Sony's Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc was the surprise winner of the box office this weekend, taking in $17.2 million domestically. The anime film, which already made $70 million internationally, earned an A Cinemascore from audiences and outpaced expectations. This is the second big win for anime at the box office this year after the massive $70 million opening of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle .

In second place was Black Phone 2 , which opened last weekend and was expected to repeat at the top spot, with $13.2 million. So far, it has made $48 million in North America and $80.4 million worldwide, which is great news for Blumhouse after some notable flops this year.

Newcomer Regretting You also did better than expected, slotting in third place with a $12.8 mil

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