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If we’ve learned anything this weekend it’s that mixing Tyler Perry‘s popular Madea character with ghosts is a winning combination.
The writer-director-star of “Boo! A Madea Halloween” brought down the box office this weekend with an estimated $27.6 million as his latest installment in the comedy series opened in theaters.
The Lionsgate movie blew away initial estimates by roughly $10 million, emerging as the top performer ahead of Paramount’s Tom Cruise vehicle “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” — which was initially expected to debut at No.
- The Wrap: ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ Delivers Box Office Beatdown With $27.6 Million
- Variety: Box Office: ‘A Madea Halloween’ Narrowly Beats ‘Jack Reacher’ in Close Friday
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Madea Halloween’ Edges Out ‘Jack Reacher 2’ With $27.6 Million
- Horror Society: ‘Madea’ to Take Down ‘Ouija’ at the Box Office…
- Coming Soon: Tyler Perry’s Madea Beats Tom Cruise at the Box Office
- The Wrap: ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ to Scare ‘Jack Reacher’ and ‘Ouija’ Sequels Into Submission
- Deadline: What Happened To ‘The Joneses’ At The Box Office?
- Moviefone: Box Office: Tyler Perry Crushes 'Jack Reacher 2' With $27.6 Million
As expected Ouija debuted in first place with a solid start (for the genre) while John Wick wasn’t bad either in 2nd, fueled by great word of mouth and even better reviews. Ouija scared up an ok $19.9 million over its opening weekend, which was more than enough to land on the top spot in […]
Read Box Office: Ouija Opens to Almost $20 Million on Filmonic.
- USA Today: 'Ouija' summons box office victory over Keanu Reeves
- USA Today: Horror movie "Ouija" spirits its way to the top of the box office
- ScreenRant: Box Office Prediction: ‘Ouija’ vs. ‘Nightcrawler’
- Hollywood Reporter: China Box Office: Luc Besson's 'Lucy' Dropkicks 'Guardians' out of Top Spot
- Variety: Japan Box Office Slumps to Lowest Weekend of the Year
It was horror versus Keanu at the box office this weekend, with both turning out decent debuts.
In at number 1 is Ouija (read our review) with $20 million. That’s the second best opening of the year for a horror film, behind Annabelle‘s $37 million earlier this month.
Although few expected they would ever see a movie based on the concept, Ouija did fairly well with younger viewers. It should also hold stronger than most thanks to the upcoming Halloween weekend.
The number 2 film this weekend is John Wick (read our review) with $14.1 million.
- JoBlo: Weekend Box Office Report: October 24-26, 2014
- Vulture: Ouija Scares Up Teens to Take the Weekend Box Office Over John Wick
- Shock Till You Drop: Ouija Wins the Weekend Box Office with $20 Million
- Collider: Weekend Box Office: OUIJA Wins with $20 Million; JOHN WICK Second with $14.1 Million
- IGN Movies: Ouija Wards Off John Wick at the Weekend Box Office
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'Ouija' Scares Up a Victory Over 'John Wick'
- Digital Spy: Ouija debuts at number one in the US box office
- IndieWire: Specialty Box Office: Doc 'CITIZENFOUR' Has Big Debut; 'Birdman' and 'St. Vincent' Expand Strong
- Deadline: Int’l Box Office Update: ‘Happy New Year’ Uncorks Record Bollywood Bow; ‘Annabelle’ Still A Doll With $26.5M; ‘Lucy’ Outmuscles ‘Hercules’ In China; More
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Annabelle’ Crosses $200 Million Worldwide, Tops Foreign Charts
- Thompson on Hollywood: Top Ten Box Office Takeaways: Why 'Ouija' and Keanu Reeves' 'John Wick' Hit Big, Whither 'St. Vincent'?
- Hollywood Reporter: Global Box Office: 'Annabelle' Crosses $200M; Brad Pitt's 'Fury' No. 1 in U.K.
- Rotten Tomatoes: News: Box Office Guru Wrapup: Ouija Scares Its Way to #1 Debut
- Cinema Blend: Keanu Reeves Is Back As Indie John Wick Over-Performs At The Box Office
- Hollywood Reporter: South Korean Box Office: David Fincher's 'Gone Girl' Debuts on Top
- Variety: Korea Box Office: ‘Gone Girl’ Debuts on Top
- Hollywood Reporter: Japan Box Office: 'Hercules' Opens in Top Spot
- Moviefone: Can Bill Murray Get His Box Office Groove Back?
- Filmonic: International Box Office: Guardians of the Galaxy Blasts Its Way to the Top
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Is Now The #1 Superhero Movie Of 2014
- Coming Soon: Box Office Results: Ouija Scares Up $20 Million
- Empire Magazine: Ouija Scares Up A Win At The US Box Office
- HitFix: Box Office: 'Ouija' scares to no. 1 as 'Birdman' continues to soar
- MovieWeb: BOX OFFICE: 'Ouija' Wins with $20 Million
- The Wrap: Edward Snowden Doc ‘Citizenfour’ Impresses at Specialty Box Office
On a somewhat quiet Friday at the box office, supernatural horror flick Ouija took first place ahead of Keanu Reeves action movie John Wick.Meanwhile, Bill Murray's St. Vincent did decent business in its nationwide expansion.Opening at 2,858 theaters, Ouija earned an estimated $8.3 million on Friday. That's a far cry from Annabelle's $15.5 million, but is above recent October horror movies Sinister ($7.4 million) and Carrie ($6.5 million). If Ouija holds like those three movies, it will win...
- Deadline: ‘Ouija’ Review: Pete Hammond On Hasbro’s Stiff Board Game Pic
- AintItCool: Capone plays a game of OUIJA, and the spirits spell out C-R-A-P
- Horror-Movies.ca: Two New Ouija TV Spots Inside
Ouija summons the money!
Audiences were looking for some Halloween spirit this weekend, putting the supernatural thriller OUIJA at the top of the box office with an estimated $20 million!
Moviegoers didn't exactly have a lot of options for spooky chills at theaters (THE CONJURING spinoff ANNABELLE has already fled the Top 10 and DRACULA UNTOLD is just barely fanging on), but it was still...
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- Variety: Box Office: ‘Ouija’ Sees Bright Weekend Ahead; ‘John Wick’ Looking Solid
- Entertainment Weekly: Box office report: ‘Ouija’ scares up $20 million, ‘Citizenfour’ opens strong
- Moviefone: Weekend Box Office: 'Ouija' Haunts the Top Spot Ahead of 'John Wick'
- Variety: ‘Ouija’ Scares Up Box Office Win Ahead of Keanu Reeves’ ‘John Wick’
- Entertainment Weekly: Box office update: ‘Ouija’ scores with $8.3 million Friday
- Thompson on Hollywood: 'Ouija,' 'John Wick' Lead Routine Friday Box Office as Halloween Looms
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Ouija’ Tops Charts, ‘John Wick’ Surprises
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Ouija' Spooks Keanu Reeves' 'John Wick' With $20M Debut
- Collider: Friday Box Office: OUIJA Conjures Easy Win; JOHN WICK Strong in Second
- HitFix: Box office: 'Ouija' haunts 'John Wick' and 'Fury' with $8.3 million Friday
- Filmonic: International Box Office: Guardians of the Galaxy Blasts Its Way to the Top
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Is Now The #1 Superhero Movie Of 2014
You know there’s something wrong right off the bat when a movie is based on a board game. It’s just another pitiful extension of Hollywood’s obsession with making movies out of recognizable brands or toys or theme park rides. Sometimes those initially terrible ideas work out (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), and most of the time they don’t (Battleship, almost all of the Transformers movies).
- Shock Till You Drop: Review: Ouija Favors Cheap Scares Over Genuine Fear
- We Got This Covered: Ouija Review
- Variety: Digital Tracking: ‘Ouija’ Conjures Up $24 million Weekend
- Deadline: ‘Ouija’ Review: Pete Hammond On Hasbro’s Stiff Board Game Pic
- AintItCool: Capone plays a game of OUIJA, and the spirits spell out C-R-A-P
- Horror-Movies.ca: Two New Ouija TV Spots Inside
- Entertainment Weekly: Box office update: ‘Ouija’ scores with $8.3 million Friday
- Film School Rejects: ‘Ouija’ Review: You’re Probably Better Off Sitting This Game Out
Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes production company bring the classic board game to life in the new horror movie Ouija. Olivia Cooke stars as Laine, a high school student whose quest to find out what happened to her dead bestie unleashes supernatural fury upon her and her pals.
After her lifelong friend Debbie suddenly dies, Laine finds an old Ouija board in the girl's bedroom. She uses the board in an attempt to say goodbye to her friend, but instead encounters the board's resident spirit (who calls itself DZ).
- Mania: Mania Review: Ouija
- Dread Central: Ouija (2014)
- HitFix: Review: 'Ouija' is by the numbers, full of mechanical scares and nothing else
- Twitch: Review: OUIJA Fails To Go Bump In The Dark
- The Wrap: How Universal Took ‘Ouija’ From Risky Blockbuster to Likely Low-Budget Hit
- The Wrap: ‘Ouija’ Conjures Up $911,000 at Thursday Box Office
- The Wrap: ‘Ouija’ Fails to Summons Critics: 10 Takedowns That May Scare Off Audiences
- FirstShowing.net: Review: Bland, Horrible 'Ouija' is Part of a Bigger Hollywood Problem
Critics Consensus: John Wick is Certified Fresh
Universal Pictures has summoned a new international trailer for their upcoming supernatural thriller, Ouija. Check it out in the player below!
- Dread Central: New Ouija Trailer Points to the UK
- Hollywood Reporter: Board Games Attack in New 'Ouija' Trailer
- Horror-Movies.ca: ‘Ouija’ Conjures Up a New International Trailer
- The Playlist: Watch: New Trailer For Horror Movie 'Ouija' Isn't Just A Game
- SlashFilm: ‘Ouija’ Trailer: “I Don’t Think This Is a Good Idea”
- JoBlo: The new Ouija trailer is full of bad ideas and childhood memories
- MovieWeb: 'Ouija' International Trailer Awakens an Ancient Spirit
- FirstShowing.net: Universal's Timely Horror Adventure 'Ouija' Reveals New UK Trailer