Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey

Tyler Perry‘s holiday film ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ edged out ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ for the #1 spot at the box office this weekend.

According to Boxofficemojo.com, ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ grossed a weekend total of $27.6 million at 2,260 theaters.

‘Jack Reacher’ grossed $23 million at 3,780 theaters.

‘Madea Halloween’ was expected to take the #2 spot after ‘Jack Reacher’ took the early lead on Friday.

Nate Parker‘s slavery film Birth of a Nation landed at the #15 slot with a weekend gross of $925,000, for a total of $14,190,181 in ticket sales after 3 weeks in theaters.