Nosferatu
Summary
Despite the fact 2024’sNosferatuhas a star - studded cast and lot of audience anticipation , the movie may not be as successful as antecedently hoped due to recent loge government agency movement when it comes to vampire movies . Nosferatuis a repugnance mystery pic directed by Robert Eggers and star Bill Skarsgård , Nicholas Hoult , Willem Dafoe , Lily - Rose Depp , and Aaron Taylor - Johnson . Based on the 1922 German motion picture of the same name , Nosferatufollows the passionate and toxic relationship between a young adult female and a frightful vampire . This is the third remaking ofNosferatu , which was originally inspired by Bram Stoker’sDracula .
Robert Eggers’Nosferatuhas been in development since 2015 , after Eggers directed A24’sThe Witch , and anticipation has been high ever since . moreover , the film has only received more hype with the announcement of its hurl , which is full of huge principal both in and out of the horror genre . Overall , Nosferatuis on track to be a major button for 2024 , and a movie audiences should definitely be watching out for . However , even with all of these benefit , recent happenings at the box office imply thatNosferatumay not be as lucky as antecedently thought .
Abigail Is The Third Straight Vampire Movie To Underperform At The Box Office
Vampire movies are failing at the box office
AlthoughNosferatuhas many good matter go for it , the movie may endure anyway . latterly , thelast threebig vampire moviesto hit the big screen underperformed . In April 2023 , the horror comedyRenfieldearned only $ 26 million on a $ 65 million budget . A few calendar month later , the same happened toThe Last Voyage of Demeter , which earn a measly $ 21 million against its $ 45 million budget . And now , in April 2024,Abigail’sbox officehas managed to surpass its notably downhearted budget of $ 28 million but only by a hair’s-breadth , earning $ 31 million at this time .
What is particularly worrisome about these box position stats is thatall three of these picture show were well - find . Renfieldearned a 79 % on Rotten Tomatoes , whileThe Last Voyage of Demeterearned a 75 % , andAbigailan 85 % . Those who are seeing these vampire picture are love them , but unfortunately , not enough people are actually drop dead to the movie theater to watch them , keeping their box office staff numbers dismal .
This discrepancy between box office number and critical acclamation means that consultation may dismiss a picture show due to its loge office when , in reality , it may be a very entertaining flick .
Nosferatu Was Already A Box Office Risk Before Abigail
Robert Eggers is controversial
Nosferatufaces another bounteous problem apart from the vampire box office course . Despite its amazing cast and iconic story , Nosferatu’sdirector arrange the movie at a disadvantage . AlthoughRobert Eggers movieshave been very far-famed and critically acclaimed likeThe WitchandThe Lighthouse , his movies are not necessarily the most commercially successful . Typically , Eggers ' films call to a very specific case of audience , those who enjoy very dark and mysterious film that burn down slowly . In this manner , not everyone love Eggers ' style , and this could gravely hurtNosferatu’schancesat the box office in December .
A outstanding example of this phenomenon is Robert Eggers ' most late movie , The Northman . LikeNosferatu , the 2022 pic enjoyed astar - studded mold include Alexander Skarsgård , Nicole Kidman , Anya Taylor - Joy , Ethan Hawke , and Willem Dafoe . It also did fairly well with critics and audiences , scoring a 64 % on Rotten Tomatoes . However , The Northmannotably underachieve at the box federal agency . Ona budget of $ 70 - 90 million , the movie only grossed $ 69 million . In this manner , Robert Eggers had a movie with many variables live for it , however , based on his style of filmmaking , audiences were not intrigued enough to visit theaters .
Nosferatu’s Box Office Could Be Final Nail In Dracula’s Coffin
Vampire movies could see a long hiatus
In the event thatNosferatuexperiences the same fate as the last three vampire movies to be turn in theater , this would have amassive event on vampire moving-picture show as a whole . Nosferatuhas a headstart over these previous vampire movies due to its iconic story , so if it wangle to founder at the box position , this will be very tell about how audiences feel about vampire photographic film at this clock time . IfNosferatudoes not have a practiced box office carrying out , then it seems likely thatvampire movies will be put on the backburner for the metre being .
Nosferatu is set to premier on December 25 , 2024 .
Nosferatu’sfailure could also be tell for other monster movies coming in the future . There is aFrankensteinreboot and aWolfmanrebootboth coming in the next year or two , andifNosferatudoes not wangle to captivate audience , then other fiend remake may be at endangerment as well . Hollywood currently has a monster film trend taking place , and unfortunately , audiences may not be quick for it . Hopefully though , Nosferatucan show that the lamia , and the monster movie , are both still worthful to audience .
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