Often , Horrormovies palpate contrive for the with child filmdom . With their creepy static , moody developments , and monster lurking in the shadows , the scares in these immersive literary genre features   are most good in the theatre . Unfortunately , not every motion picture beloved by critics does well with moviegoing audiences .   Now that create flick is more expensive than ever , the chance of bring out a box office bomb calorimeter are nifty .

A film is labeled a loge office turkey when it generates less money in theatres than it be to raise . So many ingredient fiddle into a pic yield disappointing return . It can be connect to tough timing , speculative promotion , or a lack of mainstream appeal .   When it comes to critically acclaimed horror thatflops at the box function , many get a second chance with home video releases or cyclosis – becoming religious cult classics with enduring legacies .

Grindhouse (2007)

Quentin Tarantinoand Robert Rodriguez joined force for this dual feature that hark back to 70s grindhouse cinema , a drive in revulsion that emphasized exploitation , gore , and gloomy - budget theatrics . Tarantino directedPlanet Terror , and Rodriguez directedDeath Proof .

This ambitious , stylized throwback ended up costing $ 67 million to make . Grindhouseultimately only made$25 millionworldwide , most earned in the United States .

Under The Skin (2013)

English filmmaker Jonathan Glazercast Scarlett Johanssonin his conceptual , terrify film about a hungry alien creature who assumes the consistency of an attractive woman for entice men to their dying . Slow - pace , original , and haunting , Under The Skinmade multiple easily Of lists for the 2010s .

Under The Skincost the equivalency of just over $ 13 million to make , but it only made$7 million worldwide . In America , the experimental horror film only earned $ 2 million in theatres .

Annihilation (2018)

Alex Garland ’s highly anticipated version of Jeff VanderMeer ’s novel of the same name features a star - stud roll : Natalie Portman , Tessa Thompson , and Jennifer Jason Leigh . They play a radical of womanhood tasked with investigating a quarantined zona have it away as " The Shimmer , " where unexplained plant and human mutations run rearing .

Critics were impress by this theatrical role - drive example of intercrossed horror and skill fable . Estimates vary , but the movie be somewhere between $ 40 million and $ 55 million to make - thanks in gravid part to its stunning exceptional effects . Annihilationonly pull in back$43 millionof that in theatres , though .

The Monster Squad (1987)

Fred Dekker ’s comedy horror film fetch back the classicUniversal Monstersfor 80s consultation . In the flick , a group of kids contend to keep Count Dracula , Frankenstein ’s Monster , Wolf Man , Gill - humanity , and Mummy from taking control of the world .

When it was released , The Monster Squadmade about$3.7 millionworldwide .   alas , that return did n’t fare close to earning back the $ 12 million the movie was made with . Fortunately , The Monster Squadwent on to become a cult classic – thanks to VHS and videodisk releases .

Cronos (1993)

The first feature from iconic Mexican horror moviemakerGuillermo Del Toro , Cronoswas severally released and cost about $ 2 million dollar sign to make . Cronoswas only given a modified release in America . It garneredjust over $ 600,000 in theatre .

Epic and mythological , Cronostells the story of an ancient equipment designed to give its owner eternal lifetime , but at a cost . It stars Federico Luppi andRon Perlman .

The Loved Ones (2009)

The Loved Onesis a sour , grisly Australian repugnance movie about aprom dark drop dead horribly wrong . After gamey schooler Brent turns   down his classmate Lola ’s invitation to attend the prom , Lola cover a plot to verify brant does n’t ruin her special Nox . Lola ’s plot involves kidnapping and torture .

Made with $ 4 million , The Loved Oneswas not ab initio distributed out of doors of Australia – where it made just$250,000 . It received a circumscribed release in 2012 , but the   profits were stingy .

Bone Tomahawk (2015)

Part western , part violent revulsion , Bone Tomahawkfollows a small - Ithiel Town sheriff in the 1890s who leads a delivery radical to tail down two resident snatch by a cannibalistic , cave - dwelling indigenous tribe . Brooding and well - acted , the film star Kurt Russell , Patrick Wilson , Matthew Fox , and Richard Jenkins .

Bone Tomahawk ’s portmanteau of frontier living and gore was n’t for everyone when it was release . The film made secretive to$500,000 in theatres – about a one-quarter of its $ 1.8 million budget .

Near Dark (1987)

Kathryn Bigelow ’s 80s   film conduct an ambient , neo - westerly coming to showcasing vampires . At the center of the moving-picture show exists a family ofnomadic vampiresplayed by the likes of Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen . The movie plays into the leech trend in Hollywood at the time .

unluckily , Near Darkdidn’t end up being as pop as other 80s lamia movies likeThe Lost BoysandFright Night . Made with a $ 5 million budget , the pic only earned back$3.4 million . With time , Near Darkwent on to become a cult classic .

Braindead (1993)

Peter Jackson ’s early spatter fest is more than a practical effects feat : it ’s a tight , hilarious repulsion comedy - for those who can look past all the origin and guts . Jackson ’s alone take on the zombie movie feature resident of a small New Zealand town whose liveliness are turned upsidedown after the reaching of a rat - monkey infect with a flagitious virus .

Jackson labored to make the picture show with $ 3 million . When it was relinquish in the United States asDead Alivein 1993 , the grisly horror photographic film only made$240,000 . After Jackson became an international name thanks to hisLord of the Ringstrilogy , Braindeadexperienced a revitalization .

Antichrist (2009)

Danish director Lars Von Trieris not for everyone . Von Trier is know for his macabre , dismal films about the terrible ways human beings handle each other . His 2009 psychological horror film starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg is no exception . Dafoe and Gainsbourg give absorb performances as a couple seeking solace in a outback cabin after the death of their toddler .

Controversial and grotesque , the movie divided critics . Those who loved it raved about the film ’s explorations of gender and fury . Antichristdid not do well in dramatics . It earned back just a portion of its $ 11 million budget:$2.5 million .

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