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Horror Film ‘Jigsaw’ Tops Pre-Halloween Weekend Box Office

Eighth film in series ties 2009’s “Saw VI” for franchise’s worst opening.

The horror film Jigsaw topped U.S. box offices this weekend, days before Halloween. The eighth film in the Saw franchise brought in around $16.2 million, tying with 2009’s Saw VI for the lowest opening in the franchise. The film received poor reviews and failed to bring in the $20 million in tickets sales that analysts had anticipated. George Clooney’s dark comedy Suburbicon also fell below expectations, taking ninth place with a mere $2.8 million in ticket sales. Amityville: The Awakening, the Weinstein Company’s first film released after disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sexual-abuse scandal, performed even worse, however, pulling in a mere $742 in a limited one-day release.