Movie theaters across the globe owe it to Universal and Blumhouse Productions for keeping the ticket sales coming for the new hit horror film M3GAN. The film has already made an astonishing worldwide gross of $90.7 million at the global box office. As for the United States, it has grossed $56.5 at the American box office.

M3GAN was released in 30 additional countries this weekend. Horror enthusiasts from Australia, Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom also enjoyed the film in cinemas. The opening weekend produced $3 million in the United Kingdom and Ireland, giving the film the title of the best opening weekend for a horror genre film in the area during the pandemic era. The film also made $1.3 million in Australia in its first weekend, putting it at a very high rank compared to other pandemic-era horror films.

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M3GAN scored the fourth-highest opening for a horror movie during the pandemic era in Germany. The film also made $6.5 million at the Mexican box office, which means that it surpassed the grosses of Scream. In Spain, The film made $2.1 million and $1.8 in Italy in its second weekend.

The film first premiered in Los Angeles, USA, on December 7, 2022, and was later released in the United States on January 6, 2023. This gives the box office numbers more value since the film has been in theaters for less than two weeks.

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Gerard Johnstone directed the film, and Akela Cooper wrote it with a story by Cooper and James Wan. The film stars Allison Williams and Violet Mcgraw. Amie Donald portrays the character of M3GAN with Jenna Davis as the character’s voice.

The plot revolves around an artificially intelligent doll designed by Gemma (Played by Allison Williams). The doll, called M3GAN, gains self-consciousness and can listen, watch, and learn. M3GAN then becomes aggressive toward anyone who comes between her and her human companion.

Allison Williams mentioned the possibility of a sequel for the movie in a previous talk with Variety. News of a second movie is still unclear, but Williams suggests that she wants M3GAN 2 to happen.

According to Yahoo News, Director Gerard Johnstone mentioned that shooting the movie was challenging. Parts of the filming took place in New Zealand, Johnstone’s homeland. The film, with a budget of $12 million, was also partially filmed in Los Angeles, California. Johnstone also talked about how the challenges they faced while filming were rewarding in the end.

M3GAN isn’t currently streaming anywhere, so a ticket from your local theater might be your best option.