Tag: Insidious
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Love Jump Scares? This Horror Franchise Has You More Than Covered
The Insidious franchise’s latest film was released last July, and fans geared up for another movie full of ethereal worlds and terrifying demons. Insidious: The Red Door essentially passes the repressed demon baton from father to son as Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) travels to drop his son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins), off at college. Dalton’s college…
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Taylor Swift’s Box Office Appeal Is the Only Thing That Scares Jason Blum
If you want to scare off a demon, you might want to reconsider calling Father Merrin. Sure, he might get rid of the demon Pazuzu eventually, but one mention of Taylor Swift will send everyone running for the hills, as Jason Blum has admitted today. The founder of Blumhouse, the horror studio that has terrified…
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Olivia Rodrigo Was ‘So Scared’ Watching ‘Beau Is Afraid’ She ‘Had to Walk Out of the Theater’: ‘It Felt Like a Bad Acid Trip’
Count Olivia Rodrigo as one of the many moviegoers disturbed by Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid,” which A24 released in theaters earlier this year. Speaking to fellow musician Phoebe Bridgers for Interview Magazine ahead of the release of her sophomore album “Guts,” Rodrigo admitted she had to walk out of “Beau Is Afraid” because it…
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3 Very Different Films Lead VOD Charts, with ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Top New Title
For Sony, a big win this week: The studio has announced that “Insidious: The Red Door” ($19.99) is now the biggest-grossing horror film worldwide for 2023. That’s a little surprising, but a $182 million take tops both “M3GAN” and “Scream 6” for the honors.However, it’s faring a little differently on VOD. Released to PVOD after…
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The Guy Behind ‘Saw’ and ‘Insidious’ Also Gave Us This Zombie Horror Comedy
Leigh Whannell has given horror lovers classic franchises like Saw and Insidious, as well as other films like the most recent adaptation of The Invisible Man. But hidden within his dark and scary resume is a hilarious zombie flick starring Elijah Wood and Allison Pill. Cooties, which quietly premiered in 2014, takes the classic zombie…
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Global Box Office Scares Up Another Win
While the Summer box office has been full of disappointing performances from major $100 million blockbusters, the horror genre has once again reminded moviegoers that they remain king with Insidious: The Red Door. The fifth film in the popular Insidious franchise proved all the haters wrong, making $33 million in its opening weekend and landing…
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‘Physical’ Season 3: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, and Everything We Know
Actress Rose Byrne has been wowing American audiences for years on the big screen. Whether you know her as Helen, the pretentious new friend of Maya Rudolph in Bridesmaids, or as Renai Lambert, a woman haunted by evil entities in the Insidious franchise, her performances have become recognizable and resonant for almost anyone. But her…
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Scares Up Franchise’s Highest Box Office Debut
The Insidious franchise recently returned to the big screen after five years since the release of the fourth entry in 2018. The fifth installment, titled Insidious: The Red Door, marks Insidious veteran Patrick Wilson’s directorial debut, and it has been generating impressive box office revenue since its premiere on July 7. Shortly after dethroning Indiana…
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Budget Breakdown: How Much Money Has It Made?
Since 2010, the Insidious franchise has been terrifying and exhilarating audiences worldwide, amassing over $542 million at the box office from just the first four films alone. That’s a pretty impressive return on a combined total budget of only $26.5 million. Created by Leigh Whannell,, the supernatural thriller franchise utilizes makeup, practical effects, CGI, and…
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Box Office: ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Dethrones ‘Indiana Jones 5’ With $32.6 Million Debut
Indiana Jones had a short-lived box office reign. Disney’s action-adventure “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” dropped to the No. 2 spot in its second weekend of release, earning $26.5 million from 4,600 North American theaters. It was dethroned by Sony’s horror-thriller “Insidious: The Red Door,” which beat expectations with its $32.6 million debut…