Friday Box Office: ‘A Quiet Place’ Scores Huge $19 Million

It’s a great weekend to go to the movies—and people are going.

All three of this week’s major new releases are overperforming, with the John Krasinski-directed horror film A Quiet Place on top with a whopping $19 million on Friday.

That puts the critically acclaimed thriller on pace for a weekend total of $45 million or more, one of the best opening weekends ever for a horror film.

The Paramount picture came together quickly, with Krasinski rewriting the script and casting his wife Emily Blunt to star opposite himself in a thriller with a strong emotional …

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