US Edition‘Regretting You’ and ‘Black Phone 2’ neck-in-neck on slow Halloween box office weekend
Universal and Blumhouse's "Black Phone 2" leads Halloween weekend with $7.6 million, while Netflix's "KPop Demon Hunters" ties for second with an estimated $6 million.
- On Oct. 30, domestic theaters earned an estimated $49 million-$53 million over Halloween weekend, capping one of the weakest Octobers in decades with totals near $425 million.
- Amid competing events, audience turnout was fragmented and weaker than usual as no major studios elected to debut a film this Halloween , while the World Series Game 7 further split attention.
- By platform, specialty expansions and reissues filled the top ten amid scarce new wide releases, with Focus Features expanding Bugonia to 2,043 theaters and earning about $4.8 million.
- Black Phone 2 is projecting a $7.6 million third weekend while totaling $61 million domestically, despite weak overall demand, as it led Halloween Friday with $2.4 million.
- With AMC on board, KPop Demon Hunters' second three-day engagement is estimated at $3.4M after a $19M debut, despite Netflix not reporting grosses.
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2 Studios Claim Weekend Title
The movie exhibition business closed out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. With the holiday falling on a Friday, studios avoided opening any major new films. Instead, there were several rereleases, including Back to the Future , which is celebrating its 40th anniversary,...
Daily Journal
'Regretting You' wins spooky slow N. American box office
Paramount's "Regretting You," the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first place in a lackluster Halloween weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The movie show business is closing one of its slower Octobers in more than 25 years with a loose Halloween weekend. Studios avoided releasing new important films because the holiday fell on Friday. Instead, there were several re-launchs, including "Back to the Future", which celebrates its 40th anniversary, and the Netflix phenomenon "KPop Demon Hunters". But even with a top 10 in which no movie won more than $10 million, there was still a littl…
Financial Post
Washington Times'Regretting You' and 'Black Phone 2' neck-in-neck on slow Halloween box office weekend
The movie exhibition business is closing out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. Studios avoided opening any major new films with the holiday falling on a Friday. Instead, there were several re-releases including "Back to the Future," which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the Netflix phenomenon "KPop Demon Hunters."
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