There isn’t anything frightening aboutSpeak No Evil’sworldwide numbers.Blumhouse’slatest production, which stars James McAvoy as a conniving serial killer, is now the company’s biggest box office moneymaker of 2024. At the time of this writing, the reimagining of the 2022 horror film has made $58.9 million at the worldwide box office (perThe Numbers). And that just surpasses the $54.7 million Blumhouse’sNight Swimmade during its theatrical run earlier this year. Check out the global financial rankings for all four of Blumhouse’s 2024 releases as follows:Speak No Evil($58.9 million),Night Swim($54.7 million),Imaginary($43.7 million) andAfrAId($9 million).
In addition to being Blumhouse’s best box office performer of 2024, the McAvoy-led horror flick was also the most well-received by the critics.Speak No Evilcurrently registers an impressive 83% on the Tomatometer against 195 reviews posted toRotten Tomatoes.And while remakes and reimaginings typically don’t hold up as well against the originals they are based on,Speak No Evil’s83% is within a single percentage point of 2022’sSpeak No Evil(84%).
Fans also enjoyed Blumhouse’s version ofSpeak No Evil. The film registers 85% on the Popcornmeter, formerly the RT audience score, and audiences coming right out of theaters gave the macabre movie a “B+” CinemaScore. And that is an absolute triumph for most titles emanating from the horror genre.
Speak No Evil Is Now Available on VOD
As Blumhouse’s biggest moneymaker enters its fourth weekend at the box office,Speak No Evilis now available on VODfollowing its digital release on Tuesday, October 1. Surprisingly, though, James McAvoy’s latest foray into fear, actually performed better on that same Tuesday than the Monday prior to it being available for everyone to watch at home.
On Monday, September 30,Speak No Evilbrought in an additional $402,960 domestically, but the film actually increased its financial gains by 40% in cinemas on Tuesday with $563,965. However, Blumhouse will have a better sense of how the movie’s VOD release will truly affectSpeak No Evilwhen this weekend’s box office estimates are released on Sunday. Nevertheless, director James Watkins’ reimagining of the 2022 picture has been nothing but a winner during its short-lived theatrical release.
6 Biggest Changes the American Remake of Speak No Evil Makes to the Original Danish Horror Film
Skepticism is expected when a movie remake is announced. The new Speak No Evil is more of a reimagining, but what does it change from the original?
Speak No Evilopened in the No. 2 slot during its premiere on Friday, September 13, but the Blumhouse production didn’t have enough firepower to compete with No. 1Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.However,Speak No Evilhas yet to drop out of the Top 5 at the box office as it prepares to enter its fourth weekend in theaters, and McAvoy’s performance alone is worth the price of admission.MovieWeb’s own review ofSpeak No Evilcredits theX-MenandSplitactor with much of the horror film’s success. The critique reads as follows:
“McAvoy is a force to be reckoned with. A whole book could be written about his mastery of psychotic or just unstable characters over the years, and at times, McAvoy’s Paddy seems to manifest all 23 personalities from his Split/Glass films from M. Night Shyamalan simultaneously. It’s a pressure cooker of a performance, with the award-winning Scottish actor at times simply looking like he’s going to burst.”
Speak No Evilis now available through most VOD providers, includingFandango at Home,formerly Vudu. James McAvoy and James Watkins’ creepy collaboration can be purchased for $24.99, or rented for $19.99, at the time of this writing.
Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil is a 2024 horror-thriller film by writer-director James Watkins. A remake of the 2022 movie Speak No Evil follows a family who head to the country for a much-needed vacation - but the situation quickly deteriorates, thrusting them into a horrific nightmare.
