We Summon the Darkness (2020)

We Summon the Darkness
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $60,794Details
International Box Office $120,913Details
Worldwide Box Office $181,707
OpusData ID: 368570100
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Synopsis

The killing spree of murderous Satanists has already led to 18 deaths throughout America’s Heartland. Three best friends Alexis, Val and Beverly embark on a road trip to a heavy metal music festival. Naive, they bond with three seemingly fun-loving dudes and soon the group heads off to Alexis’ country home, a very secluded place, for an afterparty. What should be a night of fun and youthful debauchery may instead take a dark, deadly turn. With killers on the loose, can anyone be trusted?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,232 (49.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/10 max. theaters, 1.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $74,895

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,165 $60,794
All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,001-19,100) 19,014 $120,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,636 $181,707
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,545 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,088 $60,794
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,364 $120,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,318 $181,707

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 22nd, 2020 (Limited) by Saban Films
International Releases: July 10th, 2020 (Wide) (Netherlands)
August 28th, 2020 (Limited) (Germany)
September 17th, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 2nd, 2020 (Wide), released as Мы призываем тьму (Russia (CIS))
Video Release: April 10th, 2020 by Saban Films
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2620 (Cert #52644), 3/11/2020)
Running Time: 83 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hell Fest
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Keywords: Horror Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Saban Films, MEP Capital, Highland Film Group, Iconic Media One, Litecoin Foundation, Grey Hawk Productions, The Fyzz Facility, Nightshade, Common Enemy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,165 $60,794
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,753 $74,895
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,111 $60,794
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2020 (Rank 101-200) 158 $60,794
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,545 $60,794
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,803 $74,895
Top 2020 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 89 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,448 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,591 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,029 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 801-900) 861 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,088 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Saban Films Movies 7 $60,794

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 2020 - $30,232   10 $3,023   $30,232 1
May 29, 2020 - $26,112 -14% 6 $4,352   $60,794 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Germany 8/28/2020 $0000$0
Netherlands 7/10/2020 $37,437 58 58 108 $79,365 10/19/2022
Russia (CIS) 10/2/2020 $11,374 194 194 236 $20,309 10/19/2022
South Korea 9/17/2020 $2,939 24 24 35 $13,234 10/7/2020
 
Rest of World $8,005
 
International Total$120,913 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,001-19,100) 19,014 $120,913
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) 17,609 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,386 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,101-16,200) 16,171 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,143 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,202 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,364 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Saban Films Movies 63 $120,913

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,636 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,901-22,000) 21,985 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 13,601-13,700) 13,644 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,301-20,400) 20,323 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,396 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,404 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,318 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Saban Films Movies 54 $181,707

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Alexandra Daddario    Alexis
Maddie Hasson    Val
Johnny Knoxville    Pastor John Henry Butler

Supporting Cast

Keean Johnson    Mark
Tanner Beard    Sheriff Dembrowski
Amy Forsyth    Bev
Austin Swift    Ivan
Logan Miller    Kovacs
Allison McAtee    Susan

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Meyers    Director
Alan Trezza    Screenwriter
Robert Jones    Producer
James Harris    Producer
Mark Lane    Producer
Kyle Tekiela    Producer
Jarod Einsohn    Producer
Christian Armogida    Producer
Alexandra Daddario    Producer
Thomas E. Van Dell*    Producer
Henry Winterstern    Executive Producer
Rebecca Schaper    Executive Producer
William V. Bromley Jr    Executive Producer
Shanan Becker    Executive Producer
Jonathan Saba    Executive Producer
Arianne Fraser    Executive Producer
Delphine Perrier    Executive Producer
Jim Schaper    Executive Producer
Robert Girard    Executive Producer
Charles Auty    Executive Producer
Charlie Lee    Executive Producer
Lee Broda    Executive Producer
Mike Donovan    Executive Producer
Eytan Rockaway    Executive Producer
Alan Trezza    Executive Producer
Jody Girgenti    Executive Producer
Phyllis Laing    Executive Producer
Devan Towers    Executive Producer
Elizabeth Zavoyskiy    Executive Producer
Andrew Kotliar    Executive Producer
Alana Crow    Co-Producer
Ryan Winterstern    Co-Producer
Nathan Klingher    Co-Producer
Austin Swift    Co-Producer
Tarin Anderson*    Director of Photography
Kathy McCoy    Production Designer
Joe Murphy    Editor
Jamie Kirkpatrick    Editor
Timothy Mark Williams*    Composer
Maxyne Lockhart    Costume Designer
Phil Canning    Music Supervisor
Michelle Lewitt    Casting Director

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Synopsis

The killing spree of murderous Satanists has already led to 18 deaths throughout America’s Heartland. Three best friends Alexis, Val and Beverly embark on a road trip to a heavy metal music festival. Naive, they bond with three seemingly fun-loving dudes and soon the group heads off to Alexis’ country home, a very secluded place, for an afterparty. What should be a night of fun and youthful debauchery may instead take a dark, deadly turn. With killers on the loose, can anyone be trusted?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,232 (49.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/10 max. theaters, 1.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $74,895

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,165 $60,794
All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,001-19,100) 19,014 $120,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,636 $181,707
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,545 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,088 $60,794
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,364 $120,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,318 $181,707

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 22nd, 2020 (Limited) by Saban Films
International Releases: July 10th, 2020 (Wide) (Netherlands)
August 28th, 2020 (Limited) (Germany)
September 17th, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 2nd, 2020 (Wide), released as Мы призываем тьму (Russia (CIS))
Video Release: April 10th, 2020 by Saban Films
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2620 (Cert #52644), 3/11/2020)
Running Time: 83 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hell Fest
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Horror Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Saban Films, MEP Capital, Highland Film Group, Iconic Media One, Litecoin Foundation, Grey Hawk Productions, The Fyzz Facility, Nightshade, Common Enemy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Alexandra Daddario    Alexis
Maddie Hasson    Val
Johnny Knoxville    Pastor John Henry Butler

Supporting Cast

Keean Johnson    Mark
Tanner Beard    Sheriff Dembrowski
Amy Forsyth    Bev
Austin Swift    Ivan
Logan Miller    Kovacs
Allison McAtee    Susan

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Meyers    Director
Alan Trezza    Screenwriter
Robert Jones    Producer
James Harris    Producer
Mark Lane    Producer
Kyle Tekiela    Producer
Jarod Einsohn    Producer
Christian Armogida    Producer
Alexandra Daddario    Producer
Thomas E. Van Dell*    Producer
Henry Winterstern    Executive Producer
Rebecca Schaper    Executive Producer
William V. Bromley Jr    Executive Producer
Shanan Becker    Executive Producer
Jonathan Saba    Executive Producer
Arianne Fraser    Executive Producer
Delphine Perrier    Executive Producer
Jim Schaper    Executive Producer
Robert Girard    Executive Producer
Charles Auty    Executive Producer
Charlie Lee    Executive Producer
Lee Broda    Executive Producer
Mike Donovan    Executive Producer
Eytan Rockaway    Executive Producer
Alan Trezza    Executive Producer
Jody Girgenti    Executive Producer
Phyllis Laing    Executive Producer
Devan Towers    Executive Producer
Elizabeth Zavoyskiy    Executive Producer
Andrew Kotliar    Executive Producer
Alana Crow    Co-Producer
Ryan Winterstern    Co-Producer
Nathan Klingher    Co-Producer
Austin Swift    Co-Producer
Tarin Anderson*    Director of Photography
Kathy McCoy    Production Designer
Joe Murphy    Editor
Jamie Kirkpatrick    Editor
Timothy Mark Williams*    Composer
Maxyne Lockhart    Costume Designer
Phil Canning    Music Supervisor
Michelle Lewitt    Casting Director

New on DVD and Blu-ray: Never Rarely… and Mob Psycho Lead the New Releases

June 9th, 2020

Mob Psycho 100 II

It is a slower week on the home market with no really big releases to talk about, at least not when you judge them by box office numbers. The Al Adamson: The Masterpiece Collection Blu-ray is massive, when you judge it by the price and the running time, but it is filled with low-budget B-movies. The biggest box office hit is The Hunt, which couldn’t ride its controversial nature to high ticket sales. As for the best releases, it was close race between Never Rarely Sometimes Always on DVD and season two Mob Psycho 100 on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Both have stellar reviews and it was a coin toss to decide which one would come out ahead, which Mob Psycho 100 won. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Wretched Remains Unbeatable

June 1st, 2020

The Wretched

Another weekend has passed, and The Wretched remains lodged in top spot on the box office chart. This week the film pulled in $176,000 in 75 theaters for a running tally of $836,000 after a month of release. It is on pace to crack $1 million by this time next week. It is rare for a limited-release horror film to reach this milestone under the best of circumstances, so it is really worth celebrating now. It also wasn’t the only glimmer of light on the box office front. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Wretched is a Legitimate Hit

May 26th, 2020

The Wretched

It was Memorial Day long weekend this past weekend, not that this really mattered when it comes to the box office chart. Until the pandemic is no longer a serious concern, holidays won’t have a significant impact at the box office. That said, The Wretched is doing well enough to be considered a legitimate hit, even under normal circumstances. More...

VOD Releases: Go on a World Tour from Your Own Home

April 9th, 2020

Trolls: World Tour

This could turn out to be the most important weekend for the movie industry in decades. It’s the weekend Trolls: World Tour comes out on the home market. This is the first major motion picture with a planned saturation level release that is not being pushed back due to the Covid-19 outbreak, but is instead coming out on Video on Demand. In a few years, we might look back at this week as the week the movie industry changed fundamentally, if this film is a big enough hit to convince studios that theatrical releases are unnecessary. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,165 $60,794
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,753 $74,895
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,111 $60,794
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2020 (Rank 101-200) 158 $60,794
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,545 $60,794
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,803 $74,895
Top 2020 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 89 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,448 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,591 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,029 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 801-900) 861 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,088 $60,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Saban Films Movies 7 $60,794

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 2020 - $30,232   10 $3,023   $30,232 1
May 29, 2020 - $26,112 -14% 6 $4,352   $60,794 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Germany 8/28/2020 $0000$0
Netherlands 7/10/2020 $37,437 58 58 108 $79,365 10/19/2022
Russia (CIS) 10/2/2020 $11,374 194 194 236 $20,309 10/19/2022
South Korea 9/17/2020 $2,939 24 24 35 $13,234 10/7/2020
 
Rest of World $8,005
 
International Total$120,913 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,001-19,100) 19,014 $120,913
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) 17,609 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,386 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,101-16,200) 16,171 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,143 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,202 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,364 $120,913
All Time International Box Office for Saban Films Movies 63 $120,913

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,636 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,901-22,000) 21,985 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 13,601-13,700) 13,644 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,301-20,400) 20,323 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,396 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,404 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,318 $181,707
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Saban Films Movies 54 $181,707

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.