LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 -- Paramount's Regretting You, the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first place in a lackluster Halloween weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed yesterday.

Directed by Josh Boone, the romantic drama tells the story of a mother (Allison Williams) and teenage daughter (McKenna Grace) navigating life and love after tragedy strikes.

The film took in US$8.1 million in its second week out, according to industry watcher Exhibitors Relations, narrowly beating Universal's horror sequel Black Phone 2,which earned US$8million.

The thriller sees Ethan Hawke's devilish villain return to terrorize a group of youths, this time at a camp.

Last week's first place finisher-Japan...