Blumhouse and Universal's Freaky — a twisted take on the classic body-swap pic Freaky Friday — topped the struggling North American box office with a $3.7 million weekend debut.
The movie came in on the lower end of expectations amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, resulting in theater reclosures last week in major markets including San Diego and Sacramento, and warnings from health authorities in numerous states urging consumers to stay home.
Cinemas are also shutting down again in Oregon, where a two-week lockdown for certain public-facing businesses was announced on Saturday.
That was followed Sunday by revised restrictions in Washington state and Michigan that will require theaters to close their doors for the next several.