Universal has “Black Phone 2” in 3,411 North American locations for opening weekend, projecting a three-day total of $24.4 million. That’d be within pre-weekend tracking estimates and a hair ahead of the original “Black Phone,” which debuted to $23.6 million in 2022. The sequel, which sees Ethan Hawke return as a serial killer known as the Grabber, also gets a grosses boost from nabbing some premium large format auditoriums — which carry higher ticket prices — from “Tron: Ares.”
Blumhouse is looking for a box office bounce-back to end the year after fielding a disappointing 2025 slate of “Wolf Man,” “The Woman in the Yard,” “Drop…
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