Scott Derrickson’s horror sequel Black phone 2 is now in theaters and the film has grossed $2.625 million from Thursday’s previews. Opening weekend estimates now range between $23 million and $29 million, although some projections are more conservative at $18 million.
Regardless, Black phone 2 should still claim first place nationally.
Last week’s number 1, Disney’s Tron: Aresshows no signs of rebounding after a disappointing debut, and the only other competition will come from Lionsgate. Chancestarring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen and Keke Palmer, which is expected to open with $6-8 million.
THE Black phone 2 the review embargo was lifted last night, and the film is now “certified fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 74%.
“It’s definitely a darker tone.” Derrickson spoke about his sequel in a recent interview with Movies.ie. “It’s definitely bloodier and more violent. And yes, that’s because the kids are in high school. Doing a coming-of-age horror movie in middle school is a lot different than a coming-of-age horror movie in high school. In a high school horror movie, you expect more intensity, more darkness, more blood and more violence. And this movie certainly has all of that.”
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Four years ago, 13-year-old Finn killed his captor and escaped, becoming the sole survivor of The Grabber. But true evil transcends death…and the phone rings again.
Four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke returns to the most sinister role of his career as The Grabber seeks revenge on Finn (Mason Thames) from beyond the grave by threatening Finn’s younger sister, Gwen (Madeleine McGraw). As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after captivity, stubborn 15-year-old Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake. Determined to solve the mystery and end the torment for her and her brother, Gwen persuades Finn to visit the camp during a winter storm. There, she discovers a shocking intersection between The Grabber and her own family’s history. Together, she and Finn must confront a killer who has become more powerful in death and more important to them than they could imagine.
From returning visionary writer-director Scott Derrickson, Black phone 2 is again written by Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill, based on characters created by Joe Hill. The film is produced by Jason Blum, Derrickson and Cargill. Executive producers are Joe Hill, Adam Hendricks and Ryan Turek. The cast includes Academy Award nominee Demián Bichir. (The nun, a better life) as camp supervisor, Arianna Rivas (A man who works) like his niece, Miguel Mora (The black phone) as the brother of one of The Grabber’s victims, and Jeremy Davies, returning as Finn and Gwen’s father, Terrence. Other new cast members include Maev Beaty (Beau is scared) and Graham Abbey (Under the banner of heaven).
