‘The Black Phone 2’ debuts at the top of the Brazilian box office

‘The Black Phone 2’ debuts at the top of the Brazilian box office

With an even darker plot, the sequel to the 2022 hit features the return of Ethan Hawke (Training Day) as the Kidnapper

The Black Phone 2the sequel to the global phenomenon, which grossed more than 160 million dollars in 2022, debuted at the top of the Brazilian box office. In its first weekend in theaters, the film directed by Scott Derrickson (The Entity) and with Ethan Hawke (Training Day) in the role of the villain Kidnapperraised R$6.35 million, isolating itself in first place. Check out the ranking below (via Comscore):

  1. The Black Phone 2 — R$6.35 million
  2. Tron: Ares — R$2.74 million
  3. Gabby’s Magical House: The Movie — R$2.25 million
  4. Perrengue Fashion — R$1.63 million
  5. One Battle After Another — R$703 thousand
  6. The Good Bandit — R$682 thousand
  7. The Conjuring: The Last Ritual — R$509 thousand
  8. After the Hunt — R$410 thousand
  9. Me and My Grandfather Nihonjin — R$284 thousand
  10. Demon Slayer: Infinite Castle — R$274 thousand

What is the story of The Black Phone 2?

In The Black Phone 2the plot jumps four years after the escape of Finn and the death of Kidnapper in the first film. Despite the time, the boy, played again by Mason Thames (How to Train Your Dragon) still deals with the deep trauma of the kidnapping.

Terror resurfaces when his sister Gwenlived by Madeleine McGraw (Toy Story 4) starts receiving mysterious calls in his dreams. The visions take her to a haunted winter camp, where she witnesses the spirits of new victims. Amid a heavy blizzard, the brothers will need to come together to face an evil that, even after death, has become more powerful than ever. Watch the new trailer:

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Graduated in Journalism from Universidade São Judas, in São Paulo, Henrique Nascimento He started as an intern at Veja São Paulo and worked for outlets such as SBT, Exitoína, Yahoo! Brasil and UOL before becoming coordinator of Editora Perfil’s cinema nucleus, which includes CineBuzz, Rolling Stone Brasil and Contigo.


Source: Rollingstone

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