The movie exhibition business is wrapping up one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. Studios avoided major new releases with Halloween on a Friday. Instead, several re-releases hit theaters, including “Back to the Future” for its 40th anniversary. Universal’s “Black Phone 2” and Paramount’s “Regretting You” both claimed the top spot, with “Regretting You” ultimately taking it with $8.1 million. The Netflix phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters” was also back in theaters, though it wasn't as successful as its run in August. The month’s total ticket sales are the lowest since 1998, excluding October 2020 during the pandemic.
