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‘Terrifier 2’ – Uncut and Uncompromised, Indie Slasher Carves Out $400,000 Thursday Night Box Office!
Believe it or not, Cinedigm, Bloody Disgusting and SCREAMBOX’s release of Terrifier 2 is unprecedented. I don’t know how we did it, but we brought an uncut, uncompromised, 138-minute-long ultra slasher to 900 movie theaters across the country (with drive-ins also playing the film throughout October). Oh, and Damien Leone‘s epic slasher is also an indie film.
Terrifier 2 is special for one particular reason – it’s fan-driven. The film wasn’t studio-backed and we had no money for marketing. Everything was grassroots and done for the love of the film and the genre. This is a unique moment in horror history we’re all participants in.
With all that said, we’re beyond excited to report that Terrifier 2 earned an astounding $400,000 in its special event slot this past Thursday night.
To understand this better, the film averaged $453 per theater, which is only second to Paramount’s wide-release Smile. Of the 20 new movies that opened in theaters last night, Terrifier 2 performed the second best. The film is a hit with critics and fans alike, currently Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% critic score and a 95% audience score.
While Terrifier 2 will eventually make its way to the Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX, horror fans can still catch this epic bloodbath in theaters over the next week. It’s the perfect way to kick off the Halloween season, and we can absolutely promise that it’ll be one of the wildest and most unforgettable theatrical experiences you have EVER had.
You can head on over to www.Terrifier2TheMovie.com for current listings or check Fandango or your local theater chain to get Terrifier 2 tickets near you RIGHT NOW!
The highly anticipated sequel to the cult-favorite slasher film welcomes back David Howard Thornton as the demonic killer, Art the Clown. Terrifier 2 also introduces Lauren LaVera as Sienna, who will become an instant fan favorite. Also returning is Samantha Scaffidi who will reprise her role as Victoria Heyes. Horror icon Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) also makes an appearance.
Terrifier 2 has Art the Clown up to his old tricks once again…
Following his gruesome demise in the first film, a sinister presence has brought Art back to life to rein terror on the residents of Miles County. On Halloween night, he returns to the unassuming town and sets his sights on fresh prey: a teenage girl and her little brother, portrayed by Lauren LaVera and Elliott Fullam, respectively.
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‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Is No Fan of Generative AI: “Defeats the Purpose Entirely for Me”
There has been a lot of talk recently about filmmakers embracing generative AI as part of the filmmaking process, from Darren Aronofsky to Martin Scorsese. But what about filmmakers that are against the use of Gen AI for creative pursuits? You can count 20-year-old Backrooms director Kane Parsons among that group, which should give you some hope for the future.
In a new chat with The Australian, the self-taught young filmmaker makes it crystal clear that he won’t be using generative AI in any of his upcoming filmmaking projects.
“I think I’m in the same boat as most well-adjusted people,” Parsons tells the outlet. “If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would. Creatively, I get no enjoyment from using those tools. It defeats the purpose entirely for me.”
“What interests me more is interrogating it artistically,” Parsons notes. “We already live in a world where you walk outside and there are billboards and signs that are obvious AI slop. That’s become part of our visual reality. To me, generative AI feels less like innovation than a symptom of a broader cultural and economic rot.”
He explains, “I’m interested in using that iconography in art – not using AI to make the art itself, but examining what it represents. I definitely want to explore it further in future projects.”
Kane Parsons also notes during the interview with The Australian, “… there’s so much at stake and so many genuinely harmful consequences already happening.”
Backrooms marks young prodigy Kane Parsons’ feature directorial debut, and it’s based on his own series of YouTube videos that were brought to life using Blender, the open-source 3D computer graphics software suite. So it’s no surprise that Parsons, who has hand-made his filmmaking career up to this point, isn’t buying into the hoopla around Generative AI.
His debut feature is the #1 movie in the world, so perhaps he’s onto something.
What’s next from Kane Parsons, you ask? Stay tuned…
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