Retiring Guy's Digest: USA box office on 2nd weekend of September (2017-2023)

USA box office on the 2nd weekend of September 2023 is up 100% compared to last year when "Barbarian" was the top-grossing movie.

But it's down 46% compared to the 2017 peak when "It" was the top-grossing movie.

Source: Box Office Mojo

Headline: Variety, 9/10/2023

“The Nun II” topped the box office charts, earning a scary good $32.6 million this weekend from 3,728 locations. That was more than enough to topple Sony’s “The Equalizer 3,” which features Washington as a mysterious avenging angel, from the first place perch it held last weekend. “The Equalizer 3” racked up over $12.1 million in its second weekend to push its domestic gross to $61.9 million. Globally, the action sequel crossed $100 million at worldwide box office, bringing its haul to $107.7 million.

Original 9/10/2023 post starts here

USA box office on Friday of the 2nd weekend of September 2023 is up 140% compared to last year when "Barbarian" was the top-grossing movie.

But it's down 57% compared to the 2017 peak when "It" was the top-grossing movie.

Source: Box Office Mojo

Headline: Variety, 9/9/2023

“I think horror audiences have been on this journey, this horror renaissance, where they’ve seen a lot of horror movies, they’ve seen a lot of violence. It’s something they wanted more of and we gladly gave it,” he continued.
Chaves, who previously directed 2021’s “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” also discussed how working on the popular horror franchise affects his sleep.

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