Ron Howard’s Inferno suffered a startling defeat in its North American box-office debut, grossing an estimated $15 million from 3,575 theaters to come in behind holdover Boo! A Madea Halloween, which scared up $16.7 million from 2,299 theaters in its sophomore outing.

Heading into the weekend, it was a given that Inferno – starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones – would win the Halloween costume contest with a $20 million-$30 million opening, considering its pedigree and the fact that it was the