A provocative movie director re-teaming with his A-list Oscar winner topped the movies unreeling for the Oct. 31 weekend.

“Bugonia,” MPA rated R; 2 hours. Yorgos Lanthimos directs Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis and Alicia Silverstone in the Crime Comedy Satire. Two men kidnap a CEO, claiming that she is an alien who will destroy the Earth.

It’s the fourth feature film collaboration of Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone.

Lanthimos, a five-time Oscar nominee (“Poor Things,” 2024; “The Favourite” 2019; “The Lobster, 2017) directed Emma Stone, a five-time Oscar nominee (“Poor Things”; “The Favourite,” “La La Land,” 2017; “Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” 2015) to a best actress Oscar win in “Poor Things.”

He also directed Emma Stone in “Kinds of Kindness,” 2024; “The Favourite” and a 30-minute short, “Bleat,” 2022.

Emma Stone also received a best actress Oscar for “La La Land.”

“Self-Help,” MPA rated R; 1 hour, 25 minutes. Erik Bloomquist directs Landry Bender, Jake Weber, Madison Lintz and himself in the Horror Thriller. A young woman infiltrates a cult after her mother gets involved with its leader.

“Champions of the Golden Valley,” No MPA rating; 1 hour, 21 minutes. Afghanistan youth make their own wooden skis to compete in a race prior to the nation’s collapse. The documentary film by Ben Sturgulewski has won 24 awards in film festivals.

Unreel, Oct. 29:

“Stitch Head,” MPA rated PG, 1 hour, 29 minutes. Steve Hudson (director, “True North,” 2006) directs the voice talents of Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry and Alison Steadman and the computer animation in the Fantasy Comedy. A small creature is created by a Mad Professor to protect monsters in a castle from an angry mob from Grubbers Nubbin.

“The Anniversary,” R, 1 hour, 52 minutes. Jan Komasa directs Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Mckenna Grace and Phoebe Dynevor in the Psychological Thriller. A family is torn apart by a new political movement.

Movie opening dates from Internet Movie Database as of Oct. 26 are subject to change.

Theatrical Movies Domestic Weekend Box Office, Oct. 24-26: “Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc,” a Japanese Anime Fantasy film, opened at No. 1 with $17.2 million in 3,003 theaters, hanging up “Black Phone 2,” dropping from its one-week at No. 1 to No. 2 with $13 million in 3,460 theaters, $49 million, two weeks.

“Regretting You,” starring Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, Dave Franco and Scott Eastwood in the Romance, Drama, opened at No. 3 with $12.8 million in 3,393 theaters.

“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in the Music, Drama, Biography, opened at No. 4 with $9.1 million in 3,460 theaters.

5. “Tron: Ares” dropped three places from No. 2 with $4.9 million in 2,940 theaters, $63.3 million, three weeks. 6. “Good Fortune” dropped three places, $3.1 million in 2,990 theaters, $11.7 million, two weeks. 7. “Shelby Oaks,” a Horror film, opened with $2.3 million in 1,830 theaters. 8. “One Battle After Another” dropped four places, $2.3 million in 1,473 theaters, $65.7 million, five weeks. 9. “Roofman” dropped four places, $2 million in 2,347 theaters, $19.3 million, three weeks. 10. “Truth & Treason” dropped four places, $933,075 in 1,701 theaters, $4.8 million, two weeks.

Movie box office information from Box Office Mojo as of Oct. 26 is subject to change

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