Terrifier 3
Terrifier 3’sbox office climbed 2024’s highest-grossing movies listdomestically at $53 million.
As a result,Joker 2has a lackluster theatrical run whileTerrifier 3is a box office darling.
It’s not just theJokersequel that is performing poorly at the box office.
In recent years, films that once would have been considered major successes are flopping.
Meanwhile, a smaller-budget, more independent film likeTerrifier 3sees profit.
TakeMission Impossible: Dead Reckoning’sbox office disappointment, for instance.
Domestically, it grossed more thanTerrifier 3’sbox office at $172 million.
Globally, it makes over three times that at $567.5 million.
Despite this,Dead Reckoningis a flop, having lost an estimated $100 million.
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Going back toDead Reckoningas an example, studios aren’t learning from this financial failure.
It’s also an unnecessary one when films likeTerrifier 3prove small-budget films can be more profitable for less.
