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$5,363,827 opening on 1,258 screens makes Buddy Roadside Attractions’ biggest post-pandemic opener and Saban Films’ biggest in company history; exit data skewed 83% under 35 and 37% Hispanic, sharpening the case for original horror-comedy in theaters.
Freestyle Digital Media has taken North American digital, DVD, cable, and satellite rights to psychological horror feature Influence for Sept. 4; the deal was struck directly with Ryan Moore, Ben Whalen, and KT Kent.
Jessica Chastain’s paranormal horror from James Wan and Rob Savage lands in theaters Oct. 6, then follows Universal’s Peacock-Netflix window with Peacock by early February 2027 and Netflix by early June 2027. The release plan confirms a theatrical-first rollout before the title cycles through streaming exclusivity windows.
Finnish Film Affair lands a new Nordic Genre Lab partnership and lines up eight genre projects in development for its Sept. 23-25 Helsinki market; opener "Nightborn" and pitches like "Alma," "Whistler" and "Linden Lane 6" put horror and thriller packaging front and center. The market also signs a fresh Marché du Film collaboration and leans harder into European copro and financing conversations.
Chris Schwab writes, produces and directs this lean, revisionist Dracula adaptation, relocating Bram Stoker’s story to modern-day Los Angeles. Eric Toms stars as state-hospital doctor John Seward, opposite Spencer Weitzel’s Renfield and Marlene Mc’Cohen’s Mina.
Costa Rican dystopian thriller "Love Is the Monster" world-premieres in TIFF Centerpiece with Bendita Film Sales handling world sales; the film is being positioned as a fear-and-class survival play with trailer and poster now rolling out. Neto Villalobos Brenes returns to Toronto as the title lines up for festival launch and international buyer attention.
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