Horror continues to be a huge crowd-pleaser as a genre, and this year brought horror hits like Long legs, Smile 2, and the critically acclaimed The substance. The genre continues to be attractive to filmmakers, as horror films often feature smaller budgets, but that doesn’t put off audiences. Every year there are some standout horror hitsand 2022 will certainly be no different.
2022 saw the launch of Scream legacy sequel, which revitalized the franchise, and End of Halloweenwhich concluded the franchise’s reboot trilogy. Several prominent original horror films were also released, including Barbarianwhich shocked audiences with its surprising twists, and Smilewhich reaped the benefits of a stellar marketing campaign to become a huge box office success. Other notable titles include No, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Menuand Menbut the year also delivered two installments of what would become a horror trilogy.
Pearl ascends to streaming hit status
Another installment of the X franchise also makes the list
Pearl became a huge streaming hit after earning 93% on Rotten Tomatoes in 2021. Directed by Ti West, the sequel to X (2022) serves as a prequel, chronicling Pearl’s (Mia Goth) attempts to achieve stardom while living on her parents’ isolated farm in 1918. The film was a critical and popular success, and Pearl’s journey would end in MaXXXine (2024), which marks the end of West’s low-budget horror trilogy.
After the release of MaXXXine At the beginning of this year, new data from Reelgood now reveals that Pearl is ranked as the tenth most popular movie streaming for the week of October 24-30. The film, which is streaming on Netflix, is also not the only X title to do list. MaXXXine (available on Max) actually comes in even higher, in fifth place, beating titles like It’s what’s inside (2024), Late at night with the devil (2023), Black Canary (2024), and Terrifying (2016). Check out the complete list of the top 10 below, dominated by horror titles:
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Reelgood’s Top 10 Streaming Movies List (October 24-30) |
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Woman of the hour |
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2 |
Trap |
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3 |
Don’t move |
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4 |
Caddo Lake |
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MaXXXine |
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It’s what’s inside |
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Late at night with the devil |
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8 |
Black Canary |
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9 |
Terrifying |
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10 |
Pearl |
Our Take on Pearl’s Streaming Success
Ti West’s X trilogy was a breath of fresh air
X was reportedly made with a budget of $1 million, and Variety reports that Pearl it was probably made for much the same. The sequel ended up grossing almost $10 million at the box officeand the franchise as a whole is an undeniable success. However MaXXXineThe reviews of were not as glowing as those of X or Pearlall three films are a testament to what can be accomplished on modest budgets when helmed by a talented filmmaker with a unique vision.
PearlThe streaming success of – and the prevalence of horror on the Reelgood list, in general – is undoubtedly due to Halloweenand is proof that the genre continues to attract large audiences at home, in addition to cinemas. It’s still unclear what West will do next, but his X the trilogy certainly makes him a filmmaker to keep an eye on. With Halloween over, future streaming charts could be less horror-dominant, but Pearl will continue to be a genre entry worth checking out.
Source: Reelgood