Based on the box office, nobody would call Below a hit: the film had a $40 million budget and only earned a paltry $2.6 million. Believe it or not, this was a good thing: you see, Dimension Films tried to get Twohy to re-edit the movie down to a PG-13 rating, and the director held his ground, ensuring the movie had the hard R rating it needed. In seeming retaliation, the production company skimped on the advertising and gave the movie a very limited theatrical run, resulting in its abysmal box office.
Fortunately, critics were kinder to this supernatural horror movie: on Rotten Tomatoes, it currently has a critical score of 66 percent, making this ambitious period piece officially fresh. In general, critics praised this movie for being both “creepy” and “claustrophobic,” making the most of its submarine setting. Critics also praised Twohy for making the film so stylish, ensuring that each spooky scene looked genuinely artful even as they made your skin crawl.
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