Reiterating last week’s box office report, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s low budget, modern take on The Invisible Man (read our review) is a huge hit, costing a reported $7M-$10M and now sitting at 98.3M globally.
The first of the studio’s solo efforts, Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) wrote and directed the modern spin on the famed Universal Monster in which Elisabeth Moss plays a woman haunted by her abusive ex-boyfriend.
The $98.3M already doubles last weekend’s debut as the film looks to top $200M in its lifetime.
As I explained last weekend, this is such a huge deal because, while The Mummy was set up for failure, The Invisible Man was set up for success. There is no world in which Universal didn’t just throw the keys at Blumhouse and allow them to unlock any Universal Monster they want. Instead of getting one big movie, it’s more than likely we’ll be getting several smaller versions of classic characters from Wolfman to Dracula.
And with that, Leigh Whannell’s old counterpart, James Wan (Insidious, Saw, Conjuring), is developing an (alleged) new take on “Frankenstein” for Universal, while Whannell has openly acknowledged his desire to tackle Dracula’s lore.
What monsters do you want to see given a low budget, modern spin?
