A future trivia scenario is brewing at the box office this weekend, with two clown-centric films clashing with each other for the top spot. While the holdover releaseJoker: Folie à Deuxis looking to under-perform for the second time in a row, the debutanteTerrifier 3is looking to capitalize on the audience’s absolute rejection of that film with a surprisingly solid opening. And unlikeJoker: Folie à Deux, which attracted venomous audience response and earned an unprecedented (for a comic book film) D CinemaScore,Terrifier 3is proving to be quite popular with its target demographic.
The filmearned a respectable B CinemaScore from opening day audiences, which is on the encouraging side for a horror title, especially one this niche. By comparison, fellow horror titles such asThe Nun 2,Barbarian, andTrapall received C+ CinemaScores, while films such asPearl,The Crow, andThe Pope’s Exorcistall received a B- CinemaScore. The third installment of the gory franchise orchestrated by filmmakerDamien Leone,Terrifier 3’s CinemaScore is at par with hit titles such asSmileandM3GAN.
Themovie is expected to generate around $15 million domestically this weekend, which would represent an incomparable increase over the $800,000 thatTerrifier 2opened with in just 800 theaters a couple of years ago. That film actually grew in its second weekend, when it cracked the $1 million mark. It ultimately concluded its domestic run with over $10 million. The micro-budgetfirstTerrifierfilm, however, was barely given a theatrical release in 2016.The slasher franchiserevolves around a demonic, mass-murdering entity named Art the Clown.
‘Terrifier 3’ Has Earned a Franchise-Best Audience Score on RT
Havingdebuted last week to scarily low box office numbers,Joker: Folie à Deuxhas struggled to stay afloat over the past week. Domestically, the big-budget sequelto 2019’s billion-dollar-grossing blockbuster hasn’t even cracked the $50 million mark yet. Joker: Folie à Deuxis expected to fall to the number three place this weekend, with a projected haul of less than $10 million. It’s a failure of epic proportions, considering just how successful the first film was at both the box office and during the awards season.
In addition to its solid CinemaScore,Terrifier 3was “verified hot” by the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, on the back of a 92% audience rating. The film’s official RT score currently sits at a “fresh” 77%.In his review for Collider,Ross Bonaimewrote, “As a mindless killing display, Terrifier 3 is impressive, but it wants to be more than that, and that’s where the problems lie.” you’re able to watchTerrifier 3in theaters, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Terrifier 3
Terrifier 3 follows survivors Sienna and her brother as they attempt to recover from their traumatic encounter with the sinister Art the Clown. As the holiday season arrives, their efforts to find peace are shattered when Art returns, intent on turning their Christmas into a new nightmare.
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