'Invisible Man' Has a Strong Opening Weekend
by EG
The Invisible Man had a strong showing over the weekend, and the low-budget movie is going to make a profit. However, it's opening-weekend take was less than a third the opening enjoyed by It Chapter Two just five months ago. The debut of The Invisible Man was relatively strong for a horror movie, but its opening was the second-lowest of any week-winning movie released in 2020 so far. Read on for details.
In a major boost for the horror genre, Universal and Blumhouse's The Invisible Man scared up a stellar $29 million in its North American box office debut and $20.2 million overseas for a $49.2 million global start over the weekend.
Fueled by a 92 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, The Invisible Man had the best domestic opening for a horror pic since last September's It: Chapter Two, and one of the best ever for Jason Blum's prolific production company. The film, which cost just $7 million to produce before marketing, is also a win for Universal's retooled monster universe.
The latest adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells novel — written and directed by Leigh Whanell — stars Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia Kass, a woman who escapes an abusive relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). When her ex commits suicide, Cecilia begins to suspect his death was a hoax and believes he has found a way to become invisible after a series of eerie coincidences and encounters that turn lethal. Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid and Harriet Dyer also star.
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