The Black Phone

After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.

Grosses

Domestic (55.8%)
$90,123,230
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$23,633,220
3,150 theaters
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 43 min
GenresHorror Mystery Thriller
In Release196 days/28 weeks
Widest Release3,156 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jun 24Friday2$10,241,355--3,150$3,251$10,241,3551
Jun 25Saturday4$7,521,730-26.6%-3,150$2,387$17,763,0852
Jun 26Sunday4$5,870,135-22%-3,150$1,863$23,633,2203
Jun 27Monday4$3,066,385-47.8%-3,150$973$26,699,6054
Jun 28Tuesday4$3,218,650+5%-3,150$1,021$29,918,2555
Jun 29Wednesday4$2,711,800-15.7%-3,150$860$32,630,0556
Jun 30Thursday4$2,534,270-6.5%-3,150$804$35,164,3257
Jul 1Friday5$3,959,700+56.2%-61.3%3,156$1,254$39,124,0258
Jul 2Saturday5$4,517,355+14.1%-39.9%3,156$1,431$43,641,3809
Jul 3Sunday5$3,768,210-16.6%-35.8%3,156$1,193$47,409,59010
Jul 4
Independence Day
Monday5$1,915,895-49.2%-37.5%3,156$607$49,325,48511
Jul 5Tuesday5$2,060,170+7.5%-36%3,156$652$51,385,65512
Jul 6Wednesday5$1,806,950-12.3%-33.4%3,156$572$53,192,60513
Jul 7Thursday5$1,459,805-19.2%-42.4%3,156$462$54,652,41014
Jul 8Friday6$2,372,900+62.5%-40.1%2,559$927$57,025,31015
Jul 9Saturday6$3,057,885+28.9%-32.3%2,559$1,194$60,083,19516
Jul 10Sunday6$2,350,830-23.1%-37.6%2,559$918$62,434,02517
Jul 11Monday5$1,131,140-51.9%-41%2,559$442$63,565,16518
Jul 12Tuesday6$1,207,900+6.8%-41.4%2,559$472$64,773,06519
Jul 13Wednesday5$1,044,310-13.5%-42.2%2,559$408$65,817,37520
Jul 14Thursday5$918,800-12%-37.1%2,559$359$66,736,17521
Jul 15Friday7$1,629,990+77.4%-31.3%2,277$715$68,366,16522
Jul 16Saturday8$2,118,525+30%-30.7%2,277$930$70,484,69023
Jul 17Sunday7$1,623,990-23.3%-30.9%2,277$713$72,108,68024
Jul 18Monday6$812,930-49.9%-28.1%2,277$357$72,921,61025
Jul 19Tuesday7$859,105+5.7%-28.9%2,277$377$73,780,71526
Jul 20Wednesday7$739,465-13.9%-29.2%2,277$324$74,520,18027
Jul 21Thursday7$584,720-20.9%-36.4%2,277$256$75,104,90028
Jul 22Friday8$1,092,850+86.9%-33%2,055$531$76,197,75029
Jul 23Saturday8$1,400,605+28.2%-33.9%2,055$681$77,598,35530
Jul 24Sunday8$1,015,345-27.5%-37.5%2,055$494$78,613,70031
Jul 25Monday8$522,975-48.5%-35.7%2,055$254$79,136,67532
Jul 26Tuesday8$563,720+7.8%-34.4%2,055$274$79,700,39533
Jul 27Wednesday8$479,755-14.9%-35.1%2,055$233$80,180,15034
Jul 28Thursday7$439,095-8.5%-24.9%2,055$213$80,619,24535
Jul 29Friday8$769,645+75.3%-29.6%1,638$469$81,388,89036
Jul 30Saturday8$1,005,520+30.6%-28.2%1,638$613$82,394,41037
Jul 31Sunday8$724,700-27.9%-28.6%1,638$442$83,119,11038
Aug 1Monday8$362,705-50%-30.6%1,638$221$83,481,81539
Aug 2Tuesday8$386,610+6.6%-31.4%1,638$236$83,868,42540
Aug 3Wednesday8$323,600-16.3%-32.5%1,638$197$84,192,02541
Aug 4Thursday8$245,510-24.1%-44.1%1,638$149$84,437,53542
Aug 5Friday10$446,895+82%-41.9%1,197$373$84,884,43043
Aug 6Saturday10$610,445+36.6%-39.3%1,197$509$85,494,87544
Aug 7Sunday10$448,800-26.5%-38.1%1,197$374$85,943,67545
Aug 8Monday10$218,585-51.3%-39.7%1,197$182$86,162,26046
Aug 9Tuesday10$227,210+3.9%-41.2%1,197$189$86,389,47047
Aug 10Wednesday10$187,610-17.4%-42%1,197$156$86,577,08048
Aug 11Thursday11$141,360-24.7%-42.4%1,197$118$86,718,44049
Aug 12Friday15$299,850+112.1%-32.9%926$323$87,018,29050
Aug 13Saturday13$445,635+48.6%-27%926$481$87,463,92551
Aug 14Sunday13$276,690-37.9%-38.3%926$298$87,740,61552
Aug 15Monday14$115,905-58.1%-47%926$125$87,856,52053
Aug 16Tuesday14$128,345+10.7%-43.5%926$138$87,984,86554
Aug 17Wednesday15$106,855-16.7%-43%926$115$88,091,72055
Aug 18Thursday15$71,765-32.8%-49.2%926$77$88,163,48556
Aug 19Friday16$161,135+124.5%-46.3%649$248$88,324,62057
Aug 20Saturday15$250,120+55.2%-43.9%649$385$88,574,74058
Aug 21Sunday16$145,295-41.9%-47.5%649$223$88,720,03559
Aug 22Monday15$56,945-60.8%-50.9%649$87$88,776,98060
Aug 23Tuesday18$60,020+5.4%-53.2%649$92$88,837,00061
Aug 24Wednesday17$54,250-9.6%-49.2%649$83$88,891,25062
Aug 25Thursday17$40,045-26.2%-44.2%649$61$88,931,29563
Aug 26Friday20$76,800+91.8%-52.3%391$196$89,008,09564
Aug 27Saturday20$130,165+69.5%-48%391$332$89,138,26065
Aug 28Sunday20$73,795-43.3%-49.2%391$188$89,212,05566
Aug 29Monday20$25,130-65.9%-55.9%391$64$89,237,18567
Aug 30Tuesday21$30,000+19.4%-50%391$76$89,267,18568
Aug 31Wednesday21$23,925-20.2%-55.9%391$61$89,291,11069
Sep 1Thursday20$21,730-9.2%-45.7%391$55$89,312,84070
Sep 2Friday22$46,670+114.8%-39.2%253$184$89,359,51071
Sep 3Saturday22$107,220+129.7%-17.6%253$423$89,466,73072
Sep 4Sunday23$90,670-15.4%+22.9%253$358$89,557,40073
Sep 5
Labor Day
Monday25$52,700-41.9%+109.7%253$208$89,610,10074
Sep 6Tuesday23$16,435-68.8%-45.2%253$64$89,626,53575
Sep 7Wednesday24$13,935-15.2%-41.8%253$55$89,640,47076
Sep 8Thursday25$10,375-25.5%-52.3%253$41$89,650,84577
Sep 9Friday27$32,420+212.5%-30.5%185$175$89,683,26578
Sep 10Saturday26$51,190+57.9%-52.3%185$276$89,734,45579
Sep 11Sunday29$25,255-50.7%-72.1%185$136$89,759,71080
Sep 12Monday26$8,765-65.3%-83.4%185$47$89,768,47581
Sep 13Tuesday28$8,645-1.4%-47.4%185$46$89,777,12082
Sep 14Wednesday28$7,670-11.3%-45%185$41$89,784,79083
Sep 15Thursday25$6,010-21.6%-42.1%185$32$89,790,80084
Sep 16Friday31$20,765+245.5%-36%125$166$89,811,56585
Sep 17Saturday30$33,965+63.6%-33.6%125$271$89,845,53086
Sep 18Sunday34$18,750-44.8%-25.8%125$150$89,864,28087
Sep 19Monday34$6,000-68%-31.5%125$48$89,870,28088
Sep 20Tuesday35$6,620+10.3%-23.4%125$52$89,876,90089
Sep 21Wednesday34$5,445-17.7%-29%125$43$89,882,34590
Sep 22Thursday33$4,885-10.3%-18.7%125$39$89,887,23091