It crushed the international box office as well, earning $125.2 million, led by South Korean receipts of $16.3 million. That's an international record for an October opening, Variety reports .

October Box Office Returns Could Be So Good It’s Scary. A slate loaded with anticipated films, led by the return of “Halloween,” could make this the biggest October ever. Blumhouse.

But while this month should mark an improvement over last month — the worst September at the box office in 25 years — the film industry is still bracing for a 20% to 30% dip in October ticket ...

Last year, domestic box office revenue for October was a mere $55 million. That was preceded by $789 million in 2019, a record $832 million in 2018, $579 million in 2017, $659 million in 2016 and ...