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Welcome to revenge week at the multiplex, served up in three different ways: bloody, screwball, and pure vigilante. With summer fading, audiences don’t seem to be in the mood for vengeance—unless it’s tied to All Hallows Eve.

1. “Halloween.” Strictly speaking, the return of Michael Myers isn’t “Halloween 9,” even though that’s what some searchers have been calling Rob Zombie’s remake. The metalhead-turned-auteur pulls in more searches than any actor in a movie opening this week. Among the cast, his wife Sheri Moon Zombie and Danielle Harris pique interest. “Halloween” should scare the box office pants off “Balls of Fury.”  Fueled by kids who can’t possibly remember the John Carpenter original (and are too young for this R-rated flick), the flick has triple the searches of “Balls.” 

2. “Balls of Fury.” This looks like a straight-to-DVD special for an all-male slumber party, given who’s checking out the kung fu ping pong parody. Two bright lights among the film’s stars are buzz-worthy Maggie Q and the indubitable Christopher Walken as a dubious Fu Manchu type. Will “Balls” revive table tennis? Possibly—the tiniest pop registered in Buzz for “ping pong” and “ping pong table.” Serve it up.

3. “Death Sentence.” Kevin Bacon returns for more connections in the Six Degrees game. (That might also explain the buzz for “kevin bacon movies“) The actor hooked up with “Saw” director James Wan in this vigilante film about a dad avenging his son’s murder. The critics like Kevin, and searches give him more attention than his film—but not quite as much for co-stars Kelly Preston and Aisha Tyler (who pulls double-duty this week with her “Balls” stint).

4. “The Nines.” Any attention for a limited release is good, but maybe bargain hunters are interested in getting three stories in one movie. Of the cast, the up-and-coming Ryan Reynolds gets the most love and comes in as the most searched male actor in a movie opening this week.