US Edition'Regretting You,' 'Black Phone 2' tie for first at box office
'Regretting You' and 'Black Phone 2' share the number one box office spot during a slow Halloween weekend; studios avoided major releases, marking one of the slowest Octobers in 25 years.
- On Friday, 'Regretting You' and 'Black Phone 2' tied for top box office during a sluggish Halloween weekend.
- Studios avoided opening major new films with Halloween falling on a Friday, contributing to one of the slowest Octobers in over 25 years, while exhibitors relied on re-releases like 'Back to the Future' 40th anniversary.
- The sequel returns with Finney and Gwen investigating a nightmare-linked camp, written by C. Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson, who discussed the film in interview.
- After two weeks in theaters, the film shifted toward home release options, and despite some viewing the sequel as a dampener, audiences kept it among 2025's stronger horror performers.
- Universal Pictures announced a November 4 VOD release and December 23 Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra‑HD versions, giving fans a quick path to stream or buy the film later this year.
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'Regretting You,' 'Black Phone 2' tie for first at box office
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…
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'Regretting You' and 'Black Phone 2' battle for top spot during slow Halloween box office
‘Regretting You’ movie poster (Paramount Pictures) Regretting You and Black Phone 2 were neck and neck for the top spot at the Halloween box office. As of Sunday evening, Regretting You was in the top spot with $8.1 million in its second week of release, with horror flick Black Phone 2 close behind with $8 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Coming in at #3 was last week’s box office champ, the anime film Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc wi…
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