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Horror Sales: V/H/S, Resident Evil: Damnation, and 666 Park Ave

Box Office Numbers, DVD Sales, and Television Viewership for the week of October 5 to 11, 2012.

Box Office: Frankenweenie, another children’s animated horror comedy, debuts and will probably be the first animated movie in a while not to do well. V/H/S debuts with low numbers, probably due to the release on VOD before theaters. Also, Wake In Fright debuts.

2 1 Hotel Transylvania $35,234,000 (Total: $84,892,000)
5 Frankenweenie $15,020,000
8 5 House At The End Of The Street $4,852,000 (Total: $28,686,000)
12 8 Resident Evil: Retribution $1,661,000 (Total: $41,512,000)
14 11 Dredd $999,000 (Total: $13,049,000)
18 12 The Possession $803,000 (Total: $48,571,000)
23 18 ParaNorman $302,000 (Total: $54,421,000)
47 V/H/S $52,000
56 54 The Apparition $22,000 (Total: $4,936,000)
66 Wake In Fright $13,000

DVD Top 30: The Avengers debuts and obviously takes the top spot. The first season compilation of American Horror Story debuts just in time for the premiere of season two. The latest animated Resident Evil film, Damnation, debuts to low numbers and The Tall Man makes an even smaller debut after being bumped from theatrical release.

1 The Avengers $35,412,000
3 American Horror Story: Season One $2,023,000
5 6 Supernatural: Season Seven $1,976,000 (Total: $6,727,000)
6 2 Snow White & The Huntsman $1,965,000 (Total: $19,745,000)
12 16 Castle: Season Four $1,150,000 (Total: $6,282,000)
14 4 The Cabin In The Woods $870,000 (Total: $3,874,000)
22 Resident Evil: Damnation $490,000
25 N/A Thor $339,000 (Total: $27,097,000)
28 The Tall Man $249,000

Television Viewership: Castle is the top dog, but Once Upon A Time is not far behind. New episodes of Grimm and 666 Park Ave are battling in their range as well. CW shows Arrow, The Vampire Diaries, and Supernatural all debut with great numbers for the struggling network.

Castle – 10,560,000
Once Upon A Time – 9,620,000
Grimm – 5,190,000
666 Park Avenue – 5,008,000
Arrow – 4,002,000
The Vampire Diaries – 3,480,000
Fringe – 3,003,000
Supernatural – 2,590,000
Dexter – 2,103,000
Face Off – 1,799,000
Halloween Wars – 1,695,000
Ghost Hunters – 1,694,000
Haven – 1,572,000
Alphas – 1,118,000
Paranormal Witness – 1,077,000
Hot Set – 691,000

Michael DeFellipo

(Senior Editor)

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