Editing Slasher film (section)

===Remakes and reboots===
''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (2003) became a [[sleeper hit]] by playing on public's familiarity of [[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|the 1974 original]] but promising updated thrills and suspense.''The'' ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' remake sold over 13.5&nbsp;million tickets in North America and was followed by ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning]]'' (2006), which sold a respectable 6 million tickets, though it was still struck by diminishing returns.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Riding on the success of the ''Chainsaw Massacre'' remake was ''[[House of Wax (2005 film)|House of Wax]]'' (2005), ''[[Black Christmas (2006 film)|Black Christmas]]'' (2006), ''[[April Fool's Day (2008 film)|April Fool's Day]]'' (2008), ''[[Train (2008 film)|Train]]'' (2008). Remakes of ''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]'' (2005), ''[[When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]'' (2006) and ''[[Prom Night (2008 film)|Prom Night]]'' (2008) were watered down, and released with PG-13 ratings to pull in the largest teenage audience possible, though only ''Prom Night'' sold more tickets than its original counterpart.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} [[Rob Zombie]]'s ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]'' (2007) took the simplicity of [[Halloween (1978 film)|the original 1978 film]] but added an extreme vision that, according to critics, replaced everything that made the first film a success.{{failed verification|date=March 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-08-31 |title=Halloween {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/halloween_2007 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> Zombie's ''Halloween'' sold nearly 8.5 million tickets, {{failed verification span|text=but its negative reception hurt its sequel ''[[Halloween II (2009 film)|Halloween II]]'' (2009)|date=March 2024}}, which sold under 4.5 million tickets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0373883/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween II |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1311067/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> {{failed verification span|text=Extreme [[post-9/11]] violence hit its peak with ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (2006) and its sequel ''[[The Hills Have Eyes 2]]'' (2007); the 2006 ''Hills Have Eyes'' was a financial success with 6.4 admissions,|date=March 2024}} while its 2007 sequel received less enthusiasm with only 3 million admissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hills Have Eyes |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0454841/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hills Have Eyes 2 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0800069/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

The remake-era peaked in 2009 with releases of ''[[My Bloody Valentine 3D|My Bloody Valentine]]'', ''[[Friday the 13th (2009 film)|Friday the 13th]]'', [[The Last House on the Left (2009 film)|''The Last House on the Left'']], ''[[Sorority Row]]'', ''[[The Stepfather (2009 film)|The Stepfather]]'' and ''Halloween II''. Of those, ''Friday the 13th'' was most successful selling 8.7 million tickets and ''Sorority Row'' was least successful with under 1.6 million tickets sold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday the 13th |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0758746/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sorority Row |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1232783/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> The following year ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film)|A Nightmare on Elm Street remake]]'', like the ''Friday the 13th'' remake, had a large opening weekend but quickly fell off the box office charts after with 7.8 million admissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Nightmare on Elm Street |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1179056/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Straight-to-video remakes ''[[Mother's Day (2010 film)|Mother's Day]]'' (2010), ''[[Silent Night (2012 film)|Silent Night]]'' (2012) and ''[[Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming]]'' (2013) were met with little reception or praise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-04 |title=Mother's Day {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mothers_day_2012 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-30 |title=Silent Night {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/silent_night_2010 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-22 |title=Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/silent_night_bloody_night_the_homecoming |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>  Released on [[3D film|3D format]], {{failed verification span|text=the reboot ''[[Texas Chainsaw 3D|Texas Chainsaw]]'' (2013) acts as a direct sequel to the [[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|1974 original film]], but its lackluster box office profits (4.2 million admissions) led to its prequel ''[[Leatherface (2017 film)|Leatherface]]'' (2017) being a direct-to-download release (''Leatherface'' was filmed in 2015 but shelved for two years)|date=March 2024}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Chainsaw |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1572315/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

{{failed verification span|text=Coming off the success of the ''[[Paranormal Activity (film series)|Paranormal Activity]]'' and ''[[Insidious (film series)|Insidious]]'' franchises, [[Jason Blum]] and his [[Blumhouse Productions]] began looking into rebooting popular slasher titles with "[[legacy sequel]]s" that largely ignored the proceeding films in favor of new chapters, though not strict remakes. Blumhouse teamed with popular television [[showrunner]] [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] to produce a [[metafiction]]al sequel to ''[[The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976 film)|The Town That Dreaded Sundown]]'' (1976)'','' though|date=March 2024}} [[The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014 film)|the newer film]] received mixed critical reviews and failed financially with an estimated $154,418 in [[Streaming media|streaming]] sales.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-16 |title=The Town That Dreaded Sundown {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_town_that_dreaded_sundown |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Town-That-Dreaded-Sundown-The-(2014) |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=The Numbers}}</ref> For their next slasher film, Blumhouse recruited director [[David Gordon Green]] and writer [[Danny McBride]] to reunite producer/composer [[John Carpenter]] and star [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] for ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite news |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=April 25, 2018 |title='Halloween': Jamie Lee Curtis Unmasks First Trailer At CinemaCon |url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/halloween-movie-jamie-lee-curtis-first-trailer-revealed-cinemacon-1202376629/ |access-date=June 23, 2018 |work=Deadline}}</ref> As a direct sequel to [[Halloween (1978 film)|Carpenter's 1978 original film]] that ignored all other [[Halloween (franchise)|films in the franchise]], 2018's ''Halloween'' opened to record-breaking numbers, including the largest debut for a slasher film and the largest debut of a female-led horror film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |title=All The Box Office Records 'Halloween' Broke In Its $76M Debut Weekend |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/10/22/box-office-records-halloween-jamie-lee-curtis-blumhouse-76m-debut/#250e86b6766b |access-date=October 24, 2018 |work=Forbes}}</ref> The film was a massive success and would go on to sell 17.4 million tickets at the domestic box office, second only to the 1978 original and the first two ''Scream'' films in terms of audience attendance for a slasher film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1502407/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> The film's success spawned two sequels, ''[[Halloween Kills]]'' (2021) and ''[[Halloween Ends]]'' (2022), though they were struck with diminishing returns by selling a respective 9 million and 6.1 million tickets during their domestic runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween Kills |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10665338/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween Ends |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10665342/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Blumhouse and [[Universal Pictures]] re-teamed to release a second remake of ''[[Black Christmas (2019 film)|Black Christmas]]'' in 2019, which was poorly received and bombed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jeff Sneider |date=June 14, 2019 |title=Blumhouse to Remake Black Christmas with Director Sophia Takal |url=http://collider.com/blumhouse-black-christmas-remake-sophia-takal-imogen-poots/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614002737/http://collider.com/blumhouse-black-christmas-remake-sophia-takal-imogen-poots/ |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |access-date=June 15, 2019 |website=Collider}}</ref>

The enormous financial success of 2018's ''Halloween'' inspired other legacy sequels. In 2021, the [[Jordan Peele]] produced ''[[Candyman (2021 film)|Candyman]]'' (2021) sold approximately 6 million tickets {{failed verification span|text=and brought back original stars [[Vanessa Estelle Williams]] and [[Tony Todd]].|date=March 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candyman |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9347730/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> The directing team [[Radio Silence Productions|Radio Silence]] rebooted the [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' franchise]] in 2022 by {{failed verification span|text=uniting original actors [[Neve Campbell]], [[Courteney Cox]], and [[David Arquette]] with new stars including [[Melissa Barrera]] and [[Jenna Ortega]].|date=March 2024}} 2022's ''[[Scream (2022 film)|Scream]]'' became a sleeper hit with 8 million admissions, and the following year ''[[Scream VI]]'' sold an impressive 10.3 million tickets at the domestic box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scream |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt11245972/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scream VI |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt17663992/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Like ''Halloween'', [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022 film)|Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (2022) brought back its franchise's famous villain ([[Leatherface]]) to face off against its original [[final girl]] ([[Sally Hardesty]], played by [[Olwen Fouéré]] replacing the late [[Marilyn Burns]]).<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Adam Holmes |date=2019-09-20 |title=A Halloween-Style Texas Chainsaw Massacre Sequel Is Reportedly In The Works |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2480601/a-halloween-style-texas-chainsaw-massacre-sequel-is-reportedly-in-the-works |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2021-03-19 |title='Mandy' Actress Olwen Fouéré Playing Sally Hardesty in New 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Movie [Exclusive] |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3656702/mandy-actress-olwen-fouere-playing-sally-hardesty-new-texas-chainsaw-massacre-movie-exclusive/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' was marred by production difficulties and received negative critical reviews, though it still received high viewership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2020-08-24 |title='Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Bloodbath: Directors Chopped Along With Early Scenes As Pic Shuts One Week In And David Blue Garcia Takes Reins |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/texas-chainsaw-massacre-sequel-bloodbath-directors-andy-and-ryan-tohill-replaced-david-blue-garcia-new-director-first-week-footage-scrapped-leatherface-back-1203021739/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2022-06-22 |title=Netflix's 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'? Rumors Have Begun to Swirl…. |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3720263/netflixs-texas-chainsaw-massacre-2-rumors-have-begun-to-swirl/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title=Texas Chainsaw Massacre {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/texas_chainsaw_massacre_2022 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> Buddy Cooper, director of ''[[The Mutilator]]'' (1985), has reunited with his film's original stars for ''Mutilator 2'', which is currently looking for distribution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |date=2023-12-22 |title=Mutilator 2: sequel to 1980s slasher is still seeking distribution |url=https://www.joblo.com/mutilator-2-distribution/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=JoBlo |language=en-US}}</ref>