Jack Black's new film, Goosebumps, dominated the box office over the weekend pulling in $23.4 million as the number one movie.
The film described by UPI as a "family-friendly fright fest" tells the story of a young teen who moves to a new city and meets the girl next door, whose father turns out to be the bestselling authour R.L. Stine, known for his Goosebumps series. The storyline seems pretty normal until it's learned that Stine comes with a bit of a secret. He keeps the books that he's written concealed and locked away because when opened, the monsters in the story escaped and entered the real world. Stine, his daughter and neighbor go on mission to get the monsters back into the books so they can be forever locked in.
During an interview with ET to promote the film, Black spoke briefly on why he chose to do the chilling movie. "The script is really funny and scary and cool and awesome, and I wanted to be a part of it. I really connected with the character, R.L. Stine," he shared.
The film was released on Friday Oct. 16 and is a bit out of character for Black's usual roles, where he takes on the role of the "funny guy." For this flick, he went a little darker according to USA Today, or in his own words - "full creep." Black spoke of his past characters, comparing them to that of Stine and reportedly stated, "I've always been snuggly, the lovable loser but, this is the first time I've gone full creep."
The 46-year-old Shallow Hal actor believes that everyone has a dark side and he had to tap into his to be able to portray this character.
The film's weekend totals beat out The Martian with $21.5 million, Bridge of Spies at number 3 with $15.4 million, Crimson Peak at number 4 with $12.8 million and Hotel Transylvania 2 at number 5 with $12.3 million, according to UPI.
