defender” who has a “hidden dark side”. Joe Anderson James Remar and Kelli Garner also star.
The original Saw returns to theaters in time for Halloween
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