It wisely avoided using a direct Ash surrogate, instead populating the movie with a colorful group of young characters who travel to a remote cabin where they intend to help their friend Mia ( Jane Levy) detox from a serious drug addiction. Take those things away and you run the risk of making a generic zombie or demonic-possession movie that just happens to have the Evil Dead name on it.Įvil Dead ’13 tried its best. Those are the not-so-secret ingredients that put the Evil Dead films above a thousand other horror movies with similar loglines. People loved those movies (and still love them) thanks to Raimi’s unique visual style and comic/horror sensibilities as a director, complimenting Campbell’s go-for-broke B-movie performances as everyone’s favorite lunkheaded hero, Ash Williams. It’s not like the original films succeeded based on the strength of the writing or complexity of the universe building. The potential problem? There is still not much compelling evidence that Evil Dead works as a continuing franchise without Raimi behind the camera and Campbell in front of it. RELATED: Why the 'Evil Dead' Musical Is One of the Franchise's Best and Most Bizarre Installments But the goal remains the same: To prove the idea of new Evil Dead still has life, because horror fans can only buy Evil Dead II on Blu-ray so many times. Instead of making a play for box-office dollars, Evil Dead Rise will debut on HBO Max, where it will serve as yet another log on the voracious streaming service fire. The stakes are a little different this time. So now the Evil Dead brain trust (Raimi, Campbell, and producer Rob Tapert) are trying again with another reboot, Evil Dead Rise, to be directed by Lee Cronin ( The Hole in the Ground) and released next year. But the reaction from horror fans was mixed, and it failed to make a dent in the larger pop-culture discourse. That movie was profitable at the box office, making just shy of $100 million worldwide on a $17 million budget.
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Sound familiar? It's basically what happened in 2013 with the release of Fede Álvarez’s franchise reboot that took the series back to its cabin-in-the-woods roots. It may or may not fit comfortably within any established series continuity, but everyone involved is hoping your love of this series will make you want to watch it. It does not star Bruce Campbell nor is it directed by Sam Raimi, though they are both involved in a producing capacity. Revenue is down 11% compared with the same period in 2012, and attendance is down 12%, says.There’s a new Evil Dead film on the way. Ticket sales remain anemic, thanks largely to a dismal February. The re-release of Jurassic Park took the top end of projections with $18.2 million and fourth place, followed by the political thriller Olympus Has Fallen with $10 million. Joe: Retaliation also took in $21.1 million. The cartoon The Croods tied for second with $21.1 million, continuing its strong run and lifting its overall gross to $125.8 million. He says the "film's pedigree" made some of the difference in beating the competition. "This is a little more than January's horror hits," which included critically panned films like Texas Chainsaw 3D or Mama, says Tim Briody of. Moviegoers were higher on the haunted cabin story: 78% said they liked it, according to the amalgam site.ĭespite the $12 million budget, the film played more like a fall film over the weekend, analysts say. says 65% of critics gave it a thumbs-up. The film marked the surprise of the weekend, collecting $2 million above expectations and earning surprisingly strong reviews for a genre not known for critical laurels. Maybe he should go by Sam the Great and Powerful.Īfter directing the first hit of 2013 with the Wizard of Oz prequel Oz the Great and Powerful, Sam Raimi saw the remake of his cult horror hit return to dominate the box office this weekend.Įvil Dead, a graphic, low-budget remake of Raimi's 1981 classic, topped theaters with $26 million, according to studio estimates from box-office tracker.