In the weeks that followed,Terrifier 3s box office performancewent from strength to strength.
However, one specific box office record thatTerrifier 3broke already has bigger implications for the horror genre more broadly.
Until recently, unrated movies werent generally viewed as a viable commercial prospect.Terrifier 3has changed that.
This hasnt historically been the case and that has had a major impact on censorship norms in the genre.
In 1990, the MPAA replaced the X rating with the more commercially prohibitive NC-17 rating.
The implications that this has for horror as a genre are hard to conceive.
Fede Alvarez recutEvil Deadto receive an R in 2013 whileHereditarydirector Ari Aster did the same withMidsommarin 2019.
Even 1996sScreamwas cut to receive an R-rating.
TheTerrifierseries is unique, butTerrifier 3s massively profitable unrated release need not necessarily be a one-off case.
The horrors listed above could have been very different if they were released unrated.
Terrifier 3is currently playing in theaters.
Source:BloodyDisgusting
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