Terrifier 3 tops North America box office with $23.8m debut

LOS ANGELES – New indie horror film Terrifier 3 opened atop the North American box office, while the previous weekend's leader, Joker: Folie A Deux, suffered a record plunge from its own debut, industry watchers reported on Oct 13.

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Terrifier 3, from indie studio Cineverse and Icon Events, earned an estimated US$18.2 million (S$23.8 million) for the Friday-through-Sunday period, according to Exhibitor Relations. Analyst David Gross called that "an outstanding opening for a third episode in an indie horror series".

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