Winchester is an American horror supernatural film of 2018 based on the paranormal facts of the Winchester mansion, directed by brothers Michael and Peter Spierig and written by the Spierig and Tom Vaughn. The film stars Helen Mirren (as Sarah Winchester), Jason Clarke and Sarah Snook. Being a co-production between the United States and Australia, the film was released in the United States on February 2, 2018 and in Australia on February 22, 2018. It received negative criticism from critics, who called it "boring" and "useless".
Story: The baby and husband (William Wirt Winchester) of Sarah Winchester, heiress of the Winchester rifle company, die suddenly. Because of this, she believes she is cursed by all the death caused by the rifles, so she goes to a medium, who advises her to build a house in San Jose, California, which should never be finished, so that returning spirits can not find it.
Production: In 2009, it was announced that a film would be made about the Winchester Mansion. The rights to the story were acquired by the Hammer Films division of Exclusive Media in 2012, with the production of Imagination Design Works and Nine/8 Entertainment. The brothers Michael and Peter Spierig were placed as directors on May 10, 2016, the couple also reviewing the script. On May 14 of the same year Helen Mirren began to finalize an agreement to star in the film as Sarah Winchester. Filming was expected to begin in 2016 in San Jose, California, and in Australia. In August 2016, CBS Films acquired distribution rights to the film, with production set to begin in March 2017. In September 2016, Jason Clarke entered into negotiations to star in the film. Sarah Snook and Angus Sampson joined the cast of the film in March 2017, with filming having begun in Australia.
Box office: As of March 9, 2018, Winchester raised $24.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $9.1 million in other territories, for a global total of $33.7 million, compared to a production budget of $3.5 million. In the United States and Canada, Winchester debuted on February 2, 2018, and is expected to raise $6-8 million from 2,480 theaters on its opening weekend. It ended up debuting with $9.3 million in his first weekend of projection, finishing third at the box office, behind Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
Criticism: Winchester has received negative reviews from critics and the audience. On the specialized website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval of 13%, based on 89 reviews, with a score of 3.9 out of 10, while on the part of the audience it has received an approval of 41%, based on 2,059 votes, with a score of 2.8 out of 5. Metacritic has given the film a score of 28 out of 100, based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally negative reviews". hearings CinemaScore have given it a "B-" on a scale of A+ to F.
