Summary
- A24 is capitalizing on the success of the horror movie Talk to Me by offering merchandise, including an identical version of the embalmed hand featured in the film.
- Talk to Me has been a major success for A24, with rave reviews and high ratings. It has already earned $31 million worldwide on a small budget and is surpassing other major movies at the box office.
- The concept of the embalmed hand is a major draw for the movie, and offering a scale version of it as merchandise is a strategic move to keep attention on Talk to Me amidst competition from other films.
Audiences will soon be able to purchase the hand from A24’s Talk to Me. The Australian horror movie, directed by two YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou, revolves around young adults attempting to conduct séances with the help of an embalmed hand. In doing so, they accidentally unleash evil spirits that seek to torment them and tear apart the world of the living. Talk to Me has quickly become a sleeper hit and an international sensation with rave reviews and ratings.
A24 has seen the success of the terrifying Talk to Me and is already at work providing merchandise for the movie. On Twitter, the studio has already announced that it will be selling identical versions of that horrifying embalmed hand.
Like the hand from the film, the statue has been lined with the same writing that makes the prop so haunting. With the help of their own embalmed hands, buyers will be able to replicate the initial séance, though it will likely not result in the exact experience that Talk to Me‘s characters endured.
The Haunting Success Of Talk To Me Explained
Talk to Me has already become a massive success for A24. Despite being up against stiff competition with Oppenheimer, Barbie, Haunted Mansion, and Meg 2: The Trench, Talk to Me has managed to secure major milestones at the box office. It has already secured $31 million worldwide on a budget of under $5 million and is poised to earn more as its run continues. The film only released on July 28, meaning that there is still time to go before Talk to Me leaves theaters.
Word of mouth has also been kind to A24. Talk to Me broke Rotten Tomatoes records, securing a 95 percent Tomatometer score and an 82 percent audience score. It is officially A24’s highest-rated horror movie ever, defeating Midsommar and Hereditary for the honor. With Talk to Me 2 confirmed, the Philippous are considering what the next entry would look like. Furthermore, a prequel has reportedly been already filmed, which will focus on the mythology and be viewed through the perspective of a mobile phone.
The horror inherent to the concept of a spiritual embalmed hand is a major element of the movie’s draw, and that is what A24 is capitalizing on. With audiences clamoring over the movie, announcing a scale version of its hand is an excellent way to draw more traction to the project as it strains to stand out against its competition. The move comes at a good time, as DC’s Blue Beetle is about to hit theaters on August 18, which could focus away from the film. The hand, at least, will keep attention on Talk to Me.
Source: A24/Twitter
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