Gory, low-budget sequel to 2022’s ‘Terrifier 2’ from small distributor Cineverse, unexpectedly outperformed competitors, taking in $18.3 million, according to estimates

“Terrifier 3,” a gory, low-budget slasher from the small distributor Cineverse, topped the weekend box office with $18.3 million.

NEW YORK (AP) — The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown.“Terrifier 3,” a gory, low-budget slasher from the small distributor Cineverse, topped the weekend box office with $18.3 million, according to estimates Sunday. The film, a sequel to 2022’s “Terrifier 2” ($15 million worldwide in ticket sales), brings back the murderous Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) and lets him loose, under the guise of Santa, at a Christmas party.That “Terrifier 3” could notably overperform expectations and leapfrog both major studios and awards hopefuls was only possible due to the disaster of “Joker: Folie à Deux.” After Todd Phillips’ “Joker” sequel, starring Phoenix and Lady Gaga, got off to a much-diminished start last weekend (and a “D” CinemaScore from audiences), the Warner Bros. release fell a staggering 81% in its second…

Terrifier 3 took the top spot at the weekend box office, sleighing Joker in the process and cementing Art The Clown as a horror icon.

Art the Clown dethroned Arthur Fleck as the box office’s favorite killer clown named Arthur. Terrifier 3 debuted at number 1 at the box office, with Joker: Folie a Deux trailing behind.

The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown.

Terrifier 3 has murdered its way to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office this past weekend with $18.3 million from 2,514 theaters in its opening weekend. It’s a massive start for the independently made, low-budget, ultra-violent slasher horror film about a demonic clown who brutalizes a smal

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