‘Goosebumps’ wins crowded weekend at the box office

The Martian is down to 2 with $21.5m, while Steven Spielberg’s Cold War drama Bridge of Spies is in at 3 with $15.3m.

Getting a jump on Halloween, Goosebumps stars Black as the famous writer whose literary characters – a collection of ghouls and ghosts – escape from his books and wreak havoc on the world.

SCHOLASTIC has over 400 million Goosebumps books worldwide in 32 languages in print since the series’ introduction in 1992, earning critical acclaim and dominating global best seller lists.

He defends Russian spy Rudolf Abel, played by Mark Rylance, and goes on to negotiate a high-risk swap for downed American pilot Francis Gary Powers.

Fourth in the box office was director Guillermo del Toro’s R-rated horror-fantasy “Crimson Peak“, also making its weekend debut at cinemas, making $12.8 million. The Legendary film, distributed by Universal, failed to attract a significant audience in its debut. Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror, which stars Mia Wasikoska as a young woman who moves into her new husband’s (Tom Hiddleston) haunted home, earned a B- CinemaScore. Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Donald Glover also star.

Meanwhile Bock contends that Crimson Peak has “a much shorter shelf life”. The Martian cost $108 million to make, and should still finish within arm’s reach of $200 million. The Universal Pictures release placed fourth and collected $12.8 million, according to Rentrak.

As awards season heats up, there was a flurry of activity at the specialty office. In its second weekend, it made $1.5 million in 60 theaters, bringing its cumulative domestic total to $2.26 million. Jobs expands nationwide October 23. Adapted by Emma Donoghue from her book of the same name, the A24 title stars Brie Larson as a young mother trapped in a windowless room with her young son (Jacob Tremblay).

The film, which stars Robert Redford as Dan Rather and Cate Blanchett as producer Mary Mapes, follows the “60 Minutes” news team when they aired a controversial report on George W. Bush’s National Guard service. The Sony Pictures Classics release opened to $76,646 from six locations in New York and Los Angeles for a theater average of $12,024. The studio believes that “Crimson Peak” struggled to break out from other fare aimed at older crowds such as “Bridge of Spies” and “Sicario”.

The Cary Joji Fukunaga film, based on the 2005 novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala, collected $50,699 in 31 theaters, making its per theater average $1,635. Netflix Inc.’s first theatrical feature, “Beasts of No Nation”, opened on a handful of screens.