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# ‘A Haunting in Venice’ gives ‘The Nun II’ a scare
- URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-box-office-report-a-haunting/
- Published: 2023-09-18T11:01:40.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-19T16:04:52.000Z
- Description: Kenneth Branagh’s third Agatha Christie adaptation almost beat the latest movie in the ‘Conjuring’ universe.
- Author: Bill Kuchman
- Tags: Popculturology • The Box Office Report, Popculturology, The Nun

Hello! Welcome to **The** **Box Office Report** for the weekend of Sept. 15-17, 2023.

## 1\. The Nun II

**Weekend gross:* $14.7M* 
**Total domestic gross:* $56.5M* 
**Last weekend:* 1st* 
**Percent drop:* 55*

It was a close one between *The Nun II* and *A Haunting in Venice*, but the latest movie in the *Conjuring* universe barely held on for the win over Hercule Poirot and company.

Despite the weekend win, *The Nun II* continues to track behind its predecessor. *The Nun*’s domestic haul through two weekends clocked in at $85.1 million, putting the sequel almost $30 million behind its pace.

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## 2\. A Haunting in Venice

**Weekend gross:* $14.5M* 
**Total domestic gross:* $14.5M* 
**Last weekend:* New release* 
**Percent drop:* NA*

The films in director/star **Kenneth Branagh**’s Hercule Poirot franchise have never seen massive debuts. *A Haunting in Venice*, an adaptation of **Agatha Christie**’s *Hallowe’en Party*, opened with $14.5 million, less than $2 million more than *Death on the Nile* debut at last year but roughly half of what *Murder on the Orient Express* grossed its opening weekend in 2017.

## 3\. The Equalizer 3

**Weekend gross:* $7.2M* 
**Total domestic gross:* $73.7M* 
**Last weekend:* 2nd* 
**Percent drop:* 40*

**Denzel Washington** and director **Antoine Fuqua**’s *Equalizer* franchise is remarkably consistent at the box office. *The Equalizer* through three weekends? $79.9 million. *The Equalizer 2* through three weekends? $79.8 million. *The Equalizer 3* through three weekends? $73.7 million.

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## 4\. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

**Weekend gross:* $4.7M* 
**Total domestic gross:* $18.6M* 
**Last weekend:* 3rd* 
**Percent drop:* 53*

The original *My Big Fat Greek Wedding* movie being such a surprise hit makes the weekend-to-weekend comparisons for the franchise very misleading. Based on the first film’s $1.6 million gross through two weekends, you’d never know that it went on to gross $374.9 million, vastly outdoing the $92.1 million lifetime domestic gross of *My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2*.

## 5\. Barbie

**Weekend gross:* $4M* 
**Total domestic gross:* $626.1M* 
**Last weekend:* 5th* 
**Percent drop:* 30*

*Barbie* isn’t ready to drop out of the top five just yet. With its ninth weekend in theaters now wrapped up, *Barbie*’s domestic haul ticks up to $626.1 million. **Greta Gerwig**’s massive blockbuster has now jumped *The Avengers* on the all-time domestic chart.

*Box office numbers via* [*The Numbers*](http://www.the-numbers.com/?ref=theomnicosm.com) *based on Sunday estimates.*

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