Horror, Scifi, Thriller Box Office Numbers, DVD Sales and Television Viewership for the Week of September 23 to September 29, 2016.
Box Office: Blair Witch continues to under-perform. Indie flick Auto Shop of Horrors debuts in one theater.
6 2 Blair Witch $5,378,000 (Total: $17,557,000)
7 5 Don’t Breathe $5,049,000 (Total: $82,359,000)
9 6 When the Bough Breaks $3,200,000 (Total: $27,313,000)
11 9 Kubo & The 2 Strings $1,422,000 (Total: $47,273,000)
23 22 Star Trek: Beyond $428,000 (Total: $158,218,000)
33 30 Lights Out $163,000 (Total: $67,268,000)
53 47 Morgan $22,000 (Total: $3,904,000)
57 49 The Shallows $20,000 (Total: $55,121,000)
62 64 Demon $15,000 (Total: $63,000)
56 24 The Disappointment Room $14,000 (Total: $2,398,000)
88 83 Swiss Army Man $5,000 (Total: $4,210,000)
98 120 The Wailing $1,000 (Total: $786,000)
103 NEW Auto Shop of Horrors $610
DVD Sales: These are the best selling horror titles according to the charts on Amazon.com.
1 3 Grimm: Season 5
2 2 Stephen King’s IT
3 4 The Walking Dead: Season 6
4 1 Supernatural: Season 11
5 5 Halloween (original)
6 NEW The Conjuring 2
7 6 Trick r’ Treat
8 10 The Purge 3: Election Year
9 7 The Conjuring
10 8 The Shining
11 14 Halloween II/Halloween III
12 N/A The Craft
13 12 Friday the 13th: 1 – 4
14 N/A Ash vs. Evil Dead: Season 1
15 15 Saw: Complete Collection
Television Viewership: “The Exorcist” premieres low and “Scream Queens” tanks further in its second week. “Z Nation” is way up compared to last season, though. “Van Helsing” premieres modestly.
Once Upon A Time – 3,985,000
Gotham – 3,537,000
Fear the Walking Dead – 3,491,000
American Horror Story: Roanoke – 3,087,000
The Exorcist – 2,854,000
Power Rangers: Dino – 1,413,000
Fear the Talking Dead – 1,139,000
Scream Queens – 1,697,000
Swamp Murders – 1,065,000
Z Nation – 1,026,000
Hollywood Medium – 987,000
Deadly Women – 954,000
Pokemon: XY – 843,000
Van Helsing – 890,000
The Strain – 880,000
Ghost Hunters – 732,000
Ghost Adventures – 730,000
Paranormal Witness – 566,000
