‘The Devil Inside’ Brings in Big Bucks, But Critics Not Impressed
“The Devil Inside” had a pretty good opening weekend. After its midnight debut, the low-budget horror movie had made $2 million. By the end of Friday it had grossed close to $17 million. Not bad for a movie with a less than a $1 million budget.
According to Reuters, “The Devil Inside” knocked “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (which had a slightly bigger budget) out of the top spot at the box office this weekend with a $16.9 million haul.
Of course, not everyone is impressed with Paramount’s new low-budget horror movie. In fact, everyone pretty much hates it. ‘The Devil Inside” currently has a 7% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with most critics wondering how long Hollywood will be able to ride the wave that started with “The Blair Witch Project.”
“The scariest thing about “The Devil Inside” is that a major studio like Paramount Pictures, which is distributing it, may be able to squeeze more profit out of a tedious, tediously exhausted subgenre that was already creatively tapped out when “The Blair Witch Project”spooked audiences more than a decade ago…. Clearly, when a cheapie pickup like “Paranormal Activity,” which Paramount released a few years ago, turns into franchise gold, there’s just no stopping the banality.”
Here’s the trailer for “The Devil Inside.”
With “The Devil Inside” getting horrible reviews the momentum may not carry over to next weekend. But with $16 million in profits already in the bank, it doesn’t really have to.
Did you see “The Devil Inside?” Are you sick of these handheld horror movies? Or are you hoping for the sequel, “The Devil Insider.”
