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‘Black Phone 2’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Nov. 9

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John Latchem

Black Phone 2 was No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Nov. 9.

In the horror sequel, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Nov. 4, Ethan Hawke returns to his role as deranged serial killer The Grabber opposite Mason Thames (How to Train Your Dragon, Incoming) as Finn. In the sequel, The Grabber torments Finn from beyond the grave by menacing his sister Gwen. Haunted by horrific visions, the teens set out to stop their psychological torture only to uncover a disturbing secret as they confront a killer who has only grown more powerful in death. Meanwhile, landing at No. 5 on the chart was the “Black Phone” two-movie collection.

Remaining No. 2 was Universal’s Nobody 2. In the sequel, Bob Odenkirk returns as Hutch, the retired assassin who just wants to relax with his family. Hutch’s vacation is interrupted when local bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of an unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss (Sharon Stone).

Down from the top spot to No. 3 was The Conjuring: Last Rites. The horror film from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. delivers another chapter of the “Conjuring” cinematic universe, based on real events. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reunite for one last case as renowned real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. They star alongside Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy, who portray Ed and Lorraine’s daughter Judy Warren and her boyfriend Tony Spera, as well as Steve Coulter returning as Father Gordon. It was up three spots from the previous week.

No. 4 was Lionsgate’s Good Fortune, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Nov. 7. In the film, Keanu Reeves stars as a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel. He observes a struggling gig worker, Arj (Aziz Ansari, who also writes and directs), who is barely making ends meet in Los Angeles, and intervenes to show him that money can’t solve all his problems. Gabriel swaps Arj’s life with a wealthy venture capitalist Jeff (Seth Rogen), but the plan backfires when Arj is convinced his newfound wealth has, in fact, solved all his problems. As Arj refuses to switch back, Jeff is left without his fortune, Gabriel loses his wings, and all three are forced to confront what it truly means to be human.

Down two spots to No. 5 was Universal’s Jurassic World Rebirth. The seventh film in the “Jurassic” franchise follows a covert extraction team’s mission to the island research facility where dinosaurs too deadly for the original Jurassic Park were left behind, hoping to collect DNA from three colossal creatures to unlock a drug with huge benefits for humanity.

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Back to No. 6 on the chart was Universal’s The Bad Guys 2 from DreamWorks Animation. Based on the children’s graphic novel by Aaron Blabey, the latest animated adventure takes the Bad Guys to new locations around the world and even further, to outer space. In the sequel about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, the now-reformed Bad Guys are trying to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

No. 7 was Paramount’s Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. The actioner, featuring Tom Cruise’s eighth turn as IMF agent Ethan Hunt. In the film, the IMF team fights to stop a rogue AI from destroying humanity. 

Lionsgate’s The Long Walk dropped four spots to No. 8. Set in a dystopian 1970s, The Long Walk, based on the Stephen King novel, follows 50 boys in an annually televised endurance event where each competitor must maintain a pace of three miles per hour. Competitors who fail to maintain that pace after three warnings are executed, while the winner receives a cash windfall and the fulfillment of any wish he chooses. The film became available for premium digital rental and sale Oct. 21.

Down four spots to No. 9 was Warner Bros.’ Weapons. From New Line Cinema and Zach Cregger, the mind behind Barbarian, in Weapons, when all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

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GfK Entertainment’s Top 10 Transactional Digital Titles for the week ended Nov. 9:

  1. Black Phone 2 (Universal)
  2. Nobody 2 (Universal)
  3. The Conjuring: Last Rites (Warner)
  4. Good Fortune (Lionsgate)
  5. Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal)
  6. The Bad Guys 2 (Universal/DreamWorks)
  7. Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
  8. The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
  9. Weapons (Warner)
  10. The Grinch (Universal)

 

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