A decent start for A24’s latest horror film, “Heretic,” which earned $1.2M in Thursday previews (via BoxOfficeReport) — it’s now looking at a $10M+ opening weekend. The budget for this one was “under $10M.” These numbers are no doubt spurred by the strong reviews the film’s been getting (95% Rotten Tomatoes/71 Metacritic). I haven’t reviewed it, but I will say that “Heretic” is a good film that sadly falls apart in the last 20 minutes.
“Hope,” Na’s first film in ten years — his last one being the exemplary “The Wailing” —is a gloriously messy, blood-soaked sci-fi epic that may become a cult classic despite—or because of—its polarizing nature.