Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 is heading into its second weekend of box office infamy against Paramount Pictures’ goliath Smile 2 and still looks to break even more records, possibly becoming the highest-grossing unrated movie of all time.
Outside of the viral nature of Terrifier 3, part of the film’s success is that the ultra slasher is connecting with both audiences and critics, as proven by the Rotten Tomatoes scores.
Entertainment journalist Erik Davis pointed out something extraordinary this week – Terrifier 3 is the first new horror movie to go both “Certified Fresh” and “Verified Hot” since the Verified Hot designation was launched back in August on Rotten Tomatoes.
As Slashfilm notes, this is significant because scoring a “Verified Hot” badge isn’t exactly easy: “The ‘Verified Hot’ badge is awarded to films that gain a Verified Audience Score of 90% or higher and have a minimum of 500+ Verified Ratings.”
While the rating currently sits at 88% on the Popcornmeter (and 73% fresh on the Tomatometer), the site notes that RT explains, “If a film earns Verified Hot status, but its Popcornmeter subsequently drops below 80%, it will lose the Verified Hot designation.”
Terrifier 3 is in theaters now and looks to continue its historic run through the Halloween season. Grab your tickets now!
In Terrifier 3, directed once again by Damien Leone (Terrifier, Terrifier 2), Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) is set to unleash another round of chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
After surviving Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they’re safe, Art the Clown returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare.
The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe….
