With Halloween landing on a Saturday this year, most of the studios took the weekend to fill their pockets with the treats of past weekend releases.
The ones who took on the holiday were "Burnt," starring Bradley Cooper as an edgy chef trying to return to elite status, and Sandra Bullock in "Our Brand Is Crisis," playing a political strategist who attempts to get a Bolivian president reelected.
The Friday numbers gave a glimpse at the horror both films would suffer, as "Burnt" only took in $1.8 million in 3,003 theaters and "Crisis" earned $1.1 million in 2,202 theaters, according to Deadline. That gives them an estimated weekend total of $5.04 million and $3.43 million, respectively.
The weekend opening for "Our Brand Is Crisis," which was produced by George Clooney, marks the worst nationwide release for Bullock of her career.
Also new out this weekend was Paramount's "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse." But folks decided to walk around as the undead than see them on screen, as the film only took in an estimated $1.8 million over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
With the new releases flatlining, it opened the door for former weekend champ "The Martian" to come back to earn the No. 1 spot this weekend with an estimated $10 million to $11 million, according to THR.
The Ridley Scott sci-fi crowd pleaser starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars has earned the top spot at the weekend box office four out of the five weekends it's been in theaters.
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