Evil Dead Burn (2026)
Horror, Thriller
The Kernel take
Evil Dead Burn was not a limited or day-and-date release: it opened wide across 3,004 domestic theaters via Warner Bros./New Line Cinema, a standard franchise-entry footprint (Box Office Mojo). The real story is weak legs, not a small release -- a $13.7M opening weekend fell 65.4% to $4.73M in weekend two, a steep drop that lines up with a middling 54 Metascore ("Mixed or Average," 42% positive across 36 critics): reviews split between praise for the gore/craft (one called it "the evilest Evil Dead film to date") and complaints that the story runs out of steam, consistent with audiences not sticking around for weekend two.
Director track record: Sebastien Vanicek
Evil Dead Burn (54) is a step down from Sébastien Vaniček's feature debut Infested (70) — his average across two films is still a very small, early-career sample.
Lead track record: Souheila Yacoub
Evil Dead Burn (54) is Souheila Yacoub's lowest-scored film in this sample, about 9 points below her 63.4-point average across seven roles, which includes Dune: Part Two's 79.
Box office
Budget $20M · Box office $53.2M