Nosferatuhas hit new heights at the domestic box office. The 2024 Robert Eggers vampire movie is a remake of F. W. Murnau’s iconic German expressionist silent film of the same name, which is an unlicensed adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novelDraculathat debuted in 1922. TheNosferatureleasekicked off on Christmas Day 2024, becoming the highest-grossing of the four new releases that weekend, beating out the Timothée Chalamet-led Bob Dylan biopicA Complete Unknown, the Nicole Kidman erotic thrillerBabygirl, and the boxing dramaThe Fire Inside.
PerDeadline, as of Sunday morning, theNosferatubox office is projected to add a 3-day total of $13.2 million by the end of its second weekend in domestic theaters. This willbring its cumulative domestic total to $69.4 million, which exceeds its reported $50 million budget by nearly $20 million. That total sees it surging past the domestic grosses ofTerrifier 3($53.8 million) andSmile 2($68.9 million) to become one of the highest-grossing horror movie hits of 2024.
What This Means For Nosferatu
It Could Race Past Other Horror Hits
At the time of writing, theNosferaturemakeisthe fourth highest-grossing domestic horror release of the entire year. The titles above it are the indie horror hitLonglegsand two major blockbuster tentpoles, meaning that if it surpasses the former’s domestic total of $74.3 million, the Eggers movie will be the lowest-budgeted movie among the top horror titles of 2024. Below, see the horror titles currently above it on the domestic chart, not counting movies that have horror as a secondary genre such as the horror-comediesGhostbusters: Frozen EmpireorBeetlejuice Beetlejuice:
~#31
$50 million
$69.4 million (and counting)
#28
~$10 million
$74.3 million
#22
$80 million
$105.3 million
#18
$67 million
A Quiet Place: Day One
$138.9 million
Nosferatuwill likely surpassLonglegssoonand could very well continue climbing the chart of the highest-grossing2024 horror moviesat the domestic box office. Even though horror movies typically have substantial drops of 50% or more during their second weekends in theaters, the Eggers movie only dropped 39%. This is not uncommon either for Eggers horror movies (The Witchonly dropped 42.4%) or holiday releases, but it has still resulted in a remarkable cumulative total after just two weekends in theaters, giving it an enormous head start as its theatrical run continues.
Our Take On The Nosferatu Box Office
Its Future Looks Bright
Another factor that could aidNosferatuduring its climb up the chart is the fact that January does not feature many major new releases.It will eventually face serious competition when the Leigh Whannell Universal monster movieWolf Mandebutson January 17, followed by Steven Soderbergh’s haunted house moviePresenceon January 24. However, it has a clear runway to keep attracting horror-hungry audiences until then, something that will likely be bolstered by its Certified Fresh 85% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Nosferatu
Cast
Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name from director F. W. Murnau. Robert Eggers is crafting his own version of the story for the reboot as writer and director, with Bill Skarsgård stepping into the shoes of Count Orlok. Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
