Refresh for latest …: Blumhouse’s Black Phone 2 dialed up a $42M start globally, including $15.5M from the international box office – the latter above The Black Phone and Sinners in the same markets.

The Universal release of the Scott Derrickson-directed Ethan Hawke-starrer is playing in 71 offshore markets, led by Mexico at $4.3M. It was No. 1 for the weekend there with a 58% share. The launch is above the first film, as well as Weapons, and more than 3x Smile 2 and Sinners .

In the UK & Ireland , $1.48M placed it at No. 2 behind Uni’s other opener, Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie . The UK bow for Black Phone 2 is 19% above the first film.

Brazil was another highlight at $1.2M, and with Saturday over-indexing as cinemagoing was boosted by cool and

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