Nosferatuhas become the first Robert Eggers movie to reach a major box office milestone. Written and directed by Eggers – whose past films includeThe Witch,The Lighthouse, andTheNorthman– his new remake of the 1922 silent film follows a similar tale of obsession involving a tormented young woman and the fearsome vampire infatuated with her.Nosferatu’s castincludes Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, and Willem Dafoe.
Now, a week after its theatrical release on December 25,Nosferatuhas become the first Robert Eggers movie to reach a major box office milestone. According toDeadline,Nosferatuhas passed $50 million domestically, the first Robert Eggers movie to do so. Currently, its box office cume breaks down to $53 million domestically and $3 million internationally for a worldwide total of $56 million.
What Nosferatu’s Box Office Milestone Means For Robert Eggers
It’s Poised To Become His Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide
Robert Eggers started his career by directing the folk horror film,The Witch, for the indie studio A24,which was a big box-office successthat grossed $40 million worldwide against a small $4 budget and is regarded by many as one of thebest horror films of the 2010s. From there, Eggers reunited with A24 forThe Lighthouse, which grossed over $18 million against its $11 million budget and helped bring Eggers into the mainstream, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography.
Nosferatu: Everything You Need To Know
Horror maven Robert Eggers returns with his spin on the classic film, Nosferatu, and here are a ton of terrifying details about the remake.
After making his first two films for A24, Eggers graduated on to the higher-profile Focus Features, a division of Universal, for his third movie, the historical action epicThe Northman, made on a bigger $70–90 million budget. ThoughThe Northmanstill stands as Eggers' highest-grossing movie worldwideat $69 million, it underperformed at the box office considering its big budget.Nosferatu, made on a smaller $50 million budget for Focus Features, is now poised to become Eggers' highest-grossing film worldwide.
Our Take On Nosferatu’s Box Office Milestone
Robert Eggers Belongs In The Box Office Big Leagues
After making his first two films for A24,Robert Eggers' first filmfor Focus Features,The Northman, underperformed at the box office partially because it was released during the post-pandemic recovery. Now, withNosferatusurpassing $50 million domestically, Eggers has rebounded spectacularly, the milestone cementing him asa filmmaker capable of blending artistic vision with commercial appeal.Nosferatu’s success proves that Eggers is not just an auteur, but a force in the box-office big leagues.
Nosferatu
Cast
Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name from director F. W. Murnau. Robert Eggers is crafting his own version of the story for the reboot as writer and director, with Bill Skarsgård stepping into the shoes of Count Orlok. Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
