Since its debut in early October 2024 Terrifying 3 became an unexpected hit, not only surprising audiences with its gruesome gore but also breaking some box office records. Terrifying 3 is the third installment of Terrifying franchisewhich follows the disturbing adventures of Art the Clown. The film arrives eight years after the release of the first Terrifying film, which also reached surprising heights after gaining popularity on streaming services. Now, the Terrifying the films have earned a definitive name in the horror genre, and Terrifying 3 is the main reason.
Terrifying 3 has broken a surprising number of records since its release on October 11th. Terrifying 3 not only surpassed the heights of its predecessorsbut it also proved its worth among other unrated horror films and some of the biggest films of the year. In this way, the future looks bright for the Terrifying franchise. The success of Terrifying 3 almost makes the creation of Terrifying 4 inevitable. Maybe this next film could be even bigger, making Terrifying the most unexpected horror powerhouse of all time.
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Terrifier 3 earned over $50 million worldwide
How Terrifier 3’s box office compares to other 2024 horror films
In the first place, Terrifying 3 It recently surpassed the $50 million mark in terms of worldwide box office revenue. According to Mojo Box, Terrifying 3 has grossed more than $59 million at the box office so far, and that number could still rise. To break it down further, Terrible 3 domestic earnings are $46 million while his international earnings are $12 million. Once Terrifying 3 hits VOD and streaming, could raise even more moneywhich means it could break even more records in the future.
To put Terrible 3 success in perspective, let’s compare its box office performance to that of other horror films released in 2024. Although Terrifying 3 couldn’t compete with big box office hits like A peaceful place: first day or Alien: Romuluseasily surpassed other films like Abigail, blink twice, and MaXXXine. This final film is of particular importance because Ti West’s film X the trilogy has become incredibly popular in recent years. Terrifying 3 not only stood firm against MaXXXine, but in fact it was much more successful financially.
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Terrifier 3 is the 35th film to surpass US$40 million domestically in 2024
Where Terrifier 3 is among the highest-grossing films of 2024
Another important achievement for Terrifying 3 is the fact that it is the 35th film of 2024 to exceed US$40 million at the national box office. Generally, films that underperform at the domestic box office can rely on international and VOD earnings to boost their overall performance. In case of Terrifying 3, this did not need to be the case. The film joined an exclusive list of high-grossing films in 2024 that managed to gross at least $40 million among North American audiences alone.
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The highest-grossing films above and below Terrifier 3 |
How much did they earn |
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The summary: punishment |
US$83,703,350 |
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Trap |
US$82,677,281 |
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Don’t speak badly |
US$76,336,972 |
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The Count of Monte-Cristo |
US$74,895,078 |
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Terrifying 3 |
US$59,156,753 |
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Night Swimming |
$54,768,317 |
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Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General |
$54,099,198 |
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The first omen |
US$53,845,880 |
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I, the executor |
US$53,644,135 |
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Coraline 15th Anniversary |
US$52,371,887 |
In general, Terrifying 3 is ranked very highly among all the films releasing in 2024 so far. According to Mojo Box, Terrifer 3 is the 40th highest-grossing film of 2024. Above it are more unbeatable blockbusters like Mean Girls and Deadpool and Wolverine, but underneath are some genuinely remarkable films, like Late Night with the Devil, Monkey Man, and The substance. In this way, Terrifying 3 proved to be more than just a low-budget romp. It can stand up to some impressive films.
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Terrifier 3 Completely Exceeded Its $2 Million Budget
Terrifier 3’s success could lead to bigger future budgets
A truly surprising appearance Terrible 3 The box office success is that the film completely blew its budget. While some big franchise films have a hefty budget to contend with, making their box office earnings less exciting, Terrifying 3 made much more money than was actually invested in the film. Terrible 3 The box office haul of nearly $60 million looks a lot better when compared to the film’s $2 million budget. Because of this, the film not only made back the money it spent, but also made much, much more.
In fact, this is a fairly common occurrence for Terrifying franchise, although never on such a large scale. The first Terrifying the film was made on a budget of US$35,000-55,000 and grossed US$419,000 at the box office. About that, Terrifying 2 it was made for $250,000 and grossed $15 million at the box office. Clearly, all Terrifying the film increased its budget and its box office increased with it. This means that Terrifying 4 could have an even more impressive budget, and hopefully it could far exceed it as well.
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Terrifier 3 has the best box office of the entire Terrifier franchise
What Damien Leone said about the future of Terrifier
After comparing Terrible 3 budget and earnings to their predecessors, It’s clear that the 2024 film is the highest-grossing film Terrifying film to this day for enough. In fact, it’s incredibly impressive that the franchise went from making less than $1 million to over $50 million in just three films. This is proof of how Terrifying has been able to keep getting better and better, and more importantly, how it offers horror audiences something they can’t get anywhere else. Terrifying It’s a profitable franchise that only seems to get better with more time and more funding.
Of course, this leads many to question the future of Terrifying franchise. Director Damien Leone has already confirmed that he would be interested in making Terrifying 4, although the film has not yet been officially confirmed. Furthermore, there were indications that Terrifying 4 could be the last film in the franchise, although Art the Clown actor David Howard Thornton has theorized that Leone may have two or three more films in him. Anyway, the success of Terrifying 3 implies that the next film will be even bigger and bloodierespecially if it is the last installment.
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Terrifier 3 is Damien Leone’s best box office performance to date
Leone’s Future Explained
Speaking of Leone, Terrifying 3 is the director’s highest-grossing film of all time. The director, writer and producer has been working on films since 2005, but Terrifying 3 is truly his biggest film to date. Throughout his career, most of Leone’s films went straight to DVD, precluding any chance of box office success. However, the Terrifying the franchise became Leone’s opportunity to have his work seen by millions, and it clearly worked, all these years later.
Terrifying 4 it will no doubt have a dedicated audience behind it, but if Leone moves on to something new, that too could have a much better chance of success.
After Terrible 3 success, Leone’s films could gain a lot more traction than ever before. Where his previous films were swept under the rug, his next projects could receive a lot more attention because of Terrifer. Terrifying 4 it will no doubt have a dedicated audience behind it, but if Leone moves on to something new, that too could have a much better chance of success. Ultimately, Leone is in a good position and will hopefully build on his newfound prominence.
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Terrifier 3 beat Joker 2 at the box office
Terrifier 3 also beat Joker 2 critically
A specific achievement that really puts Terrible 3 prospective success is the fact that Terrifying 3 knocked out Joker: Folie à Deux at the national box office. During Terrible 3 opening weekend, it quickly took over the top spot of Joker: Folie à Deux, which was only in its second weekend, and The Wild Robot in his third. This is a great achievement, mainly because the Clown the franchise has been hugely successful since the debut of the first film in 2019. For Art the Clown, defeating a beloved DC villain says a lot about Terrible 3 rise to fame.
What makes this situation even better is that Terrifying 3 also hit Joker: Folie à Deux critically. On Rotten tomatoes, Terrifying 3 has a Fresh 77% Certificate, meanwhile Joker: Folie à Deux it has a brutal 32%. Arguably, a lot of Terrible 3 success is over Joker: Folie à Deux could be attributed to the fact that Clown: Folie à Deux it was a complete failurebut even so, the achievement really doesn’t lose its luster. Terrifying 3 proves that big-budget franchises won’t always have the last laugh.
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Terrifier 3 outperformed all NC-17 films in the US
What Terrifier 3’s Success Means for NC-17 Films
Out ofTerrible 3 great achievements, one of the biggest is that the film surpassed all NC-17 films released in the United States. Currently, the highest-grossing NC-17 film is the 1973 film Last tango in Paris, which grossed US$36 million at the box office. Clearly, Terrifying 3 exceeded that by at least $20 million. In this way, Terrifying 3 raised the bar for films of this ratingand in fact, it could spur the creation of more NC-17 films.
However Terrifying 3 is not technically rated, its gore makes it an unsuitable film for young audiences. Typically, these types of films do not do as well as regular R-rated films because they reduce the number of potential audience members. However, Terrible 3 The success shows that there can be large audiences interested in more graphic and intense films. That’s why, This could encourage more filmmakers to make NC-17 films with the hope that Terrifying 3 the audience would also be interested in your film.
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Terrifier 3 is now the highest-grossing unrated film of all time in the US
Terrifying’s Future Explained
Finally, Terrifying 3 is the highest-grossing unrated film of all time in the United States. Just like NC-17 films, unrated films are often overlooked in favor of more formally rated films. Yet, Terrifying 3 is changing the game by highlighting unrated films and showing that there are audiences who are intrigued by this type of film. This could create a ripple effect across the film industry and could be even more effective when Terrifying 4 eventually debut.
Ultimately, Terrifying 3 debuted to low expectations and proved its worth in several incredible ways. Terrifying 3 It may not be the best horror franchise of all time, but it’s breaking records and proving itself among the more traditional fare. There’s no telling how Terrible 3 success will affect the film landscape, but it will be exciting to see how much Terrifying 3 changes the game.