Monkey proves that Stephen King is a gold scythe

Last weekend, this was another victory for the neon and director Oz Perkins when the “Monkey” absolutely killed him. Based on the history of Stephen King, the last assembled in his debut in his debut 14 million, finishing second place behind “Captain America: Brave New World” ($ 28.2 million), last collapsed in the second weekend Marvel. Meanwhile, Neon and Perkins have bases for pop -shrapane.

This is made for about $ 10 million, even before one dollar is calculated from abroad, this comedy mountain was created to succeed directly from the gate. “Monkey” was met mixed to positive reviews What can affect its ability to tolerate after opening the weekend. However, this low production expense acts as an insurance policy. Now this takes the second largest neon weekend that goes only Own “Longlegs” perkins since last year, which opened up to $ 22.4 million On the way to global finishing of $ 127 million.

The success of this movie also cement that King can, under the right circumstances, nourish the lasting box office. But just the attachment of the maestro horror name is not a guarantee of wealth. Rather, it depends purely on what the director and the studio do. King’s stories simply provide an advantage, believing that everything else is done correctly.

“Monkey” focuses on the twin brothers, which find the mysterious showcase of the monkey as children, only for a number of flamboyant deaths. Through the years, the monkey begins a new murder, forcing the brothers who are now overcome, reunite and resist the damn toy. The original short story was included in your favorite King Night Change collection.

In 2017, Warner Bros. stuck with gold “This”, which has taken over $ 700 million, and takes the largest horror movie At the box office. The following, “In the second section” made much less than $ 473 millionBut it’s still a dizzying number. During these years, when the studios have greatly pursued this success by picking up King IP left and right. At such moments, however, it should be remembered that the misses seem to be easy to come, and the hits remain relatively elusive.

Consider the “Dark Tower” that bombed in 2017 ($ 113 million against a $ 60 million budget) Subsequently, you must admit, to earn bad reviews at all. Given this, the well -known Mike Flanean “The Lake” Continuation of Dr. Son ($ 72 million worldwide) was also missed in 2019. Damn, even something as universal, is oh as as the same as loved as “Redemption Shawshank” was disappointing in the original run. Undoubtedly a good King name goes only so far, even if this movie is widely considered better than the average and even big.

With lots of King adaptations in the coming years, Studios should be remembered. The budget is reasonable, trust in a good vision and hope for the best. Do not -mind you think that Stephen King = hit. So the madness lies.

“Monkey” is currently playing in cinemas.