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Is Horror Back? ‘The Nun II’ and ‘A Haunting in Venice’ Exorcise the Box Office
I hate that mainstream media constantly questions the potency of horror. It never goes away. It’s never “back”, so to speak. It’s always here and consistently crushes it. Sure, there are some duds (Lionsgate’s been struggling), but take a look at this past summer where awful movies like Meg 2 ($390M) and Insidious 14 ($188M) obliterated the box office.
This weekend was no exception. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s The Nun II dominated the box office once again, sneaking ahead of A Haunting in Venice (review) and stealing the top spot with a $14.7M weekend. The sequel to The Conjuring spinoff is currently sitting at $158M in just two weeks, a far cry from the first film’s $364M but still astounding. $300M isn’t out of the question.
As for A Haunting in Venice, which nearly won the box office ($14.5M), the film opened to $37M globally, which could lead to a $100M+ theatrical run. A far cry from the success of The Nun II, but still strong enough to smash on streaming platforms this fall.
The Nun II takes place in 1956 France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face to face with the demonic force Valek – The Demon Nun.”
Haunting in Venice is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve, A Haunting in Venice is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot.
Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Sony returns to their own Marvel universe with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, which has been bumped all over the release schedule. This week, it’s been bumped once more.
There was a time when Sony was going to unleash Kraven in theaters in October 2023, but the film was then bumped to August 2024. It’ll now release on December 13, 2024.
Kraven the Hunter will be the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody violence being promised.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator.
“Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.”
Ariana DeBose will play Calypso in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie.
Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller (Better Watch Out) also on board. Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star.
J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) is directing Kraven the Hunter.
The screenplay was written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
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