‘Black Phone 2’ scares its way to the top of the weekend box office

<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-19/M_BlackPhone2_102025.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>'Black Phone 2' poster/Courtesy of Universal Pictures</figcaption></figure><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>The lead-up to Halloween brought folks wanting a scare to the theaters.</span></p><p class=”p1″><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdR-gzFZoDk” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><em><span class=”s1″>Black Phone 2</span></em></a><span class=”s1″>, the sequel to the 2022 horror film </span><em><span class=”s1″>Black Phone,</span></em><span class=”s1″> debuted at number one at the box office this weekend, bringing in $26.5 million, according to </span><a href=”https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W42/?ref_=bo_hm_rw” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span class=”s1″>Box Office Mojo</span></a><em><span class=”s1″>.</span></em><span class=”s1″> That bested the original’s opening weekend of just over $23 million, which landed it&nbsp;a fourth place debut.</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Last weekend’s number one, </span><em><span class=”s1″>Tron: Ares</span></em><span class=”s1″>, dropped to number two, with $11.14 million, while this weekend’s other new release, the comedy </span><em><span class=”s1″>Good Fortune</span></em><span class=”s1″>, directed by <strong>Aziz Ansari</strong>, and starring Aziz, <strong>Seth Rogen</strong> and <strong>Keanu Reeves</strong>, debuted at three with $6.2 million.</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Rounding out the top five were </span><em><span class=”s1″>One Battle After Another</span></em><span class=”s1″> at four, with $4 million, and </span><em><span class=”s1″>Roofman</span></em><span class=”s1″> at five, with $3.7 million.</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Here are the top 10 films at the box office:</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>1. </span><em><span class=”s1″>Black Phone 2</span></em><span class=”s1″>&nbsp;– $26.5 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>2. </span><em><span class=”s1″>Tron: Ares</span></em><span class=”s1″> — $11.14 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>3. </span><em><span class=”s1″>Good Fortune</span></em><span class=”s1″> — $6.2 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>4. </span><em><span class=”s1″>One Battle After Another</span></em><span class=”s1″> — $4 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>5. </span><em><span class=”s1″>Roofman</span></em><span class=”s1″> — $3.7 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>6. </span><em><span class=”s1″>Truth &amp; Treason</span></em><span class=”s1″>&nbsp;– $2.7 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>7. </span><em><span class=”s1″>Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie</span></em><span class=”s1″> — $1.65 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>8. </span><em><span class=”s1″>The Conjuring: Last Rites</span></em><span class=”s1″> — $1.57 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>9. </span><em><span class=”s1″>After the Hunt</span></em><span class=”s1″> — $1.55 million</span><br><span class=”s1″>10. </span><em><span class=”s1″>Soul on Fire</span></em><span class=”s1″> — $1.3 million</span></p><div class=”raw-html-embed”><iframe width=”640″ height=”360″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/DdR-gzFZoDk” title=”Black Phone 2 | Official Trailer 2″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” referrerpolicy=”strict-origin-when-cross-origin” allowfullscreen></iframe></div><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>