It was a spooky weekend at the box office for nearly everyone but Tyler Perry.

Perry91裸聊视频檚 comedy sequel 91裸聊视频淏oo 2! A Madea Halloween91裸聊视频� scared up a healthy $21.7 million in its first weekend in theatres, but the waters were rough for other new openers including the disaster epic 91裸聊视频淕eostorm,91裸聊视频� the firefighter drama 91裸聊视频淥nly the Brave91裸聊视频� and the crime thriller 91裸聊视频淭he Snowman.91裸聊视频�

Made for a reported $25 million, Perry91裸聊视频檚 film drew a mostly older and female audience, who gave it an A- CinemaScore. 91裸聊视频淏oo 2!91裸聊视频� did a little less business than the first film, which opened to $28.5 million just last year.

91裸聊视频淕iven that it91裸聊视频檚 a sequel, its performance is at the higher end of our expectations,91裸聊视频� said David Spitz, who heads up domestic distribution for Lionsgate.

The studio expects the film to hold well into next weekend due to increased interest because of Halloween, but it will also face some competition with the horror pic 91裸聊视频淛igsaw.91裸聊视频�

But a slight drop for a sequel hardly compares to the catastrophe of 91裸聊视频淕eostorm,91裸聊视频� a long-delayed $120 million disaster epic starring Gerard Butler that only managed to open to $13.3 million from North American theatres.

A co-production between Skydance Media and Warner Bros. Pictures, 91裸聊视频淕eostorm91裸聊视频� marks the directorial debut of 91裸聊视频淚ndependence Day91裸聊视频� producer Dean Devlin. The film was shot back in late 2014 and lousy test screenings resulted in $15 million of reshoots, pushing back the release over a year and a half.

But the reshoots didn91裸聊视频檛 seem to help the final product, which has been widely panned by critics and shunned overall by audiences. Those who did turn out gave it a B- CinemaScore.

Another possibly too-timely film, 91裸聊视频淥nly the Brave,91裸聊视频� about the Granite Mountain Hotshots who took on the June 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, also failed to attract sufficient audiences this weekend. The Sony film starring Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges and Jennifer Connelly opened in fifth place with $6 million.

At $38 million, the production budget was more reasonable than 91裸聊视频淕eostorm,91裸聊视频� however.

But despite good reviews, it opened behind two holdovers 91裸聊视频� the horror pic 91裸聊视频淗appy Death Day91裸聊视频� which landed in third place with $9.4 million and 91裸聊视频淏lade Runner 204991裸聊视频� which took in $7.2 million in its third weekend in theatres.

Universal and Working Title91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Snowman,91裸聊视频� starring Michael Fassbender and based on the Jo Nesbo book, also failed to make a splash. The critically derided pic debuted in eighth place with $3.4 million from 1,812 theatres.

The director, Thomas Alfredson has been widely acknowledging the film91裸聊视频檚 shortcomings and confusing plot in the press, saying that they did not have time to shoot the entire script. Audiences gave it a deathly D CinemaScore.

Things looked a little brighter for the limited releases this weekend. Both playing in four theatres, the Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman film 91裸聊视频淭he Killing of a Sacred Deer,91裸聊视频� took in $114,585 and 91裸聊视频淲onderstruck,91裸聊视频� starring Julianne Moore,91裸聊视频� earned $68,762.

91裸聊视频淎s great as September was, October has been really scary,91裸聊视频� said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for comScore.

Theatrical exhibitors and studio distribution heads are gathering in Miami Beach, Florida this week for the ShowEast Film Expo to discuss the state of movie going and it couldn91裸聊视频檛 come at a better time, when old truisms about what works and what doesn91裸聊视频檛 work at the box office are being challenged weekly.

Dergarabedian said even releasing a quality film isn91裸聊视频檛 a sure path to success anymore.

91裸聊视频淓ven well-reviewed movies like 91裸聊视频楢merican Made,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频極nly the Brave91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频楤lade Runner 204991裸聊视频� are having trouble gaining traction,91裸聊视频� Dergarabedian said.

The industry will be looking to the big event films, like 91裸聊视频淭hor: Ragnarok,91裸聊视频� out Nov. 3, 91裸聊视频淛ustice League91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars: The Last Jedi91裸聊视频� to get the year back to even.

91裸聊视频淭rying to figure out audiences and what they want is the key to the future. Audiences are voting with their presence or absence at the movie theatre,91裸聊视频� Dergarabedian said. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e staying away now, but that might change in two weeks.91裸聊视频�

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. 91裸聊视频淏oo 2! A Madea Halloween,91裸聊视频� $21.7 million.

2. 91裸聊视频淕eostorm,91裸聊视频� $13.3 million ($36.4 million international).

3. 91裸聊视频淗appy Death Day,91裸聊视频� $9.4 million ($6.5 million international).

4. 91裸聊视频淏lade Runner 2049,91裸聊视频� $7.2 million ($14.3 million international).

5. 91裸聊视频淥nly the Brave,91裸聊视频� $6 million.

6. 91裸聊视频淭he Foreigner,91裸聊视频� $5.5 million ($2.7 million international).

7. 91裸聊视频淚t,91裸聊视频� $3.5 million ($12.8 million international).

8. 91裸聊视频淭he Snowman,91裸聊视频� $3.4 million ($6.6 million international).

9. 91裸聊视频淎merican Made,91裸聊视频� $3.2 million ($2.7 million international).

10. 91裸聊视频淜ingsman: The Golden Circle,91裸聊视频� $3 million ($48.7 million international).

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:

1. 91裸聊视频淜ingsman: The Golden Circle,91裸聊视频� $48.7 million.

2. 91裸聊视频淕eostorm,91裸聊视频� $36.4 million.

3. 91裸聊视频淣ever Say Die,91裸聊视频� $15 million.

4. 91裸聊视频淏lade Runner 2049,91裸聊视频� $14.3 million.

5. 91裸聊视频淚t,91裸聊视频� $12.8 million.

6. 91裸聊视频淏ad Genius,91裸聊视频� $7.6 million.

7. 91裸聊视频淭he Outlaws,91裸聊视频� $6.8 million.

8. 91裸聊视频淭he Snowman,91裸聊视频� $6.6 million.

9. 91裸聊视频淗appy Death Day,91裸聊视频� $6.5 million.

10. 91裸聊视频淭he Lego Ninjago Movie,91裸聊视频� $4.7 million.

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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.

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This story has been corrected to show 91裸聊视频淏oo 2! A Madea Halloween91裸聊视频� was made for a reported $25 million, not $35 million

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press