Originally set for a one-night-only theatrical release, the pre-release viral success of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey led to an expanded theatrical release from Fathom Events, which began on February 15. The film played in theaters here in the United States through February 23, initially in 1,652 theaters but very quickly cut down to a few hundred.

Despite the relatively limited release – and also in spite of the largely negative reviews – Blood and Honey managed to scare up an impressive $1.7 million domestically. The slasher movie has also been released in many territories outside the United States, and the film’s worldwide total is even more impressive: a whopping $4 million at the time of writing!

Rhys Frake-Waterfield directed the bloody horror movie for Jagged Edge Productions, a twisted take on the classic children’s tale. It’s a sign of the times that a movie like Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was even able to secure a nationwide theatrical release, and its surprising box office success is a testament to an insatiable audience hunger for horror movies.

Naturally, a sequel is already in the works.

In this version of the classic story, Christopher Robin is headed off to college and he has abandoned his old friends, which then leads to the duo embracing their inner monsters.

“The days of adventures and merriment have come to an end, as Christopher Robin, now a young man, has left Winnie-The-Pooh and Piglet to fend for themselves. As time passes, feeling angry and abandoned, the two become feral.

“After getting a taste for blood, Winnie-The-Pooh and Piglet set off to find a new source of food. It’s not long before their bloody rampage begins.”

Amber Doig-Thorne, Maria Taylor, and Danielle Scott star in the horror movie, which is possible thanks to the original story slipping into the public domain. What a time to be alive!