The Halloween season started loudly – the horror movie “Black Phone 2” from Universal and Blumhouse became the leader in the North American box office, collecting $ 26.5 million (about 2 billion rubles). Note ed.) first weekend. The film was released in 3,411 theaters and showed results that slightly exceeded the box office of the first part, which started with 23 million in 2022.
According to Variety, the sequel starring Ethan Hawke confirmed that audiences still love a good horror movie. But despite the strong lead, overall October box office receipts remained low, down 11% from a year ago, according to Comscore. For comparison, at the premiere of the first “Black Phone” film, the competition was much higher – then “Elvis”, “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jurassic World: Domination” were released simultaneously at the box office.
Meanwhile, the international box office of “Black Phone 2” reached 15.5 million, bringing its total box office to $42 million. Universal President Jim Orr said the film performed well thanks to word of mouth: “Blumhouse and director Scott Derrickson have created something truly scary with a great cast. That’s exactly what audiences want to see in the theater.”
Meanwhile, for Disney, Tron: Ares has yet to reach break-even: With a production budget of $180 million and a worldwide gross of $103 million, the film has yet to prove its viability.
By the way, Collider has previously compiled a rating of horror movies that received mixed reviews from film critics but deserve the attention of viewers. See the list here.
Source: People Talk
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