![]() A Madea Halloween' at box office. Tom Cruise could seize the top spot at the box office this week when his “Jack Reacher” sequel hits U. S. But to do so, he’ll have to beat a sinister board game and a cross- dressing Tyler Perry. A Madea Halloween,” in what should be a crowded box- office weekend. Each film is expected to gross about $1. U. S. The new “Jack Reacher” appears to have a slight edge on the competition going into the weekend. The Paramount Pictures followup about a former Army man turned nomadic investigator could gross $2. ![]() ![]() The 2. 01. 2 original was a robust performer for Paramount. It opened with $1. International sales will be a big focus for the new PG- 1. Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher. The sequel, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, directed by Edward Zwick from a screenplay by Richard Wenk, Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz, unfortunately offers.
Britain, France and Brazil. Meanwhile, Perry will again don his signature dress, wig and pearls for the $2. Boo! A Madea Halloween,” which should have a respectable showing ahead of the trick- or- treating holiday. Lionsgate is releasing the Madea series’ latest feature, which took its inspiration and title from a joke in Chris Rock’s critically acclaimed comedy “Top Five.” In the 2. Rock’s character is faced with the prospect of his more serious movie losing at the box office to a Halloween- themed film featuring the volatile matriarch. Perry’s Madea movies have been reliably profitable for Lionsgate, though the schtick has shown some signs of fatigue recently. ![]() ![]() The 2. 01. 3 holiday offering “A Madea Christmas” collected $5. The studio is conservatively anticipating a debut of roughly $1. Boo!” Meanwhile, Universal Pictures is hoping to attract a scare- hungry crowd with “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” a followup to 2. Hasbro board that lets users communicate with the beyond. Produced by Jason Blum and Michael Bay and directed by indie horror maestro Mike Flanagan, “Origin of Evil” should open with $1. That would count as a success for a film that cost $9 million to make. Whereas the original “Ouija” was a critically reviled present- day teen thriller, the sequel is set in 1. Los Angeles and has earned some positive early reviews. The new picture follows a family that runs a scam seance business that turns all- too- real. All the newcomers will have to contend with last weekend’s victor, “The Accountant,” Warner Bros.’s Ben Affleck movie about a math whiz who freelances for criminal organizations. The $4. 0- million action- thriller topped the charts with a solid $2. Also opening Friday is 2. Century Fox’s action comedy “Keeping Up With the Joneses,” starring Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher as a suburban couple who get wrapped up in a dangerous plot when their neighbors (Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot) turn out to be spies. The PG- 1. 3 movie is on track for a soft $7- million- to- $9- million bow. See the most- read stories in Entertainment this hour »Christian distributor Pure Flix will try to draw the faithful to the multiplex with “I’m Not Ashamed,” based on the story of Rachel Joy Scott, who was killed at the Columbine High School massacre in 1. It’s likely to bring in $3 million or less from about 5.
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