Box Office Ups and Downs
"," a low-budget slasher, surprisingly topped the weekend box office with $18.3 million, outshining major releases including 's "" and a film about young .
"Joker: Folie à Deux" faced a significant downturn, with its second weekend earnings plummeting by 81% to $7.1 million, marking a rare and severe drop for a superhero film.
Critiques and Political Undertones
The failure of "The Apprentice," a film about young Donald Trump, to attract audiences was notable, with it earning only $1.6 million in its opening, despite its controversial subject matter and election-year timing.
Critics and audiences alike showed little interest in "The Apprentice," possibly due to its polarizing political themes and the question of whether it would alienate both liberal and conservative viewers.