Tag: Saw X
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The Creator’s Box Office Failure Says A Lot About The State Of Sci-Fi Cinema
Director Gareth Edwards returned after a nearly seven-year absence with his original sci-fi film “The Creator” over the weekend. It was his first movie since 2016’s $1 billion hit “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” which was his second hit franchise blockbuster in a row following 2014’s “Godzilla.” Unfortunately, it looks like his attempt to…
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Every Saw Movie Ranked
There is something to the Saw franchise that ensures it will just never die. This is especially true now with the recently released Saw X which brings us back in time once more to a story of maddening traps, bloody torture, and twisting timelines. It also provides a perfect opportunity to revisit and rank all…
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‘Saw X,’ ‘The Creator’ Battle for No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office
Disney sci-fi epic “The Creator” and Lionsgate U.K.’s horror franchise entry “Saw X” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office — and the race was almost too close to call.“Saw X” won the three-day total with £1.92 million ($2.31 million), while “The Creator” was just behind with £1.89 million ($2.27 million). However, including previews,…
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‘Saw’ Movies in Order: How to Watch Chronologically or by Release Date
Saw started with a relatively simple idea. James Wan’s 2004 low-budget horror chained two men to a dingy bathroom, a horrifying puppet with the voice of Tobin Bell telling them a very simple order: “I want to play a game.” Across nine sequels and nineteen years, the franchise proceeded to lose its entire mind. Through…
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How Your Favorite Horror Franchise Began From Just an Unseen Short Film
It’s official: Jigsaw is back, and he’s more diabolical than ever before. Saw X is making a bloody splash at the box office with its tenth installment in the franchise, slicing through the competition and reinstating Saw‘s status as one of the most beloved horror franchises ever. Its signature tagline, bizarre traps, and twists and…
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Box Office: ‘Paw Patrol’ Sequel Wins Weekend With $23 Million Debut, ‘Dumb Money’ Flops With $3.5 Million
Paramount’s animated sequel “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” topped the box office in its debut, earning a solid $23 million from 3,989 North American locations over the weekend.Those ticket sales were more than enough to rule over the three other new nationwide releases, which could be categorized as the good (Lionsgate’s gruesome “Saw X”), the…
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The Saw Franchise’s Reverse Bear Trap Explained
Horror fans, similar to many other genre films, give a lot of attention to the production design of a piece. The costumes, the sets, and the props can all become iconic within the history of horror cinema and nerd culture as a whole. A syringe of green glow stick juice, a hockey mask, a possessed…
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‘Saw X’ Domestic Box Office Debut Claims Top Spot Despite Tough Competition
Lionsgate’s Saw X, the 10th installment in the long-running horror franchise, is looking at a strong $18.6 million opening weekend haul after grossing $8 million on Friday. The film is being viewed as something of a return to form for the series, which experienced record lows with its last entry, 2021’s Spiral: From the Book…
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The Saw Franchise Has More in Common With the Bible Than We Care To Admit
The Saw movies, to put it simply, are basically just torture films. There’s little plot, and it is really just two hours of gratuitous and gorey kills — but that’s what we’re watching them for. So, to put Saw in the same sentence as Christianity is baffling, to say the least, but there are some…