Horror ‘Hokum’ Leads Indie Weekend With $6.4 Million, No. 5 Spot — Specialty Box Office

Neon’s Adam Scott-starring Hokum by Damian McCarthy (Oddity) debuted with $6.4 million on 1,885 screens, a nice start for the witchy tale with a $5-million budget set in a creepy Irish inn. It pulls in at no. 5 in North America behind the likes of The Devil Wears Prada 2, Michael, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Project Hail Mary, big studio films all with much wider runs.

When novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote inn in Ireland to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance force him to confront dark corners of his past. Also stars Brendan Conroy, David Wilmot, Peter Coonan, Michael Patric, Will O’Connell and Florence Ordesh.

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