Following major openings like “Obsession,” “Backrooms” and “Resident Evil,” the horror genre’s 2026 box office reign shows no sign of slowing. And with Halloween right around the corner, it makes sense that momentum continued Friday as the supernatural, unnerving thriller “Other Mommy” easily claimed the top spot.
The Universal movie, produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, generated $12.6 million from 3,365 North American theaters on Friday. It’s a strong start for the Jessica Chastain-led horror, which carries an $18 million price tag.
Fellow new release “The Social Reckoning” landed in fourth place on Friday with $2.15 million from 2,606 North American theaters. The movie is expected to make $6 million domestically through the weekend.
Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to 2010’s “The Social Network” (which grossed $224 million globally and went on to win four Oscars), the corporate drama has been afflicted with mixed reviews since its premiere earlier this week; Variety’s Guy Lodge called the film “a diverting-enough, clever-enough, true-enough examination” that serves as “a reminder that ‘The Social Network’ was both Sorkin’s best writing achievement and… his least characteristic.”
