Holiday Action Comedy Universal cruel night received its final worldwide box office success before the New Year, grossing $72.8 million over the holiday weekend. David HarborThe LED backlit painting added a total of $2.9 million, of which $2.1 million came from the domestic box office, bringing the total to $47.5 million and the international box office of $25.3 million. With a stated budget of around $20 million, tenaciousThe -like film continues to prove that Universal’s decision to release it in theaters was the right move.
With his latest additions, cruel night is now confidently ahead Bob OdenkirkX None, another popular Universal comedy that became the watermark for this movie. Excluding Russia, the international rating of the film exceeded Nonean international fee of $24 million. The Santa Killer movie was already on track to surpass the film’s worldwide box office record ($57.5 million) back in mid-December, though that figure is now well behind. cruel night. In justice None was released at a time when the pandemic was still seriously impacting theater attendance, while cruel night took advantage of rejuvenated attendance at the height of the holiday season, but it’s still an impressive feat for an actor.
cruel night puts Harbor at the helm as a Viking-inspired Santa Claus. After bonding with the young daughter of a wealthy family, he attempts to rescue them after a team of elite mercenaries take them hostage, hoping for their vast wealth. John Leguizamo leading the team as Jimmy Martinez aka Mr. Scrooge with Alex Hassel, Alexis Lauder, Leah Brady, Edie Patterson, Cam Gigandetand Beverly D’Angelo cast rounding.
cruel night Has the makings of a holiday classic
Tommy Wirkola made a film drawing on his experiences from his violent snowy horror comedies. dead snow and Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead next to the table 12 deadly days and Sonic the Hedgehog writing duo Pat Casey and Josh Miller. Together, the three made a film that seems to fit into holiday fan catalogues, earning a stellar 88% viewership score on Rotten Tomatoes as well as captivating critics with its gory Christmas tale. own collider Marco Vito Oddo praised the film in his review, writing that “while it’s far from perfect, cruel night it’s too fun not to come back to it again, which means it could become a new holiday classic in the coming years.”
cruel night still running in select theaters and available through any VOD service. A streaming release has not yet been announced. Check out our interview with David Harbor below:
Source: Collider
