The film adaptation of the horror game Until Dawn, which premiered on April 25, 2025, confidently crossed the profitability threshold. During its first three weeks of screenings, the movie grossed over $44 million against a modest $15 million budget, becoming an unexpected box office success for Sony - despite lukewarm reception from both film critics and general audiences.

On the domestic market, the film earned slightly over $18 million, while international box office added another $26 million, securing the project's profitable status. However, the creative aspects left audiences indifferent: on Metacritic, the average professional score was just 47 points, while user ratings barely reached 5.3. Rotten Tomatoes recorded 54% "freshness" from critics and 68% audience approval, highlighting polarized reception.

The film's script only vaguely resembles the game: a group of friends becomes trapped in a looping temporal anomaly where they're targeted by mysterious killers. Their goal is to survive until morning to break the vicious cycle. Despite retaining the key title and dark aesthetic, the adaptation radically altered the original plot, alienating fans of the source material.

Against this backdrop, the franchise's future appears uncertain. The game remake, released in 2024, was a commercial failure and quickly forgotten. The film adaptation itself, despite financial viability, went largely unnoticed by the gaming community, effectively ruling out potential sequels - both in cinema and in the gaming industry.

Main image: wallpapercave.com