Paramount’s “Regretting You,” the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first place in a lackluster Halloween weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.Directed by Josh Boone, the romantic drama tells the story of a mother (Allison Williams) and teenage daughter (McKenna Grace) navigating life and love after tragedy strikes.The film took in $8.1 million in its second week out, according to industry watcher Exhibitors Relations, narrowly beating Universal’s horror sequel “Black Phone 2,” which earned $8.0 million.The thriller sees Ethan Hawke’s devilish villain return to terrorize a group of youths, this time at a camp.Last week’s first place finisher — Japanese anime feature “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” — dropped to third place with $6.0 million.It tells the dark fantasy story of orphaned teenager Denji, who is killed by the yakuza but reborn by merging with his pet devil to become Chainsaw Man.In fourth place at $4.8 million was “Bugonia,” Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest collaboration with Oscar-winner Emma Stone.The apocalyptic satire, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival, follows the abduction of a high-profile CEO (Stone) by two conspiracy theorists who believe she is an alien.Fifth place went to “Back to the Future,” re-released for the film’s 40th anniversary.The top 12 films took in $44.8 million for the weekend, according to Exhibitor Relations, a 32 percent drop from the same period the previous year.Rounding out the top 10 were:”Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” ($3.8 million)”Tron: Ares,” ($2.8 million)”Stitch Ahead,” ($2.1 million)”Good Fortune,” ($1.5 million)”One Battle After Another,” ($1.2 million)
Paramount’s “Regretting You,” the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first place in a lackluster Halloween weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.Directed by Josh Boone, the romantic drama tells the story of a mother (Allison Williams) and teenage daughter (McKenna Grace) navigating life and love after tragedy strikes.The film took in $8.1 million in its second week out, according to industry watcher Exhibitors Relations, narrowly beating Universal’s horror sequel “Black Phone 2,” which earned $8.0 million.The thriller sees Ethan Hawke’s devilish villain return to terrorize a group of youths, this time at a camp.Last week’s first place finisher — Japanese anime feature “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” — dropped to third place with $6.0 million.It tells the dark fantasy story of orphaned teenager Denji, who is killed by the yakuza but reborn by merging with his pet devil to become Chainsaw Man.In fourth place at $4.8 million was “Bugonia,” Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest collaboration with Oscar-winner Emma Stone.The apocalyptic satire, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival, follows the abduction of a high-profile CEO (Stone) by two conspiracy theorists who believe she is an alien.Fifth place went to “Back to the Future,” re-released for the film’s 40th anniversary.The top 12 films took in $44.8 million for the weekend, according to Exhibitor Relations, a 32 percent drop from the same period the previous year.Rounding out the top 10 were:”Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” ($3.8 million)”Tron: Ares,” ($2.8 million)”Stitch Ahead,” ($2.1 million)”Good Fortune,” ($1.5 million)”One Battle After Another,” ($1.2 million)
