Now playing below — a quick look at next weekend (10/17):

. Universal/Blumhouse Productions’ horror thriller BLACK PHONE 2 is opening at about 3,200 theatres.

Directed by Scott Derrickson (THE BLACK PHONE), BP2 stars Ethan Hawke, who returns as The Grabber, seeking vengeance from beyond the grave. It’s tracking best for first choice with women over 25 (six points over norm). Rotten Tomatoes critics are favorable at 81%.

The franchise’s first episode opened 6/24/22 and did $161.4M worldwide on a production budget of $18M.

. Amazon MGM Studios/Imagine Entertainment’s awards contender AFTER THE HUNT is expanding to about 1,200 theatres. It’s tracking for first choice below norm with all demos. Rotten Tomatoes critics are saying stay away at 44%.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino (CHALLENGERS), it stars Julia Roberts.

WEEKEND BOXOFFICE BUZZ – “BLACK PHONE 2”


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