With competition likeSonic the Hedgehog 3,Mufasa: The Lion King, andA Complete Unknown, no one was certain howNosferatuwould perform at the box office, butRobert Eggers’ gothic vampire horror flick is smashing expectations. The film scored another $2.9 million on Tuesday, December 3, and passed$50 million at the worldwide box officein less than a week.Nosferatuis already the highest-grossing movie of Eggers’ career at the domestic box office with $48 million, more than $10 million ahead ofThe Northman(2022), but globally it still falls behindThe Northmanat $69 million due to the film’s $35 million international haul.Nosferatu’s $3 million international haul is the lowest total of Eggers’ career due to limited showings, but if it expands into more theaters it will surely see strong numbers.
Nosferatuopened toa whopping $11.5 million on Christmas Day,putting it in the second-place spot at the box office behind onlyMufasa: The Lion King, but ahead of other juggernauts likeSonic the Hedgehog 3andWicked, with more than double the total of the animated hitMoana 2.Nosferatuthen followed that with another $7.6 million the day after Christmas and $21 million over the weekend, leaving it consistently inside the top three. The horror film has earned strong scores of 86% from critics and 74% from general audiences onRotten Tomatoes, but the critics' score is the lowest in his career, withThe Northman,The Lighthouse, andThe Witchall above 90%. However,Nosferatudoes have the highest audience score, beating all the aforementioned flicks.
Who Stars in ‘Nosferatu’?
Nicholas Houltplays one of the lead roles of Thomas Hutter inNosferatu, and the film’s box office success has helpedHoult’s career box office total reach $4.6 billion, largely thanks to his role as Hank McCoy/Beast in the X-Men franchise.Lily-Rose Deppalso stars inNosferatuas Ellen Hunter, withBill Skarsgårdplaying Count Orlok. Skarsgård is no stranger to playing a monster either; he’s known for his role as Pennywise in the modernITmovies.Aaron Taylor-Johnsonalso stars inNosferatu, along withWillem Dafoe,Emma Corrin, andRalph Ineson. Eggers also wrote the script for the film, which is based on theDraculanovel byBram Stokerand the 1922Nosferatumovie byHenrik Galeen.
Nosferatuis now playing in theaters everywhere. Stay tuned to Collider for morebox office updates on the filmand find tickets below for a showtime near you.
In Nosferatu, a reclusive vampire’s presence disrupts a small European village, drawing an unsuspecting young couple into a battle against an ancient evil. As fear spreads, the villagers must confront the terrifying legend and their own beliefs, leading to suspenseful confrontations and chilling revelations.
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