Horror 2015

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Sinister opens in the low teens, The Visit close to 15 million,and Paranormal Activity 3D whatever the fuck it is opens another franchise low. Rings and Krampus do Bleh to so-so numbers.

And how about CP?

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Seems that 2013 was the peak of Horror movies, then came 2014 and the decline started, but now it is totally in the hole :/

[SuperBatman]

Surprised not a lot of people are talking about Cooties or Green Inferno for that matter. Sure they might not do well in the box office but limited horror movies seems the way to go these days. Are these 2 movies still coming out this year or were they pushed back?

[theultimatebiu]

We need another 'Scream'...not a sequel but a horror movie which gives the genre a much needed kick and connects with general audiences. No more found footage, its been milked to death.

[Deep Wang]

We need another 'Scream'...not a sequel but a horror movie which gives the genre a much needed kick and connects with general audiences. No more found footage, its been milked to death.

 

The problem is pretty much every horror movie made and released into theaters this year were almost all hugely successful.  Yes, they might not have made the figures that a lot here would like, but when they all cost so very little, they all made money.   

 

Who is going to buck the trend of making small, cheap movies when you could make back your budget 2-3 times over?

[tonytr87]

Been a great year for horror IMO. It Follows one of the best I've seen in a long while, and The Visit was a pleasant surprise. Still got Green Inferno, The Witch, and Krampus to come. Most years there's only one or two horror films that interest me, sometimes none. This year there's a slew. 

 

As far as box office, all of the good ones have been indies, and not exactly greatly marketed indies, or, like It Follows, they're just weird enough or slow enough to not really catch on despite being great movies. The Witch will be another one of those. 

[Maxmoser3]

And how about CP?

it looks visually solid, but Guillermo Del Toro's films unfortunately only draw a certain group. I want to say an opening similar to Pacific Rim or even better an opening to Blade II's adjusted weekend.

[The Stingray]

Gotta say, I thought Hellraiser II: Hellbound was better than the original (not that the original is super-good or anything). However, the final third, when they entered hell, was pretty nonsensical. I also felt Barker's ideas were too big for his budget.

[Bishop54]

Been a great year for horror IMO. It Follows one of the best I've seen in a long while, and The Visit was a pleasant surprise. Still got Green Inferno, The Witch, and Krampus to come. Most years there's only one or two horror films that interest me, sometimes none. This year there's a slew. 

 

As far as box office, all of the good ones have been indies, and not exactly greatly marketed indies, or, like It Follows, they're just weird enough or slow enough to not really catch on despite being great movies. The Witch will be another one of those. 

The Witch comes out in January doesn't it?

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Seems that the biggest horror of year will be a MNS movie, who the hell expected this?!

[baumer]

The problem with horror now is that home video is dead.  That's where it made a lot of its money back.  So imo, you will never see a massively budgeted horror film again.  Not that they were spending 50 million on horror before but now you have micro budgets because they know that they need to make most of their money at the theater.  So found footage might go away soon but the micro budgets won't.

[Mockingjay Raphael]

So... Could TGI hurt TV next week?

[CJohn]

So... Could TGI hurt TV next week?

The Green Inferno only opens on September 25 and it should open in no more than 1000-1500 theaters. 

[Mockingjay Raphael]

The Green Inferno only opens on September 25 and it should open in no more than 1000-1500 theaters.

Oh, I see! I really hope it can break out too, it looks so brutal!

[Mockingjay Raphael]

I finally watched IF last week, and agree with Krissykins about the movie being a disappointment, it has a beautiful style and a good direction, but I just didn't connect with the movie, I think it has too much 'classy' to me, lol

But I can understand why it was so loved

[CJohn]

It Follows is my shit. Totally creepy, the soundtrack was awesome, and the lead girl is da bomb. 

[Maxmoser3]

The Green Inferno will be lucky to earn around Cabin Fever's unadjusted domestic take. Solid for The Visit it could be the first and only horror film this year to earn between 55-60 million.

[babz06]

The Green Inferno will be lucky to earn around Cabin Fever's unadjusted domestic take. Solid for The Visit it could be the first and only horror film this year to earn between 55-60 million.

You dont think Paranormal Activity, Krampus or Crimson Peak could do it too?

Edited September 13, 2015 by babz06

[baumer]

Paranormal Activity will do 80 mill imo.  I think there will be a lot of interest in the final one.

Green Inferno will probably do less than 10 mill but hopefully will find an audience on HV.

The Visit will have a 3X.

[MovieMan89]

Hoping for Crimson Peak to break out. Don't know how the movie will turn out, but the trailers sure make it look like a visual treat at the least. I don't see PA doing more than 60. I think most have officially moved on from that franchise. And they waited too long since PA4 to really capitalize on any remaining momentum to see the conclusion.

 

Has there been any marketing for Rings yet? I'm holding out hope for that to recapture some of the magic of the first, against all odds. Only two months from release though and it doesn't feel like it actually exists.