Happy Death Day Tops Domestic Box Office

(CelebrityAccess) — With a production budget of less than $5 million, Universal's slasher-horror entry "Happy Death Day" topped the domestic box office over the weekend after grossing more than 26 million on its debut.

Directed by Chris Landon and starring Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard, "Happy Death Day" was released in twelve territories worldwide, with a slim marketing budget, but still managed to scare up $31.5m worldwide, according to estimates compiled by comScore.

Warner Bros. "Blade Runner" slipped to second place in North America, posting a paltry $15.1m in domestic revenue and $44.4M across all markets over the weekend, pushing its cumulative estimated revenue above $150m, which just about pays for its reported production budget.

The Chinese-made comedy "Never Say Die" is proving to be a hit with fans in Asian markets and closed in on the $300 million mark over the weekend, an impressive feat for a comedy and even more impressive considering its currently playing in just five markets.

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, October 15, are below.

1. Blade Runner 2049 – Sony – $44.4M
2. Happy Death Day – Universal – $31.5M
3. Never Say Die – Multiple – $30.0M
4. Kingsman: The Golden Circle – 20th Century Fox – $20.9M
5. Foreigner, The – Multiple – $18.0M
6. Bad Genius – Multiple – $16.9M
7. It – Warner Bros. – $16.4M
8. Lego Ninjago Movie, The – Warner Bros. – $13.8M
9. Mountain Between Us, The – 20th Century Fox – $9.8M
10. Geostorm – Warner Bros. – $9.1M
11. Snowman, The – Universal – $9.0M
12. My Little Pony: The Movie – Lionsgate – $8.9M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, October 15, are below.

1. Happy Death Day – Universal – $26.5M
2. Blade Runner 2049 – Warner Bros. – $15.1M
3. Foreigner, The – STX Entertainment – $12.8M
4. It – Warner Bros. – $6.0M
5. Mountain Between Us, The – 20th Century Fox – $5.7M
6. American Made – Universal – $5.4M
7. Kingsman: The Golden Circle – 20th Century Fox – $5.3M
8. Lego Ninjago Movie, The – Warner Bros. – $4.3M
9. My Little Pony: The Movie – Lionsgate – $4.0M
10. Victoria And Abdul – Focus Features – $3.1M
11. Marshall – Open Road – $3.0M
12. Flatliners – Sony – $1.5M

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