The movie exhibition business is closing out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. Studios avoided opening any major new films with the holiday falling on a Friday. Instead, there were several re-releases including “Back to the Future,” which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the Netflix phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters.”

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The movie exhibition business is wrapping up one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend

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 month’s total ticket sales are the lowest since 1998, excluding October 2020 during the pandemic

The Netflix phenomenon “KPop

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