‘In A Violent Nature’ Scares Up IFC’s Biggest Opening Since Spring Horror Hit ‘Late Night With The Devil’ – Specialty Box Office
deadline.comIn A Violent Nature, an undead murderous monster’s slow striding through the woods, has generated IFC Films’ second-best opening ever since its indie horror hit Late Night With The Devil in March.
The artsy slasher written and directed by Chris Nash will see an estimated weekend gross of $2.1 million on 1,426 screens, IFC’s widest opening ever, and a no.
8 spot at the domestic box office. Late Night, by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, which opened to $2.8 million at 1,034 locations, is pushing $10 million.
It returns to theaters June 6 and runs through the weekend on about 500 screens. In A Violent Nature “has been steadily making waves for redefining the classic slasher genre” since its Sundance premiere, said Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks Film Group, calling Nash’s feature debut “a film that will have a lasting impact in the horror space.” At 87% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is one of the best reviewed horrors of 2024 (with Late Night, Shudder Original’s Infested and IFC/Shudder’s Stopmotion.
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