John Krasinski's 'A Quiet Place' Is Now Paramount's Biggest US Hit Since Summer 2016

John Krasinski’s horror film “A Quiet Place” has become the breakout film of April, having now made more money in North America than the latest “Transformers” movie, “The Last Knight.”

Paramount’s “A Quiet Place” has taken back the No. 1 spot in its third weekend in theaters with a domestic box office total of over $132 million. With a production budget of just $17 million, it has shown endurance at the box office, holding its weekend-to-weekend drop-off to under 35 percent after opening to $50.2 million.

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As we’ve previously written, Paramount had been struggling at the box office for over a year, with “The Last Knight” being the studio’s highest grossing film in 2017 but still struggling to make a profit with a $217 million budget before marketing.

While it won’t pass the global gross of the “Transformers” films with just $74.8 million grossed overseas so far, “A Quiet Place” is still on pace to gross more domestically than any Paramount film released since the start of 2016.

The studio’s top release in 2016 was “Star Trek: Beyond,” with a domestic gross of $158.8 million. Paramount’s last film to gross over $200 million in North America was “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” with $245.4 million made in summer 2014, followed by the $195 million made by “Mission:Impossible — Rogue Nation” in July 2015.

13 Horror Movies to Stream on Netflix for Friday the 13th (Photos)

Friday the 13th is a big day for horror, big enough that there's a long-running slasher movie franchise called "Friday the 13th." So to help you celebrate the right way -- by watching a horror movie -- we've selected 13 scary flicks that are readily available for streaming on Netflix.
"The Platform" (2020)

The Spanish horror flick from director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia was one of Netflix's most popular releases in 2020, set within a "Vertical Self-Management Center" where prisoners are fed by a descending platform and left to figure out for themselves how to divide it up.
Netflix
"The Evil Dead" (1981)

Sam Raimi's horror classic starring Bruce Campbell centers on a group of friends who accidentally summon demonic spirits while vacationing at an isolated cabin in Tennessee.

New Line Cinema
"Unfriended" (2014)

Leo Gabriadze's innovative cyberbullying parable tells its story about a group of high-schoolers being haunted by their dead friend almost entirely through one character's MacBook screen.
Universal
"Creep" (2014)

Patrick Brice's found footage horror film follows a man who begins to suspect he's in danger after he responds to a cryptic Craigslist job listing.
The Orchard
"The Invitation" (2015)

Karyn Kusama's "The Invitation" is a remarkable character study where the real horror comes from the socially awkward dynamics between old friends. It has a few remarkable twists, as you decipher whether something is really wrong or if you're just being paranoid.
Drafthouse Films
"Bird Box" (2018)

How do you battle an evil that you cannot even look at? Sandra Bullock and her family must navigate the world blindfolded in this Netflix original.
Netflix
"Gerald's Game" (2017)

When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Carla Gugino's Jessie faces frightening visions and dark secrets, all while handcuffed to the bed.
Netflix
"The Green Inferno" (2013)

Horror master Eli Roth features a group of students who are determined to save a cannibalistic Amazon tribe being squeezed by loggers. Turns out they need the saving themselves.
Universal
"The Ritual" (2018)

Four friends embark on a hiking trip where things end very badly.
Netflix
"The Forest" (2016)

"Game of Thrones" star Natalie Dormer plays a young woman searching for her twin sister, who disappeared in Japan's infamous Suicide Forest.
Gramercy Pictures
"Sinister 2" (2015)

A single mother and her two sons move into a rural house with blood splattered all over the walls. What could be scary about that?
Blumhouse
"The Bye Bye Man" (2017)

When you meet the titular character, be prepared to say, "Bye bye!"
STX Entertainment
"Hush" (2016)

A young woman must fight for her life when a masked killer appears in her window. The twist? She's is deaf and mute.
Blumhouse

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Friday the 13th is a big day for horror, big enough that there's a long-running slasher movie franchise called "Friday the 13th." So to help you celebrate the right way -- by watching a horror movie -- we've selected 13 scary flicks that are readily available for streaming on Netflix.

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