Terrifier 3, the horror film banned for under 18s in France, is a hit at the box office

Has the ban on under-18s pushed spectators to go to cinemas? The third part of Damien Leone’s American horror saga entitled Terrifier 3released Wednesday October 9, is off to a very good start in France, even surpassing the Lee Miller biopic, reports The French Film .

For its first day of release, the horror film ranked second at the box office with 45,012 tickets sold, a few hundred less than the animated film. The Wild Robot, which rose to the top of the podium, with 45,556 entries. This is a rather unexpected success for Terrifier 3, However, it is prohibited for those under 18 years of age. In this sequel, which takes place at Christmas, Sienna and her brother are once again pursued by Art the clown, who has come to spoil the end of year celebrations. But sensitive souls, refrain, the feature film has already scared away more than one, according to the testimony of many Internet users. This gory film, perfect prototype of slashermultiplies the murder scenes with a very comical touch.

A success in the United States

But the phenomenon Terrifier 3 does not stop only in France. The film also attracted international attention and more particularly in the United States, where it topped the North American box office, unlike Joker : Folie à deux, according to projectionsExhibitor Relations. Terrifier 2 had not enjoyed such great success when it was released in 2022. The film, prohibited for those under 16, only achieved 70,000 admissions in France. Damien Leone therefore took his revenge with this third part. All that remains is to hope that spectators will still be present for the fourth film, which promises to be even crazier, according to the director, interviewed by Variety .