The horror genre is made up of franchises that include sequels, prequels, remakes, and reboots. Of course, in order to keep making these continuations and revivals, they often tend to be successful. One recent reboot, however, was not – as it was a horror movie that was hated by almost everyone. Now, however, this same horror movie appears to be dominating the Max streaming service.
Of course, it wasn’t exactly a surprise for many horror fans when this particular film failed to earn an audience. The film’s director already received divisive reactions with his previous horror films, and this particular movie was only the latest in a series of attempts to revive this franchise.
Many of these other attempts have also failed in the past, especially because the film that started the series altogether has become such a cultural landmark. It’s simply difficult to keep its story going – especially when so many imitations have been released over the decades. Nevertheless, it appears that Max subscribers in international territories have watched this film enough to bring it to the #2 spot on the service as of this writing.
The horror movie that’s currently trending on the Max streaming service is none other than The Exorcist: Believer. The long-awaited sequel was directed by David Gordon Green and the first installment in what was supposed to be a trilogy. For better or worse, however, Green is no longer involved with the series and plans for a connected trilogy have been dropped.
In any case, the film’s success on Max goes to show that even a critically panned horror film – or one that was a financial failure – can still find an audience after its release. Perhaps this is only the first step for The Exorcist: Believer to find a following, much like some of the other failed Exorcist continuations that were released before it.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the latest trending titles on Max and the Exorcist film franchise as we have them. Most recently, it was announced that director Mike Flanagan would be directing a new stand-alone sequel to The Exorcist, so hopefully more details on that will be released soon.