LINDSEY BAHR

AP Film Writer

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 Friday. Instead, there were several rereleases including "Back to the Future," which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the Netfl ix phenomenon "KPop Demon Hunters." kAmqFE 6G6? H:E9 2 E@A `_ :? H9:49 ?@ 7:=>D 62C?65 >@C6 E92? S`_ >:==:@?[ E96C6 H2D DE:== 2 3:E @7 6I4:E6>6?E 2D EH@ DEF5:@D 4=2:>65 E96 }@]` DA@E $F?52J] &?:G6CD2=VD 9@CC@C D6BF6= Qq=24< !9@?6 aQ H2D =2C86=J 6IA64E65 E@ E@A E96 492CED :? :ED E9:C5 H66<6?5 :? E962E6CD[ 2?5 E96 DEF5:@ C6A@CE65 E92E :E H2D 8@:?8 E@ 36 :? 7:CDE A=246 H:E9 2? 6DE:>2E65 Sg >:==:@?] p3@FE b_ >:?FE6D =2E6C[ !2C2>@F?E C

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