The Black Phone (2022)

The Black Phone
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $90,123,230Details
International Box Office $71,318,684Details
Worldwide Box Office $161,441,914
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,923,566 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,923,566
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,633,220 (26.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,150 opening theaters/3,156 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $92,262,905

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 926 $90,123,230
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,513 $71,318,684
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,181 $161,441,914
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $90,123,230
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 342 $71,318,684
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 261 $161,441,914

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2022 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: June 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Belgium)
June 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Egypt)
June 22nd, 2022 (Wide), released as Black Phone (France)
June 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
June 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Iceland)
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Video Release: July 14th, 2022 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence, bloody images, language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2693 (cert #53351), 8/11/2021)
Running Time: 102 minutes
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Keywords: Psychological Horror, Serial Killer, Kidnap, Trapped, Escape
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Blumhouse, Crooked Highway Productions, Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 116 $12,245,265 Jul 1, 2022 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 202 $15,089,591 Jul 1, 2022 10
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 79 $23,633,220 Jun 24, 2022 3
Top 2022 Theater Average 98 $7,503 Jun 24, 2022 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2022 4 $23,633,220   3,150 $7,503   $23,633,220 1
Jul 1, 2022 5 $12,245,265 -48% 3,156 $3,880   $47,409,590 2
Jul 8, 2022 6 $7,781,615 -36% 2,559 $3,041   $62,434,025 3
Jul 15, 2022 7 $5,372,505 -31% 2,271 $2,366   $72,108,680 4
Jul 22, 2022 8 $3,508,800 -35% 2,055 $1,707   $78,613,700 5
Jul 29, 2022 8 $2,499,865 -29% 1,638 $1,526   $83,119,110 6
Aug 5, 2022 10 $1,506,140 -40% 1,197 $1,258   $85,943,675 7
Aug 12, 2022 15 $1,022,175 -32% 926 $1,104   $87,740,615 8
Aug 19, 2022 15 $556,550 -46% 649 $858   $88,720,035 9
Aug 26, 2022 - $280,760 -50% 391 $718   $89,212,055 10
Sep 2, 2022 - $244,560 -13% 253 $967   $89,557,400 11
Sep 9, 2022 - $108,865 -55% 185 $588   $89,759,710 12
Sep 16, 2022 - $73,480 -33% 125 $588   $89,864,280 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 23, 2022 P $3,000,000     2,800 $1,071   $3,000,000  
Jun 24, 2022 2 $10,241,355     3,150 $3,251   $10,241,355 1
Jun 25, 2022 4 $7,521,730 -27%   3,150 $2,388   $17,763,085 2
Jun 26, 2022 4 $5,870,135 -22%   3,150 $1,864   $23,633,220 3
Jun 27, 2022 4 $3,066,385 -48%   3,150 $973   $26,699,605 4
Jun 28, 2022 4 $3,218,650 +5%   3,150 $1,022   $29,918,255 5
Jun 29, 2022 4 $2,711,800 -16%   3,150 $861   $32,630,055 6
Jun 30, 2022 4 $2,534,270 -7%   3,150 $805   $35,164,325 7
Jul 1, 2022 5 $3,959,700 +56% -61% 3,156 $1,255   $39,124,025 8
Jul 2, 2022 5 $4,517,355 +14% -40% 3,156 $1,431   $43,641,380 9
Jul 3, 2022 5 $3,768,210 -17% -36% 3,156 $1,194   $47,409,590 10
Jul 4, 2022 5 $1,915,895 -49% -38% 3,156 $607   $49,325,485 11
Jul 5, 2022 5 $2,060,170 +8% -36% 3,156 $653   $51,385,655 12
Jul 6, 2022 5 $1,806,950 -12% -33% 3,156 $573   $53,192,605 13
Jul 7, 2022 5 $1,459,805 -19% -42% 3,156 $463   $54,652,410 14
Jul 8, 2022 6 $2,372,900 +63% -40% 2,559 $927   $57,025,310 15
Jul 9, 2022 6 $3,057,885 +29% -32% 2,559 $1,195   $60,083,195 16
Jul 10, 2022 6 $2,350,830 -23% -38% 2,559 $919   $62,434,025 17
Jul 11, 2022 5 $1,131,140 -52% -41% 2,559 $442   $63,565,165 18
Jul 12, 2022 6 $1,207,900 +7% -41% 2,559 $472   $64,773,065 19
Jul 13, 2022 5 $1,044,310 -14% -42% 2,559 $408   $65,817,375 20
Jul 14, 2022 5 $918,800 -12% -37% 2,559 $359   $66,736,175 21
Jul 15, 2022 7 $1,629,990 +77% -31% 2,271 $718   $68,366,165 22
Jul 16, 2022 8 $2,118,525 +30% -31% 2,271 $933   $70,484,690 23
Jul 17, 2022 7 $1,623,990 -23% -31% 2,271 $715   $72,108,680 24
Jul 18, 2022 6 $812,930 -50% -28% 2,271 $358   $72,921,610 25
Jul 19, 2022 7 $859,105 +6% -29% 2,271 $378   $73,780,715 26
Jul 20, 2022 7 $739,465 -14% -29% 2,271 $326   $74,520,180 27
Jul 21, 2022 7 $584,720 -21% -36% 2,271 $257   $75,104,900 28
Jul 22, 2022 8 $1,092,850 +87% -33% 2,055 $532   $76,197,750 29
Jul 23, 2022 8 $1,400,605 +28% -34% 2,055 $682   $77,598,355 30
Jul 24, 2022 8 $1,015,345 -28% -37% 2,055 $494   $78,613,700 31
Jul 25, 2022 8 $522,975 -48% -36% 2,055 $254   $79,136,675 32
Jul 26, 2022 8 $563,720 +8% -34% 2,055 $274   $79,700,395 33
Jul 27, 2022 8 $479,755 -15% -35% 2,055 $233   $80,180,150 34
Jul 28, 2022 7 $439,095 -8% -25% 2,055 $214   $80,619,245 35
Jul 29, 2022 8 $769,645 +75% -30% 1,638 $470   $81,388,890 36
Jul 30, 2022 8 $1,005,520 +31% -28% 1,638 $614   $82,394,410 37
Jul 31, 2022 8 $724,700 -28% -29% 1,638 $442   $83,119,110 38
Aug 1, 2022 8 $362,705 -50% -31% 1,638 $221   $83,481,815 39
Aug 2, 2022 8 $386,610 +7% -31% 1,638 $236   $83,868,425 40
Aug 3, 2022 8 $323,600 -16% -33% 1,638 $198   $84,192,025 41
Aug 4, 2022 8 $245,510 -24% -44% 1,638 $150   $84,437,535 42
Aug 5, 2022 10 $446,895 +82% -42% 1,197 $373   $84,884,430 43
Aug 6, 2022 10 $610,445 +37% -39% 1,197 $510   $85,494,875 44
Aug 7, 2022 10 $448,800 -26% -38% 1,197 $375   $85,943,675 45
Aug 8, 2022 10 $218,585 -51% -40% 1,197 $183   $86,162,260 46
Aug 9, 2022 10 $227,210 +4% -41% 1,197 $190   $86,389,470 47
Aug 10, 2022 10 $187,610 -17% -42% 1,197 $157   $86,577,080 48
Aug 11, 2022 11 $141,360 -25% -42% 1,197 $118   $86,718,440 49
Aug 12, 2022 15 $299,850 +112% -33% 926 $324   $87,018,290 50
Aug 13, 2022 13 $445,635 +49% -27% 926 $481   $87,463,925 51
Aug 14, 2022 13 $276,690 -38% -38% 926 $299   $87,740,615 52
Aug 15, 2022 14 $115,905 -58% -47% 926 $125   $87,856,520 53
Aug 16, 2022 14 $128,345 +11% -44% 926 $139   $87,984,865 54
Aug 17, 2022 15 $106,855 -17% -43% 926 $115   $88,091,720 55
Aug 18, 2022 15 $71,765 -33% -49% 926 $78   $88,163,485 56
Aug 19, 2022 - $161,135 +125% -46% 649 $248   $88,324,620 57
Aug 20, 2022 15 $250,120 +55% -44% 649 $385   $88,574,740 58
Aug 21, 2022 - $145,295 -42% -47% 649 $224   $88,720,035 59
Aug 22, 2022 15 $56,945 -61% -51% 649 $88   $88,776,980 60
Aug 23, 2022 - $60,020 +5% -53% 649 $92   $88,837,000 61
Aug 24, 2022 - $54,250 -10% -49% 649 $84   $88,891,250 62
Aug 25, 2022 - $40,045 -26% -44% 649 $62   $88,931,295 63
Aug 26, 2022 - $76,800 +92% -52% 391 $196   $89,008,095 64
Aug 27, 2022 - $130,165 +69% -48% 391 $333   $89,138,260 65
Aug 28, 2022 - $73,795 -43% -49% 391 $189   $89,212,055 66
Aug 29, 2022 - $25,130 -66% -56% 391 $64   $89,237,185 67
Aug 30, 2022 - $30,000 +19% -50% 391 $77   $89,267,185 68
Aug 31, 2022 - $23,925 -20% -56% 391 $61   $89,291,110 69
Sep 1, 2022 - $21,730 -9% -46% 391 $56   $89,312,840 70
Sep 2, 2022 - $46,670 +115% -39% 253 $184   $89,359,510 71
Sep 3, 2022 - $107,220 +130% -18% 253 $424   $89,466,730 72
Sep 4, 2022 - $90,670 -15% +23% 253 $358   $89,557,400 73
Sep 5, 2022 - $52,700 -42% +110% 253 $208   $89,610,100 74
Sep 6, 2022 - $16,435 -69% -45% 253 $65   $89,626,535 75
Sep 7, 2022 - $13,935 -15% -42% 253 $55   $89,640,470 76
Sep 8, 2022 - $10,375 -26% -52% 253 $41   $89,650,845 77
Sep 9, 2022 - $32,420 +212% -31% 185 $175   $89,683,265 78
Sep 10, 2022 - $51,190 +58% -52% 185 $277   $89,734,455 79
Sep 11, 2022 - $25,255 -51% -72% 185 $137   $89,759,710 80
Sep 12, 2022 - $8,765 -65% -83% 185 $47   $89,768,475 81
Sep 13, 2022 - $8,645 -1% -47% 185 $47   $89,777,120 82
Sep 14, 2022 - $7,670 -11% -45% 185 $41   $89,784,790 83
Sep 15, 2022 - $6,010 -22% -42% 185 $32   $89,790,800 84
Sep 16, 2022 - $20,765 +246% -36% 125 $166   $89,811,565 85
Sep 17, 2022 - $33,965 +64% -34% 125 $272   $89,845,530 86
Sep 18, 2022 - $18,750 -45% -26% 125 $150   $89,864,280 87
Sep 19, 2022 - $6,000 -68% -32% 125 $48   $89,870,280 88
Sep 20, 2022 - $6,620 +10% -23% 125 $53   $89,876,900 89
Sep 21, 2022 - $5,445 -18% -29% 125 $44   $89,882,345 90
Sep 22, 2022 - $4,885 -10% -19% 125 $39   $89,887,230 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2022 4 $35,164,325   3,150 $11,163   $35,164,325 1
Jul 1, 2022 5 $19,488,085 -45% 3,156 $6,175   $54,652,410 2
Jul 8, 2022 6 $12,083,765 -38% 2,559 $4,722   $66,736,175 3
Jul 15, 2022 7 $8,368,725 -31% 2,271 $3,685   $75,104,900 4
Jul 22, 2022 8 $5,514,345 -34% 2,055 $2,683   $80,619,245 5
Jul 29, 2022 8 $3,818,290 -31% 1,638 $2,331   $84,437,535 6
Aug 5, 2022 10 $2,280,905 -40% 1,197 $1,906   $86,718,440 7
Aug 12, 2022 15 $1,445,045 -37% 926 $1,561   $88,163,485 8
Aug 19, 2022 15 $767,810 -47% 649 $1,183   $88,931,295 9
Aug 26, 2022 - $381,545 -50% 391 $976   $89,312,840 10
Sep 2, 2022 - $338,005 -11% 253 $1,336   $89,650,845 11
Sep 9, 2022 - $139,955 -59% 185 $757   $89,790,800 12
Sep 16, 2022 - $96,430 -31% 125 $771   $89,887,230 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Albania 6/23/2022 $0 0 2 2 $5,474 8/3/2022
Argentina 6/23/2022 $358,000 210 210 776 $2,456,517 11/13/2022
Australia 6/24/2022 $0 0 300 1,548 $3,924,044 8/23/2023
Austria 6/24/2022 $0 0 34 152 $451,112 11/3/2022
Azerbaijan 7/21/2022 $11,821 0 0 0 $42,965 9/2/2022
Belgium 6/22/2022 $160,000 51 51 231 $854,218 10/14/2022
Bolivia 6/23/2022 $0 0 4 5 $105,681 8/3/2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6/23/2022 $0 0 2 7 $12,438 11/3/2022
Brazil 7/21/2022 $1,274,217 602 624 3,055 $4,304,517 10/21/2022
Bulgaria 6/24/2022 $0 0 14 43 $115,256 9/14/2022
Central America 7/21/2022 $373,247 145 145 456 $922,880 11/3/2022
Chile 7/21/2022 $198,298 77 77 396 $859,565 11/3/2022
Colombia 7/21/2022 $456,706 213 213 763 $1,237,956 9/22/2022
Croatia 6/23/2022 $0 0 13 36 $83,488 11/3/2022
Cyprus 6/23/2022 $0 0 7 30 $31,440 9/2/2022
Czech Republic 7/15/2022 $97,724 126 126 330 $393,928 9/28/2022
Denmark 6/24/2022 $0 0 31 91 $329,080 10/21/2022
Ecuador 6/23/2022 $0 0 35 79 $470,099 9/2/2022
Egypt 6/22/2022 $0 0 6 14 $178,479 8/24/2022
Estonia 7/1/2022 $28,000 19 19 52 $111,258 11/3/2022
Finland 6/24/2022 $0 0 73 409 $429,040 11/23/2022
France 6/22/2022 $812,000 301 307 1,394 $3,055,078 9/2/2022
Germany 6/23/2022 $511,000 313 313 2,479 $3,010,077 10/26/2022
Greece 6/23/2022 $0 0 0 0 $347,494 9/22/2022
Hong Kong 6/22/2022 $0 0 7 11 $242,861 8/10/2022
Hungary 6/23/2022 $0 0 31 104 $417,272 9/28/2022
Iceland 6/22/2022 $0 0 2 7 $75,180 8/17/2022
India 6/24/2022 $0 0 1 3 $118,919 8/10/2022
Indonesia 6/23/2022 $343,000 310 310 310 $559,950 7/21/2022
Israel 6/23/2022 $230,000 30 30 130 $776,251 10/5/2022
Italy 6/23/2022 $240,486 0 8 9 $764,232 9/2/2022
Japan 7/1/2022 $159,000 75 75 128 $526,855 8/24/2022
Kazakhstan 7/21/2022 $58,189 0 87 191 $271,659 9/14/2022
Latvia 7/4/2022 $0 0 7 29 $92,308 9/14/2022
Lebanon 6/23/2022 $0 0 4 10 $594,539 8/24/2022
Lithuania 6/24/2022 $0 0 6 14 $92,595 11/13/2022
Malaysia 6/23/2022 $0 0 4 10 $256,169 8/10/2022
Mexico 6/23/2022 $3,039,796 0 409 850 $16,596,407 1/11/2023
Middle East Region 6/23/2022 $0 0 31 61 $2,306,011 9/14/2022
Mongolia 6/24/2022 $0 0 3 6 $28,018 8/10/2022
Netherlands 7/28/2022 $210,894 86 86 521 $1,067,170 10/21/2022
New Zealand 7/21/2022 $81,927 70 72 283 $256,732 11/7/2022
Norway 6/24/2022 $0 0 46 133 $458,440 9/22/2022
Others Middle East 6/24/2022 $728,000 75 75 75 $728,000 6/26/2022
Paraguay 7/21/2022 $13,399 16 16 37 $28,286 8/24/2022
Peru 7/21/2022 $250,253 108 108 328 $789,074 9/21/2022
Philippines 7/21/2022 $101,634 154 154 181 $133,265 8/3/2022
Poland 6/24/2022 $0 0 87 354 $1,051,803 11/3/2022
Portugal 6/23/2022 $62,102 61 61 244 $321,330 10/5/2022
Romania 6/24/2022 $85,472 79 79 422 $475,691 5/3/2023
Russia (CIS) 7/21/2022 $91,202 132 132 247 $34,795 9/14/2022
Saudi Arabia 6/24/2022 $749,000 55 55 153 $3,320,000 7/18/2022
Serbia / Others Balkans 6/23/2022 $0 0 11 11 $165,000 8/16/2022
Serbia and Montenegro 6/23/2022 $0 0 22 70 $107,221 11/3/2022
Singapore 7/21/2022 $66,656 34 34 92 $145,586 9/8/2022
Slovakia 7/14/2022 $69,806 68 68 213 $246,118 9/22/2022
Slovenia 6/23/2022 $0 0 5 16 $45,194 10/14/2022
South Africa 9/16/2022 $12,430 29 29 77 $39,889 10/26/2022
South Korea 9/7/2022 $249,802 488 488 820 $788,940 11/13/2022
Spain 6/24/2022 $677,000 286 287 1,942 $3,303,884 11/3/2022
Sweden 6/24/2022 $0 0 44 232 $743,344 11/3/2022
Switzerland 6/22/2022 $0 0 17 105 $444,016 11/30/2022
Taiwan 7/1/2022 $90,000 93 93 134 $265,315 8/17/2022
Thailand 7/13/2022 $138,000 190 190 368 $266,486 8/17/2022
Trinidad 6/23/2022 $0 0 4 11 $84,425 8/17/2022
Turkey 6/24/2022 $8,671 110 110 335 $179,879 9/2/2022
Ukraine 6/30/2022 $42,000 138 138 222 $167,684 9/2/2022
United Arab Emirates 6/23/2022 $531,000 60 60 135 $1,478,466 11/3/2022
United Kingdom 6/24/2022 $1,698,999 498 498 2,444 $5,605,150 9/28/2022
Uruguay 6/23/2022 $0 0 11 24 $189,519 9/21/2022
Venezuela 7/21/2022 $0 0 0 0 $241,726 11/3/2022
Vietnam 6/24/2022 $566,000 204 204 204 $694,946 7/21/2022
 
International Total$71,318,684 8/23/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 21, 2022314,054 14,054$300,334$300,3346
Aug 28, 2022310,160-28% 24,214$215,900$516,2347
Sep 4, 202297,625-25% 31,839$161,879$678,1138
Sep 11, 2022144,711-38% 36,550$98,177$776,2909

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 21, 2022320,931 20,931$555,299$555,2996
Aug 28, 202259,744-53% 30,675$258,508$813,8077
Sep 4, 202276,926-29% 37,601$180,769$994,5768
Sep 11, 2022145,060-27% 42,661$130,194$1,124,7709
Sep 18, 2022193,241-36% 45,902$81,511$1,206,28110

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Leading Cast

Ethan Hawke    The Grabber

Supporting Cast

Mason Thames    Finney Shaw
Madeleine McGraw    Gwen Shaw
James Ransone    Max
Jeremy Davies    Terrence
E. Roger Mitchell    Detective Wright
Brady Ryan    Matt
J. Gaven Wilde    Moose
Michael Banks Repeta    Griffin
Robert Fortunato    Police Officer #2

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Scott Derrickson    Director
Scott Derrickson    Screenwriter
C. Robert Cargill    Screenwriter
Joe Hill    Story based on the short story by
Scott Derrickson    Producer
C. Robert Cargill    Producer
Jason Blum    Producer
Christopher H. Warner    Executive Producer
Ryan Turek    Executive Producer
Brett Jutkiewicz    Director of Photography
Patti Podesta    Production Designer
Amy Andrews    Costume Designer
Frederic Thoraval    Editor
Mark Korven    Composer

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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,633,220 (26.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,150 opening theaters/3,156 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $92,262,905

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 926 $90,123,230
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,513 $71,318,684
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,181 $161,441,914
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $90,123,230
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 342 $71,318,684
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 261 $161,441,914

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2022 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: June 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Belgium)
June 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Egypt)
June 22nd, 2022 (Wide), released as Black Phone (France)
June 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
June 22nd, 2022 (Wide) (Iceland)
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Video Release: July 14th, 2022 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence, bloody images, language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2693 (cert #53351), 8/11/2021)
Running Time: 102 minutes
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Keywords: Psychological Horror, Serial Killer, Kidnap, Trapped, Escape
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Blumhouse, Crooked Highway Productions, Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 116 $12,245,265 Jul 1, 2022 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 202 $15,089,591 Jul 1, 2022 10
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 79 $23,633,220 Jun 24, 2022 3
Top 2022 Theater Average 98 $7,503 Jun 24, 2022 3

Leading Cast

Ethan Hawke    The Grabber

Supporting Cast

Mason Thames    Finney Shaw
Madeleine McGraw    Gwen Shaw
James Ransone    Max
Jeremy Davies    Terrence
E. Roger Mitchell    Detective Wright
Brady Ryan    Matt
J. Gaven Wilde    Moose
Michael Banks Repeta    Griffin
Robert Fortunato    Police Officer #2

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Scott Derrickson    Director
Scott Derrickson    Screenwriter
C. Robert Cargill    Screenwriter
Joe Hill    Story based on the short story by
Scott Derrickson    Producer
C. Robert Cargill    Producer
Jason Blum    Producer
Christopher H. Warner    Executive Producer
Ryan Turek    Executive Producer
Brett Jutkiewicz    Director of Photography
Patti Podesta    Production Designer
Amy Andrews    Costume Designer
Frederic Thoraval    Editor
Mark Korven    Composer

Weekend predictions: three-way race to top the chart

June 24th, 2022

Elvis

A remarkable pile-up of films will top the box office chart this weekend, with five of them likely to earn more than $20 million over three days, and three in with a shot at coming out top. If it does happen, this would be the seventh time five films have earned over $20 million in a weekend. Life of Pi holds the record for the high-grossing fifth-placed film with $22.45 million over the weekend of November 23, 2012. That record looks in danger this weekend. But which of Elvis, Jurassic World: Dominion and Top Gun: Maverick does our model think will win the weekend? Read on to find out. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2022 4 $23,633,220   3,150 $7,503   $23,633,220 1
Jul 1, 2022 5 $12,245,265 -48% 3,156 $3,880   $47,409,590 2
Jul 8, 2022 6 $7,781,615 -36% 2,559 $3,041   $62,434,025 3
Jul 15, 2022 7 $5,372,505 -31% 2,271 $2,366   $72,108,680 4
Jul 22, 2022 8 $3,508,800 -35% 2,055 $1,707   $78,613,700 5
Jul 29, 2022 8 $2,499,865 -29% 1,638 $1,526   $83,119,110 6
Aug 5, 2022 10 $1,506,140 -40% 1,197 $1,258   $85,943,675 7
Aug 12, 2022 15 $1,022,175 -32% 926 $1,104   $87,740,615 8
Aug 19, 2022 15 $556,550 -46% 649 $858   $88,720,035 9
Aug 26, 2022 - $280,760 -50% 391 $718   $89,212,055 10
Sep 2, 2022 - $244,560 -13% 253 $967   $89,557,400 11
Sep 9, 2022 - $108,865 -55% 185 $588   $89,759,710 12
Sep 16, 2022 - $73,480 -33% 125 $588   $89,864,280 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 23, 2022 P $3,000,000     2,800 $1,071   $3,000,000  
Jun 24, 2022 2 $10,241,355     3,150 $3,251   $10,241,355 1
Jun 25, 2022 4 $7,521,730 -27%   3,150 $2,388   $17,763,085 2
Jun 26, 2022 4 $5,870,135 -22%   3,150 $1,864   $23,633,220 3
Jun 27, 2022 4 $3,066,385 -48%   3,150 $973   $26,699,605 4
Jun 28, 2022 4 $3,218,650 +5%   3,150 $1,022   $29,918,255 5
Jun 29, 2022 4 $2,711,800 -16%   3,150 $861   $32,630,055 6
Jun 30, 2022 4 $2,534,270 -7%   3,150 $805   $35,164,325 7
Jul 1, 2022 5 $3,959,700 +56% -61% 3,156 $1,255   $39,124,025 8
Jul 2, 2022 5 $4,517,355 +14% -40% 3,156 $1,431   $43,641,380 9
Jul 3, 2022 5 $3,768,210 -17% -36% 3,156 $1,194   $47,409,590 10
Jul 4, 2022 5 $1,915,895 -49% -38% 3,156 $607   $49,325,485 11
Jul 5, 2022 5 $2,060,170 +8% -36% 3,156 $653   $51,385,655 12
Jul 6, 2022 5 $1,806,950 -12% -33% 3,156 $573   $53,192,605 13
Jul 7, 2022 5 $1,459,805 -19% -42% 3,156 $463   $54,652,410 14
Jul 8, 2022 6 $2,372,900 +63% -40% 2,559 $927   $57,025,310 15
Jul 9, 2022 6 $3,057,885 +29% -32% 2,559 $1,195   $60,083,195 16
Jul 10, 2022 6 $2,350,830 -23% -38% 2,559 $919   $62,434,025 17
Jul 11, 2022 5 $1,131,140 -52% -41% 2,559 $442   $63,565,165 18
Jul 12, 2022 6 $1,207,900 +7% -41% 2,559 $472   $64,773,065 19
Jul 13, 2022 5 $1,044,310 -14% -42% 2,559 $408   $65,817,375 20
Jul 14, 2022 5 $918,800 -12% -37% 2,559 $359   $66,736,175 21
Jul 15, 2022 7 $1,629,990 +77% -31% 2,271 $718   $68,366,165 22
Jul 16, 2022 8 $2,118,525 +30% -31% 2,271 $933   $70,484,690 23
Jul 17, 2022 7 $1,623,990 -23% -31% 2,271 $715   $72,108,680 24
Jul 18, 2022 6 $812,930 -50% -28% 2,271 $358   $72,921,610 25
Jul 19, 2022 7 $859,105 +6% -29% 2,271 $378   $73,780,715 26
Jul 20, 2022 7 $739,465 -14% -29% 2,271 $326   $74,520,180 27
Jul 21, 2022 7 $584,720 -21% -36% 2,271 $257   $75,104,900 28
Jul 22, 2022 8 $1,092,850 +87% -33% 2,055 $532   $76,197,750 29
Jul 23, 2022 8 $1,400,605 +28% -34% 2,055 $682   $77,598,355 30
Jul 24, 2022 8 $1,015,345 -28% -37% 2,055 $494   $78,613,700 31
Jul 25, 2022 8 $522,975 -48% -36% 2,055 $254   $79,136,675 32
Jul 26, 2022 8 $563,720 +8% -34% 2,055 $274   $79,700,395 33
Jul 27, 2022 8 $479,755 -15% -35% 2,055 $233   $80,180,150 34
Jul 28, 2022 7 $439,095 -8% -25% 2,055 $214   $80,619,245 35
Jul 29, 2022 8 $769,645 +75% -30% 1,638 $470   $81,388,890 36
Jul 30, 2022 8 $1,005,520 +31% -28% 1,638 $614   $82,394,410 37
Jul 31, 2022 8 $724,700 -28% -29% 1,638 $442   $83,119,110 38
Aug 1, 2022 8 $362,705 -50% -31% 1,638 $221   $83,481,815 39
Aug 2, 2022 8 $386,610 +7% -31% 1,638 $236   $83,868,425 40
Aug 3, 2022 8 $323,600 -16% -33% 1,638 $198   $84,192,025 41
Aug 4, 2022 8 $245,510 -24% -44% 1,638 $150   $84,437,535 42
Aug 5, 2022 10 $446,895 +82% -42% 1,197 $373   $84,884,430 43
Aug 6, 2022 10 $610,445 +37% -39% 1,197 $510   $85,494,875 44
Aug 7, 2022 10 $448,800 -26% -38% 1,197 $375   $85,943,675 45
Aug 8, 2022 10 $218,585 -51% -40% 1,197 $183   $86,162,260 46
Aug 9, 2022 10 $227,210 +4% -41% 1,197 $190   $86,389,470 47
Aug 10, 2022 10 $187,610 -17% -42% 1,197 $157   $86,577,080 48
Aug 11, 2022 11 $141,360 -25% -42% 1,197 $118   $86,718,440 49
Aug 12, 2022 15 $299,850 +112% -33% 926 $324   $87,018,290 50
Aug 13, 2022 13 $445,635 +49% -27% 926 $481   $87,463,925 51
Aug 14, 2022 13 $276,690 -38% -38% 926 $299   $87,740,615 52
Aug 15, 2022 14 $115,905 -58% -47% 926 $125   $87,856,520 53
Aug 16, 2022 14 $128,345 +11% -44% 926 $139   $87,984,865 54
Aug 17, 2022 15 $106,855 -17% -43% 926 $115   $88,091,720 55
Aug 18, 2022 15 $71,765 -33% -49% 926 $78   $88,163,485 56
Aug 19, 2022 - $161,135 +125% -46% 649 $248   $88,324,620 57
Aug 20, 2022 15 $250,120 +55% -44% 649 $385   $88,574,740 58
Aug 21, 2022 - $145,295 -42% -47% 649 $224   $88,720,035 59
Aug 22, 2022 15 $56,945 -61% -51% 649 $88   $88,776,980 60
Aug 23, 2022 - $60,020 +5% -53% 649 $92   $88,837,000 61
Aug 24, 2022 - $54,250 -10% -49% 649 $84   $88,891,250 62
Aug 25, 2022 - $40,045 -26% -44% 649 $62   $88,931,295 63
Aug 26, 2022 - $76,800 +92% -52% 391 $196   $89,008,095 64
Aug 27, 2022 - $130,165 +69% -48% 391 $333   $89,138,260 65
Aug 28, 2022 - $73,795 -43% -49% 391 $189   $89,212,055 66
Aug 29, 2022 - $25,130 -66% -56% 391 $64   $89,237,185 67
Aug 30, 2022 - $30,000 +19% -50% 391 $77   $89,267,185 68
Aug 31, 2022 - $23,925 -20% -56% 391 $61   $89,291,110 69
Sep 1, 2022 - $21,730 -9% -46% 391 $56   $89,312,840 70
Sep 2, 2022 - $46,670 +115% -39% 253 $184   $89,359,510 71
Sep 3, 2022 - $107,220 +130% -18% 253 $424   $89,466,730 72
Sep 4, 2022 - $90,670 -15% +23% 253 $358   $89,557,400 73
Sep 5, 2022 - $52,700 -42% +110% 253 $208   $89,610,100 74
Sep 6, 2022 - $16,435 -69% -45% 253 $65   $89,626,535 75
Sep 7, 2022 - $13,935 -15% -42% 253 $55   $89,640,470 76
Sep 8, 2022 - $10,375 -26% -52% 253 $41   $89,650,845 77
Sep 9, 2022 - $32,420 +212% -31% 185 $175   $89,683,265 78
Sep 10, 2022 - $51,190 +58% -52% 185 $277   $89,734,455 79
Sep 11, 2022 - $25,255 -51% -72% 185 $137   $89,759,710 80
Sep 12, 2022 - $8,765 -65% -83% 185 $47   $89,768,475 81
Sep 13, 2022 - $8,645 -1% -47% 185 $47   $89,777,120 82
Sep 14, 2022 - $7,670 -11% -45% 185 $41   $89,784,790 83
Sep 15, 2022 - $6,010 -22% -42% 185 $32   $89,790,800 84
Sep 16, 2022 - $20,765 +246% -36% 125 $166   $89,811,565 85
Sep 17, 2022 - $33,965 +64% -34% 125 $272   $89,845,530 86
Sep 18, 2022 - $18,750 -45% -26% 125 $150   $89,864,280 87
Sep 19, 2022 - $6,000 -68% -32% 125 $48   $89,870,280 88
Sep 20, 2022 - $6,620 +10% -23% 125 $53   $89,876,900 89
Sep 21, 2022 - $5,445 -18% -29% 125 $44   $89,882,345 90
Sep 22, 2022 - $4,885 -10% -19% 125 $39   $89,887,230 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2022 4 $35,164,325   3,150 $11,163   $35,164,325 1
Jul 1, 2022 5 $19,488,085 -45% 3,156 $6,175   $54,652,410 2
Jul 8, 2022 6 $12,083,765 -38% 2,559 $4,722   $66,736,175 3
Jul 15, 2022 7 $8,368,725 -31% 2,271 $3,685   $75,104,900 4
Jul 22, 2022 8 $5,514,345 -34% 2,055 $2,683   $80,619,245 5
Jul 29, 2022 8 $3,818,290 -31% 1,638 $2,331   $84,437,535 6
Aug 5, 2022 10 $2,280,905 -40% 1,197 $1,906   $86,718,440 7
Aug 12, 2022 15 $1,445,045 -37% 926 $1,561   $88,163,485 8
Aug 19, 2022 15 $767,810 -47% 649 $1,183   $88,931,295 9
Aug 26, 2022 - $381,545 -50% 391 $976   $89,312,840 10
Sep 2, 2022 - $338,005 -11% 253 $1,336   $89,650,845 11
Sep 9, 2022 - $139,955 -59% 185 $757   $89,790,800 12
Sep 16, 2022 - $96,430 -31% 125 $771   $89,887,230 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Albania 6/23/2022 $0 0 2 2 $5,474 8/3/2022
Argentina 6/23/2022 $358,000 210 210 776 $2,456,517 11/13/2022
Australia 6/24/2022 $0 0 300 1,548 $3,924,044 8/23/2023
Austria 6/24/2022 $0 0 34 152 $451,112 11/3/2022
Azerbaijan 7/21/2022 $11,821 0 0 0 $42,965 9/2/2022
Belgium 6/22/2022 $160,000 51 51 231 $854,218 10/14/2022
Bolivia 6/23/2022 $0 0 4 5 $105,681 8/3/2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6/23/2022 $0 0 2 7 $12,438 11/3/2022
Brazil 7/21/2022 $1,274,217 602 624 3,055 $4,304,517 10/21/2022
Bulgaria 6/24/2022 $0 0 14 43 $115,256 9/14/2022
Central America 7/21/2022 $373,247 145 145 456 $922,880 11/3/2022
Chile 7/21/2022 $198,298 77 77 396 $859,565 11/3/2022
Colombia 7/21/2022 $456,706 213 213 763 $1,237,956 9/22/2022
Croatia 6/23/2022 $0 0 13 36 $83,488 11/3/2022
Cyprus 6/23/2022 $0 0 7 30 $31,440 9/2/2022
Czech Republic 7/15/2022 $97,724 126 126 330 $393,928 9/28/2022
Denmark 6/24/2022 $0 0 31 91 $329,080 10/21/2022
Ecuador 6/23/2022 $0 0 35 79 $470,099 9/2/2022
Egypt 6/22/2022 $0 0 6 14 $178,479 8/24/2022
Estonia 7/1/2022 $28,000 19 19 52 $111,258 11/3/2022
Finland 6/24/2022 $0 0 73 409 $429,040 11/23/2022
France 6/22/2022 $812,000 301 307 1,394 $3,055,078 9/2/2022
Germany 6/23/2022 $511,000 313 313 2,479 $3,010,077 10/26/2022
Greece 6/23/2022 $0 0 0 0 $347,494 9/22/2022
Hong Kong 6/22/2022 $0 0 7 11 $242,861 8/10/2022
Hungary 6/23/2022 $0 0 31 104 $417,272 9/28/2022
Iceland 6/22/2022 $0 0 2 7 $75,180 8/17/2022
India 6/24/2022 $0 0 1 3 $118,919 8/10/2022
Indonesia 6/23/2022 $343,000 310 310 310 $559,950 7/21/2022
Israel 6/23/2022 $230,000 30 30 130 $776,251 10/5/2022
Italy 6/23/2022 $240,486 0 8 9 $764,232 9/2/2022
Japan 7/1/2022 $159,000 75 75 128 $526,855 8/24/2022
Kazakhstan 7/21/2022 $58,189 0 87 191 $271,659 9/14/2022
Latvia 7/4/2022 $0 0 7 29 $92,308 9/14/2022
Lebanon 6/23/2022 $0 0 4 10 $594,539 8/24/2022
Lithuania 6/24/2022 $0 0 6 14 $92,595 11/13/2022
Malaysia 6/23/2022 $0 0 4 10 $256,169 8/10/2022
Mexico 6/23/2022 $3,039,796 0 409 850 $16,596,407 1/11/2023
Middle East Region 6/23/2022 $0 0 31 61 $2,306,011 9/14/2022
Mongolia 6/24/2022 $0 0 3 6 $28,018 8/10/2022
Netherlands 7/28/2022 $210,894 86 86 521 $1,067,170 10/21/2022
New Zealand 7/21/2022 $81,927 70 72 283 $256,732 11/7/2022
Norway 6/24/2022 $0 0 46 133 $458,440 9/22/2022
Others Middle East 6/24/2022 $728,000 75 75 75 $728,000 6/26/2022
Paraguay 7/21/2022 $13,399 16 16 37 $28,286 8/24/2022
Peru 7/21/2022 $250,253 108 108 328 $789,074 9/21/2022
Philippines 7/21/2022 $101,634 154 154 181 $133,265 8/3/2022
Poland 6/24/2022 $0 0 87 354 $1,051,803 11/3/2022
Portugal 6/23/2022 $62,102 61 61 244 $321,330 10/5/2022
Romania 6/24/2022 $85,472 79 79 422 $475,691 5/3/2023
Russia (CIS) 7/21/2022 $91,202 132 132 247 $34,795 9/14/2022
Saudi Arabia 6/24/2022 $749,000 55 55 153 $3,320,000 7/18/2022
Serbia / Others Balkans 6/23/2022 $0 0 11 11 $165,000 8/16/2022
Serbia and Montenegro 6/23/2022 $0 0 22 70 $107,221 11/3/2022
Singapore 7/21/2022 $66,656 34 34 92 $145,586 9/8/2022
Slovakia 7/14/2022 $69,806 68 68 213 $246,118 9/22/2022
Slovenia 6/23/2022 $0 0 5 16 $45,194 10/14/2022
South Africa 9/16/2022 $12,430 29 29 77 $39,889 10/26/2022
South Korea 9/7/2022 $249,802 488 488 820 $788,940 11/13/2022
Spain 6/24/2022 $677,000 286 287 1,942 $3,303,884 11/3/2022
Sweden 6/24/2022 $0 0 44 232 $743,344 11/3/2022
Switzerland 6/22/2022 $0 0 17 105 $444,016 11/30/2022
Taiwan 7/1/2022 $90,000 93 93 134 $265,315 8/17/2022
Thailand 7/13/2022 $138,000 190 190 368 $266,486 8/17/2022
Trinidad 6/23/2022 $0 0 4 11 $84,425 8/17/2022
Turkey 6/24/2022 $8,671 110 110 335 $179,879 9/2/2022
Ukraine 6/30/2022 $42,000 138 138 222 $167,684 9/2/2022
United Arab Emirates 6/23/2022 $531,000 60 60 135 $1,478,466 11/3/2022
United Kingdom 6/24/2022 $1,698,999 498 498 2,444 $5,605,150 9/28/2022
Uruguay 6/23/2022 $0 0 11 24 $189,519 9/21/2022
Venezuela 7/21/2022 $0 0 0 0 $241,726 11/3/2022
Vietnam 6/24/2022 $566,000 204 204 204 $694,946 7/21/2022
 
International Total$71,318,684 8/23/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 21, 2022314,054 14,054$300,334$300,3346
Aug 28, 2022310,160-28% 24,214$215,900$516,2347
Sep 4, 202297,625-25% 31,839$161,879$678,1138
Sep 11, 2022144,711-38% 36,550$98,177$776,2909

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 21, 2022320,931 20,931$555,299$555,2996
Aug 28, 202259,744-53% 30,675$258,508$813,8077
Sep 4, 202276,926-29% 37,601$180,769$994,5768
Sep 11, 2022145,060-27% 42,661$130,194$1,124,7709
Sep 18, 2022193,241-36% 45,902$81,511$1,206,28110

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