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Washington - It was a dismal weekend for North American cinemas - but Liongates' Boo 2! A Madea Halloween managed to scare some life back into the box office, bagging the top spot, according to industry estimates Sunday.
Starring Tyler Perry - who also wrote, directed and produced the comedy horror sequel - Boo 2! sees Madea (Perry) and the gang head to a haunted campground, only to then have to escape monsters lurking there.
With takings of $21.7m, Boo 2! is the tenth Perry title to snatch the top spot on its opening weekend, Deadline reports.
Geostorm - another new release - took second place, but it was a disappointing opening for Warner Bros' latest offering, with earnings of $13.3m.
The sci-fi disaster thriller follows Gerard Butler as a satellite designer tasked with saving the world from an apocalyptic storm - caused by climate controlling satellites attacking the planet.
Meanwhile, Happy Death Day dropped to third place from last week's top spot - with takings plummeting from $26m to $9.3m.
Starring Jessica Rothe, the comedy horror slasher follows a college student who repeatedly relives the day she was murdered until she discovers who killed her.
Sitting in fourth was Warner Bros' Blade Runner: 2049, which halved its earnings for the second weekend running, taking $7.1m.
The sci-fi reboot features Ryan Gosling as a new Los Angeles Police Department "blade runner" charged with killing bioengineered androids known as "replicants."
After uncovering a secret that threatens society, he embarks on a search for Harrison Ford's character, a former blade runner who disappeared 30 years ago.
In at fifth was Sony's new release Only The Brave, starring Josh Brolin, with earnings of $6m.
Based on a true story, the drama tells the tale of the Granite Mountain Hotshots - a group of firefighters in Arizona - who battle to protect a town from an historic wildfire.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
The Foreigner ($5.4m)
IT ($3.5m)
The Snowman ($3.4m)
American Made ($3.1m)
