Synopsis
Don’t say his name. For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright, move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials. With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $22,001,750 (36.0% of total gross) |
Legs: | 2.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 79.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 3,569 opening theaters/3,569 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $64,856,566 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,499 | $61,186,570 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) | 3,940 | $16,200,093 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,281 | $77,386,663 |
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) | 410 | $61,186,570 |
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,066 | $16,200,093 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) | 648 | $77,386,663 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | August 27th, 2021 (Wide) by Universal |
International Releases: | August 6th, 2021 (Wide) (Italy)
August 26th, 2021 (Wide) (Australia) August 26th, 2021 (Wide), released as A Lenda de Candyman (Brazil) August 26th, 2021 (Wide) (Germany) August 26th, 2021 (Wide), released as 糖魔怪客 (Hong Kong) ... Show all releases |
Video Release: | November 2nd, 2021 by Universal Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | R for bloody horror violence, and language including some sexual references. (Rating bulletin 2639 (Cert #52813), 7/22/2020) |
Running Time: | 91 minutes |
Franchise: | Candyman |
Comparisons: | vs. Old Create your own comparison chart… |
Keywords: | Supernatural |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Horror |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Monkeypaw Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Universal Pictures, Bron Creative |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
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Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 44 | $10,300,310 | Sep 3, 2021 | 10 |
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 156 | $12,081,153 | Sep 3, 2021 | 10 |
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) | 46 | $12,507,450 | Sep 3, 2021 | 10 |
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) | 92 | $14,669,892 | Sep 3, 2021 | 10 |
Top Horror Weekend Domestic | 94 | $22,001,750 | Aug 27, 2021 | 3 |
Top 2021 Theater Average | 57 | $6,165 | Aug 27, 2021 | 3 |