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Universal and Blumhouse’s Black Phone 2 generated $2.6 million in Thursday previews across 2,900 theaters, narrowly trailing the original’s $3 million and mirroring Smile 2’s $2.5 million. The Scott Derrickson-directed sequel is tracking to a $20–$30 million opening, holds a 74% Rotten Tomatoes score, and cost a net $30 million. Lionsgate’s Good Fortune posted $725,000 in previews and is expected to debut under $10 million. Meanwhile, Disney’s Tron: Ares closed its first week at $43.4 million and is projected to drop about 60% in weekend two while retaining Imax and most PLFs and their showtimes.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.