Sweeter than honey: Made on a 100K budget, 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' rakes in $1.5M over the weekend
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Since news broke about the release of 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' in 2022, fans have been waiting eagerly to watch the slasher horror flick. Word of the movie instantly went viral due to the paradoxical nature of the caring, cuddly bear going on a raging murderous spree.
Breaking all expectations, the movie has earned a whopping $1.5M domestically and $2.5M worldwide over the weekend, per Box Office Mojo. Amazingly, the movie was produced on a $100,000 budget, indicating that the producers received a respectable return on their investment. Additionally, who knows how much more money the movie will make since it will certainly remain in theatres for a few more weeks. The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and stars Amber Doig-Thorne, Maria Taylor, and Danielle Scott.
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What is 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' about?
The official synopsis of the movie reads, "The days of adventures and merriment have come to an end, as Christopher Robin, now a young man, has left Winnie-The-Pooh and Piglet to fend for themselves. As time passes, feeling angry and abandoned, the two become feral. After getting a taste for blood, Winnie-The-Pooh and Piglet set off to find a new source of food. It’s not long before their bloody rampage begins."
What are the movie's box office predictions?
Initial reactions to 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' varied from excitement to astonishment and outrage, as many fans were concerned to see the subversion of a beloved childhood character. Nonetheless, the theme and the movie's popularity has helped draw in more crowds.
The horror film opened in Mexican theatres on January 27 and has made nearly $1M, more than ten times its production cost. It is now positioned to become, according to Variety, "One of the most profitable movies in the last decade in terms of budget-to-box office ratio," after opening in 1,500 US theaters, 1,300 in Latin America, 100 in Canada, and may more in Europe, UK, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Catch the film in theatres across the US.
