A newStephen Kingadaptation has arrived in the Top 3 on a major box office chart. Stephen King is the author of more than five dozen books and hundreds of short stories, primarily in the horror genre. After the publication of his first novel, 1974’sCarrie, he went on to pen some of the most notable horror titles of the 20th century, including’Salem’s Lot(1975),The Shining(1977),The Dead Zone(1979),Firestarter(1980),The Stand(1978),Cujo(1981),Christine(1983),Pet Sematary(1983),It(1986),Misery(1987),The Dark Half(1989), andNeedful Things(1991).
Over the years, manyStephen King movieshave brought his work to the screen. This includes adaptations of each of the aforementioned titles. Several of his classic novels have even been adapted more than once, includingCarrie, which has had three feature-length adaptations, one of which spawned a sequel. Although not all of these movies are financially successful,they have cumulatively grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, with the highest-grossing being 2017’sIt($701 million).
The Monkey Has Climbed Up A Major Chart
It Is One Of NEON’s Best-Performing Movies
The Monkeyhas leaped onto a major box office chart. The new movie fromLonglegsdirector Osgood Perkins adapts the Stephen King short story of the same name and follows twins Hal and Bill (Christian Convery as kids, Theo James as adults) as they arehaunted by a cursed monkey toy that causes random violent deaths to take place around them. Therelease ofThe Monkeykicked off in late February, when the movie debuted at No. 2 behindCaptain America: Brave New Worldwith a $14 million domestic haul.
The Monkeyremained in the domestic Top 5 for three consecutive weekends.
PerThe Numbers,The Monkeyhas climbed to a worldwide box office total of $58.5 million as of the Saturday of its fifth weekend in theaters. This sees it surging past the $53.8 million worldwide total of 2017’sI, Tonyato becomethe third highest-grossing release ever distributed by NEON. AsLonglegsis No. 2 with $125.4 million (behindParasitewith $253.8 million), this means that Osgood Perkins has directed two of their Top 3 titles.
What This Means For The Monkey
It Could Start A Trend For NEON
The MonkeyjoiningLonglegsin NEON’s Top 3 could potentially lead the production and distribution company to pursue even more horror. While not every recent genre outing of theirs has been a hit at that level (their roster also includesCuckoo,Infinity Pool, andImmaculate), the success of two consecutiveOsgood Perkins moviescould build up their reputation as a purveyor of solid horror offerings. While they are also behind the upcoming non-horrorStephen KingtitleThe Life of Chuck, which could similarly be a hit,a major shift in the predominant genre of their output might not be surprising.
