Krampus Shocks Hollywood and Lands in the #2 Spot at the Box Office!
Debi Moore
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Well, well, well... or should be saying ho, ho, ho? In a very surprising turn of events, especially in light of the genre’s recent decline at the box office (Victor Frankenstein and Crimson Peak, we’re talking to you!), this weekend’s holiday horror flick Krampus (review) surpassed forecasts (around $10,000,000 or just above) with a whopping $16,020,000 (estimated for the U.S.) against a budget of only roughly $15,000,000.
Per Box Office Mojo, its foreign take was $3,300,000, resulting in a worldwide total of approx. $19,320,000.
Congrats to Legendary/Universal and especially director Michael Doughterty, who burst onto the scene in 2007 with the beloved Halloween-themed Trick ‘r Treat, for showing he’s no one-trick pony. Now maybe Trick ‘r Treat 2 really will happen… finally!
Holding on to first place for the third week in a row is The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (review), with an estimated $18,600,00 domestically plus another $32,400,000 worldwide.
And that’s pretty much it for the theatrical horror releases this year (unless you count In the Heart of the Sea and The Revenant, which both pit man vs. nature), but 2016 kicks off with quite a few in the early going: The Forest (January 8th), The 5th Wave (January 15th), and The Boy (January 22nd).
Did you see Krampus? Let us know what you thought in the comments section below!
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