One of A24’s most widely acclaimed films,Midsommarwas re-released on Thursday in over 300 domestic IMAX theaters, continuing the studio’s streak of IMAX-only re-releases for some of its most culturally significant titles. The festival coincided with the debut of A24’s latest hit,Civil War, and began in March withAlex Garland’sEx Machina. It continued in April withAri Aster’sHereditary, and in May with the Safdie brothers’Uncut Gems.
Originally released in 2019 and also directed by Aster,Midsommarmade $400,000 on Thursdayin around 340 domestic IMAX theaters. This takes the film’s total stateside gross to around $28 million. The horror film concluded itsglobal theatrical run with just under $50 million, against a reported budget of $9 million. By comparison,Hereditaryalso made $400,000 andEx Machinagrossed $260,000 in their respective re-releases in March and April.Uncut Gemsgrossed $204,000 from around 325 theatersin May, which means that Aster remains the studio’s biggest in-house star director, despite the major under-performance of his latest film,Beau is Afraid. Released in 2023, the surreal comedy tapped out with around $11 million worldwide, against a reported budget of $35 million.
A24is on its way to establishing itself as a mid-major Hollywood studio, as it ramps up budgets after a decade of producing and distributing small genre films. Directed by Garland,Civil Warwas granted A24’s biggest budget yet — a reported $50 million — and ended up grossing around $115 million worldwide. It’s the studio’s second-biggest hit of all time, behind the Oscar-winningEverything Everywhere All at Once.Midsommar, on the other hand,ranks among the top 10 A24 movies ever.
‘Midsommar’ Grossed Nearly $50 Million Worldwide In Its Original Release
StarringFlorence Pughas a grieving young woman,Midsommarisa slow-burn horror that follows an American couple as they get sucked into a murderous cult in the Swedish countryside. The movie received widespread acclaim upon its release, drawing particular praise for Pugh’s central performance, Aster’s tight grip on the dreadful tone,Bobby Krlic’s haunting score, andPawel Pogorzelski’s ravishing cinematography.Midsommarholds a “fresh” 83% score on the aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes.In her review, Collider’sHaleigh Foutchdescribed it as a “a visceral, overwhelming experience” that culminates in “a challenging emotional payoff that doesn’t offer easy answers.”
Midsommardivided audiences, who awarded it a rather low C+ CinemaScore. The movie also featuredWilliam Jackson Harper,Vilhelm Blomgren,Ellora Torchia,Archie MadekweandWill Poulter. TheMidsommarre-release comes on the heels of several notable re-issues this year, includingStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceandThe Mummy, and more recently, theoriginal Lord of the Rings trilogy. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown’s fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
