Pre-Halloween 'Terrifier' lands atop North America box office

"Terrifier 3," from indie studio Cineverse and Icon Events, earned an estimated $18.2 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, according to Exhibitor Relations. Analyst David A. Gross called that "an outstanding opening for a third episode in an indie horror series." The slasher film has Art the Clown back to spread holiday fear -- and plenty of blood and guts -- with David Howard Thornton again playing the psychopathic harlequin. Universal and DreamWorks Animation's "The Wild Robot" placed second again...