We are just a couple weeks away from Halloween and another horror sequel took advantage of that. It’s about as high as the numbers get this weekend as it made more than the next four films on the list combined. One of the new openers in that grouping is an unfortunate reminder of the dire state of the “R”-rated comedy in a time when we should all be looking for a laugh.

KING of the Crop: The Grabber Dials in

When Scott Derrickson’s adaptation of Joe Hill’s The Black Phone hit theaters in June of 2022, it had the 13 th best opening of the year up to that point with $23.6 million. On the same weekend as Elvis ’ $31.2 million. It went on to gross over $90 million domestic and $161 million globally. With an $18 million budget, it was second only to Smile amongst the most succes

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