Invisible Man Pulls In A Solid Box Office Weekend

Elisabeth Moss’ new movie, The Invisible Man, earned a good $26 million at the box office this weekend in North America, Variety has learned. The Invisible Man, created by Universal-Blumhouse, dominated Friday’s box office with a $9.8 million and also secured a B+ CinemaScore from audiences.

While the film’s success has been relatively modest, it still has exceeded past studio expectations, which estimated it would earn just $20 million for this weekend alone. Made for only $7 million, and directed and written by Leigh Whannell, the movie follows a woman hunted by a former boyfriend who has recently become invisible.

The movie is a remake of the 1933 Claude Rains film, which took its plot from the class H.G. Wells novel from the late 1890s. Her boyfriend supposedly dies by suicide, so when Moss’ character reveals she’s being stalked by him, no one believes her and thinks she’s gone insane.

Harriet Dyer, Storm Reid, and Aldis Hodge, also have co-starring roles, and thus far, critics have been kind to the film, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a solid 89%, which is an incredibly strong rating for a horror film, which are commonly disrespected by film critics.

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The Invisible Man (2020) Synopsis: When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. ——————————————————— I don’t expect much from modern horror movies, especially ones made by Blumhouse Productions, but The Invisible Man somewhat managed to *surprise* me. What mostly gives it an edge over other Blumhouse films is how it’s more reliant on paranoia and suspense than loud noises and obnoxious CGI. The whole thing is held up by scenes featuring the invisible man himself as the subtle camerawork and visual storytelling are surprisingly strong and create a lot of intrigue from the start. They also serve to make our decently likable main character feel controlled which works towards the satisfying conclusion, but without these sequences being pulled off pretty well, this movie would probably just blend into obscurity with most of this company’s other releases. Not only does it still contain some cheap jumpscares, but it also has a little bit of that trademark horror writing that nobody likes. Characters make choices that seem both stupid and inconsistent with previous behavior, and the villain is so OP sometimes that it doesn’t even make sense. On top of that, some side characters and dialogue were fairly bland, resulting in a final product that’s entertaining, but could use some improvement. Still, it’s smarter than shit like SlenderMan or Insidious 4 or whatever so check this out to support horror movies that actually put in some effort. 7/10. #theinvisibleman #invisibleman #austinreviews #moviereview #review #blumhouse #horror #horrormovies #horrorreview #elisabethmoss #aldishodge

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Some analysts have drawn a connection between The Invisible Man and the threat of the coronavirus. For instance, Paul Dergarabedian, a media analyst for Comscore, stated that there was never a better escape than a movie, especially a “great horror movie.”

He added that it was possible The Invisible Man’s success can partially be attributed to the coronavirus.

As it was noted above, the film is based on the 1933 classic, starring Claude Rains. Much of his screen-time in the classic film featured him covered with bandages and wearing goggles.

Twelve years ago in 2008, the movie was selected by the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being one of the greatest films of the 20th century. The movie has spawned other remakes and adaptions as well, including the Soviet 1984 film with the same title.

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