in north america, "poltergeist" made $1.4 million during its thursday night showings from 2,500 theaters, and an estimated $9.4 million on its opening day. through its first three-day opening, it grossed $22.6 million from 3,240 theaters, debuting at fourth place at the box office behind "tomorrowland", "pitch perfect 2" and "". in comparison to prior horror film reboots, its opening is well below the openings of 2009's "friday the 13th" ($40.57 million), 2010's "a nightmare on elm street" ($32.9 million), 2003's "the texas chainsaw massacre" ($28.1 million), and right below 2005's "the amityville horror" ($23.5 million).