Blumhouse is probably the Name in modern horror. As a studio behind the massive franchises as "paranormal activity" and singular, hits that change in the game as "exit", the house that Jason Bloom built has earned its place. However, the studio had a rocky part in the box office between 2024 and 2025, with misses far beyond the hits. As a result, it desperately needs the upcoming "black phone 2" to be a success. So, can director Scott Derikson hit gold twice?

"Black Phone 2" is currently watching the domestic debut in the range of $ 20 to $ 28 million when it opens next weekend, after Box office theory. That would be, with a wide margin, Bloomhouse's biggest opening of the year at the Five Nights of Freddie's studio bowed to $ 80 million at the box office in 2023. Freddie continued to become Blumhouse's biggest film ever with $ 297 million worldwide.

2022 "Black Phone" based on OEO Hill's story of the same nameIt opened up to $ 23.6 million on the way to significant excessive performance with $ 161.4 million worldwide, all against a very reasonable $ 18m budget. $ 71.3 million from that money comes from abroad. So, the sequel is in good shape, with those early estimates indicating that a similar hit is becoming a similar hit. And while his budget is yet to be revealed, Blumhouse has never made a movie over the $ 30 million range, and it is unlikely that the string will break here.

"Black Phone 2" once again focuses on Finn (Mason Thames), now 17 years old, who has been struggling with life after being captured by the abductor (Ethan Hawk). Meanwhile, Gwen (Madeleine McGrav) begins to receive calls in her dreams from the black phone. Resolved to solve the mystery that links her haunting visions with the Alpine Lake Winter Camp, she and Finn decides to visit the second during the bad storm. Unfortunately, it turns out that the kidnapper is waiting for them from above the grave. Yes, Trailers "Black Phone 2" clearly appeared: Grabber this time goes full Freddie Krueger.

Unable to highlight enough only How rude things are for Blumhouse in the box office of late. Even if we set disappointments from 2024, such as "imaginary" and "fear", 2025 is one disaster after another. It started with a "wolf man" ($ 35 million worldwide/$ 25 million), which failed to have exalted expectations. It has deteriorated because the "Woman's in the yard" ($ 23 million budget/budget of $ 12 million) and a drop ($ 28 million worldwide/$ 11 million) failed to bring original success for the studio.

The worst has come When “M3GAN 2.0 absolutely bombarded at the box officeTaking only $ 39 million globally against a $ 25m budget. The original was a hit with almost $ 182 million in its name. Needless to say, fair or not, it put a lot of pressure on the "black phone 2" to deliver the goods. Blumhouse can't afford another great disappointment.

The good news is that director Scott Derikson has submitted to Blumhouse. Sinister made nearly $ 90 million worldwide on a $ 3 million budget. Derickson is united with screenwriter and producer F. Robert Cargill for the sequel, making an original story that serves as a sequel to the short Hill that inspired the first film.

In addition, critics seem to be on the film's side so far. In his review of "Black Phone 2" for /filmRafael Motomayor called it a "fantastic sequel" that "explores new roads and adds the experience of the first film". It is also a de facto great horror movie of choice for Halloween season, which will help the cause. At least for a moment, this movie seems to have a good blow to the end of the cold string of Blumhouse.

"Black phone 2" hits theaters on October 17, 2025.