Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak is a 2015 American gothic romance horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, and Jim Beaver. The film was produced by Legendary Pictures and Del Toro's production company, DDY Productions. It premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2015, and was released in the United States on October 16, 2015 in standard and IMAX formats by Universal Pictures.

Plot
After marrying the charming and seductive Sir Thomas Sharpe, young Edith (Mia Wasikowska) finds herself swept away to his remote gothic mansion in the English hills. Also living there is Lady Lucille, Thomas' alluring sister and protector of her family's dark secrets. Able to communicate with the dead, Edith tries to decipher the mystery behind the ghostly visions that haunt her new home. As she comes closer to the truth, Edith may learn that true monsters are made of flesh and blood.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The movie draws great heavily inspiration and homage for other horror films, such as The Haunting, The Innocents and The Shining.
 * 2) Amazing and well done production values.
 * 3) Plenty of impressive scenes involving with gothic romance.
 * 4) Some scary scenes that works really well, such as the arm of one of the ghosts suddenly popping out of the floor, as she begins crawling towards a terrified Edith.
 * 5) The visual effects. Oh wow, everything. From the period appropriate costumes to the grotesque ghosts and elaborate sets, Del Toro filled every nook and cranny with high amounts of detail. Even the film's detractors gave the film high praise on a visual standpoint.
 * 6) Edith losing both her parents, especially the moment where she must identify her father's grotesquely disfigured body is emotional moment. Same can be also said for Edith saying goodbye to Thomas' ghost.
 * 7) Original plot that gives for a twist and the unique ideas, such as having the gothic romance genre with horror elements.
 * 8) The creepy atmosphere works very well in certain scenes.
 * 9) Amazing direction choice by Guillermo del Toro, who previously directed Pacific Rim.
 * 10) Pefect casting performance from acting, such as Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, and Jessica Chastain being the highlight in the movie.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) False advertising: The film was marketed as a period supernatural horror film. In reality, it is actually a gothic romance with only some horror elements.
 * 2) The plot, while original, is quite predictable and hard to follow at times.

Reception
Crimson Peak received generally positive reviews, with many praising the production values, performances and direction, but criticized the plot and characters. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 72% approval rating, based on 275 reviews, with an average rating of 6.59/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Crimson Peak offers an engaging – albeit somewhat slight – diversion driven by a delightfully creepy atmosphere and director Guillermo del Toro's brilliant knack for unforgettable visuals.". Metacritic assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.

Box office
Crimson Peak grossed $31.1 million in North America and $43.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $74.7 million, against a budget of $55 million, declaring the box-office bomb, due to being marketed as a period supernatural horror film. White the box-office gross wasn't stellar, it still recouped its cost and netted $20 million more than its budget. After the box office failure for many films, such as Crimson Peak and Skyscraper, the distribution deal between Legendary Pictures and Universal Studios ended in 2019 and a new agreement was reached to return to Warner Bros. Pictures, starting with Pokémon Detective Pikachu. With Guillermo del Toro's follow-up The Shape of Water being both a critical and commercial hit, and winning Best Picture, its only further cemented Crimson Peak ' s reputation as a flop.

In the United States and Canada, the film opened simultaneously with Bridge of Spies, Goosebumps, and Woodlawn, on October 16, 2015, in 3,501 theaters, as well as IMAX and premium large formats. Pre-release tracking projected the film to open to around $15–20 million. It made $855,000 from its early Thursday night showings at 2,178 theaters and $5.2 million on its opening day. It ended up opening to $12.8 million, with IMAX comprising $2.3 million from 365 IMAX theaters. The film suffered from a very competitive PG-13 adult market where such films as The Martian and Bridge of Spies were overperforming. Women repped 60% of the film's audience with 55% 25 or older.

Outside North America, Crimson Peak opened in 66 countries. It earned $13.6 million in its opening weekend from 55 territories. It opened at No. 2 in Russia and the CIS ($2.6 million; behind The Martian) and Spain ($1.1 million) and No. 5 in the U.K., Ireland and Malta ($1.5 million). It opened in Belgium, Greece, Israel, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Trinidad around October 22–23.

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Trivia

 * Originally, Benedict Cumberbatch was cast as Thomas Sharpe and he was written as a more sinister and aloof character. After Cumberbatch dropped out and Tom Hiddleston replaced him in the role, Thomas was rewritten to make him outwardly more vulnerable and warm-hearted.