Jigsaw | Brooke Palmer/Lionsgate
On the one hand, “Jigsaw” got off to a slower start than all but two of the previous “Saw” films (“Saw” and “Saw VI”).
On the other hand, it still convincingly ranked as Friday’s #1 film at the US box office.
The first “Saw” film since 2010 had earned $7.2 million by the close of its first day. The count more than doubles that of the day’s #2 film.
It puts “Saw” on track for an opening weekend tally in the $15-18 million range, which will be more than enough for a weekend victory.
“Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” last weekend’s winner, was this Friday’s #2 film with $2.6 million. “Geostorm” took third place with $1.6 million, while “Happy Death Day” earned #4 with $1.5 million.
Newcomer “Thank You For Your Service” drew a paltry $1.5 million; it was the day’s #5 film. It may only reach about #4 million by the end of the weekend.
The day even worse for new release “Suburbicon,” which managed just $1.1 million in its opening day. It narrowly trailed “Blade Runner 2049” (also $1.1 million) to rank as Friday’s #7 film.
“Surburbicon” is on track for just $2.5-3.5 million in opening weekend receipts.