10 Horror Movies That Flopped Hard In 2025

10. Wolf Man

On paper, it seemed like a new take on Universal's Wolf Man had a ton of commercial potential, especially with Leigh Whannell serving as co-writer and director, following up his 2020 smash hit reimagining of The Invisible Man. And armed with an impressively sleek $25 million budget - just a fraction of the $150 million price tag afforded to 2010's Benicio del Toro-starring remake - it frankly seemed like it couldn't fail.

However, Wolf Man ended up grossing just $35.2 million globally, which is a disastrous result for a film with such recognisable branding from a hugely successful genre filmmaker. It wasn't exactly a huge shock, though, given that Universal sent the picture out to die this past January with mediocre marketing, while lifting the review embargo just two days before release.

Critics were heavily split on Wolf Man, and a "C-" CinemaScore confirmed it didn't bowl over general audiences either. 

When a property that's all about a grotesque transformation largely shies away from focusing on said transformation, it's not terribly surprising that audiences stayed away, especially as Robert Eggers' Nosferatu was still feasting on the box office at the time.