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| The Black Phone | |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | 2021-present |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Black Phone franchise consists of American-produced supernatural horror installments, including a short and two theatrical films. The franchise is based on the short story authored by Joe Hill and released in his 2007 anthology collection titled 20th Century Ghosts. The plot centers...
Origin[edit]
Films[edit]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Phone | June 24, 2022 | Scott Derrickson | Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill | Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill |
| The Black Phone 2 | October 17, 2025 | TBA | Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill |
The Black Phone (2022)[edit]
The Black Phone 2 (2025)[edit]
Short film[edit]
| Film | U.S. release date |
Segment | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Concept by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V/H/S/85 | October 6, 2023 | Dreamkill | Scott Derrickson | Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill | Brad Miska & David Bruckner | Brad Miska, Josh Goldbloom, David Bruckner, Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and James Harris |
Main cast and characters[edit]
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- C indicates a cameo role.
- V indicates a voice-only role.
| Character | Films | Short | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Phone | The Black Phone 2 | V/H/S/85 | |
| "Dreamkill" | |||
| Finney Blake | Mason Thames | ||
| Gwen Blake | Madeleine McGraw | ||
| Terrance Blake | Jeremy Davies | ||
| The Grabber | Ethan Hawke | ||
| Gunther Blake | Dashiell Derrickson | ||
Additional production and crew details[edit]
| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer(s) | Cinematographer | Editor | Production companies |
Distributing companies |
Running time | ||
| The Black Phone | Mark Korven | Brett Jutkiewicz | Frédéric Thoraval | Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Crooked Way Productions |
Universal Pictures | 1 hr 43 mins | |
| The Black Phone 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
| V/H/S/85 Dreamkill |
Atticus Derickson | Brett Jutkiewicz | Andy Holton | Bloody Disgusting, Radio Silence Productions, Cinepocalypse Productions, Studio71, Shudder Original Films |
Shudder | TBD | |
Reception[edit]
Box office and financial performance[edit]
| Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Total home video sales |
Budget | Worldwide net total income |
Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All-time North America |
All-time worldwide | |||||
| The Black Phone | $ | $ | $ | # | # | $ | $ | [1][2] | |
| The Black Phone 2 | $ | $ | $ | # | # | $ | [3][4] | ||
| V/H/S/85 Dreamkill |
— | — | — | — | — | Information not publicly available | Information not publicly available | $ | — |
Critical and public response[edit]
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Phone | % ( reviews)[5] | /100 ( reviews)[6] | — |
| The Black Phone 2 | % ( reviews)[7] | — | — |
| V/H/S/85: "Dreamkill" |
% ( reviews)[8] | — | — |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Box Office Mojo. IMDb.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Box Office Mojo. IMDb.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Metacritic. Fandom, Inc.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
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