It was a great weekend for theaters with “Carnage” taking in $90 million domestic, a success hinted by strong VOD showings the week prior with the 2018 “Venom” (Sony). However, last week also saw the nearly unprecedented offer (on all platforms) to pre-buy the sequel on PVOD at a date unspecified. iTunes placed it at #6, even though it cannot be rented. Presume more confusion for moviegoers. Meantime, the reduced-price franchise starter is #3 at both iTunes and Google Play. “F9” (Universal/$5.99), #3 or #4 on all charts, joins “Free Guy” and “Addams” as the sole titles placing on all three.

“Free Guy” debuted on PVOD last Tuesday and dominated home viewing for the week, even holding off the day-and-date October 1 debut of the “Addams” sequel. The animated film was #2 in theaters, scoring a higher than anticipated $18 million gross along with an unknown but likely significant amount of PVOD revenue. “Free Guy” held the #6 spot in ticket sales on its eighth weekend. Focus Features Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter” (Focus/$19.99) is on PVOD after three weeks in theaters. Its initial impact was limited to a #8 spot at iTunes, but its Friday release might have kept it from placing on the full-week Vudu list or on Google Play, which is often slower to react. Director Antoine Fuqua adds Netflix to his long list of successes with “The Guilty.” With Jake Gyllenhaal taking the role of a 911 operator in this remake of a well-received Danish thriller, it’s second only to Korean phenomenon “Squid Game.” Netflix original documentary “Britney vs. Spears” took the top spot midweek, but has fallen to #5. Animated original “My Little Pony” has been in the top three all week, while last week’s #1 “The Starling” with Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd has already dropped to #8. iTunes and Google Play rank films daily by number of transactions, irrespective of revenue accrued. These are the listings for October 4. Distributors listed are current rights owners. iTunes

Google Play

Vudu

Vudu ranks by revenue, not transactions, which elevates Premium VOD titles. This list covers September 27 – October 3

Netflix Movies

Most viewed, current ranking as of Monday, October 4; originals include both Netflix-produced and Netflix-acquired titles they initially presented in the U.S.