Melissa Barrera’s new horror film is doomed to repeat its recent $42 million flop

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Your MonsterAs one of the horror genre’s newest stars, Melissa Barrera’s new film Your monster It looked like it should have been a slam dunk. It tells the story of a young actress who finds and falls in love with a monster in her closet, similar to a modern-day monster. Beauty and the beast redo. In previews, Your monster was very well reviewed, with much praise directed at the split horror/anti-romance genre on display. However, although the film is scoring very well, this positive reception doesn’t seem to be translating at the box office.

While 2024 has seen a number of underperforming horror films, there have been some very recent bright spots, such as Smile 2 reaching important box office milestones, continuing the success of the first film and the unrated Terrifying 3 breaking box office records and solidifying the franchise as a horror staple. You monster, unfortunately, it failed to repeat those successes and appears to be quickly becoming another box office flop. Unfortunately for Barrera and his credentials in the genre, this represents a repeat of his previous horror film outing.

Your Monster is already on track to perform poorly at the box office despite good reviews

Its initial box office numbers are quite poor

Your monster it has a very good score on Rotten Tomatoes, having been very well reviewed. However, when the film was released in U.S. theaters on October 25, it only grossed around $522,958 during the film’s first weekend. While the film’s actual budget is unknown, and likely very small when compared to Hollywood’s biggest, most popular films, earning less than $1 million over the course of an opening weekend is not a good look for the film.

Your monster is distributed by Vertical Entertainment, a production and distribution company that specializes in low-budget independent films, and as such, its projects tend not to make large sums of money at the box office. That being said, many of his films have grossed millions of dollars, most of which were backed by big-name actors, and given that Your monster features up-and-coming Melissa Barrera, it’s likely the film was a disappointment for the team behind it.

Her Monster Gives Melissa Barrera Two Disappointing Horror Movies at the Box Office in 2024

The Scream 6 Star failed to achieve much success in 2024

Melissa Barrera starred in two films released in 2024, Your monster in October, Abigail in April, and unfortunately, it looks like both films will end up being box office disappointments. The latter had a reported budget of US$28 million and only grossed around US$42 million during its theatrical run, although Abigail saw a resurgence once it hit streaming. Both films definitely underperformed, but Abigail it had a significantly larger budget, and being distributed by Universal, a much larger studio, its disappointment probably hurt a little more.

How These Two Films Are Melissa Barrera’s Only Films Since Her Abrupt Firing Scream 7, their lack of success does not bode well for their future prospects. Although his performance in Scream 6 was universally adored, and her firing was met with disdain from the public and her co-stars, which did not translate into broad enough interest in her solo projects. The film is an unfortunate box office failure, but given its talent, it’s doubtful that Your monster This is the last time we will see Melissa Barrera in the horror scene.