why no burning 2
the return of cropsy ?
shareBecause the first one underperformed at the box office. That's the long and the short of it.
shareYeah. Supposedly it went over budget, costing a total of $1.5 million and only grossed $700 thousand.
It was in theatres at the same time as F13 Part II, Happy Birthday to Me and Graduation Day.
Of 1981 slasher films here are the grosses, ranked;
Halloween II - $25.5 million
Friday the 13th: Part II - $21.7 million
Happy Birthday to Me - $10.6 million
Deadly Blessing - $8.3 million
The Funhouse - $7.8 million
My Bloody Valentine - $5.7 million
Student Bodies - $5.2 million
Night School - $1.6 million
Hell Night - $1.3 million
Final Exam - $1.3 million
Madman - $1.3 million
Graduation Day - $1.1 million
Eyes of a Stranger - $1.1 million
The Prowler - under $1 million (no specified figure)
I find it interesting looking at historical Box Office figures. Surprised HBTM & DB did so well.
One thing is for sure, The Burning has a much great legacy and fanbase that many of those movies that out grossed it.