Although Salem’s place Looks exciting, the upcoming Stephen King Remake has already fallen victim to a curse that plagues the writers’ recent adaptations. Salem’s place is one of Stephen King’s most acclaimed novels. Originally released in 1975, the book follows a writer who discovers a dark secret when he returns to his titular hometown. Salem’s place was adapted as a successful miniseries in 1978. directed by The Texas chain saw massacre Helmed by Tobe Hooper, the miniseries influenced decades of vampire stories on both the big and small screen. 2024’s upcoming Salem’s place is the latest adaptation of the book.
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Salem’s place is directed by Annabelle Comes Home Director Gary Dauberman, who also wrote the 2017 and 2019 two-part King adaptation it And It chapter two. While the series made over a billion dollars at the box office, Salem’s place Arrived a little too late to ride the franchise wave of success. Although Dauberman also worked on the successful Annabelle Sequels and The nun Movies, the release date of 2024 Salem’s place Remake was pushed back repeatedly. Scheduled for cinematic release on September 9, 2022, Salem’s place has been pushed off until April 2023 before further delays.
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Now, the adaptation is finally released on October 3, 2024, however Salem’s place will go straight to streaming instead of earning a theatrical release. The remake is the third recent Stephen King movie to go straight to streaming after a Netflix release Mr. Harrigan’s phone In 2022 and the Pet Sematary Prequel Bloodlines Arrived in late 2023. 2023 is similarly delayed Children of the Corn Prequel had a short, unspectacular cinematic run, but the long-awaited release was also dumped to VOD shortly after. Studios have shown little faith in King’s adaptations in recent years, as evidenced by Salem’s place.
2023s The boogeyman It fared slightly better with its modest payday, earning $82 million at the box office on a budget of $35 million. But, though Pet Sematary: Bloodlines‘ Success should be a relief to the creators of Salem’s placeThe remake’s straight-to-streaming release doesn’t bode well for its critical prospects. While 2017s it was a hit with viewers and critics, its 2019 sequel It chapter two Earned more mixed reviews. The same year dividing, large budget The Shining continue, Dr. SleepIs not a financial success, while 2022’s Firestarter Remake was an outright disaster critically and commercially.
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The remake looks stronger than Stephen King’s recent movie adaptations
FirestarterThe failure may explain why the studio is not eager to release another Stephen King remake in theaters later in 2022, but the decision to drop Salem’s place On VOD in October 2024 is more surprising. According to its trailer, Salem’s place Seems like an ambitious, scary, immersive effort, closer in scope to those it Movies like Firestarter, Pet Sematary: BloodlinesOr even The boogeyman. Horror movies continued their box office hot streak through 2024 with hits like Long legs, Alien: RomulusAnd A Quiet Place: Day OneSo the decision to release Salem’s place On VOD can haunt the Stephen King Remake.