TheSpeak No Evilremake has become Blumhouse’s highest-grossing movie of the year after passing a new box office milestone. Directed by James Watkins, the horror film serves as a remake of Christian Tafdrup’s 2022 Danish film of the same name, with a story that follows a family spending a weekend in another family’s vacation home only to find that their hosts have sinister intentions. TheSpeak No Evilreviewshave been generally positive thus far and the film got off to a strong start at the box office last month.
Collidernow reveals thatSpeak No Evilhas surpassedNight Swim’s $54 million gross at the worldwide box office to become Blumhouse’s highest-grossing release of the year. The remake’s worldwide total now stands at an impressive $59 million, comprising $29.4 million domestic and $29.5 million from overseas territories.Speak No Evilcontinues to display strong holds at the box office, with daily rankings for October 2 putting it ahead ofMegalopolis, which hit theaters two weeks later.
What Speak No Evil’s Success Means For Blumhouse
How The Company’s Other 2024 Films Performed
Speak No Evil’s budget is estimated to be $15 million, meaningits break-even point was likely somewhere between $30 million and $37.5 million. The remake’s worldwide total has now firmly surpassed both of these figures, and the film is sure to continue crawling higher in the weeks ahead. Normally, such a performance would lead to discussion of a sequel, but theSpeak No Evilendingcertainly seems to close the book on this particular story.
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While theSpeak No Evilstory may not be continued in a sequel, the film has made 2024 another strong year for Blumhouse. As seen in the chart above,Night Swimexceeded expectations earlier this year despite mostly negative reviews, andImaginaryalso performed well with a similar reception. In 2024,Afraidmarks Blumhouse’s only box office flop, with that film barely managing to surpass its budget, unlikely to break-even. Still, Blumhouse’s 2024 box office total sits at an impressive $170.1 million.
Our Take On Speak No Evil’s Success
Blumhouse Has Found A Winning Strategy
Before the film was even released, there was some negative buzz surrounding it. Considering the Danish film came out only two years ago and remains an effective and compelling watch, the Blumhouse remake ofSpeak No Evilfelt unnecessary. The remake ended up exceeding expectations, however, and critics praised McAvoy’s lead performance and many of Watkins' changes to the original.
In addition to McAvoy, theSpeak No Evilcast includes Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Scoot McNairy, Alex West Lefler, and Dan Hough.
McAvoy remains a draw for audiences under certain circumstances, and, afterSplit, he’s certainly known as an actor who can effectively play a sinister villain. Blumhouse continues to succeed by making horror-thriller movies at lower budget levels and effectively marketing them, andSpeak No Evil’s success is certainly a testament to the company’s strong approach to making movies.
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Speak No Evil is a 2024 horror-thriller film by writer-director James Watkins. A remake of the 2022 movie Speak No Evil follows a family who head to the country for a much-needed vacation - but the situation quickly deteriorates, thrusting them into a horrific nightmare.
