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Made double it's budget opening weekend

posted 7 years ago by martytamu27
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Which is why movies like this are continually churned out.

Who decides what goes direct to video and what is actually given a wide release?

and this one actually is less of a profit maker than the usual fare. the budgets are usually in the 4 mil range and the opening gross is in the 25 mil range. No matter how bad the reviews are .

what is perplexing is when actually decent horror movies get made and get decent reviews and those make about 2 mil....its like the bizarre world we are living in now

[–] Alondro 7 years ago

I think the evidence is clear: the general horror fans have terrible taste.

[–] Rules-Rule 7 years ago

I must admit I did go to see this but it's one of the worst horror films I've ever seen it's sad

[–] bangel144 7 years ago

It was pretty terrible. But for me still not as bad as Darkness, The Devil Inside, Texas Chainsaw 3D.

[–] stesta621 7 years ago

You would hope R rated horror films like The Conjuring movies and Don't Breathe would help studios see that they can be profitable then you have this studio cut this down to PG-13 and its also a success. Hope they don't follow in its footsteps.

[–] Umbrellacorp28 7 years ago

But IMO movies like this and Don't Breathe aren't really horror movies as much as they are thrillers. And both were really really good as well.

[–] bangel144 7 years ago

Here's hoping it pills a Ouija and has a much superior sequel. I didn't absolutely hate the movie but there were far too many unintentionally funny moments and bad dialogue.

[–] krasnegar 7 years ago

Made double its budget? You mean seventeen people actually paid to see it?