"The Castle of Evil: Outbreak" continues its strong run at the box office, ranking second in North America and exceeding US$245 million globally.
Quick Look
- In its third week of release, "The Last Night" still ranks second at the North American box office with US$12.5 million.
- The North American total has reached US$124 million, and the global box office has exceeded US$245 million, nearly three times the production cost.
- The box office in Taiwan exceeded 110 million yuan, making it Sony's second global blockbuster this year, following "Spider-Man: Resurrection Day" and continuing to be a hit.
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Why It Matters
"Evil Castle: Outbreak Night" is a movie adaptation of Sony Pictures' reboot of the classic video game. It is directed by "Weapon" director Chuck Craig and adopts an R-rated scale. After its release, the box office was solid, and it has exceeded the US$100 million mark in North America.
2026/10/05 08:20
[Reporter Xu Shiying/Comprehensive Report] The newly rebooted "The Evil Dead: Outbreak Night" continues to show strong longevity at the box office. It entered its third week of release last weekend (October 2-4) and still grossed US$12.5 million (approximately Taiwan 397 million yuan) ranked second in the North American box office. The cumulative box office in North America has now reached 124 million US dollars (approximately NT$3.945 billion), and the global box office has exceeded 245 million US dollars (approximately NT$7.795 billion).
"The Castle of Evil: Outbreak" shows strong longevity at the box office. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures)
The film is directed by "Weapon" director Chuck Craig and re-creates the classic video game world on an R-rated scale. After the movie was released, the box office has been steady. Not only did it successfully break through the US$100 million mark in North America, but the overseas market also contributed more than US$120 million (approximately NT$3.818 billion), bringing the global box office to nearly three times the production cost. It became another successful film for Sony this year. In Taiwan, it also exceeded NT$110 million.
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This is also Sony's second consecutive blockbuster to achieve outstanding results in the global market, following the release of "Spider-Man: Resurrection Day" this summer. Among them, the box office of "Spider-Man: Resurrection Day" has been soaring. The current accumulated revenue in North America is US$954 million (approximately NT$30.356 billion), and the global revenue has exceeded US$2.5 billion (approximately NT$79.55 billion).
"Spider-Man: Resurrection Day" also jumped to the third place in the global box office with an astonishing result of 2.5 billion US dollars. With "Spider-Man: Resurrection Day" and "Episode: The Last Night" successively selling well, Sony has added two heavyweight works to its box office performance in the second half of this year.
"Spider-Man: The Last Day" and "The Last Day" and "The Last Day" continue to be popular in Taiwan!
What to Watch
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The global box office of "Castle Evil: Outbreak Night" will exceed 260 million U.S. dollars
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Open Questions
- Can the final global box office of the movie reach 4 times the production cost?
- Will Taiwanese audiences' acceptance of R-rated horror films affect subsequent film schedules?
