Black Christmas (2019 film)

Black Christmas
Black Christmas
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sophia Takal
Screenplay by	Sophia Takal; April Wolfe;
Based on	Black Christmas; by A. Roy Moore
Produced by	Jason Blum; Ben Cosgrove; Adam Hendricks; Brigitte Berman;
Starring	Imogen Poots; Aleyse Shannon; Lily Donoghue; Brittany O'Grady; Caleb Eberhardt; Cary Elwes;
Cinematography	Mark Schwartzbard
Edited by	Jeff Betancourt; Ben Baudhuin;
Music by	Will Blair; Brooke Blair;
Production; companies	Blumhouse Productions; Divide/Conquer;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 13, 2019 (United States);
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	United States; New Zealand; Canada;
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$18.5 million

Black Christmas is a 2019 slasher film directed by Sophia Takal and written by Takal and April Wolfe.^[6]^[7] Part of the Black Christmas series, it is the loose second remake of the 1974 Canadian film of the same name, after the 2006 film and follows a group of sorority sisters at Hawthorne College as they are preyed upon by an unknown stalker. The film stars Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady, Caleb Eberhardt and Cary Elwes.^[8]^[9]

Development of the project began in June 2019, when Jason Blum announced that he would produce the film through his studio Blumhouse Productions. Sophia Takal signed as director and co-writer with principal photography beginning soon after, lasting for 27 days in Otago.

Black Christmas was theatrically released in the United States on December 13, 2019, by Universal Pictures, coinciding with Friday the 13th.^[10]^[11] The film grossed $18 million worldwide on a $5 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics.^[12]

^ "Black Christmas (2019)". Hellhorror. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "Black Christmas (2019)". British Board of Film Classification.
^ Mendelson, Scott (November 27, 2019). "Box Office: How Will 'Cats' And 'Black Christmas' Fare Against 'Star Wars' And 'Jumanji'?". Forbes. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
^ "Black Christmas". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^ "Black Christmas (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
^ Erbland, Kate (June 13, 2019). "'Black Christmas' Remake: Blumhouse Taps Sophia Takal to Direct Remake of 1974 Slasher". IndieWire. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ Han, Karen (June 13, 2019). "A Black Christmas remake is coming this year from the team behind Halloween". Polygon. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ Boucher, Geoff (June 13, 2019). "'Black Christmas': Sophia Takal Set To Direct Blumhouse Remake Of 1974 Slasher". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
^ Collis, Clark (June 13, 2019). "Imogen Poots to star in Blumhouse remake of horror classic Black Christmas". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ Mendelson, Scott (June 13, 2019). "Blumhouse's 'Black Christmas' Remake Gets Doubly Appropriate Release Date". Forbes. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
^ Kaye, Don (December 13, 2019). "Making Black Christmas Just in Time for Friday the 13th". denofgeek.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ Mendelson, Scott (December 15, 2019). "Box Office: 'Black Christmas' And 'Richard Jewell' Both Disappoint While 'Uncut Gems' Breaks Records". Forbes. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[1] "Black Christmas (2019)". Hellhorror. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[2] "Black Christmas (2019)". British Board of Film Classification.

[Budget-3] Mendelson, Scott (November 27, 2019). "Box Office: How Will 'Cats' And 'Black Christmas' Fare Against 'Star Wars' And 'Jumanji'?". Forbes. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

[BOM-4] "Black Christmas". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[NUM-5] "Black Christmas (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[6] Erbland, Kate (June 13, 2019). "'Black Christmas' Remake: Blumhouse Taps Sophia Takal to Direct Remake of 1974 Slasher". IndieWire. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[7] Han, Karen (June 13, 2019). "A Black Christmas remake is coming this year from the team behind Halloween". Polygon. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[DLannounce-8] Boucher, Geoff (June 13, 2019). "'Black Christmas': Sophia Takal Set To Direct Blumhouse Remake Of 1974 Slasher". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 16, 2019.

[9] Collis, Clark (June 13, 2019). "Imogen Poots to star in Blumhouse remake of horror classic Black Christmas". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[10] Mendelson, Scott (June 13, 2019). "Blumhouse's 'Black Christmas' Remake Gets Doubly Appropriate Release Date". Forbes. Retrieved June 16, 2019.

[11] Kaye, Don (December 13, 2019). "Making Black Christmas Just in Time for Friday the 13th". denofgeek.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[12] Mendelson, Scott (December 15, 2019). "Box Office: 'Black Christmas' And 'Richard Jewell' Both Disappoint While 'Uncut Gems' Breaks Records". Forbes. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

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