Tero Koistinen of the Film Chamber estimates how Renny Harlin’s film really did.
Film director Renny Harlin Sami Kuusivirta
Film director Renny Harlin recently praised in his podcast The Harlin Show film The Strangers: Chapter 1 Success in the world. Harlin called his film a huge success in the United States.
Box Office Mojo According to the site, the film has generated $ 35.2 million in box office revenue in the United States. Global box office revenue was $ 45 million. The film’s budget was EUR 8.5 million.
In the list of Box Office Mojo, Harlin, directed by Harlin, ranked 47 when comparing the box office in 2024. Most of the box office revenue from the movie Inside out 2with a box office of almost EUR 653 million.
The expert assesses
CEO of the Film Chamber Tero Koistinen It says to Iltalehti that the movie cannot be called a giant success, but it has done very well.
– If the movie is among the top 50, that’s a tough thing. Not quite a bustle, but it is a good performance.
– Yes, those figures seem to not talk about it. It’s a successful movie.
Particularly in relation to the film’s budget, the film can be considered successful.
– If the budget has been EUR 8.5 million, then it has been cheap as. If you have finished the top 50 films, then on that budget it is a good performance.
Koistinen reminds us that Box Office tickets do not take into account taxes or distributors’ fees. The amount reported takes into account only direct box office revenue. According to Koistinen, however, when looking at the figures for Harlin’s film, it can be estimated that the film has generated well money, even though the amount has not yet been deducted.
Renny Harlin and Johanna Harlin at the premiere of The Strangers -Chapter 2 in Los Angeles. Aop
The movie will not come to Finnish screen
The Harlins said in the podcast episode that they had a lot of wonders about why The Strangers: Chapter 1 The movie was not launched in the Finnish market. The reason for the Harlin was that Finns were not a horror movie.
However, Koistinen does not agree.
– Yes, big international horror films are doing well in Finland. For several years, the horror movie trend has been going on.
Koistinen goes on to say that film distribution companies in Finland are mainly Nordic and their interests are basically what works throughout the Nordic countries.
– Then just coming to Finland is not the first to be in mind. Renny’s latest films are not terribly successful.
– It is probably a matter of not having enough believed it and brought it to the Finnish market alone.
According to Koistinen, a mere connection to Finland may not be enough for viewers to find the movie.
– Distribution of movies is not just about buying and producing it. You have to market and sell it to the public it, Koistinen continues.
The Strangers: Chapter 2 will be released on 26 September. The second part of the film features Madelaine Petsch, a star -studded leader known as the first film.
The Harlin Show -podcast can be listened to Podmein the streaming service.