The Black Phone | Universal | June 24, 2022 | Profit of $67.8M

[Webslinger]

I caught it this afternoon and enjoyed it thoroughly. It's a pretty clever, atmospheric ride, and I get the sense that it's going to play very well with audiences.

[TheDude391]

Saw this the other night, it's fine. Let down after the hype and also the trailers spoiling the entire film. Was overall entertained, it was a fun time but by the second half it started to lose me a bit. Solid 6/10.

[lorddemaxus]

This was a pretty fun time. Loved the 8mm footage

[ddddeeee]

Didn't really work for me. It was competently put together but surprisingly not in the slightest bit scary. I was completely at ease the entire time, which is a bit damning when you consider the subject matter.

[Krissykins]

2 hours ago, ddddeeee said:

Didn't really work for me. It was competently put together but surprisingly not in the slightest bit scary. I was completely at ease the entire time, which is a bit damning when you consider the subject matter.

Same, I’m glad I’m not the only one lol. A few people on here now have the same feeling as me. 
 

Well made, entertaining, but absolutely no tension, thrills or scares. 

[Alex SciChannel]

 

[SLAM!]

I think this movie's brilliant. I went in knowing it wouldn't be traditional horror with jumpscares and blood and whatnot, and I definitely wasn't disappointed with what I saw. This film will probably end up as one of my favorite movies of the year.

[european1992]

This was great.

[Noctis]

Very well acted and tense film - thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Spidey Freak]

Mason Thames is a superstar in the making. Most impressive under 15 child actor performance for me since Jack Dylan Grazer in It.

[Ryan Reynolds]

wasn't expecting much , but it was great

[Ryan Reynolds]

already a rental , quick

[ThomasNicole]

PVOD available. Despite that, i think it will keep getting strong holds, pretty much all movies with good reception have good legs after digital release.

 

It should reach 71-72M by Sunday. 85M final looking good, 3.7x multiplier.

[eddyxx]

Just saw this with my female friend. We loved it. I didn’t see the trailer and only vaguely saw the tv spots, she saw neither. We were very satisfied. She gave it a 10.

Edited July 15, 2022 by eddyxx

[John Marston]

Wait this is based on a story by Stephen King’s son? Wow nepotism is one thing but to flat out just copy your dads style? 

[dudalb]

It;s pretty good, but, frankly, does nothing we have not seen before in Horror movies. I don't get the love for it some people here have.

[Eric Duncan]

 

[Eric Duncan]

https://deadline.com/2023/04/most-profitable-movies-2022-highest-return-1235324425/

 

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Great reviews (83% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and very good exits (near 90% on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak) always spell great box office when it comes to a Blumhouse release. Following Doctor Strange and his departure from that sequel, Scott Derrickson’s return to his horror origins with producer Jason Blum and leading man Ethan Hawke in this 1978-set R-rated horror tale about a masked, creepy guy in the neighborhood who’s snatching up and imprisoning kids in his basement (until they die). One young boy becomes “The Grabber’s” undoing. The movie opened in mid-June, in the wake of Top Gun: Maverick and on the same weekend as the older-skewing Baz Luhrmann biopic Elvis. Audiences answered the call to Black Phone with a $23.6 million domestic box office opening, and a 3.8x leg-out factor to more than $90M stateside in a summer filled with several delayed tentpoles from the pandemic. Global TV and streaming revenues of $100M include what Peacock pays Universal internally for the film, plus a shared Pay One window run on Amazon Prime. As is standard with Blumhouse titles, they’re made low so that everyone reaps profits in the end, with participations here for cast and Derrickson at $35M.