Red One secures the top spot this week which says a lot about what’s out there for ticket buyers this time of year. But the box office also had little competition from home media. The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight on Netflix garnered over 60 million viewers globally on Friday doing some box office damage despite constant buffering issues and server lockouts.

What might be more interesting is that Red One was originally supposed to be an Amazon Prime streaming film back in 2023. But as studios seek to squeeze out as much money as they can from every medium possible they hoped that people buying tickets wouldn’t notice. Still, some adventurous viewers grabbed some popcorn and saw it. Apparently loving it too; the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes sits at a whopping 90% and it has an A- CinemaScore.

The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, and J. K. Simmons in a boilerplate “save Santa” action film that takes place during the holidays.

But get ready for next week and “Wickedator.” That is, Gladiator II and Wicked both open on the same day. Place your bets on who will win.

As for horror movies, they still remain strong, pillars throughout a hodgepodge of titles, some of them still hanging in there. The Hugh Grant horror thinker Heretic is drawing in curious theatergoers while Smile 2 slips even further down the list from last week. Smile 2 will get a VOD release on November 19.

But not to worry horror fans 2024 still has one card up its sleeve. Nosferatu will open on Christmas Day. So far, preview audiences are loving it.

Here Are This Past Weekend’s Box Office Results:

Red One $34 million 

Venom 3 $8.3 million 

Best Christmas Pageant $5.4 million 

Heretic $5.1 million

The Wild Robot $4.3 million 

Smile 2 $2.9 million 

Conclave $2.8 million 

Hello Love Again $2.32 million 

A Real Pain $2.3 million 

Anora $1.8 million