‘A Quiet Place,’ Family Horror Picture, Topples ‘Ready Player One’

“A Quiet Place,” a horror feature starring real-life husband and wife John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, definitely made some noise in its debut weekend, dethroning Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” and handing Paramount Pictures its first box-office win since June.

The feature from Viacom Inc.’s film division took in $50.2 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters, researcher ComScore Inc. said in an email Monday. Spielberg’s adaptation of the popular dystopian story from Ernest Cline fell to second with $24.6 million, while the new Universal Pictures comedy “Blockers” opened in third place.