Horror audiences can be notoriously demanding.

Scary moviestend to receive low CinemaScores, and are usually front-loaded at the box office.

But this week’s new release,Companion, seems to be bucking the trends.

Iris (Sophie Thatcher) smiling to someone off-camera in Companion

Image via Warner Bros. Pictures

InCompanion, they play a couple whose weekend getaway descends into chaos.

It earned a C+ CinemaScore, which is more in line with the horror genre.

For instance, Thatcher’s last theatrical release,Heretic, also earned a C+.

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The movie eventually made around $60 million globally.

More recently,M.

A couple of weeks ago, Universal’sWolf Mandebuted with a C- CinemaScore and bombed commercially.

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The worst-rated post-pandemic horror release isThe Exorcism, which earned a D CinemaScore.

Also starringLukas Gage,Megan Suri,Harvey Guillen, andRupert Friend,Companionis playing in theaters.

Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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