Lionsgate’s first installment ofThe Strangersfranchise reboot has raked in another $5.61 million at the domestic box office over the weekend from 2,856 theaters.The Strangers: Chapter 1started its theatrical run on August 06, 2025, and since then, the film hasgrossed $22.73 million in North America. Before the weekend, the film’s total worldwide earnings closed in at $15 million. With the 4-day holiday period, the horror flick is expected to take in an estimated $7 million at the domestic box office with an additional increase in its worldwide collection. Thanks to these numbers, the film has already surpassed its reported budget of $8.5 million and markeda solid opening for the trilogy.
The Strangers: Chapter 1starsMadelaine Petsch(Riverdale),Froy Guiterrez(Teen Wold),Gabriel Basso(The Night Agent), andEma Horvath(The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power)in leading roles. The film was directed byRenny Harlin(A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master)who will also be helming the two upcoming sequels of the rebooted franchise. Similar to the original filmThe Strangers,which was released back in 2008 — the reboot follows a couple forced to stay at a remote rental cabin after their car breaks down. What ensues is the couple’s encounter with the three horrific antagonists of the film, Scarecrow, Dollface, and the Pin-up Girl.
Production for ‘The Strangers: Chapters 2’ and ‘The Strangers: Chapter 3’ Began Simultaneously
In an interview withBloody Disgustingback in 2022, producerRoy Leeannounced that all three installments of the rebooted franchise would enter production simultaneously. At the time, Lee revealed that the idea was to produce all three films at the same time with a single filmmaker, similar to Netflix’sFear Streettrilogy which was released in 2021. The screenplay forThe Strangers: Chapter 1was written byAlan R. CohenandAlan Freedland, from a story penned byBryan Bertino, the mastermind behind the originalThe Strangersfranchise himself.
Ahead of production, Harlin, whose worldwide lifetime box office haul as a director is over $1.2 billion revealed that he was excited to dive back into the world of horror. He toldDeadline:
“My breakthrough to Hollywood happened with the success ofA Nightmare on Elm Street 4. It is only fitting that I get to return to my favorite genre with the incredibly well-written trilogy ofThe Strangers.”
The director also gave the fans a behind-the-scenes look at the franchise remake, adding, “The characters and the storyline are all grounded in reality and offer me an endless tapestry of haunting visuals in bringing these movies alive.” The shooting for all three films took place in Bratislava, Slovakia over a period of 52 days from September 2022 to November 2022. Now that the first film has hit the screens,The Strangers: Chapter 2is slated to release in Fall 2024 andThe Strangers: Chapter 3is expected to come out in early 2025.
The Strangers: Chapter 1is currently playing in theatres worldwide.
The Strangers: Chapter 1
A young couple drive cross-country toward a new beginning; unfortunately they have no choice but to stop in a secluded Airbnb in Oregon–and endure a night of terror against three masked strangers.
