As the box office behemoth that is Barbenheimer crushes Disney’s ill-timed release of “Haunted Mansion” beneath its wheels, it’s easy to think that any movie would be foolish to go up against “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in their second weekend.
But while “Haunted Mansion” is battling “Barbie” for family audiences with its PG-13 Disney theme park-based scares, another horror movie has found quiet success in its debut this weekend: “Talk to Me,” the supernatural terrorfest from Australian directors Danny and Michael Philippou.The film might not look like a success story at first glance.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, “Talk to Me” will rank in sixth place at the box office in its opening weekend, with an estimated debut in the $9 million to $9.5 million range.
But while “Haunted Mansion” landed third place with its projected opening weekend total of around $25 million, it’s buckling under the weight of a $150 million production budget.
“Talk to Me,…
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