A new video game horror adaptation has hit a major box office milestone in one week. Many video game horror franchises have been adapted into live-action movies and havefound box office success despite negative critical reviews. Inspired by a 1989 Capcom game,Resident Evilis often credited as one of the first successful video game adaptations, withthe entireResident Evilfilm serieshaving grossed over 1.2 billion worldwide.
In 2023,Five Nights at Freddy’s, based on the survival game of the same name and starringThe Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson, along with Elizabeth Lail and Matthew Lillard in the lead roles, becamethe highest-grossing horror film that year and Blumhouse’s highest-grossing film of all time. The success also resulted in a sequel,the upcomingFive Nights at Freddy’s 2, scheduled to hit the theaters on December 5.
Until Dawn Crosses A Major Global Box Office Within One Week
The Movie Has Made $20 Million Against A $15 Million Production Budget
The new video game horror adaptation,Until Dawn, has crossed a major worldwide box office milestone. Based on Supermassive Games' 2015 interactive horror movie video game of the same name, where players' choices affect the story’s outcome, the new horror movie, released on April 25, follows a group of friends who are forced to be hunted by a masked killer every night.Until Dawn’s cast includes Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, and Peter Stormare.
According toThe Numbers,Until Dawnhas crossed the $20 million global box office milestone within a weekof its release, with $10 million each from domestic and international revenues. The movie currently ranks 47th in the all-time domestic box office for movies based on games and is the 32nd highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office, first released in 2025.
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The movie opened at $8 million at the weekend box office, ranking No. 5 behindA Minecraft Movie,The Accountant 2,Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, andSinners. Despite having a seemingly underwhelming box office performance,Until Dawnhas already exceeded its $15 production budget. Its box office growth has also been steady since its release.
It doesn’t seem to be long before the new horror movie starts turning a profit, regardless of mixed reviews from critics. The movie currently has a 53% Rotten Tomatoes score among critics and a 68% approval rate among viewers.ScreenRant’sreview forUntil Dawnpoints outthe movie’s potential to become “one of the classics in the genre.” The new video game adaptation sounds like an enjoyable time-loop horror film.
