Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s supernatural horror thriller Other Mommy opened at No. 1 at the domestic box office this weekend, earning an impressive $27.5 million in its debut frame. Starring Jessica Chastain in dual roles as a mother and her sinister doppelgänger, this horror thriller also performed well internationally, collecting an additional $17.69 million to bring its worldwide opening total to $45.19 million.
Meanwhile, The Social Reckoning entered the domestic box office charts in fifth place, earning $5.5 million during its opening weekend. Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, the film serves as a journalism-focused companion piece to 2010’s The Social Network. The cast includes Mikey Madison as Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, Jeremy Allen White as a Wall Street Journal reporter, and Jeremy Strong as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The other new release to break into the weekend’s top 10 was Angel and the Badman, debuting with $2.063 million to claim the ninth spot. This film is a remake of the classic 1947 Western starring John Wayne, featuring Zachary Levi as Quirt Evans, a wounded outlaw who finds refuge on a family ranch, where he is nursed back to health by Penny, played by Meg Fraser. As Quirt considers the possibility of leaving his violent past behind and embracing a more peaceful life, his history threatens to catch up with him.
Top 10 Domestic Box Office Results (October 9-11)
- Other Mommy (Universal) – $27.5 million
- Verity (Amazon MGM) – $11.482 million
- Resident Evil (Columbia) – $8.35 million
- Heart of the Beast (Paramount) – $7.1 million
- The Social Reckoning (Sony) – $5.5 million
- Forgotten Island (DreamWorks) – $4.5 million
- Primetime (A24) – $4.014 million
- Digger (Warner Bros.) – $3.2 million
- Angel and the Badman (Angel) – $2.063 million
- The Odyssey (Universal) – $2 million
