US Edition'Black Phone 2' Tops North American Box Office with $26.5M
'Black Phone 2' opened with $26.5 million in North America, surpassing its predecessor despite higher production costs, Universal and Blumhouse said.
- Universal and Blumhouse's horror sequel Black Phone 2 kicked off spooky season with $26.5 million from 3,411 North American theaters, leading an otherwise sleepy domestic weekend.
- To capitalize on the original's appeal, Universal and Blumhouse spent more to bring back Ethan Hawke, raising the sequel's budget to $30 million from the first Black Phone's $18 million.
- Internationally, Black Phone 2 added $15.5 million at the international box office, pushing its global total to $42 million while earning a `B` on CinemaScore exit polls.
- October box office is down 11% from the past year, and Tron: Ares and Good Fortune earned $11 million and $6.2 million respectively, Comscore reported.
- Blumhouse has Five Nights at Freddy's 2 on the December calendar, and over the past year the studio faced duds including Wolf Man and M3GAN 2.0.
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The horror sequel “Black Phone 2” topped North America’s box office lists this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to study estimates on Sunday. Not only did it exceed the debut of 23.6 million of the original, but it is a victory that Blumhouse needed after a series of disappointments this year like “M3GAN 2.0.” Although “Black Phone 2” premiered in line with expectations, film attendance in October remains slow, with a declin…
Black Phone 2, the horror sequel that marks the return of Scott Derrickson, played by Ethan Hawke and license plate Universal and Blumhouse, debuts with 26.5 million dollars at the head of the US box office, rather feeble, of the weekend, while the season ... (ANSA)
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