Freaky tops quiet US box office with $1.2 million
November 23, 2020 9:48:10 am
Freaky is helmed by Christopher Landon. (Photo: Universal Pictures)
Body-swap horror comedy Freaky repeated as the winner of a seriously subdued US box office with $1.2 million at 2,057 locations in North America.
The Universal and Blumhouse Productions’ movie stars Vince Vaughn as a serial killer and Kathryn Newton as a low-profile high schooler who inadvertently switch bodies on Friday the 13th. Freaky has taken in $5.6 million in it first 10 days amid reluctance among many moviegoers to return to multiplexes until a COVID-19 vaccine is available.
Universal noted Sunday that the theatrical box office continues to be impaired due to a notable reduction in the number of theatres in North America, as the domestic theatrical footprint has shrunk to roughly 2,800 open locations from 3,400 last weekend.
The performance of Freaky contrasts sharply with the same weekend a year ago when Disney launched Frozen II with $130 million and overall North American business totaled $206 million, according to Comscore.
