"Return to Silent Hill" Failed in the USA, but Showed a Confident Start in Russia
The first information about the financial results of «Return to Silent Hill» has appeared — the third film in the film franchise and the second film by director Christophe Gans.
In the USA, «Return to Silent Hill» grossed only $1.6 million on its opening day and became the weakest start in the history of the series — below the figures of the 2006 original ($8.1 million) and the 2012 sequel ($3.6 million). According to forecasts, the weekend will bring the film no more than $4.5 million. At the same time, the film was released in only 1850 cinemas and received predominantly negative reviews from critics: 16% «freshness» on Rotten Tomatoes, 30 points on Metacritic and 4.3 out of 10 on IMDb.
At the same time, in Russia, «Return to Silent Hill» showed a confident start. The premiere of the film took place on January 22, and for the debut weekend it managed to earn about 175.8 million rubles (approximately $2.5 million at the exchange rate on January 25), which became the second result in the box office for the period from January 22 to 25 — after «Cheburashka 2», which collected 195.4 million rubles.
Thus, «Return to Silent Hill» has already become one of the highest-grossing foreign horror films of recent times among films that received official distribution in Russia. According to experts, the final box office of the film may reach 500 million rubles.
For comparison: the original «Silent Hill» (2006) grossed $3.5 million in Russia, and «Silent Hill 2» (2012) — $13.1 million for the entire period of distribution.
