Summary
Don’t Breathe 2has become a global Netflix hit. The horror-thriller is a sequel to the 2016 horror hit, which followed a group of thieves breaking into the home of a vengeful blind man (Stephen Lang) with dark secrets. Original co-screenwriter Rodo Sayagues helmed the project, taking over for original director Fede Álvarez, who remained on board as an executive producer. TheDon’t Breathe 2castsees Lang reprising his original role alongside a new ensemble that includes Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace, and Adam Young.
Netflixhas now calculated their global Top 10 most-watched English-language movies for the week of July 22 through July 28.Don’t Breathe 2has landed at No. 8thanks to 3.2 million viewers amassing a total of 5.2 million viewing hours. It has charted aboveHillbilly Elegy, which has been trending thanks to its subject J.D. Vance becoming Donald Trump’s running mate, andAnyone But You, the hit 2023 Glen Powell romantic comedy that made more than $200 million at the box office.
Fede Álvarez Is Back In A Big Way In 2024
Don’t Breathe 2’s Streaming Success Is Another Feather In The Filmmaker’s Cap
Ultimately,Don’t Breathe 2was something of a disappointment during its 2021 release despite earning $53.8 million against its $15 million budget. Thispaled in comparison to the original movie’s gross of $157.8 millionagainst its tidier $10 million budget, as did its Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 43%, giving it a Rotten splat as compared to the original’s Certified Fresh score of 88%. Additionally, thepossibleDon’t Breathe 3has not yet come to fruition, potentially due to a combination of these factors.
This was part ofa string of Álvarez projects that were critical or commercial disappointments. His 2018 Lisbeth Salander movieThe Girl in the Spider’s Webonly grossed $35.2 million in spite of its $43 million price tag, while the 2022Texas Chainsaw MassacreNetflix movie he produced received a dismal 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the streaming success ofDon’t Breathe 2could be a strong indication of the fact that 2024 will be turning the filmmaker’s prospects back around after he burst onto the scene in the mid-2010s withEvil Dead(2013) andDon’t Breathe.
Despite the 2022 horror movie’s critical reception, the follow-upTexas Chainsaw Legacyis currently in development.
While theDon’t Breathe 2endingmay preclude the movie from getting a sequel in spite of its streaming success, it will be followed by a new major franchise outing from Álvarez. The filmmaker is helming the upcoming sci-fi horror sequelAlien: Romulus, which is set to hit theaters on August 16. Given the movie’s strong buzz and attachment to a legendary franchise, it could be the theatrical hit the director-producer needs to follow up this current streaming hit.
Don’t Breathe 2
Cast
Don’t Breathe 2 is the 2021 sequel to Fede Alvarez' horror thriller Don’t Breathe. After the events of the first movie, Stephen Lang’s Norman Nordstrom a.k.a. The Blind Man lives a quiet life with the young girl he adopted until a group of kidnappers break into his home and abduct her.
