Terrifier 3has hit several huge box office milestones at the end of its first week. The new movie, from writer-director Damien Leone, is a runaway smash featuring new slasher icon Art the Clown in another gory rampage. It boasts the biggest budget of the franchise at $2 million, which is still quite low by modern Hollywood standards. In its opening weekend,Terrifier 3beatJoker: Folie à Deux, taking No. 1 at the domestic box office in a surprise upset by earning $18.9 million.
PerThe Numbers' Wednesday update,Terrifier 3has already crossed the $25 million milestone at the domestic box office, earning $25.45 million in North America as it approaches the end of its first week in theaters. Its international grosses have additionally pushed its global gross to $28 million, which is 14 times more than its budget. Because it cost eight times more than the previous installment, which only cost $250,000, this means it has grossed more than 112 timesTerrifier 2’s budget in the span of just six days.
What This Box Office Total Means For Terrifier 3
It Is Performing Well In The 2024 Horror Sphere
Terrifier 3has now become the 47th movie to pass the $25 million milestone at the domestic box office in 2024 so far. While it is performing extremely well for its budget level, there is still a lot of room to grow, though it is already the 10th highest-grossing2024 horror movieat the domestic box office. Below,see how it compares to the highest-grossing horror movies of the year so far, not counting the comedy-forward horror-comedyGhostbusters: Frozen Empireor the serial killer thrillerTrap, both of which are only questionably horror movies:
$277.9 million
$138.9 million
$105.2 million
$74 million
$35.7 million
$35.2 million
$32.5 million
$28 million
$25.8 million
Terrifier 3
$25.45 million
It seems likely that theTerrifier 3releasewill outgross Radio Silence’sAbigailby the end of Thursday, as the salsher sequel has consistently grossed more than $1 million each weekday so far. It seems poised to climb more slots up the chart during its second weekend, as well. While the horror genre typically sees harsh second-weekend drops of 50% or more,even a harsh 65% drop would earn it an additional $6.6 million, which would see it race past the Blumhouse horror offeringsImaginaryandNight Swim.
Our Take On The Terrifier 3 Box Office
Its Domestic Gross Could Continue To Climb
There is no telling how highTerrifier 3will be able to climb by the end of its run. It has already outgrossed the entire $15.7 million run of the previous installment and become more than profitable, likely passing its break-even point at around the $5 million mark. If it continues to rise proportionally to the indie horror hitLonglegs, which opened to $22.4 million and grossed $74 million domestic,it could eventually gross more than $60 million in North America alone, which would be a whopping 30 times its budget.
Cast
Terrifier 3 follows Sienna and her brother as they attempt to move past the traumatic events of Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre. As they embrace the Christmas season, Art reemerges, intent on turning their holiday into a nightmare, continuing his reign of terror.
