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New horror M3GAN smashes $30 million box office debut, tripling its budget

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Published 14:49 9 Jan 2023 GMT

New horror M3GAN smashes $30 million box office debut, tripling its budget

And a sequel is already in consideration.

Imogen Donovan

Imogen Donovan

M3GAN, the techno horror-thriller that's taken the world seemingly by storm, has raked in $11.7 million on its first day at the box office. Given that it's yet to get an international release, it's looking extremely promising for this creepy campy contender.

Alison Williams plays Gemma, a roboticist who is working on a lifelike doll programmed to be a child's companion called the Model 3 Generative Android, or M3GAN for short. However, her young niece Cady (Violet McGraw) is suddenly orphaned and comes into Gemma's care. Concerned for her mental state after the tragedy, Gemma brings the prototype robot home to look after Cady, yet this choice has horrifying unforeseen consequences.

You'll probably recognise M3GAN from that weird viral video showing the robot dancing to a remix of Taylor Swift's It's Nice to Have a Friend and, based on that alone, I wasn't overly optimistic about its chances. Nevertheless, it prevailed, scoring highly among critics for its strange sense of humour and commentary on the contemporary relationship between child-rearing and the eclectic integration of gizmos and gadgets in the home. "Laugh, cry, shriek, sing along. There is no wrong reaction when it comes to M3GAN, a surprisingly entertaining, erratic and totally unhinged horror film," said Seattle Refined.

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Take a look at the trailer here:

Initially, M3GAN was anticipated to see $17-20 million at the box office in just the United States within the first weekend of the year. The film's budget is a meagre $12 million, too, so it's frankly fantastic news that it's generated $30.2 million in the United States and $14.8 million in international territories as of January 8, 2023, totalling $45 million. There are no spoilers to be found in this article, but is this enough for a sequel?

"What I will say to that is, in any of my movies, whether it's The Conjuring Universe, or Saw, or Malignant, or M3GAN here, we like to think of a bigger world," answered director James Wan in an interview with Collider. "So if we're fortunate enough to have sequels, then we have an idea of where we want to go."

Featured Image Credit: Universal Pictures

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