For the first time in 18 years, the classic horror franchise The Omen is back on the big screen with director Arkasha Stevenson’s The First Omen, a prequel to the original 1976 classic.

The First Omen is the franchise’s first movie since the lackluster remake back in 2006, which ended its worldwide box office run with $119 million. How will the new movie stack up?

In its debut weekend, The First Omen scared up $8.3 million in the States and another $9.1 million internationally, for a worldwide box office debut of $17,463,000.

For the sake of comparison, that worldwide number almost matches the domestic opening weekend total of The Omen back in 2006, which debuted to $16 million in the United States.

The reported production budget for The First Omen was $30 million – about $5 million more than the 2006 remake – so it needs to make quite a bit more before it’s profitable.

But the story here isn’t about box office but rather quality. Unlike the remake, The First Omen is an exceptional expansion on a classic, earning rave reviews across the board and impressing the hell out of all of us here at Bloody Disgusting. Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “Thanks to the exquisite craftsmanship on display, beguiling Gothic horror, an impeccable cast, and an emotional journey that packs a wallop, The First Omen stands strong on its own.”

“Arkasha Stevenson doesn’t just helm a prequel worthy of Richard Donner’s classic but establishes herself as a bold new voice in horror,” Meagan’s 4-star review for BD continued.

The First Omen is now playing in theaters nationwide. Don’t miss it.

Nell Tiger Free stars in The First Omen.

In the film, “When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.”

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Now playing in theaters, better-than-you’d-expect horror prequel The First Omen makes a movie star out of Nell Tiger Free, whose performance in the film has been earning rave reviews across the board. Previously seen in the television series “Servant,” Nell Tiger Free is a big time horror fan, but what franchise would she most like to make her mark on next?

Speaking with Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew Podcast ahead of The First Omen‘s release, Nell Tiger Free revealed that she’d love to play around in the Terrifier franchise!

The actress tells the podcast, “I would honestly jump into pretty much any franchise. I’d be so interested to have a go at being in Terrifier! I wanna face up to Art The Clown! I’m curious!”

Nell Tiger Free also gave a shout-out to Damien Leone’s Terrifier franchise in the latest issue of Fangoria Magazine. She told the mag, “I just watched Terrifier and I think it’s genuinely altered my brain chemistry. It changed, fundamentally, who I am.”

Art the Clown will return in Bloody Disgusting and Cineverse’s Terrifier 3, which is now filming. The franchise’s upcoming third installment will see Art slash his way through Christmas!

Terrifier 3 arrives in theaters nationwide on October 25, 2024.

In director Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3, “Art the Clown unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.”

You can listen to The Boo Crew’s full chat with Nell Tiger Free down below.

The podcast previews, “We are thrilled to bring you into this conversation with Nell as we do a spoiler free journey into HER story, her genuine passion for the horror genre AND the iconic Omen franchise including her adventure in bringing this nightmare to life.”

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