Come Play

The Croods: A New Age was a breath of fresh air at North American movie theaters this weekend, grossing an estimated $14.22 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame and $9.71 million from Friday-Sunday on 2,221 screens. If the latter figure...

Freaky, the Universal body swap horror-comedy that topped the box office last weekend, again finished at No. 1 over a quiet pre-Thanksgiving frame that saw a dearth of major new studio releases. Grossing an estimated $1.2 million in its second...

This week's report is fairly short and to the point as major studios take a break from new releases -- particularly Universal, which has claimed the top spot for the past three weekends with the debuts of Freaky, Let Him...

Universal’s body swap horror-comedy Freaky failed to break the curse of sub-$5 million openings at the domestic box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $3.7 million from 2,472 theaters – still good enough for No. 1, but considerably less than...

The last two weekends have been notable for the top-of-the-chart debuts of two wide releases from Focus Features, the first time that's occurred in studio history. Come Play and Let Him Go have proven to be the latest anchors in...

How often does a distributor replace itself atop the box office? In light of Focus Features accomplishing the uncommon feat this past weekend, Boxoffice PRO combed through every weekend since 2000 and calculated the answer: on average, a distributor replaces itself...

Focus Features accomplished a rare distinction at this weekend’s box office by winning both the the gold and silver medals, as Let Him Go opened atop the chart with $4.00 million and last frame’s leader Come Play took runner-up with...

Last weekend, Focus Features had the No. 1 film in North America with horror newbie Come Play, which opened to $3.15 million over the Halloween frame. This weekend, the studio enjoyed its second No. 1 film in a row with...

It's been -- and still is -- a wild week for the United States and the entire world as the results of the presidential election remain unknown and the pandemic continues with consistent daily records of new cases. For those...

Focus Features’ horror title Come Play finished its first frame atop the domestic box office with a better-than-expected $3.15 million from 2,183 screens, a welcome result in an otherwise frightening week for exhibitors. Concerns are brewing at home and abroad...

As October comes to a close, only one new film is heading into wide release this weekend: Focus Features' Come Play. The PG-13 horror thriller is ideally timed for Halloween weekend with the holiday landing on a Saturday this year....