Sorry for commenting in another thread about this film, but like, I’m really hoping this one breaks out for the sake of everyone involved. Some of their career best work.
nickelst92 on
Gotta wonder how much money was spent on marketing.
Either way, this movie needs to make more than $100 million worldwide to make a profit. And doing so would help improve this year’s super-underwhelming domestic start: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/ytd/?grossesOption=totalGrosses
hiiloovethis on
40 million not too big ig… with great reviews now it can open to 20 mil (lets hope) and decent legs are possible.
Let’s Hope this breaks even and makes some profit. Horror raimi is back.
qotsabama on
It’s got a shot with that budget. I do think expecting great legs is a little unrealistic. Legs in January were terrible for the 2026 releases. Curious what the WW opening is.
throwitonthegrillboi on
If it hits at least $25M worldwide I think it has a good shot at turning a profit while at the box office.
jhalejandro on
There aren’t any big releases until Wuthering Heights, so I hope this movie has good legs.
SanderSo47 on
Compared to Raimi’s films:
– *The Evil Dead (1981):* $375,000
– *Crimewave (1985):* $2.5 million
– *Evil Dead II (1987):* $3.5 million
– *Darkman (1990):* $14 million
– *Army of Darkness (1992):* $11 million
– *The Quick and the Dead (1995):* $35 million
– *A Simple Plan (1998):* $17 million
– *For Love of the Game (1999):* $50 million
– *The Gift (2000):* $10 million
– *Spider-Man (2002):* $139 million
– *Spider-Man 2 (2004):* $200 million
– *Spider-Man 3 (2007):* $258 million
– *Drag Me to Hell (2009):* $30 million
– *Oz the Great and Powerful (2013):* $215 million
– *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022):* $350 million
nicolasb51942003 on
Sam Raimi really needs to send the box office some help.
Narrow_Economics3286 on
$40M is the absolute sweet spot. In an era of bloated $200M budgets, seeing Raimi return to lean horror is refreshing. It only needs $100M to hit the 2.5x break-even point—a very safe bet for a legend. Mid-budget cinema is finally healing. This has “sleeper hit” written all over it.
Gold_Touch_4280 on
How’s this ended up with 40M? Because it has 2 big name actors and a well-beloved horror director like Sam Rami.
digitchecker on
sounds about right. I wish they had gone a hair farther in the end or cranked it up even more. Smart to use CG where they did
Algae_Mission on
I’m hopeful that Word of Mouth helps this movie.
Libertines18 on
It won’t make that money back but hopefully it gets close before VOD in 3 weeks
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Sorry for commenting in another thread about this film, but like, I’m really hoping this one breaks out for the sake of everyone involved. Some of their career best work.
Gotta wonder how much money was spent on marketing.
Either way, this movie needs to make more than $100 million worldwide to make a profit. And doing so would help improve this year’s super-underwhelming domestic start: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/ytd/?grossesOption=totalGrosses
40 million not too big ig… with great reviews now it can open to 20 mil (lets hope) and decent legs are possible.
Let’s Hope this breaks even and makes some profit. Horror raimi is back.
It’s got a shot with that budget. I do think expecting great legs is a little unrealistic. Legs in January were terrible for the 2026 releases. Curious what the WW opening is.
If it hits at least $25M worldwide I think it has a good shot at turning a profit while at the box office.
There aren’t any big releases until Wuthering Heights, so I hope this movie has good legs.
Compared to Raimi’s films:
– *The Evil Dead (1981):* $375,000
– *Crimewave (1985):* $2.5 million
– *Evil Dead II (1987):* $3.5 million
– *Darkman (1990):* $14 million
– *Army of Darkness (1992):* $11 million
– *The Quick and the Dead (1995):* $35 million
– *A Simple Plan (1998):* $17 million
– *For Love of the Game (1999):* $50 million
– *The Gift (2000):* $10 million
– *Spider-Man (2002):* $139 million
– *Spider-Man 2 (2004):* $200 million
– *Spider-Man 3 (2007):* $258 million
– *Drag Me to Hell (2009):* $30 million
– *Oz the Great and Powerful (2013):* $215 million
– *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022):* $350 million
Sam Raimi really needs to send the box office some help.
$40M is the absolute sweet spot. In an era of bloated $200M budgets, seeing Raimi return to lean horror is refreshing. It only needs $100M to hit the 2.5x break-even point—a very safe bet for a legend. Mid-budget cinema is finally healing. This has “sleeper hit” written all over it.
How’s this ended up with 40M? Because it has 2 big name actors and a well-beloved horror director like Sam Rami.
sounds about right. I wish they had gone a hair farther in the end or cranked it up even more. Smart to use CG where they did
I’m hopeful that Word of Mouth helps this movie.
It won’t make that money back but hopefully it gets close before VOD in 3 weeks
It’ll do decent