Nosferatuis climbing up a major chart as it continues its dazzling box office run. The Robert Eggers movie is a remake of the 1922 German silent horror movie of the same name and features a star-studded cast that includes Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, and Willem Dafoe. TheNosferatureleasekicked off on Christmas Day in 2024 and has quickly climbed past the $150 million milestone worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing horror movies of the past year.
PerThe Numbers,Nosferatuhas now climbed to a domestic box office total of $93.3 million as of Tuesday, January 28. This sees it surge past 2014’sAnnie($85.9 million) 1991’sFather of the Bride($89.3 million) to becomethe 29th highest-grossing remake of all time at the domestic box office. This is the case even though the movie is already available for rental and purchase on video on demand platforms as of January 21.
What This Means For Nosferatu
Its Performance Is Impressive
Ultimately, it seems unlikely that theNosferaturemakewill ever break into the Top 10 chart of the highest-grossing remakes at the domestic box office, which ranges from 2011’sRise of the Planet of the Apes($176.8 million) to 2019’sThe Lion King($543.6 million). However, even if the horror movie does not break $100 million in North America,it could still easily climb multiple places up the chart. Below, see the movies ahead of it on the all-time domestic remake chart:
#28
$93.3 million
$93.4 million
#27
$93.8 million
#26
Vanilla Sky(2001)
$100.6 million
In addition to only needing to earn $500,000 more to climb to No. 27,Nosferatu’s current chart placement is already a dazzling feat. It is alreadythe third highest-grossing remake of the 2020s on the chart, behind just 2023’sThe Little Mermaid($298.1 million) andTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem($118.7 million). It is also the fourth highest-grossing horror movie on the chart, behind 2004’sThe Grudge($110.3 million), 2002’sThe Ring($129 million), and 2017’sIt($328.8 million).
Our Take On Nosferatu’s Chart Performance
It Could Usher In A New Era
This stellar box office performance, combined withNosferatureviewsearning the movie a Certified Fresh 85% Rotten Tomatoes score,could mean that the movie will usher in a new era of horror remakes. The 2000s boom of horror remakes, which includedHalloween,Friday the 13th, and many more in addition toThe GrudgeandThe Ring,died down somewhat in the 2010s, but the success ofNosferatucould result in a new wave of similar titles bringing iconic classics to the screen with reimagined versions.
