The magicians of “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” pulled off their biggest trick yet in the film’s opening weekend: bringing audiences back to theaters during one of the slowest box office periods in decades.

After October posted a 27-year record low (excluding the pandemic), according to The Hollywood Reporter , the third installment of the franchise delivered a welcome boost. The outlet noted that the slump wasn’t due to a lack of films but rather a failure of recent releases to connect with general audiences. “Tron: Ares” led the pack but had earned only $63.4 million domestically as of Oct. 30.

By contrast, “ Now You See Me: Now You Don’t ” opened with $21.3 million at the domestic box office and $75.5 million globally, outpacing fellow newcomer “ The Running Man ,” which reache

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