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War flick Thank You For Your Service opens in a terrible sixth, as the other two openers can’t hit the top five despite such a slow weekend. The Miles Teller flick earned only $3.7 million despite debuting on 2.054 screens. It had a venue average of only $1,802, and the weekend figure is the 66th worst ever. Its not like Universal didn’t try to open this film. They engaged the military, focused on the non-coastal states, and Teller did the late night TV rounds, but nothing worked. Audiences that saw it liked it (A- Cinemascore) and reviewers didn’t tear it apart (77% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes). The problem is this – only 71 critics saw this film, which in my mind indicates that many people took the weekend off to prepare for the massive Marvel film next weekend. Thank You cost $20 million to make, and likely won’t earn much overseas.

Sony’s firefighting movie, Only the Brave, also does worse than I expected this weekend. After debuting to $6 million last weekend, Only the Brave drops 43% in its second frame, picking up $3.5 million. Given the A Cinemascore, I thought it would have done better, but to date the $38 million true life tale has earned only $12 million.

Even Jackie Chan and The Foreigner beat Suburbicon this weekend, despite being out for three weeks. The Foreigner fell 45% to $3.5 million in weekend three, but now has an okay domestic gross of $28.8 million. Still, it has to be proud of the $88.4 million it has earned overseas, $80 million of that coming from China. It was made for $35 million, so the film should make money for those involved.

Suburbicon enjoys the 32nd worst opening weekend of all-time this weekend, despite starring Matt Damon, Oscar Isaac and Josh Brolin. The 29th worst opening belongs to From Justin to Kelly, but cost about 50% less than the $25 million Suburbicon. Directed by George Clooney, the thriller (?) earned a laughable $2.8 million, peanuts compared to what Damon or Clooney would have been paid for their larger efforts. Paramount put up the budget for this disaster, which earned a D- Cinemascore (I took a screen shot as I don’t believe I have seen that score – From Justin to Kelly earned a C+) and a 26% thoroughly rotten rating from RottenTomatoes. The Coen Brothers did write the screenplay, but in 1986. Maybe it was a prank on George Clooney, as I can’t imagine why so many talented people got involved.

Stephen King’s It is still the darling of the ball, despite finishing tenth. It fell only 29% and earned $2.5 million in its eighth weekend. The domestic tally is at $323.7 million, and the overseas at $342.9 million – for an eerie worldwide total of $666 million. Nice one New Line.

I reported above that the top 12 finished at a terrible $60.2 million, but I would bet my next BOP paycheck it finishes under $60 million. A year ago, the top 12 earned $78 million, led by the second weekend win of the original Boo film. Next weekend, Thor: Ragnarok looks to take down the 2016 trifecta of Dr. Strange, Trolls and Heartbreak Ridge, which combined for $147 million last year. Stranger things have happened, but at least some life will be back in theaters.

Top Ten for Weekend of October 27-29, 2017
Rank	Film	Distributor	Estimated Gross	Weekly Change	Running Total
1	Jigsaw	Lionsgate	16.3	New	16.3
2	Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween	Lionsgate	10.0	-53%	35.5
3	Geostorm	Warner Bros.	5.7	-59%	23.6
4	Happy Death Day	Universal	5.1	-46%	48.4
5	Blade Runner 2049	Warner Bros.	4.0	-46%	81.4
6	Thank You for Your Service	Universal	3.7	New	3.7
7	Only the Brave	Sony	3.5	-43%	11.9
8	The Foreigner	STX	3.2	-45%	28.8
9	Suburbicon	Paramount	2.8	New	2.8
10	It	Warner Bros.	2.5	-29%	323.7
11	Let There Be Light	Atlas Distribution	1.9	New	1.9
12	American Made	Universal	1.7	-46%	48.5

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