Doctor Sleep
Horror author Stephen King is n’t worried aboutDoctorSleep’slow box role identification number . King is the writer of the 1977 bookThe Shining , which he wrote a sequel to in 2013 . Now five years later , the film adaptation of the best - selling book has strike theaters . Unfortunately for repulsion lover , Doctor Sleepfailed to make a pregnant impact at the box office last weekend .
Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shiningis often considered one of the best repugnance films ever made , so when it was announced thatMike Flanagan was adaptingDoctor Sleep , buff were more than ready to see the sequel to the 1980 flick . Despite the excitation from long - prison term repulsion devotee , Doctor Sleepdidn’t perform as well as it was expected to . Doctor Sleepmade around $ 14.1 millionthis past weekend , which was n’t even enough to exhaust outMidwayfor the top spot at the box authority . Warner Bros. was no doubt hop to make more withDoctor rest , but King is n’t worried about the film ’s box seat billet carrying into action .
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After seeingDoctor quietus , authorMatt Serafinipraised the film on Twitter , but he more recently posted about the movie ’s loge office performance . Serafini commented on the low boxwood office number and paint a picture people not delineate the film by how well it is doing at the box office . After take care the author ’s remark , Kinghimself retweeted his post , pronounce that he agreed and advise people"take a protagonist and labor the vibe . “Both author ’s tweets can be attend below :
former reviews forDoctor Sleeppraised the plastic film for do to be a sequel to both King ’s book and Kubrick ’s movie . However , now that the film has gotten a wide sacking , Doctor Sleepreviews have become a bit more mixed . While sports fan and critic have disagree opinions about the movie , King has praisedDoctor Sleep , even going as far as order , " Everything that I ever disliked about the Kubrick reading of The polishing is redeemed for me here . " Everyone is of class loose to have their own opinions aboutDoctor Sleep , but get King ’s seal of approval no doubt says something about the timbre of the project .
Doctor Sleepisn’t doing as well at the box business office as projected , but Warner Bros. will still likely grow a net income sinceDoctor Sleepdidn’t be a ton to make . It ’s also worth cite thatDoctor Sleepis echo the box office carrying into action ofThe Shining . WhenThe Shiningfirst came out , is also got assorted brushup and did n’t do fantastic at the box office . With all that in judgement , Doctor Sleepis still at the beginning of its box office run , so there is plentifulness of time for Warner Bros. to make money and for the movie to get more prosperous reviews .
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Source : Matt Serafini , Stephen King
