Insidious: The Red Door has achieved another milestone at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing horror film of 2023.
As reported by Deadlinethe Blumhouse Productions film – which has only been in theaters for a month – has grossed $182.5 million at the global box office to become the Sneaky movie to make the most money in theaters.
It also surpassed Universal M3GANwhich was previously the highest-grossing horror film of 2023 with a worldwide box office total of $180 million.
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The Red Door follows from the first two Sneaky films, with stars such as Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye and Leigh Whannell returning.
The fifth The installment brings back the Lambert family, which started the horror franchise in 2010.
It is directed by Patrick Wilson, who also stars in the franchise as Josh Lambert. However, Wilson wasn’t always keen on the idea of making his directorial debut with this picture.
“I didn’t know if I wanted to feel like I was stepping into the shoes of two of Leigh’s greatest creators. [Whannell] and James [Wan] that have defined horror for me for the last 15 years,” Wilson said Digital spy.
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“It became this great lesson in filmmaking because I was able to surround myself with people who do it so well. When they have confidence in themselves and in you, then it’s a good working relationship.”
Wilson’s gamble, however, has certainly paid off – particularly at the box office. This record is impressive because of its box office strength Barbie and Oppenheimer. Barbiein particular, it breaks several records.
Insidious: The Red Door also beat Indiana Jones by 5 at the box office, although the horror film received a low score of 39% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
Insidious: The Red Door it’s in the cinemas.
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