‘Regretting You,’ ‘Black Phone 2’ Lead Worst Weekend of 2025

Halloween was light on the box workplace treats.

Without any new releases, in addition to the misfortune of the spooky vacation touchdown on Friday (that means households have been trick-or-treating, not visiting their local movie show), ticket sales almost floor to a halt. Revenues between Friday and Sunday have amounted to just $43 million, marking the worst weekend of the total 12 months, according to Comscore.

Another scary stat: This closes out the lowest-grossing October in 27 years with home earnings stalling at an abysmal $425 million, the poorest haul since October 1997 with $385 million, not adjusted for inflation. This ignominious document doesn’t embrace 2020 when theaters hadn’t rebounded from the pandemic.

Although Halloween is historically a moribund interval at the box workplace, October is normally the time when studios start to launch their awards hopefuls. Instead of offering a box workplace jolt, though, Oscar contenders and big-budget tentpoles alike such as Dwayne Johnson’s “The Smashing Machine,” Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt,” Disney’s “Tron: Ares,” and “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” struggled to point out indicators of life.

In a shock win, Colleen Hoover adaptation “Regretting You” rose to No. 1 with $8.1 million from 3,424 theaters in its sophomore outing. However, Universal’s “Black Phone 2” was ever-so-slightly behind with $8 million from 3,305 venues — so the final order might shift when final numbers are confirmed on Monday.

“Regretting You” declined just 41% from its debut, bringing ticket sales to $27.5 million in North America and $50 million globally against a $30 million funds. Hoover is the writer of last 12 months’s sleeper hit “It Ends With Us.” Two of her other novels, “Verity” and “Reminders of Him,” are being tailored by other studios for theatrical release in 2026.

“Black Phone 2” has grossed $61 million domestically and $104 million globally so far. The scary sequel is this 12 months’s only Blumhouse release to get wherever close to the $100 million mark, though “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” in December will try and continue the good fortunes.

In another potential photograph end, Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” re-release doubtless tied for No. 3 with Sony and Crunchyroll’s “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc,” with each movies estimating a $6 million weekend haul.

Netflix isn’t reporting grosses for “KPop Demon Hunters,” which performed 2,890 theaters over the weekend, so projections hail from rival studios and exhibitors. This is the second big-screen stint for the animated musical, which first screened theatrically in August (after turning into Netflix’s most widespread movie ever) and led in North America with roughly $18 million.

“Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc,” which topped the box workplace last weekend, has grossed $30 million in North America so far. Like many anime movies, “Chainsaw Man” has been a lot greater at the worldwide box workplace with earnings at $109 million abroad and $139 million globally.

In fifth place, “Bugonia,” the latest collaboration between director Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone, efficiently expanded nationwide with $4.8 million from 2,043 theaters. The movie, during which Stone portrays a high-powered tech CEO who’s kidnapped by two conspiracy theorists who consider she is an extraterrestrial being despatched to destroy Earth, earned a “B” grade on CinemaScore exit polls. However, that form of middling reception isn’t uncommon for a polarizing movie, as Lanthimos is wont to make. Ticket patrons have been largely youthful males, with males accounting for 61% of audiences and 24 to 34 12 months olds representing 39% of crowds.

Elsewhere, “Back to the Future” returned to theaters in honor of the movie’s fortieth anniversary and picked up a good $4.7 million from 2,105 theaters over the weekend. “The Twilight Saga” also made its method again to the big display to rejoice the twentieth anniversary of the publishing of writer Stephanie Meyer’s first novel. Theaters are playing one of the 5 “Twilight” movies each evening between Oct. 29 and Nov. 2, which have collectively accounted for roughly $3 million from 1,500 areas.

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