--- description: Meanwhile, 'Before I Go to Sleep' had the worst opening of Colin Firth's and Nicole Kidman's careers title: 'Ouija' and 'Nightcrawler' Take Disappointing Halloween Box Office image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3037d0a0796e9386/6987629bf887dc8fb9e87b4c/ouija.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Halloween Fails to Scare Up Business at the Box Office  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 2, 2014 6:17 PM CUT  (L to R) Pete (DOUGLAS SMITH), Laine (OLIVIA COOKE) and Sarah (ANA COTO) play the game in "Ouija", a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board. (L to R) Pete (DOUGLAS SMITH), Laine (OLIVIA COOKE) and Sarah (ANA COTO) play the game in "Ouija", a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.Photo Credit: Matt Kennedy/Unive—Copyright: ? 2014 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 2, 2014 6:17 PM CUT Halloween wasn’t so hot [at the box office this weekend](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-ouija-nightcrawler-claim-745630 "undefined"). Box office revenue was down 40 percent over last year, according to _The Hollywood Reporter_, probably because the spooky celebration fell on a Friday for the first time in six years. Those who did make it to theaters this weekend wanted a scare, however. _Ouija_ took in around $10.9 million after opening last weekend, bringing its total domestic gross to $35 million. The thriller _Nightcrawler_, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and was met with positive reviews, came in below expectations with around $10.9 million as well this weekend, according to preliminary box office numbers. Other disappointments included the 10th anniversary rerelease of _Saw_, which grossed $650,000, and the Nicole Kidman-Colin Firth thriller _Before I Go to Sleep_, which grossed only $2 million domestically — the worst opening of either actor’s careers, when inflation is taken into account. There was some good news for some in Hollywood, however: [_Gone Girl_ became David Fincher’s highest-grossing film](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-milestone-gone-girl-745580 "undefined") in North America to date this weekend. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-milestone-gone-girl-745580 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3553429/box-office-ouija-nightcrawler-halloween/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3553429/box-office-ouija-nightcrawler-halloween/"},"headline":"Halloween Fails to Scare Up Business at the Box Office","datePublished":"2014-11-02T18:17:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:10:12.758Z","description":"With no big releases, box office revenue fell 40 percent from last year's Halloween weekend","url":"https://time.com/3553429/box-office-ouija-nightcrawler-halloween/","keywords":["movies","Box-office","Colin Firth","Nicole Kidman"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3037d0a0796e9386/6987629bf887dc8fb9e87b4c/ouija.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3037d0a0796e9386/6987629bf887dc8fb9e87b4c/ouija.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Film Title: Ouija","caption":"Film Title: Ouija","creditText":"Photo Credit: Matt Kennedy/Unive—Copyright: ? 2014 Universal Studios. 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