Editing Army of Darkness (section)

==Reception==
[[File:Army of Darkness (1992 Film).jpg|thumb|International [[film poster]] by [[Renato Casaro]]]]

===Box office===
''Army of Darkness'' was released by Universal on February 19, 1993, in 1,387 theaters in the United States, grossing $4.4 million (38.5% of total gross) in its first weekend. On a budget of $11 million, the film earned $11.5 million in the US and $21.5 million worldwide.<ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news| title =''Army of Darkness''| work =Box Office Mojo| url =https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=armyofdarkness.htm| access-date =July 22, 2008| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090101193616/https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=armyofdarkness.htm| archive-date =January 1, 2009|url-status = live| df =mdy-all}}</ref>

===Critical response===
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 68% based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Some of the evil magic is gone as this trilogy capper dispenses with most of the scares, but Bruce Campbell's hammy charm and Sam Raimi's homage to classic visual effects make for a fun enough adventure."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/army_of_darkness/ |title=''Army of Darkness'' Movie Reviews |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314023244/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/army_of_darkness/ |archive-date=March 14, 2011 |url-status = live|df=mdy-all }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://metacritic.com/movie/army-of-darkness |title=Metacritic.com |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=November 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231153538/https://metacritic.com/movie/army-of-darkness |archive-date=December 31, 2016 |url-status = live|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film two out of four stars and wrote, "The movie isn't as funny or entertaining as ''Evil Dead II'', however, maybe because the comic approach seems recycled."<ref name="Ebert">{{cite news | last = Ebert | first = Roger | title = ''Army of Darkness'' | work = [[Chicago Sun-Times]] | date = February 19, 1993 | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19930219/REVIEWS/302190301/1023 | access-date = July 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081207081609/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19930219%2FREVIEWS%2F302190301%2F1023 | archive-date = December 7, 2008 |url-status = live| df = mdy-all }}</ref> In her review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Janet Maslin]] wrote that "Mr. Campbell's manly, mock-heroic posturing is perfectly in keeping with the director's droll outlook."<ref name="Maslin">{{cite news | last = Maslin | first = Janet | title = An Army of Skeletons In a Dark Ages Battle | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = February 19, 1993 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4DF123EF93AA25751C0A965958260&scp=2&sq=%22Army+of+Darkness%22&st=nyt | access-date = July 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081207120352/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4DF123EF93AA25751C0A965958260&scp=2&sq=%22Army+of+Darkness%22&st=nyt | archive-date = December 7, 2008 |url-status = live| df = mdy-all }}</ref> Desson Howe, in his review for ''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised the film's style: "Bill Pope's cinematography is gymnastic and appropriately frenetic. The visual and make-up effects (from artist-technicians William Mesa, [[Tony Gardner (designer)|Tony Gardner]] and others) are incredibly imaginative."<ref name="Howe">{{cite news | last = Howe | first = Desson | title = ''Army of Darkness'' | newspaper =[[The Washington Post]] | date = February 19, 1993 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/armyofdarknessrhowe_a0af6d.htm | access-date = July 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121106050130/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/armyofdarknessrhowe_a0af6d.htm | archive-date = November 6, 2012 |url-status = live| df = mdy-all }}</ref> However, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a "C+" rating and wrote, "This spoofy cast of thousands looks a little too much like a crew of bland [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood extras]]. By the time ''Army of Darkness'' turns into a retread of ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts]]'', featuring an army of fighting skeletons, the film has fallen into a ditch between parody and spectacle."<ref name="Gleiberman">{{cite magazine | last = Gleiberman | first = Owen | title = ''Army of Darkness'' | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = March 5, 1994 | url = https://ew.com/article/1993/03/05/army-darkness/ | access-date = July 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529051703/https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,305759,00.html | archive-date = May 29, 2008 |url-status = live| df = mdy-all }}</ref>

===Accolades===
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''Army of Darkness'' won the [[Saturn Award for Best Horror Film]] (1994).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/The-Saturn-Awards-Past-Winners.php?category=3&year=1993#b |title=Past Saturn Award Winners |website=saturnawards.org |access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref> It was also nominated for [[Saturn Award for Best Make-up|Best Make-Up]]. ''Army of Darkness'' was nominated for the Grand Prize at Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, and won the [[Golden Raven]] at the [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival|Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film]] in 1993. The film also won the Critics' Award at [[Fantasporto]], and was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award in the category of Best Film in 1993. It was also nominated for Best Film at [[Sitges Film Festival|Sitges]], the Spanish International Film Festival.