Box Office Retreat: ‘Regretting You’ Cedes Weekend Crown to ‘Black Phone 2,’ But It’s a Hollow Win

The 'Black Phone' sequel — now in its third outing — topped the worst Halloween weekend in more than three decades as domestic revenue fell to a 31-year low.

‘Regretting You’ and ‘Black Phone 2’ neck-in-neck on slow Halloween box office weekend

The movie exhibition business is wrapping up one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend.

This year's October box office was the lowest in 28 years – and Halloween was the worst weekend of the year

The past month was the worst at the box office for 28 years, with the lowest takings at the multiplex since October 1997 (excluding 2020, when the pandemic wreaked havoc on Hollywood).
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‘Regretting You,’ ‘Black Phone 2’ finish 1-2

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 ...

'Regretting You' and 'Black Phone 2' neck-in-neck on Halloween box office weekend

“Regretting You” is the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation to open in theaters since “It Ends With Us” became a runaway hit in ...

Regretting You And Black Phone 2 Are Separated By Just $100,000 In Early Weekend Box Office Numbers

A feather in its cap: it has outgrossed a number of other 2025 franchise titles globally, including Gavin O'Connor 's The Accountant 2 ($103.2 million), Akiva Schaffer's The Naked Gun ($102.1 million) ...