Summer 2023 is shaping up to be one of the most disappointing summers at the movies when it comes to the box office. Some of the most anticipated films on the 2023 movie schedule, like Pixar's Elemental, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Flash, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, have stumbled at the box office and struggled to make a mark. However, amid this disappointing trend, there's a movie that has quietly emerged as a surprising financial success: Lionsgate's horror-comedy flick, The Blackening. Honestly, the film's performance is pretty impressive.
Directed by Tim Story, The Blackening faced tough competition at the crowded box office during its opening weekend. It debuted in sixth place, trailing behind big-budget studio blockbusters such as the previously mentioned Elemental, Transformers, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and The Little Mermaid. Despite this, the film has had considerable staying power, managing to achieve something truly remarkable. According to Boxoffice Mojo, this film has already amassed nearly $17 million in ticket sales, which is quite impressive considering its reported budget of only $5 million. Taking into account advertising expenses and the share that goes to theater owners, it appears that the movie is on track to generate a solid profit.
