After topping the US box office for the last two weeks, Ridley Scott’s The Martian was toppled this weekend by children’s horror movie Goosebumps.
Based off the book series of the same name, Goosebumps took around $23.5 million over the weekend from 3,500 theatres. Despite a big Thursday opening, Sony hedged their bets by saying the movie will make around $12 million, so this is a big result for them. And with an impressive ‘A’ CinemaScore, this should easily recuperate its $58 million budget before the film is release overseas next year.
The movie not only unseated The Martian, but it also beat out four newcomers including Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies starring Tom Hanks and Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak.
SEE ALSO: Read our review of Goosebumps here
Goosebumps is out now in the States and is set for release on February 5th 2016 in the UK, with Rob Letterman (Gulliver’s Travels) directing a cast that includes Jack Black (School of Rock), Dylan Minnette (Prisoners), Odeya Rush (We Are What We Are), Amy Ryan (Birdman), Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street) and Ryan Lee (Super 8).
Originally published October 19, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
