![]() Parker Finn’s jumpscare-heavy Smile grossed $167 million on a $17 million budget, with the help of an effective marketing campaign, beating out Billy Eichner and Nicholas Stoller’s hotly anticipated rom-com Bros for the #1 spot. Jordan Peele’s cowboys-vs-aliens horror pic Nope received the best original film opening since his 2019 film Us. Halina Reijn’s Gen-Z slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies raked in a healthy $13.6 million during a barren August weekend. Scott Derrickson’s child abduction/paranormal mashup The Black Phone made a whopping $161 million at the global box office with a $16 million budget. Zach Cregger’s twisted domestic thriller Barbarian became a sleeper hit through strong word-of-mouth, earning $42 million worldwide on a $4 million budget. This year alone has seen the emergence of some extremely profitable and original horror storytelling. However, one arguably good thing to come out of Tinseltown during this still ongoing health crisis is the influx of critically and commercially successful horror films. Delayed releases, shelved projects, shifting business models, massive company layoffs, and a slew of industry-wide scandals have left the entertainment world in a creative and economic limbo.
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