This week's domestic box office tells an important story, though not as much at the top. If Sunday's numbers hold, the #1 film of the weekend is Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc , a direct sequel to an anime TV show, with over $17 million. Anime's rising presence in US theaters isn't new, and the movie also crossed the $100 million global milestone this week, so it's not too surprising to see it pop as a new release.

In second, currently by a slim margin, is Black Phone 2 at $13 million. The Blumhouse release is in its second weekend and has the benefit of being the only major horror movie released in October – though whether it can own Halloween over special re-releases of Sinners and KPop Demon Hunters remains to be seen.

Spots #3 and #4 are where things get interesting

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