Nosferatu is 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. The Nosferatu release kicked 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.

Per The Numbers, Nosferatu has now climbed to a domestic box office total of $93.3 million as of Tuesday, January 28. This sees it surge past 2014’s Annie ($85.9 million) 1991’s Father of the Bride ($89.3 million) to become the 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 the Nosferatu remake will ever break into the Top 10 chart of the highest-grossing remakes at the domestic box office, which ranges from 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes ($176.8 million) to 2019’s The 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:

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 already the third highest-grossing remake of the 2020s on the chart, behind just 2023’s The Little Mermaid ($298.1 million) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem ($118.7 million). It is also the fourth highest-grossing horror movie on the chart, behind 2004’s The Grudge ($110.3 million), 2002’s The Ring ($129 million), and 2017’s It ($328.8 million).

Our Take On Nosferatu’s Chart Performance

It Could Usher In A New Era

This stellar box office performance, combined with Nosferatu reviews earning 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 included Halloween, Friday the 13th, and many more in addition to The Grudge and The Ring, died down somewhat in the 2010s, but the success of Nosferatu could result in a new wave of similar тιтles bringing iconic classics to the screen with reimagined versions.

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Source: The Numbers