Summary
The 2024 horror filmTarotmakes it to the Netflix United States top 10.Tarotis a slasher horror film about a group of friends who violate the rules of Tarot readings, inadvertently unleashing an evil within one of the cursed cards. The movie is co-directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, withTarotfeatures a leading castincluding Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Jacob Batalon, Avantika, Humberly Gonzalez, Wolfgang Novogratz, Olwen Fouere, and Larsen Thompson.
Now,Tarothas become a success on theNetflixtop 10.Tarotcame in at no. 5on Netflix’s United States top 10 for the week of July 29 to August 4. Topping the charts this week aboveTarotwereTrolls Band Together,Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, andGhostbusters: Frozen Empire. It was the first week thatTarotmanaged to make it into the Netflix top 10. In addition to reaching top 10 status in the U.S.,Tarotwas also in the top 10 in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.
Tarot’s Unusual Path To Success Explained
Tarot Received Poor Reviews But A Good Box Office
Unlike some Netflix hits,Tarot’s path to the top 10 was not paved with strong reviews.Tarot’s reviews are horrible, with the film holding a19% on Rotten Tomatoes. Though audiences liked the film better than critics,Tarotstill got a rotten score with audiences, bringing in a 59%. The horror film’s detractors notedTarot’s laziness, lack of personality, and overall lackluster and incoherent nature. Occasional critics deemed the film worth watching, but those voices were few and far between.
That said, these dismal reviews did not end up equating to doom forTarot’s box office. The movieopened to $6.5 million and took home $49.1 million worldwide.Tarotwas a relatively low-budget horror film, with an estimated production budget of around $8.25 million. This total made it such that by the timeTarot’s box office was added on, the film had made back its budget more than five times over.
Tarot’s 6 Worst Character Decisions That Made Absolutely No Sense
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Tarot’s Netflix success is just another piece of the film’s unusual path to success. Of its box office haul, $30.3 million came from overseas, so it is possible thatTarotwill end up making the global top 10 list, which it failed to do this past week. Even in the absence of global top 10 success,Tarothas still shown partial global reach with its top 10 status in three South Asian countries. IfTarotcontinues on this streaming peak path, the film will further its unconventional success trend.
Tarot
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The plot centers on a group of college friends who start dying in ways that are related to their fortunes after having their tarot cards read. Before their time runs out, they have to work together to uncover the mystery.
