IFC continues dominating the drive-in box office with brand new genre offerings, with Forbes reporting that Dave Franco‘s The Rental topped the charts over the weekend.
Released mostly into drive-in theaters across the United States, 251 theaters in total, Franco’s directorial debut scared up an impressive $420,871 to easily win the weekend.
Box Office Mojo indicates that the second and third spots on the weekend charts were occupied by Relic and The Wretched, the latter having now made $2 million worldwide.
Alison Brie (“GLOW”), Dan Stevens (The Guest), Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) and Jeremy Allen White (“Shameless”) star in The Rental, a sort of low-key slasher film that sees Franco and co-writer Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas) playing with the sub-genre’s conventions and expectations. It’s virtually not a slasher movie at all until the moment it suddenly becomes one, with the increased focus on character development adding welcome depth to a type of movie that normally favors gory slayings over all else. It’s something of a new type of slasher for a more discerning horror audience, upgrading the sub-genre to modern day tastes and sensibilities. Personally speaking, I quite enjoyed this one.
Here’s the official plot rundown…
The Rental is a character-driven horror thriller about two couples who rent a vacation home for what should be a celebratory weekend get-away.
“Two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone.”
Check drive-in locations and book your stay at The Rental today.
The film is also now available for VOD streaming.
source https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3625173/dave-francos-horror-movie-rental-tops-weekend-box-office-420000/
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