Terrifier 2 showing in more than 1000 screens for Halloween
Terrifier 2, the stomach-churning killer-clown horror sequel, is expanding to more than 1000 screens nationwide for Halloween weekend.
Sometimes,horrormovies unexpectedly creep into the mainstream. For example, Megan is Missing, a minor found-footage movie from 2011, went viral onTikToknine years after its release.
Over the past few weeks, you’ve probably read stories about how there’s a two-and-a-half-hour clown movie that’s been making people pass out across cinemas in America – that film isTerrifier 2.
The sequel, directed by Damien Leone and starring David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, has been making waves since its release, and it’s being given a huge push for the coming Halloween weekend.
Terrifier 2 expanding to more than 1000 screens for Halloween weekend
Terrifier 2 is set to hit more than 1000 screens across the US for the Halloween weekend, as per Blood disgusting. “Today we celebrate the unprecedented theatrical run, a terrifying Cinderella story in which we unleashed an uncut 138-minute slasher epic into cinemas across the country,” the outletwrote.
Terrifier 2 is now heading into its 4th theatrical weekend and has been expanded into more theaters (1,000+) 🤯🔥 Gonna be a great Halloween weekend! 🎃 🔪 🤡#terrifier2https://t.co/7pfBxHM40z
Considering its $250,000 budget, most of which was funded by the fans, the movie is a phenomenon: it’s grossed more than $5.2 million at the domestic box office, it has an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and Stephen King even praised it onTwitter.
Responding to the film’s performance, Leone toldEntertainment Weekly: “Listen, I would have loved to have a couple of walk-outs, I think that’s sort of a badge of honor because it is an intense movie.
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“I don’t want people fainting, getting hurt during the movie. But it’s surreal… I think this movie is more accessible [than the first movie], but we’re essentially still making these movies for them, and if other people want to come on board, the more the merrier.”
If you’ve seen Terrifier 2 and want to know about the plans for Terrifier 3, clickhere.
Terrifier 2 is available to watch in cinemas in the US. In the UK, it’s available on Blu-ray and on-demand onAmazon Primeand other platforms.
