Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

In 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.

Grosses

Domestic (65.9%)
$68,947,075
Summary Details
DistributorLionsgate Films
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Opening$20,915,346
3,135 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateAug 9, 2019
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 48 min
GenresAdventure Horror Mystery
In Release145 days/20 weeks
Widest Release3,135 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Aug 9Friday1$8,781,643--3,135$2,801$8,781,6431
Aug 10Saturday3$6,904,995-21.4%-3,135$2,202$15,686,6382
Aug 11Sunday3$5,228,708-24.3%-3,135$1,667$20,915,3463
Aug 12Monday3$2,388,961-54.3%-3,135$762$23,304,3074
Aug 13Tuesday4$3,203,006+34.1%-3,135$1,021$26,507,3135
Aug 14Wednesday3$1,978,747-38.2%-3,135$631$28,486,0606
Aug 15Thursday3$1,680,724-15.1%-3,135$536$30,166,7847
Aug 16Friday5$3,014,552+79.4%-65.7%3,135$961$33,181,3368
Aug 17Saturday5$4,079,812+35.3%-40.9%3,135$1,301$37,261,1489
Aug 18Sunday5$2,913,645-28.6%-44.3%3,135$929$40,174,79310
Aug 19Monday4$1,103,901-62.1%-53.8%3,135$352$41,278,69411
Aug 20Tuesday6$1,463,147+32.5%-54.3%3,135$466$42,741,84112
Aug 21Wednesday6$931,957-36.3%-52.9%3,135$297$43,673,79813
Aug 22Thursday5$815,404-12.5%-51.5%3,135$260$44,489,20214
Aug 23Friday7$1,706,527+109.3%-43.4%2,927$583$46,195,72915
Aug 24Saturday8$2,567,538+50.5%-37.1%2,927$877$48,763,26716
Aug 25Sunday9$1,593,861-37.9%-45.3%2,827$563$50,357,12817
Aug 26Monday9$533,229-66.5%-51.7%2,827$188$50,890,35718
Aug 27Tuesday9$764,452+43.4%-47.8%2,827$270$51,654,80919
Aug 28Wednesday9$493,767-35.4%-47%2,827$174$52,148,57620
Aug 29Thursday9$471,670-4.5%-42.2%2,827$166$52,620,24621
Aug 30Friday7$1,186,604+151.6%-30.5%2,747$431$53,806,85022
Aug 31Saturday7$1,940,532+63.5%-24.4%2,747$706$55,747,38223
Sep 1Sunday7$1,871,592-3.6%+17.4%2,747$681$57,618,97424
Sep 2
Labor Day
Monday11$1,292,797-30.9%+142.4%2,747$470$58,911,77125
Sep 3Tuesday7$465,547-64%-39.1%2,747$169$59,377,31826
Sep 4Wednesday8$289,392-37.8%-41.4%2,747$105$59,666,71027
Sep 5Thursday10$159,024-45%-66.3%2,747$57$59,825,73428
Sep 6Friday10$608,920+282.9%-48.7%2,101$289$60,434,65429
Sep 7Saturday7$1,114,684+83.1%-42.6%2,101$530$61,549,33830
Sep 8Sunday11$574,324-48.5%-69.3%2,101$273$62,123,66231
Sep 9Monday10$138,104-76%-89.3%2,101$65$62,261,76632
Sep 10Tuesday10$217,318+57.4%-53.3%2,101$103$62,479,08433
Sep 11Wednesday11$144,598-33.5%-50%2,101$68$62,623,68234
Sep 12Thursday12$115,404-20.2%-27.4%2,101$54$62,739,08635
Sep 13Friday10$513,233+344.7%-15.7%1,494$343$63,252,31936
Sep 14Saturday11$811,012+58%-27.2%1,494$542$64,063,33137
Sep 15Sunday14$375,538-53.7%-34.6%1,494$251$64,438,86938
Sep 16Monday15$90,586-75.9%-34.4%1,494$60$64,529,45539
Sep 17Tuesday15$132,316+46.1%-39.1%1,494$88$64,661,77140
Sep 18Wednesday15$94,567-28.5%-34.6%1,494$63$64,756,33841
Sep 19Thursday16$73,398-22.4%-36.4%1,494$49$64,829,73642
Sep 20Friday14$247,705+237.5%-51.7%932$265$65,077,44143
Sep 21Saturday12$476,118+92.2%-41.3%932$510$65,553,55944
Sep 22Sunday15$231,675-51.3%-38.3%932$248$65,785,23445
Sep 23Monday17$56,073-75.8%-38.1%932$60$65,841,30746
Sep 24Tuesday17$79,254+41.3%-40.1%932$85$65,920,56147
Sep 25Wednesday18$55,522-29.9%-41.3%932$59$65,976,08348
Sep 26Thursday17$50,922-8.3%-30.6%932$54$66,027,00549
Sep 27Friday14$217,270+326.7%-12.3%756$287$66,244,27550
Sep 28Saturday15$382,499+76%-19.7%756$505$66,626,77451
Sep 29Sunday16$201,511-47.3%-13%756$266$66,828,28552
Sep 30Monday18$61,296-69.6%+9.3%756$81$66,889,58153
Oct 1Tuesday16$73,322+19.6%-7.5%756$96$66,962,90354
Oct 2Wednesday20$48,475-33.9%-12.7%756$64$67,011,37855
Oct 3Thursday20$29,348-39.5%-42.4%756$38$67,040,72656
Oct 4Friday16$120,246+309.7%-44.7%577$208$67,160,97257
Oct 5Saturday15$230,082+91.3%-39.8%577$398$67,391,05458
Oct 6Sunday18$121,520-47.2%-39.7%577$210$67,512,57459
Oct 7Monday18$39,337-67.6%-35.8%577$68$67,551,91160
Oct 8Tuesday17$54,982+39.8%-25%577$95$67,606,89361
Oct 9Wednesday19$43,164-21.5%-11%577$74$67,650,05762
Oct 10Thursday19$26,197-39.3%-10.7%577$45$67,676,25463
Oct 11Friday19$73,599+180.9%-38.8%346$212$67,749,85364
Oct 12Saturday19$107,464+46%-53.3%346$310$67,857,31765
Oct 13Sunday20$64,466-40%-47%346$186$67,921,78366
Oct 14
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday20$31,698-50.8%-19.4%346$91$67,953,48167
Oct 15Tuesday23$20,883-34.1%-62%346$60$67,974,36468
Oct 16Wednesday20$15,710-24.8%-63.6%346$45$67,990,07469
Oct 17Thursday25$12,230-22.2%-53.3%346$35$68,002,30470
Oct 18Friday20$40,049+227.5%-45.6%219$182$68,042,35371
Oct 19Saturday20$70,391+75.8%-34.5%219$321$68,112,74472
Oct 20Sunday23$28,206-59.9%-56.2%219$128$68,140,95073
Oct 21Monday23$10,145-64%-68%219$46$68,151,09574
Oct 22Tuesday28$10,020-1.2%-52%219$45$68,161,11575
Oct 23Wednesday26$9,196-8.2%-41.5%219$41$68,170,31176
Oct 24Thursday29$7,176-22%-41.3%219$32$68,177,48777
Oct 25Friday21$144,660+1,915.9%+261.2%219$660$68,322,14778
Oct 26Saturday19$259,089+79.1%+268.1%219$1,183$68,581,23679
Oct 27Sunday24$130,387-49.7%+362.3%219$595$68,711,62380
Oct 28Monday23$39,853-69.4%+292.8%219$181$68,751,47681
Oct 29Tuesday21$55,304+38.8%+451.9%219$252$68,806,78082
Oct 30Wednesday21$45,823-17.1%+398.3%219$209$68,852,60383
Oct 31
Halloween
Thursday15$94,472+106.2%+1,216.5%219$431$68,947,07584