Summary
- Blumhouse’s “Wolf Man” is expected to gross $17 million-$21 million on its opening weekend.
- The film features practical effects enhancing the terrifying transformation of the lead character.
- Despite mixed reviews and low ratings, horror fans are eager to see the classic monster movie remake.
It’s a new year and time for the most recent crop of horror movies that are going to creep out fans and get them talking. The new Blumhouse film Wolf Man arrives in theaters on Friday, January 17th, 2025, and its box office numbers are already looking strong.
Variety reported that Wolf Man grossed $1.4 million in previews on Thursday, January 16th, 2025. According to the publication, the movie could gross $17 million-$21 million this coming weekend. 2022 was a good year for the horror genre and the past few years have also seen a lot of movies earning lots of money at the box office. It looks like the same thing is going to happen in 2025.
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Ever since the teaser for Wolf Man was released, horror fans have been excited about this Blumhouse/Universal Pictures remake of the film from 1941. Written by Corbett Tuck and Leigh Whannell and directed by Whannell, Wolf Man is about Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott), a husband and father who turns into a monster. From the trailer and images that are available, Abbott’s transformation looks terrifying, gory, and gruesome.
Of course, Wolf Man is only as good as the monster himself looks, and thankfully, the Blumhouse movie has awesome practical effects. Like every Universal Pictures monster movie reboot, the creature at the heart of the story has to look as realistic and scary possible in order for the movie to be considered a success. As Prosthetics & Special Makeup Effects Designer Arjen Tuiten told Bloody Disgusting, a lot of thought and effort went into Abbott’s look. Tuiten said:
“Every time we see Christopher in the makeup, he looks different, and he slowly starts to transform into this beast. I love that about the story. I think there were about [five stages] on Christopher. I think we did five different complete builds of wigs, teeth, lenses, prosthetics, hands, and chests. I mean, it was endless, really, because everything is in camera. It was a lot of work.”
Wolf Man is poised to be a huge hit for Blumhouse, and 2025 is going to be a huge year for the production company. Other big Blumhouse 2025 releases include The Black Phone 2, M3GAN 2.0, Insidious 6, Drop, and The Woman in the Yard. So far, some reviews of Wolf Man are fairly positive but say it’s not a perfect movie. It also has fairly low ratings on Rotten Tomatoes: a 56% rating on the Tomatometer and 64% on the Popcornmeter. Still, many horror fans are curious to check it out as it tells a classic story of a man turning into a monster and his family trying to save him before it’s too late.
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Source: Variety.com