8 Horror Movies That Flopped Hard In 2024

8. The Watchers

Following in the footsteps of her famous father, Ishana Night Shyamalan hopped into the director's chair for the first time for this year's supernatural horror The Watchers.

Telling the tale of an artist called Mina (Dakota Fanning) who ends up trapped in a forest that contains some mysterious creatures - based on A. M. Shine's 2021 novel - the premise definitely felt creepy enough to bring in a few of its own watchers this summer.

But despite going out of their way to promote the fact that M. Night Shyamalan was very much attached to the project as producer and this was a film from the mind of his own offspring, folks were scared off from seeing it.

This was possibly down to its poor critical reception, with the movie's script being criticised and Ishana's work being labelled (via The Observer) as "a pale imitation of her father's patented style." Yikes.

The movie did fare a little better on Max at least, even becoming the most popular movie on the streaming service at one point (via Huffington Post). But that still doesn't change the fact it only made a little over its $30 million budget by the end of its disappointing theatrical run.