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Evil Dead Rise is a 2023 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Lee Cronin. It is the fifth installment of the Evil Dead film series. The film stars Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland as two estranged sisters trying to survive and save their family from deadites. Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher (in her film debut) appear in supporting roles.
The film’s development was preceded by scrapped plans for direct sequels to Evil Dead (2013) and Army of Darkness (1992), and a fourth season of Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018). By October 2019, Sam Raimi announced that a new film was in development, with Rob Tapert producing, Raimi and Bruce Campbell executive producing, and Cronin writing and directing the project.
New Line Cinema (the first film’s distributor) was announced as a production company involved. Principal photography took place in New Zealand from June to October 2021. The film was originally set to premiere on the streaming service HBO Max, but distributor Warner Bros. Pictures opted to release the film theatrically first after positive test screenings.
Evil Dead Rise had its premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 15, 2023, and was released in the United States on April 21, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and has grossed over $146 million worldwide against a production budget of $15–19 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the series.
Filming Locations and Box Office
Principal photography began in New Zealand on June 6, 2021, with Dave Garbett serving as cinematographer. Garbett previously served as a cinematographer on several episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead, as well as production designer Nick Bassett. On July 14, 2021, Cronin revealed that filming was officially half way done. Filming officially wrapped on October 27, 2021. Cronin stated the film used over 6,500 liters (1,717 U.S. gallons) of fake blood. As with past installments in the series, the film relied more heavily on practical effects than computer-generated imagery.
Evil Dead Rise grossed $67.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $79.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $146.7 million. In the United States and Canada, Evil Dead Rise was released alongside The Covenant, Chevalier, and the wide expansion of Beau Is Afraid, and was projected to gross $15–20 million from 3,402 theaters in its opening weekend.
The film made $10.3 million on its first day, including $2.5 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $24.5 million, slightly beating expectations and finishing second behind holdover The Super Mario Bros. Movie. A total of 58% of the audience was male, with 66% being between the ages of 18 and 35. The film made $12.2 million in its second weekend, remaining in second place, and then $5.9 million in its third, finishing in third behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Super Mario.
Outside of the US and Canada, the film grossed $17.9 million from 58 markets in its opening weekend. The top markets were Mexico ($1.9 million), United Kingdom ($1.8 million), Brazil ($1.5 million) and France and India $3.2 million (equivalent to INR 26.1 crores).
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Directed by: Lee Cronin
Starring: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Nell Fisher, Noah Paul, Richard Crouchley, Mirabai Pease, Anna-Maree Thomas, Jayden Daniels
Screenplay by: Lee Cronin
Production Design by: Nick Bassett
Cinematography by: Dave Garbett
Film Editing by: Bryan Shaw
Costume Design by: Sarah Voon
Set Decoration by: Gareth Edwards
Art Direction by: Nick Connor, George Hamilton
Music by: Stephen McKeon
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, and some language.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: March 15, 2023 (SXSW), April 21, 2023 (United States)
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