Overview
- Hokum has reached $10.6 million worldwide with $8.6 million in North America and $2.0 million overseas, leaving about $1.9 million to hit a commonly cited $12.5 million break-even mark.
- The film opened to $6.4 million from 1,885 U.S. and Canadian theaters, a solid start for a low-budget horror release.
- Box-office comparisons show it has matched The Strangers: Chapter 3 domestically and trails that film by roughly $0.2 million worldwide.
- Critics and audiences are positive, with Rotten Tomatoes scores at 88% for critics and 84% for viewers.
- The Irish–UAE co-production premiered at SXSW and was filmed largely in County Cork with additional scenes in the Remah Desert in Al Ain, drawing on Irish folklore for its haunted-hotel setting.