The opening weekend of the newhorrormovie from Shudder is performing amazingly well. Shudder is a subscription streaming service that is known for its curated selection of horror and thriller movies. The platform, which is owned by AMC Networks, has also distributed quite a few projects as Shudder originals, both in theaters and on streaming. These titles include the anthology seriesCreepshow, the 2018 thrillerRevenge(which was helmed by Coralie Fargeat, the Oscar-nominated director of2024’sThe Substance), and the 2020 supernatural found footage movieHost.
In more recent years,Shudder has put out a number of notable theatrical releases. In addition to multiple new installments in theV/H/Sfranchise, this includes the uncanny breakout horror hitSkinamarink(which grossed $2.1 million worldwide against a $15,000 budget), the David Dastmalchian period pieceLate Night with the Devil(which earned the best opening weekend for an IFC Films release at the time it premiered in 2024), and the buzzy slasher movieIn a Violent Nature(which is notable for following the silent, hulking killer rather than the victims).
Clown In A Cornfield Is Raking In The Box Office
The Movie Is Adapted From A Popular Horror Novel
Clown in a Cornfieldis having an outstanding debutweekendat the box office. The new slasher movie, which is being distributed by Shudder and RLJE Films, is adapted from the 2020 young adult horror novel of the same name by Adam Cesare and follows teenager Quinn Maybrook (Katie Douglas) moving to the small town of Kettle Springs, where a killer dressed as the local clown mascot Frendo is stalking high schoolers. TheClown in a Cornfieldreleasekicked off on May 9, just one week after the debut of the new big-budget Marvel movieThunderbolts*.
TheClown in a Cornfieldbook won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel.
PerVariety, as of Sunday morning,Clown in a Cornfieldis projected to close out its opening weekend with a 3-day total of $3.8 million at the domestic box office. This sees it premiering at No. 5 on the chart, beneath the holdover titlesThe Accountant 2,A Minecraft Movie,Sinners, andThunderbolts*. However, the movie’s reported budget is less than $1 million, which meansit has already most likely earned more than three and a half times its price tag.
What This Means For Clown In A Cornfield
It Is Likely Turning Out Pure Profit
Because movies generally need to earn back just two and a half times their production budgets in order to break even in theaters,Clown in a Cornfieldis likely alreadywell into the realm of earning a profit after just three days. This makes thepossibleClown in a Cornfield 2seem like a near guarantee, especially considering the fact that Cesare has already penned two sequels to the original novel, leaving a lot of narrative track for a potential film franchise to follow.
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