Two new horror movies prove box office trends are being embraced by critics too

both Tarot and Strangers: Chapter 1 Box office figures have proven crucial in the resurgence of the horror genre. Like any other genre, horror goes through cycles of box office success. In the 70s, Jaws, alienand exorcist The genre proved to be profitable, and the slasher boom of the ’80s saw the emergence of series such as: Friday the 13th, Halloweenand A Nightmare on Elm Street It dominated video store shelves, and the genre has since been kept alive by meta-slashers in the ’90s, Japanese horror remakes in the 2000s, and the found-footage craze of the 2010s.

Recently, Five Nights at Freddy’s, thatand Quiet place All of this proves that horror is still popular. But the genre isn’t always reliably profitable. Tarot Box Office Performance 2024 appears to be breaking the several months of box office slumps and putting an end to the genre’s recent string of box office losses. Stranger reboot This proved to be no coincidence, but the critical reception of both films highlights a surprising truth about the most commercially successful horror movies of 2024.

Tarot and the Strangers: Chapter 1 was a box office success despite poor reviews.

Neither horror film fare well at the box office, despite poor critical reviews.

Both films received poor reviews, Tarot and Strangers: Chapter 1 A commercial success without critical supportThis reflects a trend that will emerge when video game film adaptations begin in 2023. Five Nights at Freddy’s Despite poor reviews, the film received great support from audiences. Strangers: Chapter 1 Benefited from affiliation with successful series TarotThe box office success of “The Hunger Games” proved that horror movies don’t need a famous franchise to captivate audiences. The supernatural horror film grossed over $30 million upon its release. Box Office Mojo), grossing more than three times its $8 million budget.

This idea is interesting because it proves the following: Horror films don’t rely on critical acclaim to succeed. But this could be a worrying trend. After all, if critically panned horror movies are commercially successful, studios don’t have to worry about quality control.Heightened fearIn recent years, a trend of “horror” has emerged that gives horror films critical legitimacy. Tarot and Strangers: Chapter 1 Cinema-goers will be more interested in getting audiences in their seats than in impressing critics. Strangers: Chapter 1‘s shameless cliffhanger ending.

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Tarot & Strangers: Chapter 1 was a box office success despite poor reviews

Horror movies’ box office success has been astounding since 2020

Renny Harlin’s new film Stranger Ending a film without a resolution proves that filmmakers can get away with a lot to maximize their output. That said, it’s not surprising that studios aren’t concerned about critics’ concerns, given how well the horror genre has performed at the box office recently. Horror was a big win in 2021 when theaters reopened. A Quiet Place: Part II, Halloween Killsand The Conjuring: What the Devil Did to Me Each has generated more than $100 million in revenue. Malignant and Last Night in Soho Enthusiasm for this trend has moderated.

but, 2022 has proven that horror can be a highly profitable investment for studios and filmmakers. It recorded many big hits. smile, no, scream, Black phone, and Halloween is over All were huge hits, M3GAN, Nun II, Scream VIand Five Nights at Freddy’s 2023 was similarly strong. 2024 got off to a shaky start. The first signs and Lisa Frankenstein The performance is low, Tarot and Strangers: Chapter 1 This was redeemed. Strangers: Chapter 1The creators of the new trilogy are calling the films “to be continued…”

Both Tarot and Strangers face future problems after bad reviews

Sequels to hit horror movies may struggle

nevertheless Tarot and Strangers: Chapter 1 While both were successful upon release, they still faced challenges that wouldn’t be an issue for a 2022 blockbuster horror film. smile, Black phoneand scream Both films received positive reviews from critics, so the announcement of the sequel was met with enthusiasm. Tarot and Stranger The content received was, in particular, Strangers: Chapter 2The same can be said for 2023’s upcoming horror hits. Five Nights at Freddy’s It only has a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In fairness, another horror movie hit in 2023 proves that this isn’t necessarily a problem. Horror series can transform critical receptionAs you can see from the Rotten Tomatoes score, Nun and its sequels Nun IIBoth films were huge box office successes, in part because Nun II Under improvement NunThe critical rating of 25% of the reviews improved significantly to 52%. These improved reviews were: Tarot and Strangers: Chapter 1 Despite the imperfect beginning, the sequel isn’t destined to disappoint.

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers

Strangers: Chapter 1

director

Renny Harlin

release date

May 17, 2024

Sales agent

Lionsgate

Writer

Alan R. Cohen, Alan Friedland

cast

Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Rachel Shenton, Gabriel Basso, Emma Holbert

runtime

91 min

Franchise

Stranger

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