Count Orlok is bleeding the competition dry.
The film has earned $40.8 million dollars since its debut on Christmas Day, according to a report on Variety.
Directed by Robert Eggers, Nosferatu stars Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, and Willem Dafoe.
The official synopsis of the film reads “In the 1830s, estate agent Thomas Hutter travels to Transylvania for a fateful meeting with Count Orlok, a prospective client. In his absence, Hutter’s new bride, Ellen, is left under the care of their friends, Friedrich and Anna Harding. Plagued by horrific visions and an increasing sense of dread, Ellen soon encounters an evil force that’s far beyond her control.”
“When we dated the film for Christmas, people weren’t like, ‘Wow, that’s an easy fit.’ Exhibitors were taken aback that we were going to do this gothic story on Christmas Day,” says Lisa Bunnell, head of distribution at Focus Features, which backed the film. “We were able to turn it into an event, and it worked tremendously. The movie itself delivers, and that’s always the most important thing.”
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