Box Office Flop or Blockbuster 2020? - The Grudge (2020 film)

In 2004 Sarah Michelle Gellar was one of the biggest names in horror, in 2020 her hit film The Grudge has been remade.



So is it a Box Office Flop or Blockbuster? Firstly what is going on with film reviewing in January 2020, most films I have seen recently have hovered around the 20% mark on Rotten Tomatoes. So critically it's a flop, however it has already done $40M @ the box office. For a budget of $20M that ain't bad!

Yes The Grudge is back with Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir (the Bridge, US version), John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver. Go Jacki Weaver!

No Sarah Michelle Gellar however in 2020, however I still did jump a few times! So for a horror film to get those jump scares it sort of gets a pass right?

We all know the story, so this film cuts to the chase fairly fast. I also give it points for remaining around the 90 minute mark.

Like comedies, horror films do not need to exceed two hours.

The Grudge opened today, with a few sessions each day and my random 5pm session was fairly poorly attended however some people are still working at that hour!

So what is the score for this reboot/remake, well it made me jump, it's creepy and that's what horror is all about, 2.5 Stars.