Blumhouse is back in action.

Scott Derrickson’s sequel Black Phone 2 delivered horror maestro Jason Blum a major win in opening to a better-than-expected $26.5 million domestically from 3,411 theaters and $42 million globally. The pic’s debut follows a string of misses for the banner, culminating with the pricey flop of M3GAN 2.0 earlier this year.

The Universal and Blumhouse release easily came in No. 1 after scoring solid reviews and strong audience exits, including a B CinemaScore (that’s a great grade for the horror genre). Also notable: Latinos, the most frequent moviegoers, made up the largest segment of the audience at roughly 39 percent.

Blumhouse is back in action.

Scott Derrickson’s sequel Black Phone 2 delivered horror maestro Jason Blum a major win in

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