Stephen King has been one of the vital prolific horror authors for many years now, and his works have spawned numerous movie and tv variations. A few of the most iconic horror movies of all time, equivalent to It and The Shining, exist solely due to his novels.
Whereas a few of the creator’s most iconic variations are from previous many years, 2025 has been an enormous 12 months for King, as 4 of his tales have been given theatrical releases this 12 months. Two of these tasks, The Lengthy Stroll, based mostly on a King novella, and a brand new try at The Working Man, have but to come back out.
The opposite two movies have already been launched in theaters, and whereas each of them discovered their success, one managed to turn out to be a reasonably sudden runaway hit. That film has simply been launched on streaming, lastly accessible for individuals who weren’t in a position to catch it in theaters for no matter cause.
The Monkey Is Now Streaming On Hulu After A Profitable Theatrical Launch
The Monkey, based mostly on a brief story printed in 1980, has simply been launched on Hulu, lastly hitting a streaming service after its theatrical launch in February. Hulu has quite a lot of plans accessible, with a fundamental, ad-supported subscription accessible for $9.99 a month, in addition to an ad-free model that prices $18.99 per thirty days.
The Monkey did extraordinarily effectively in its theatrical launch, grossing practically $69 million worldwide on a finances of simply round $10 million. Horror films have typically carried out fairly effectively this 12 months, and The Monkey was no exception. Whereas it did not put up numbers like Sinners, its very low finances allowed for the film to make its a reimbursement and far more.
The first cause for the film’s success was its reception, as The Monkey‘s vital critiques had been fairly nice throughout the board. It additionally clearly managed to be a good hit with audiences, with stable word-of-mouth that allowed the film to maintain incomes a good chunk of cash week over week, finally constructing as much as unambiguous hit standing.
On assessment aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Monkey earned a 78% critic rating based mostly on 289 critiques, although it solely acquired a 56% viewers rating on the platform.
The opposite Stephen King movie to launch this 12 months was The Lifetime of Chuck, starring Tom Hiddleston, which can come as a shock to many individuals contemplating how totally different it appears from the remainder of his work. That film was additionally nice, however, sadly, it did not handle to do practically in addition to The Monkey.
As Stephen King variations proceed to be extremely popular, there are many causes to present this movie a watch. Horror-comedies aren’t all that uncommon nowadays, however The Monkey managed to toe the road between the 2 very effectively, providing some true horror alongside some very intelligent writing.
The Monkey
6/10
- Launch Date
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February 21, 2025
- Runtime
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97 minutes
- Director
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Osgood Perkins
- Producers
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Chris Ferguson, James Wan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Dave Caplan