(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
Horror is truly one of the mainstay staples of Hollywood and, in many ways, its ever-reliable backbone. Slasher flicks, specifically, feel as though they have always done particularly well. It's a genre where an investment of a few million dollars can eventually lead to the "Halloween" franchise taking in over $700 million at the global box office. It's a space where Jason Voorhees can go from being a footnote in the original "Friday...
The post Tales From the Box Office: How Wes Craven's Scream Saved the Slasher Genre appeared first on /Film.
Horror is truly one of the mainstay staples of Hollywood and, in many ways, its ever-reliable backbone. Slasher flicks, specifically, feel as though they have always done particularly well. It's a genre where an investment of a few million dollars can eventually lead to the "Halloween" franchise taking in over $700 million at the global box office. It's a space where Jason Voorhees can go from being a footnote in the original "Friday...
The post Tales From the Box Office: How Wes Craven's Scream Saved the Slasher Genre appeared first on /Film.
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