I thought I had seen it all – The Blair Witch Project, Hostel, SAW, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Conjuring – you name it, I’ve covered it from inception to its release. And yet, in the 20+ years of Bloody Disgusting, I have never quite seen anything like what is happening with Terrifier 2.
Damien Leone‘s slasher epic was supposed to celebrate a weekend in theaters (Oct. 6) leading into its SCREAMBOX release before arriving on Digital and Blu-ray. Weeks later, Terrifier 2 continues to defy all odds and actually increase its weekend gross at the box office.
Yes, the Cinedigm/Bloody Disgusting/SCREAMBOX gross-out ultra slasher has actually ballooned +84% this weekend, pulling in an estimated $1.8M for a new total of $5.2M. This is a whopping $2,511 per theater average!
This release is entirely fan-driven and completely organic. From the day we acquired the movie to the moment it hit theaters, the entire team behind Terrifier has delivered a single marching order: do it right and do it for the fans. Thus, we delivered a completely uncut and uncompromised 138-minute horror epic into theaters with all odds stacked against us.
Terrifier 2 is nothing short of anti-Hollywood and is the kind of film that’s rejected by the system. There’s something special about being a part of this movement and being able to say you were there when Art the Clown announced himself to the world.
Most of us weren’t old enough to enjoy the birth of Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, Chucky, Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, or even Pinhead, and yet here we all are as witnesses to Art the Clown officially cementing himself as an elite horror icon.
This was always meant to be and I truly believe that. The universe is unfolding in ways that are unnaturally succinct and simply too coincidental to be ignored…
Terrifier 2 will continue its unprecedented theatrical run this coming HALLOWEEN WEEKEND. Could this Cinderella story have a more perfect ending?
