The A Quiet Place franchise was a success since its inception in 2018, with John Krasinski as director and Emily Blunt as star.
On June 27, horror fans enthusiastically received the release of A Quiet Place: Day Oneis the latest film in the popular franchise paramount.
The franchise A Quiet Place was a success since its inception in 2018, with John Krasinski as director and Emily Blunt as protagonist. The first film surprised critics and audiences with its innovative use of sound and its intense atmosphere of suspense. The sequel, released in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, continued its success despite the difficult circumstances, further cementing the series’ popularity.
This prequel, directed by Michael Sarnoskiwho also participated in the making of the story, takes us back to the early days of the alien invasion that forced humanity to live in silence to survive.
What is A Quiet Place: Day One about?
The plot focuses on the characters played by Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn, who must face the terrifying reality of a world where any sound can mean certain death. Set in New York, the film offers a fresh and exciting perspective on the events that preceded the first two films in the series, exploring the chaos and initial horror of the invasion, and now its arrival in theaters becomes the most big of the saga, at least in its opening weekend.
The best premiere of the franchise
A Quiet Place: Day One broke records in its opening weekend, grossing an impressive total of 98.5 million dollars worldwide. Of this figure, 53 million come from the domestic market, while 45.5 million were raised internationally.
The film exceeded box office expectations, unseating the 2018 original, which had a $50 million debut, and the 2021 sequel, which grossed $48 million in its opening weekend, at the height of the pandemic. This success underlines the strong attraction that the franchise haseven without the participation of Krasinski and Blunt, who were instrumental in the first two films and remain faces of the saga.
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