Candyman is a supernatural slasher film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, and DaCosta. It was released in theatres in 2021. The film is a direct sequel to the 1992 film of the same name, as well as the fourth instalment in the Candyman film series, and is based on Clive Barker's short tale “The Forbidden.”
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, and Kyle Kaminsky are among the cast members. Vanessa Williams, Virginia Madsen, and Tony Todd return in the sequel to their roles in the first film.
What the Candyman is All about?
Visual artist Anthony McCoy lives in Chicago with his girlfriend, art gallery director Brianna Cartwright, twenty-seven years after the events in the previous film. Helen Lyle, a graduate student who allegedly went on a killing spree in the early 1990s, culminating in a bonfire outside the Cabrini-Green housing project when she attempted to sacrifice a baby, with residents able to rescue the child before Helen perished in the fire in an apparent act of self-immolation, is an urban legend told by Brianna's brother Troy.
Anthony wanders through Cabrini-Green in search of inspiration, desperate for a creative spark to help him turn his career around. He finally encounters Billy Burke, the proprietor of a laundry, who tells him about the Candyman's storey. Burke had a terrifying experience with Sherman Fields, a hook-handed guy whom the police mistakenly suspected of placing a razor blade in a piece of candy that ended up in the hands of a White girl, when he was a youngster in 1977.
Burke accidentally tipped the cops to Sherman's location within one of the tower blocks, leading to Sherman's murder by beating. Despite the fact that Sherman was exonerated after his death, folklore has it that if someone chants “Candyman” five times in front of a mirror, Sherman's spirit will emerge and murder the summoner.
A Gist About Candyman
Original filmmaker Bernard Rose wanted to produce a prequel picture about Candyman and Helen's love, thus plans for a new Candyman film began in the early 2000s. The studio, however, turned it down, and the project went into development purgatory.
Peele signed on as a producer for a new film through his company, Monkeypaw Productions, in 2018, and it was later confirmed that Peele would produce the film with Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, partnering with Rosenfeld to co-produce the film, while DaCosta signed on as director in November of that year.
Universal Pictures released Candyman in theatres in the United States on August 27, 2021. Due to worries about the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed three times from its intended June 2020 release date. Critics complimented DaCosta's directing, acting, visual flair, and the combination of social criticism and horror in the picture, which garnered mostly good reviews. On a $25 million budget, it has made $73 million globally.
On August 27, 2021, Universal Pictures launched Candyman in theatres across the United States. Due to worries about the COVID-19 pandemic, its release date was postponed three times from its initial June 2020 target. Critics complimented DaCosta's directing, acting, visual flair, and mix of social criticism and horror in the picture, which garnered mostly good reviews. On a $25 million budget, the film has made $73 million worldwide.
Earning Of Candyman
Candyman has grossed $57.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $16.2 million in other regions, for a total of $73.8 million worldwide as of September 29, 2021. Candyman was expected to make approximately $15 million in its first weekend in the United States and Canada from 3,569 locations.
On its opening day, the picture grossed $9.1 million, including $1.9 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to gross $22 million in its first weekend, topping the box office; the audience was 53% male, with African Americans (37%) and Caucasians (30%) making up the majority.
Los Angeles ($1.3 million) and New York ($1.1 million) were the leading markets in the United States. DaCosta also made history by becoming the first Black female filmmaker to have a picture debut at the top of the box office. The film's second weekend took a 53.2 percent dip to $10.3 million (for a total of $12.5 million during the four-day Labor Day weekend), placing it second behind newcomer Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The picture earned $4.8 million in its third weekend, placing it fourth.
Candyman grossed $5.23 million worldwide after being distributed in 51 nations; the top countries were the United Kingdom ($1.48 million), Spain ($356,000), Mexico, Russia, and Germany.
Wrapping Up
Candyman was set to be released on June 12, 2020 by Universal Pictures, however owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was moved back to September 25, 2020 and subsequently to October 16, 2020, replacing Halloween Kills as the prior release date. The release date was then pushed out to August 27, 2021. On September 17, 2021, Candyman was made available on demand. So now you can watch it and don't forget to read other articles on our website because I am sure you will love it all.
