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[Box Office] ‘The Intruder’ Opens Strong; ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ and ‘Pet Sematary’ Pass $100M as Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Hits Landmark $250M
Here’s quick belated box office breakdown with two horror films surpassing $100 million worldwide.
First and foremost, Sony Screen Gems’ thriller The Intruder (review) quietly had a strong opening with an estimated $11M domestic take. This is good for #2, beating out the Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron comedy Long Shot. With a budget reportedly in the $8M range, the film needs to see $30m globally to break even. There have been no international numbers reported yet, but we’ll keep updating over the next few weeks.
In the film directed by Deon Taylor’s (Chain Letter), when a young married couple (Michael Ealy and Meagan Good) buys their dream house in the Napa Valley, they think they have found the perfect home to take their next steps as a family. But when the strangely attached seller (Dennis Quaid) continues to infiltrate their lives, they begin to suspect that he has hidden motivations beyond a quick sale.
New Line Cinema and Atomic Monster’s The Curse of La Llorona (read our review), which is part of the Conjuring Universe (even if not marketed as such), hit the $100M milestone in just three weeks. The film would have been an even bigger success had Thanos not snapped his fingers and annihilated all competition. With a reported $9M budget, there will be a sequel to the Michel Chaves-directed horror film that introduced us to The Weeping Woman.
Paramount Pictures’ Pet Sematary (read our review), their modern take of Stephen King‘s novel, also surpassed $100M on a reported $21M budget. It’s not quite the runaway freight train of La Llorona, but it is profitable enough to warrant another trip to sour ground.
Lastly, Jordan Peele‘s social slasher Us (read our review) has finally hit an insane $250M global take on just a $20M budget. The film doesn’t beg for a sequel, but if Peele wanted one, there’s no world in which Universal or Blumhouse say no.
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‘Bad CGI Gator’ Trailer – Full Moon’s Latest Creature Feature Embraces Its Own Terrible Digital Effects
Full Moon Features is headed to the swamplands of Georgia with their next horror movie, this one titled Bad CGI Gator. And at the very least, well, the title isn’t lying to you.
Full Moon previews, “Sharknado, Slither, Eight Legged Freaks, Piranha… our streaming services are saturated with ridiculous flicks, featuring extra-large monsters wreaking havoc ala bad CGI. Now, Bad CGI Gator writer, Zalman Band, director, Danny Draven, and Full Moon Features are taking this pop culture phenomenon and well… poking fun!”
In Bad CGI Gator, “Six college grads on Spring Break get a cabin in the swamplands of Georgia. They decide to throw their school laptops in a backyard lake in an act of youthful defiance, which unknowingly turns a lurking alligator into the dreaded and insatiable… Bad CGI Gator!”
“I’ve long been against the overuse of CGI in genre films, and in many ways, this movie is a fun, tongue-in-cheek antidote to that. When done right, CGI is a great tool to accent special effects. When done wrong…well, we get BAD CGI GATOR!” says Full Moon’s Charles Band.
Experiencing reptile dysfunction? Watch the trailer for Bad CGI Gator below.


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