The Stephen King adaptation earned over $327 million-a staggering number for any film, not least one that premiered as a summer of blockbuster flops was drawing to a close. But even considering that, this year has outpaced those numbers, and box-office takes from years before, by a long shot in fact, this year set a record for horror at the box office, thanks largely to It. Horror films doing particularly well at the box office isn’t exactly a new phenomenon last year saw The Conjuring 2 clear the $100 million mark, while The Purge: Election Year did stunning numbers relative to its budget and Don’t Breathe, an indie film that premiered at South by Southwest, brought home nearly $90 million. But why, exactly, was this year such a fertile horror show-so to speak?
Several indie darlings, including the gruesome Raw and the tense psychological thriller It Comes at Night, have also made big debuts, becoming zeitgeisty hits. This fall, It obliterated the box office with numbers not seen for a horror debut in decades.
Get Out was the talk of Tinseltown as awards season began to ramp up, all leading to the two Golden Globe nominations it racked up Monday morning. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely noticed that this has been a pretty good year for horror.
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