comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of October 7, 2018

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Oct 07, 2018, 15:12 ET

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of October 7, 2018, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.

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comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Two box office stars were born this weekend as Sony's Marvel entry 'Venom' starring Tom Hardy, sunk its teeth into a $205.23 million global debut while director Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' from Warner Bros., featuring a stellar performance from Lady Gaga, sang a powerful tune taking in $55.25 million worldwide this weekend with more territories to be added next weekend."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, October 7, are below.

1. Venom - Sony - $205.2M
2. Star Is Born, A - Warner Bros. - $55.2M
3. Project Gutenberg - Multiple - $38.0M
4. Smallfoot - Warner Bros. - $26.6M
5. Shadow - Le Vision Pictures (Beijing) Co.,Ltd - $17.9M
6. Night School - Universal - $15.7M
7. Hello, Mrs. Money - Multiple - $15.6M
8. Johnny English Strikes Again - Universal - $14.1M
9. House With A Clock In Its Walls, The - Multiple - $12.9M
10. Nun, The - Warner Bros. - $9.8M
11. Dark Figure of Crime - Showbox / Mediaplex Inc. - $9.0M
12. Fat Buddies - Multiple - $8.0M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, October 7, are below.

1. Venom - Sony - $80.0M
2. Star Is Born, A - Warner Bros. - $41.2M
3. Smallfoot - Warner Bros. - $14.9M
4. Night School - Universal - $12.3M
5. House With A Clock In Its Walls, The - Universal - $7.3M
6. Simple Favor, A - Lionsgate - $3.4M
7. Nun, The - Warner Bros. - $2.6M
8. Hell Fest - Lionsgate - $2.1M
9. Crazy Rich Asians - Warner Bros. - $2.1M
10. MET Opera: Aida (2018) - Fathom Events - $1.2M
11. Predator, The - 20th Century Fox - $0.9M
12. White Boy Rick - Sony - $0.6M

Full details regarding the global domestic and international box office results are listed in the table below.

	Weekend BO Estimate (USD)			Weekend Release Cume (USD)			Distributor
Title	Worldwide	Int'l	Domestic	Worldwide	Int'l	Domestic	Int'l	No. of Terr.	Domestic
Venom	205,230,000	125,200,000	80,030,000	205,230,000	125,200,000	80,030,000	SNY	59	SNY
Star Is Born, A	55,250,000	14,000,000	41,250,000	56,600,000	14,000,000	42,600,000	WB	32	WB
Project Gutenberg	38,000,000	38,000,000		98,493,272	98,493,272		MUL	6	INDP
Smallfoot	26,600,000	11,700,000	14,900,000	75,260,945	32,500,000	42,760,945	WB	58	WB
Shadow	17,900,000	17,900,000		65,239,766	65,239,766		LeVis	1
Night School	15,675,000	3,400,000	12,275,000	58,751,355	12,000,000	46,751,355	UNI	22	UNI
Hello, Mrs. Money	15,600,000	15,600,000		74,658,922	74,658,922		MUL	4	CMCF
Johnny English Strikes Again	14,100,000	14,100,000		66,500,000	66,500,000		UNI	49	UNI
House With A Clock In Its Walls, The	12,935,000	5,640,000	7,295,000	87,351,560	32,300,000	55,051,560	MUL	26	UNI
Nun, The	9,810,000	7,200,000	2,610,000	346,667,310	233,300,000	113,367,310	WB	81	WB
Dark Figure of Crime	9,000,000	9,000,000		9,121,912	9,121,912		SHOWBX	1
Fat Buddies	8,000,000	8,000,000		28,780,159	28,780,159		MUL	4	ASIA
Simple Favor, A	7,535,000	4,100,000	3,435,000	76,414,356	27,400,000	49,014,356	LGF	60	LGF
Incredibles 2	7,193,000	6,900,000	293,000	1,221,338,087	614,200,000	607,138,087	DIS	20	DIS
Lost, Found	6,900,000	6,900,000		8,276,433	8,276,433		HUAYI	1	CMCF
Cry Me A Sad River	5,200,000	5,200,000		45,212,400	45,212,400		MUL	3	ASIA
Alad'2	5,000,000	5,000,000		5,000,000	5,000,000		PATHE	1
Disney's Christopher Robin	4,455,000	4,000,000	455,000	180,900,000	82,777,618	98,122,382	DIS	27	DIS
Crazy Rich Asians	3,660,000	1,600,000	2,060,000	225,934,942	56,800,000	169,134,942	WB	39	WB
Adventure Of Afanti, The	3,350,000	3,350,000		9,359,458	9,359,458		SHFG	1
MET Opera: Aida (2018)	3,240,229	2,000,000	1,240,229	3,240,229	2,000,000	1,240,229	MUL	9	FTHM
Predator, The	2,907,394	2,007,394	900,000	123,367,497	73,381,608	49,985,889	FOX	77	FOX
Cinderella 3D	2,500,000	2,500,000		8,219,619	8,219,619		MUL	4
Hell Fest	2,075,000		2,075,000	9,620,235	755,759	8,864,476		4	LGF
Great Battle, The	2,000,000	2,000,000		37,031,223	36,676,900	354,323	MUL	3	WGUI

*Territory is a movie studio term for regions of the world consisting of various countries.

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