Damien Leone’s brand new horror ‘Terrifier 3’ continued to build off the momentum of it’s highly anticipate release in other countries such as France, but hitting theaters nationwide on Thursday night in around 2,000 locations across the United States.
Some of those locations were playing a double feature of ‘Terrifier 2’ and ‘Terrifier 3’ for the ultimate Art the Clown experience, and the film has once again beat the odds by generating $2.6 million Thursday night.
To put that into perspective, the low budget gore-horror beat Thursday night preview numbers posted by Smile ($2 million) and Evil Dead Rise ($2.5 million) and didn’t fall too short of this year’s Longlegs which generated $3 million.
According to the official synopsis: “After surviving Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they’re safe, Art the Clown returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare.”
“Terrifier 3 has earned 2.6 million in its preview night screenings alone and the fan reactions have been amazing so far” Leone said in a post on his official Instagram page.
“Thank you all for the tremendous support and for going to the theaters. It was wild seeing so many people in the theater last night wearing sunflower glasses, Terrifier shirts, drinking from Terrifier cups and holding Art the clown stuffed animals. It felt like something special ripped straight from the 80s. It’s truly an honor to be a part of this little phenomenon. You guys are the best! My team and I will keep doing our best to deliver you something special for as long as we can! Horror forever!”
