Perry’s sequel debuted in first place, raking in an estimated $21.6 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to figures from measurement firm ComScore.
The PG-13 film, which reviewer Kimber Myers calls “the cinematic equivalent of getting Necco Wafers in your trick-or-treating bucket,” follows the antics of Perry’s popular character Madea who is tasked with protecting her grand-niece at a haunted campground. “Boo 2!” garnered mixed reviews from audiences and critics, earning an A- rating on CinemaScore and a dismal 8% “rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Warner Bros.’ environmental disaster thriller “Geostorm” came in at No. 2, raining in $13.3 million in its first week.
Co-financed by Skydance and Rat-Pac Dune and directed by Dean Devlin, the film stars Gerard Butler as an arrogant technician tasked with preventing a network of satellites that stabilize our climate from glitching. The PG-13 film, which also stars Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris and Jim Sturgess, was also unpopular among audiences and critics, earning a lackluster 13% “rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a below average B- rating on CinemaScore.
Coming in third was Blumhouse’s horror film “Happy Death Day” which brought in $9.4 million in its second week — a 64% drop in earnings since last week — for a cumulative total of $40.7 million.
The $5-million film, a bloody riff on the classic “Groundhog Day” concept, follows a woman who relives the day of her murder until she learns her killer’s identity. The latest from producer Jason Blum and Universal Pictures, “Happy Death Day” earned a B rating on CinemaScore and a 68% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Blade Runner 2049” by Alcon Entertainment came in fourth, adding $7.1 million to its earnings (a 54% drop) in its third week for a cumulative total of $74 million.
A sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi cult classic “Blade Runner,” about a futuristic society where androids known as replicants are almost indistinguishable from humans, the $150-million film earned an A- rating on CinemaScore and an 88% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was directed by Denis Villeneuve and stars Ryan Gosling and Jared Leto, with Harrison Ford reprising his role as Deckard.