A scary box office weekend for everyone but Tyler Perry


October 23, 2017 at 12:00a.m.

A scary box office weekend for everyone but Tyler Perry

LOS ANGELES

It was a spooky weekend at the box office for nearly everyone but Tyler Perry.

Perry’s comedy sequel “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” scared up a healthy $21.7 million in its first weekend in theaters, but the waters were rough for other new openers including the disaster epic “Geostorm,” the firefighter drama “Only the Brave” and the crime thriller “The Snowman.”

Made for a reported $25 million, Perry’s film drew a mostly older and female audience, who gave it an A- CinemaScore. “Boo 2!” did a little less business than the first film, which opened to $28.5 million just last year.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today.

1. “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” $21.7 million.

2. “Geostorm,” $13.3 million ($36.4 million international).

3. “Happy Death Day,” $9.4 million ($6.5 million international).

4. “Blade Runner 2049,” $7.2 million ($14.3 million international).

5. “Only the Brave,” $6 million.

38 accuse writer/ director Toback of sexual harassment

LOS ANGELES

Writer and director James Toback, who received an Oscar nomination for writing “Bugsy,” has been accused of sexual harassment by 38 women in a report published Sunday in The Los Angeles Times.

In the report, many of the women allege that Toback approached them on the streets of New York City and promised stardom. His meetings would often end with sexual questions and Toback masturbating in front of them or dry-humping them, according to the accounts.

The 72-year-old denied the allegations to The Los Angeles Times, saying he never met any of the women, or if he had it “was for five minutes and [I] have no recollection.”

Thirty-one of the women spoke on the record including Louise Post, who is a guitarist and vocalist for the band Veruca Salt, and “As the World Turns” actress Terri Conn.

Associated Press