The Strangers: Chapter 1
Summary
On a budget of $ 8 million , it was a pleasant surprisal thatThe Strangers : Chapter 1surpassed its budget to make $ 12 million at the box office , however this victory is far from the end of the route for the revived franchise , which already has two sequel planned and a Brobdingnagian subject it must overtake . 2024’sThe stranger : Chapter 1is a remake of the Greco-Roman 2008 revulsion movie , The Strangers , which tells the narration of a couple whose house is eerily broken into . The Strangers : Chapter 1is the third instalment in the plannedfive movieThe Strangersfranchise .
Box office performance is almost always a shooting in the night , however , there are often indicators of how a movie may do . When it come toThe Strangers : Chapter 1,theodds did not reckon so good . repugnance movies can often shinny during theatrical firing , even if they are part of a well - known dealership . slasher in particular are more prone to becoming craze classics than major box power hit . Ultimately , The stranger : Chapter 1wasprojected to earn $ 7 - 9 million , but surprisingly , it surpassed its budget by $ 4 millionand has only been out for a few days so far .
The Strangers : Chapter 1 ends on a brutal note , setting up the protagonist of the new trilogy while highlighting the franchise ’s themes .
The Strangers: Chapter 2 & 3 Will Have A Harder Time At The Box Office After Chapter 1’s Bad Reviews
Bad reviews will hurt future box office chances
DespiteThe Stranger : Chapter 1’soverperformance at the box agency , this revival franchise is not out of the woods yet . The Strangers : Chapter 1is only the first in a planned standalone trilogy . The Strangers : Chapter 2is remember to be released later in 2024 , whileThe unknown : Chapter 3will come out at a late date . And though thefirst movie succeeded financially , its reviews differentiate a unlike story . OnRotten Tomatoes , The stranger : Chapter 1earned a 13 % critics score and a 44 % audience grade .
Ultimately , these will only hurt the next two installments .
The big deviation between corner office and reviews is that whilebox office performance only go as long as the flick is in house , reviews are forever . It was a stroke of luck that so many went to seeThe alien : Chapter 1,giving it the unexpected $ 12 million at the box office . However , the movie ’s reviewswill linger , and sully the perspectives of next moviegoers . Those who might have been interested inThe Strangers : Chapter 2may be dissuaded by the first moving picture ’s high-risk reviews . In this way , box position is helpful now , but less so in the future .
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Why There’s Still Hope For The Strangers: Chapter 2 & 3
The Strangers sequels have new stories to tell
Luckily , hope is not entirely lost forThe Strangers : Chapter 2andThe Strangers : Chapter 3.Though the bad reviews for the first picture show could put interview off , thesequels have something else to tender : being new . WhileThe Strangers : Chapter 1simply retrograde the original motion picture , remaking what audiences have already see , the sequels will show exclusively new report . This fact might be enough to get audiences into theaters , and hopefully , keepThe alien : Chapter 1’sand the franchise ’s box seat office achiever wind .
The Strangers : Chapter 1 star Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez .
