October might be the month most closely associated with horror movies, but it was a comedy that sits at the top of the box office chart as the month began. Night School stars Tiffany Haddish as a teacher dealing with an unruly class of night school students--including co-writer Kevin Hart--and it made an estimated $28 million in its opening weekend.
The No.2 slot went to another new entry--Warner's animated Yeti comedy Smallfoot, which features Channing Tatum, Zendaya, James Corden, and Danny DeVito in its voicecast. The movie's budget was far higher than that of Night School ($80 million compared to $29 million), so a $23 million opening weekend isn't as impressive, but as Box Office Mojo points out, this is in line with the studio's 2016 animated release Storks, which went on to make $193 million worldwide.
Last week's No.1, Eli Roth's spooky family movie The House with a Clock in its Walls, fell to No.3 and made an estimated $12.5 million. The only other new entry this week is the horror movie Hell Fest, which debuted at No.6 with a $5.07 million weekend take. Although it was outgrossed by The Nun in its fourth week, Hell Fest's production budget was only $5 million, so this was a solid result.
Elsewhere, the thriller A Simple Favor continued its strong run, making another $6 million and moving to No.4. In the bottom half of the Top 10, the hugely successful Crazy Rich Asians drops to No.7, while The Predator, White Boy Rick, and Peppermint make up the rest of the chart.
You can see the full Top 10 list for the September 28-30 US box office below, as compiled by Box Office Mojo.
US/Canada Box Office For September 28-30
- Night School – $28.0 million
- Smallfoot – $23.0 million
- The House With A Clock In Its Walls – $12.51 million
- A Simple Favor – $6.60 million
- The Nun – $5.43 million
- Hell Fest – $5.07 million
- Crazy Rich Asians – $4.15 million
- The Predator – $3.70 million
- White Boy Rick Studio – $2.38 million
- Peppermint – $1.77 million
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