Overview
- The trilogy capper opened in 2,565 U.S. theaters with $3.5 million, placing eighth at the weekend box office.
- Review aggregates show largely negative reception, with Rotten Tomatoes scores reported in the low teens.
- Reviewers say expanded backstory, tonal whiplash, and escalating brutality blunt suspense rather than build it.
- Madelaine Petsch’s committed lead performance and the grim production design earn isolated praise from critics.
- The films were shot back-to-back in 2022, with later reshoots for Chapters 2 and 3, and industry chatter references a possible supercut without any confirmed release.