Despite the 18-and-under ban, Terrifier 3 got off to a great start at the box office

Despite the 18-and-under ban, Terrifier 3 got off to a great start at the box office



Terrify 3 : not even children under 18 are afraid

Once the Classification Commission’s decision was overturned, distributors ESC Éditions, Shadowz Films and Factoris Films did not welcome the decision to ban Terrify 3 under 18 for its theatrical release. A first in France for almost 20 years Seen 3 (2006). In a press release they deplored this decision, logically believing that the success of the feature film would suffer as a result. Since this type of release is aimed at a niche audience, it convinces theater operators to embrace it Terrify 3 it became very complicated.

Terrify 3 ©ESC Films
Terrify 3 ©ESC Films

However, in this specific case, prohibition for minors under 18 years of age may have helped promote the film. Immediately, including us and other media (traditional or specialized). Very learnedwe talked about this exceptional release of an R-rated horror film. The support of the press, but also of the public who flocked to the presales, convinced more and more theaters to plan Terrify 3. 117 rooms have been announcedbefore several were added.

Art the Clown makes a killing at the French box office

Thanks to all the exhibitors who believe in cinema and in the unifying and festive power of uninhibited genre cinema! If TERRIFIER 3 isn’t streaming near you, don’t hesitate to ask your carrier to stream it in the next few weeks!” Shadowz wrote in a post on X before the film’s release. It still remained the announcement of the first data to find out whether this ban on minors under 18 would really condemn or not Terrify 3. These have fallen. And after its first day of businessthe distributors were able to pop the champagne!

With 45,012 entries out of a total of 126 copies (and without preview), Terrify 3 dominated the French box office on Wednesday 9 October. A monstrous score for a production of this kind, considerably higher than Joker: Folie de duo (4th) which has started its second week of activity and which has benefited from more than 1000 sessions (compared to 166 Terrify 3). Compared to the news of the week, the horror film does better than the animated film The wild robot (1039 sessions) e Lee Miller with Kate Winslet (752 sessions).

Although the film has not yet been released in the United States, the forecast is also good Terrify 3 could (second Expiration) raise $11 million in revenue and overcome there too Joker: Folie de duo during the weekend period. As for the French market, let’s remember it Terrify 2 it had accumulated almost 34,000 admissions during its first week of activity in France, closing with 70,939 tickets sold. A figure that should therefore be widely exceeded in the coming days. Starting this weekend? In any case, we invite you to discover the new massacre of the killer Art the Clown with this low-budget entertainment, as crazy as possible and more funny than shocking.

Source: Cine Serie

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