since it launched in November). And then paying off with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that earned loads more at the box office than what Blumhouse put into making it. A lot more., brought in an estimated $29 million to top the domestic box office.
It's just another success story from Jason Blum's production company and a glimpse at what could have been if Universal went in another direction with itsAt one time, "The Invisible Man" was to be the latest big-budget retelling of the classic H. G. Wells novel with Johnny Depp in the lead role. But the brakes were slammed on that after the release of Tom Cruise's "The Mummy" was a bust at the box office in 2017 .
Instead, Blumhouse took over "The Invisible Man" and turned it into a grounded tale that touches on the #MeToo era, as Elizabeth Moss plays a woman being terrorized by her abusive husband that everyone believes died due to suicide. The success of Blumhouse's version perhaps shows a new pathway for the Universal monsters , which have been earning box office coin for the studio since the 1930s. That theory built momentum over the weekend when "Invisible Man" director Leigh Whannell signed aThis could all just be wishful thinking, but what's certain is that Blumhouse has once more shown that its formula works perfectly for today's moviegoing audience.
A terrific film.