The Strangers Reboot Box Office Debuts With Huge Milestone Despite Franchise's Low Rotten Tomatoes Score

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Summary The Strangers: Chapter 1 is projected to take in an opening weekend domestic gross of $12.3 million.

This means that the movie has already earned its production budget back.

The movie continues the franchise's tradition of low budget horror success despite negative reviews.

The Strangers: Chapter 1 has already hit an important box office milestone in its opening weekend. It is part reboot and part prequel to the original 2008 home invasion horror movie, which was followed by the 2018 standalone sequel Prey at Night. All three movies have earned Rotten scores on Rotten Tomatoes, though the new movie's is the worst, standing at 13% at the time of writing. The Strangers: Chapter 1 release is intended to kick off a prequel trilogy, with the already-shot Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 set to follow it in 2024 and an unspecified date respectively.

Per Deadline, the Strangers: Chapter 1 box office is currently projected to earn a 3-day domestic box office opening weekend of $12.3 million. This will land it at No. 3 on the chart behind the second weekend of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (roughly $25 million) and the opening weekend of John Krasinski's IF ($30.5 million). However, this total means that the home invasion horror movie has already earned back its production budget, as it only cost a reported $8.5 million.

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Source: Deadline