The news that attending a performance of “Terrifier 2” is the best and safest way to see what is arguably the most brutal movie of the year is guaranteed to be unadulterated. Horror fans poured into the halls in droves — on Friday, we were able to report that the damn shocker topped theatrical releases. But after the weekend, the cinema world looks a bit different again and the horror clown had to admit defeat to three films.
On the top”The robber Hotzenplotz“. Director Michael Krummenacher’s charming children’s book adaptation starring Nicholas Ofczarek in the title role attracted a total of 95,000 visitors to cinemas in Germany this weekend, plus 30,000 tickets for the previews. All in all, the catchy melody of the coffee grinder should already ring through the heads of 125,000 spectators.
Marvel also has to admit defeat to the robber
In its fifth weekend, the Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever“ another 75,000 tickets are sold. In Germany alone, a total of more than 1.3 million people saw the latest comic book blockbuster.
Apparently fewer people wanted blood and carnage this cold weekend in Germany and they wanted each other instead “Just something nice“ watch in the cinema. 45,000 viewers bought a ticket for Karoline Herfurth’s feel-good comedy, which means that a total of 450,000 cinemagoers have now seen the German director’s film.
“Terrifier 2”: 4th place is also a strong start
At position 4 and 5, on the other hand, things get bloody. The shocker of the horror movie “terrier 2“, which was previously touted as the bloodiest and most brutal film of the year, attracted almost 40,000 fans to the cinemas in 282 cinemas nationwide. 37,500 spectators, on the other hand, would prefer “Stranger Things” star David Harbor to wrap them up at Christmas time and pay for the more-or-less contemplative brawler “violent night“ a ticket at the box office.
Particularly for “Terrifier 2”, entry at number 4 in the German cinema list after the first weekend is a strong result, because Killerclown Art’s bloody antics were produced for only $250,000. The indie horror sequel already had an impressive success story at the US box office. There the film already brought in more than 10 million dollars, which is 40 times (!) its small budget.
Of course, the rumors about puking and fainting viewers should have contributed to the fact that the “Terrifier 2” hypetrain has also gained momentum in Germany and here too the horror shock can take a good theatrical start.